Catching up...
Mel had a great idea a few days ago. A nice little catching up post. So, here's what I'm doing lately, and I'd love to hear from you too!
What I'm...
READING:
Everything Bad Is Good For You: How Today's Pop Culture is Actually Making Us Smarter - It's a really interesting book on how the tv shows, films, video games, etc., of today are requiring us to use our brains in a more critical way than we've had to do before.
Exodus - Yes, the book of the Bible. I just finished Genesis and will be starting Exodus later today. It was so interesting to read at the end of Genesis where the whole Israelites in Egypt thing started when Joseph brought his family (remember his dad was Jacob or Israel) in during the famine. After that things sort of went down hill! I love Exodus though because it's such a wonderful story of God's *enduring* faithfulness through all of our obstinance and disobedience!
WATCHING:
Grey's Anatomy - I'm drawn in to this show more than I have been to a show since Alias started in 2001. The only thing I don't like, though, (and this is sort of a pattern on tv and in movies now) is the love triangle between Meredith, McDreamy, and Addison. Meredith and McDreamy had a passionate relationship in the first season, right up until the moment McDreamy revealed he was technically still married, but separated. This season, his wife, Addison is on the scene and trying to repair their marriage. He has committed to do the same, but still throws longing looks Meredith's way. Now, what bothers me about this whole situation is that the audience has now been set up to root *against* the married couple. You want their marriage to fail so that McDreamy and Meredith can be a couple again. The same thing was going on on the show House and on Alias in the third season. Other than the, um, morally ambiguous nature of the show, though, GA has awesome characters and very interesting plotlines.
Project Runway - The best reality show out there! It keeps the focus on the competition and those contestants have to work HARD to keep their place! Go Daniel and Chloe!!
My Name Is Earl - Bird and I joke that when we first saw Earl, we thought it was a reality show! It's hilarious, though, especially for people who grew up in small Southern towns.
LISTENING TO:
Sugarland, Twice the Speed of Life - Great country music! I loved Jennifer Nettles as a solo artist and she has really found her niche to break into the mainstream!
O.A.R. - kind of like a Dave Matthews Band for the new millennium. Good stuff!
Johnny Cash, 16 Greatest Hits - Love him or hate him, you can't deny the man's gift of storytelling!
Kelly Clarkson, Breakaway - Sorry, Paul McCartney, but she really did deserve that Pop Album of the Year Grammy! One of the most consistent albums I've heard in a while.
So, what's going on with you?
What I'm...
READING:
Everything Bad Is Good For You: How Today's Pop Culture is Actually Making Us Smarter - It's a really interesting book on how the tv shows, films, video games, etc., of today are requiring us to use our brains in a more critical way than we've had to do before.
Exodus - Yes, the book of the Bible. I just finished Genesis and will be starting Exodus later today. It was so interesting to read at the end of Genesis where the whole Israelites in Egypt thing started when Joseph brought his family (remember his dad was Jacob or Israel) in during the famine. After that things sort of went down hill! I love Exodus though because it's such a wonderful story of God's *enduring* faithfulness through all of our obstinance and disobedience!
WATCHING:
Grey's Anatomy - I'm drawn in to this show more than I have been to a show since Alias started in 2001. The only thing I don't like, though, (and this is sort of a pattern on tv and in movies now) is the love triangle between Meredith, McDreamy, and Addison. Meredith and McDreamy had a passionate relationship in the first season, right up until the moment McDreamy revealed he was technically still married, but separated. This season, his wife, Addison is on the scene and trying to repair their marriage. He has committed to do the same, but still throws longing looks Meredith's way. Now, what bothers me about this whole situation is that the audience has now been set up to root *against* the married couple. You want their marriage to fail so that McDreamy and Meredith can be a couple again. The same thing was going on on the show House and on Alias in the third season. Other than the, um, morally ambiguous nature of the show, though, GA has awesome characters and very interesting plotlines.
Project Runway - The best reality show out there! It keeps the focus on the competition and those contestants have to work HARD to keep their place! Go Daniel and Chloe!!
My Name Is Earl - Bird and I joke that when we first saw Earl, we thought it was a reality show! It's hilarious, though, especially for people who grew up in small Southern towns.
LISTENING TO:
Sugarland, Twice the Speed of Life - Great country music! I loved Jennifer Nettles as a solo artist and she has really found her niche to break into the mainstream!
O.A.R. - kind of like a Dave Matthews Band for the new millennium. Good stuff!
Johnny Cash, 16 Greatest Hits - Love him or hate him, you can't deny the man's gift of storytelling!
Kelly Clarkson, Breakaway - Sorry, Paul McCartney, but she really did deserve that Pop Album of the Year Grammy! One of the most consistent albums I've heard in a while.
So, what's going on with you?
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