Uh oh

I have a problem.

I think I have a hair in my throat. But I'm not sure. Could be my imagination. I tried to drink water to wash it down but it's still there. Or still not there, if that makes sense (which it doesn't). I wonder if there's some ancient witch remedy for this... sing Yankee Doodle Dandy three times backwards while doing the Electric Slide, naked. 

I'll try that.

Wish me luck.

My super special gift

Readers, I have a talent. An amazing ability; a profound gift; a calling, if you will.

Want to know what it is?

I can recognize actors from TV shows and movies and remember what other parts they played in other movies/shows. It sounds pretty easy, right? WRONG.

Did you know that the lady who played that lady who was in a wheelchair on the short-lived TV show The Class played a guard for the battle of the bands in School of Rock?

Did you know that Anna Faris, of The House Bunny fame, played Monica and Chandler's adopted twins' mother on Friends?

Did you know that Paulette from Legally Blonde was on that stupid show Thank God You're Here and now plays the hooker-turned-fiance-of-Ben's-dad Betty on The Secret Life of the American Teenager (and was also on Friends as Monica and Phoebe's friend Amanda)?

There's so many more that I've noticed (always backed up by the trusty IMDB!). Cower in the distance. Kiss my feet. Bow down.

Ahem.

So today I was flipping channels and I see a 1993 episode of some old sitcom, The Nanny, and who do I find but-- wait, could it be? YES IT IS!-- my celeb-crush James Marsden! I recognized him right away. He looked so young!

Side note: I could've sworn the guy who plays Lupin in Harry Potter played the drunk actor from the wedding episode of Friends, so I looked it up and guess what? It's not him, it's the actor who played Sirius in Harry Potter! Funny, huh?

Some random stuff

Camp is over! Yay. I have so much stuff on my mind, I feel like I'll do multiple posts a day. So buckle up and enjoy the ride! Wait, never mind, that was a stupid metaphor...

- I kinda want to learn how to sew. I see things like this and think "I could totally do that. I SHOULD totally do that." But alas, my lack of sewing experience (and lack of general patience) keeps me from it. Ah well. So much opportunity, so little talent.

- So my birthday was last month. I know, I know, I should've told you guys. I'm sure I would've been bombarded with gifts, right? I got some cool stuff from my parents, including 30 Rock DVDs and OMG THESE COOL THINGS.

- In less than 12 hours, the painter will be here to finally remove the hideous wallpaper  that's poisoning our otherwise-promising bathroom. And in about 3 days, we'll have a fresh coat of Behr's Monaco, a light greyish blue(or the equivalent in whatever kind of paint our painter chooses).

As you may be able to tell, this week is Home Decor week. I've since recovered from my Harry Potter High, and now I'm onto a Home Decor High (do I only get high on things that start with H? What's next, hash browns?)! So be prepared for lots of home decor posts this week (hopefully including my bathroom before and after!)

IKEA

So I'm not taking your lack of comments/poll votes on my blog badly. In fact, it must mean that my blog is so perfect that you have nothing to criticize! Yay! 

Right? Am I right? 

No?

Then tell me!

On a different note, I went to IKEA today.

I love IKEA.

We got tons of stuff for the soon-to-be-painted bathroom (yes, we picked a color! Pictures to follow when the room is totally done), some tables for the sunroom, some pretty fabric, and some pretty wrapping paper (reversible, too! AND on sale for 50 cents a roll! HECK YES!). 

I love IKEA.

I wish there was another IKEA-cheap, IKEA-modern store that isn't IKEA. Y'know, for variety. Anyone know of one?

Oh, BTW

I love John Krasinski.

Evaluation

Ok, it's time for a change. I've had this blog for two-or-so months, and I've had ONE comment on one post. So that got me thinking.... people are visiting my blog (as evidenced by my hopefully-accurate counter), but are they enjoying it? 

So I want to know: what can I do to enhance your enjoyment of my blog? More pictures, less cat stories, more TV theories, less TV theories? It's up to you to decide the fate of my posts!

Sound off in the comments. Because if you don't think blog will stay exactly the same. And that's not good because change is progress and progress is good. Yes we can.

Another TV Similarity

While watching the "Succession" episode of 30 Rock, I realized something two great TV losers, Liz Lemon and Michael Scott, have in common:

They both put sugar in their scotch before drinking it (or Splenda, in Michael's case). Genius or uncouth? You be the judge.

Why....

So I noticed that when you send an email (I have the standard Mac "Mail" application-- you know, the one with the postage stamp with the eagle on it?) without a subject but with text in the body of the message, it asks you if you're sure you want to send it because it has no subject.

BUT when you send an email with just a subject and no body, it doesn't alert you.

Isn't this odd? You'd think the body test would be more important to remember than the subject. Guess not!

PBteen: Good or Evil?

In the same way that Limited Too used to be my lusted-after-but-too-expensive-to-buy clothing store, PBteen was my lusted-after-but-too-expensive-to-buy home decor store. I'd flip through catalogues, drooling away, pining over this polka-dotted rug and that ethereal lamp. I'd go back and forth between featured rooms, picking my absolute favorite and not-so-subtly hinting to my parents that I wanted it. 

Now I've grown and learned, and with that I slowly progressed away from Limited Too (isn't it called "Justice" now?) and PBteen. And while I stopped receiving Limited Too catalogues a few years ago, once in a blue moon (wait, what? Is there ever a blue moon?) I get a PBteen catalogue.

Today was one such day. And I must admit, I still love some of their stuff. Some, not so much.

Adorable! Especially the white-- they have the perfect amount of intricacy and texture to make them a great accessory to any room.

MY EYES! Oh god the many uncoordinated patterns! And the button! IT BURNS!

They've had this same style of bedding for years. NEWSFLASH: It has NEVER looked good!

I love it! The tree-inspired lamp base, that is. So simple and whimsical. Plus I bet the branches would be perfect for holding jewelry!

My relationship with PBteen is a bit of a roller coaster, as you can see. But if there's one thing I learnt from them, it's that with some pretty paint, cute accesories, and a wide open window emitting  cheery sunlight, you can make any room look inviting.

(Images from http://www.pbteen.com/)

My Harry Potter high continues

I'm watching Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. It was one of my least favorite books. I don't know why-- it's a great movie.