My New Love

Ok. Nothing about work here. Today starts my get some stuff done day. In honor of that I’ll start by talking about my new favorite show. Modern Family. What i like about it is they way it looks at our messed up family lives and say “you are not alone”  I was an avid watcher of Married with Children and what I liked about the family was that no matter how much you saw them go at it they truly loved each other.  (yeah I know its a show but you get my point) Kind of like the Osbourne family.

This show came out of no where for me. One day while flipping through some hulu stuff I thought I should give it a try. I ended up watching all the episodes they had.  Here is what the show consist of a : A father that divorced his wife to marry a Latin princess who already had a quirky kid.  His daughter is married to the typical american dad persona (he’s made to look stupid but has a big heart). Her brother is gay and is married to a dude and they just adopted a kid. Typical huh. Give it a shot you may be surprised.

Peace in the Middle east

Family Ties I miss you

I miss family ties.  It brings to memory some of my fondest memories of childhood.  On Thursday nights staking out my spot on the couch to watch. Alex P Keaton was very opposite of me. I was a Mallory lover. She was free in spirit.  They don’t make tv like that any more. I really don’t think its just a memory. I really believe its true. They actually tried to teach something not just portray life.  They discussed loss and love, pain and happiness. The scene when Alex goes through the spots on stage. I still remember the episodes.  What I learned from family ties.

1. Family means something

2  Opposites can work.

3. Its ok to be funny and serious because life is that way.

4.  “What is your four?”

Here is a little taste of my childhood

Oh and new photo.

Mad Men?

Why I like this show. I can’t remember if I’ve had this conversation, but here goes. The folks at Mad Men take their time in telling a story.  They let the characters breathe. Not all shows do that. Some shows try to wrap it up in a nice little bow. Eric, a friend of mine at work and I had a conversation about this past week’s show. We discussed how they put so much into the details of the show. They have so much in the small details (I think all details are small, that’s why they are details).  I also like that no character is free from sin. I’m not talking about small sins I’m talking about big mama sins.

The scene I remember the most from this past week is when the “Draper” is in the kitchen with his wife. She has just confronted him with the pictures of his previous life. She begins to ask him to explain himself.  It is at that moment that you see Don Draper breakdown.  Don Draper the ad man has nothing to say. We then cut to the final scene where he goes trick or treating with his kids. He walks up to a door with them and the neighbor looks at his children and tells each of them who they are.  The neighbor then looks at him and says “Who are you supposed to be?” fade to black.  That my friends is good TV… no great TV.

I love CSI

If I dont see the first 5 mins I usually dont watch. I think you either love it or hate it. I am on the love it side. Just like its treatment every thing is super saturated. Things blow up so much bigger.  So if you aren’t a watcher already here is a little taste to get you interested.  Oh and If I had to make up a line it would be this “She’s not just dead she’s dead dead”  I know pretty hot.

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New Show

So I’ve started a new show. Criminal minds.  Its a show of some of the most brutal crimes ive ever not really seen.  I dont know why I am so intrigued about this show.  One reason may be that I dont really dream that much so its real easy for me to watch a show like this and put it out of my mind.

I tend to internalize shows like this. I put myself inside the show.  I like that even though they solve the crime it doesn’t mean that someone wont die. I like. that was a weird way of putting it. This brings me to something the new envoy to the Middle east said “conflicts are created by human beings, they can be ended by human beings”  How true is that statement. We have gotten really good at destroying each other.  Really good.  I live in a society where I dont have to worry about being bombed every day or kidnapped so I dont know how revenge really works. I just know that there has to be another way a better way.  So I watch Criminal minds. Maybe I’ll use what ive learned from that show one day.  You should give it a try. But give  it a couple episodes not just one. Criminal minds.

Amazing Race

One of my favorite shows is back on. When this first aired it was the reason I started to travel. Especially by myself.  I need to take another one some time.  I have taken some trips with work but there is something about having to figure it out on your own.

I enjoyed the first episode….. loved it when the yoga people went out before they even left. Oh and the liars. This isn’t Survivor no reason to lie you’ll get yours.  You’ll see. You will see.  Ive picked my horses.  Meghan/Cheyne not because they were first in the opening leg oh and and I like the Harlem globetrotters.  Grab a remote or dvr and relax.

Random Music

For some reason I’ve been hearing new songs and when I like it I buy it. Kudos to the marketers that put original artist songs on tv shows.  I have a second song …not really album for you. I think I know what it is. Why Ive been doing songs lately. Its not the song but the scene that I remember.  There is a particular show that I’ve getting into. My tv watching goes in spurts much like my writing. Oh I’ll get to the song in a minute just hold on.

The show is the Cleaner. I think I’ve written about it before. I didnt really say why though. The Cleaner is about a guy who is an ex-addict who goes around taking on  clients who have no where to turn when their loved ones are on drugs.  He gets them into rehab and off drugs. Dont worry I dont have a drug or alcohol story about my self. Trust me though I have stories of my family but that’s a little too deep.  Mom if you happen by not us. Anyway I had a friend or maybe a friend of a friend that I grew up with. She drank her self almost to death… was in the hospital and the first thing she did when she got out was get another drink. I still remember visiting her in the hospital…twice…I dont know what happened to her.

I dont believe in throw away people.  Maybe that’s why I have a heart (I think that’s the super  chrish thing to say) But at the time I didn’t really do anything (I dont do anything)  maybe it’s guilt for that. Maybe by watching this I can make some kind of sense to that.  Addiction pretty much sucks.  Oh and in this story (tv show) the father who is our hero is slowly losing his family.  By the end of the season he has moved out. How about that hitting home.

So I watch the cleaner and now the song.  Oh first the scene. The father makes it home just in time for dinner. He has been out all day saving the world while he loses his family. Enjoy The song is called is there a ghost. Now enjoy.

What are you good at?

I sometimes get caught up in that question. Well I don’t know if I get caught up in it… is the right word. Lets just say I sometimes ask myself that question.  So what am I good at?  I think I will make a short list. Pleas feel free to add.

1.  TV  I can watch and remember entertainment very well.

2. Cooking.  I wouldn’t say I’m the best but I do think I’m good at it.

3. Web research.  I actually enjoy it. Weird I know.

4. Missions. I dont know if its a skill but I like doing it so therefore I’m good at it.

5. Technology. I like to figure that kind of stuff out.

6. Creation. I like art..design.. I don’t know if Im good at it but I like it.