It Started with a Journal

I am so freaking tired. I need a massage. It hasn't been that long since my last one, all things considered, but if a massage table suddenly appeared in the middle of our office space I'd get right on it. If it came with a strong Ukranian woman who'd make me hurt so good, even better. Oh how I miss this one masseuse I used to have! She's like the only female masseuse I've ever had who gave massages as good as the male ones I've had. Guys are just stronger and have bigger hands, plus their hands aren't smooth and girly, which for some reason doesn't feel as good.

Yesterday I basically mainlined S3 of The Sopranos, to the point where I also had murky dreams that I don't remember about the characters. The episode Steve Buscemi directed was hilarious. And I LOVE Joe Pantoliano. He always plays such a wonderful little weasel. I think my favorite character right now is Adriana, but of course we don't see much of her.

I really can't believe I'm getting on a plane this afternoon. All I want to do is crawl into bed and SLEEP. K. and I are going to have a late dinner at Chez Panisse, which I can't even work up excitement for, even though I've been wanting to go there for ages.

If you're a fan of It Started with a Kiss, you may or may not have seen this adorable video they did, who knows when. There aren't any subtitles so unless you read Chinese you probably can't understand the written characters, but that doesn't make it any less enjoyable. It's like a music vid, they don't talk that much. I can tell you though that in the beginning what Xiang Qin is yelling at Zhi Shu is, "I LIKE YOU! I LIKE YOU!!!!" As if that weren't perfectly obvious.

( ADORABLE! )

I've ordered a French press to be delivered to my parents' house. I cannot face the thought of another two weeks with instant coffee.

All my bags are packed
I'm ready to go

Except none of that is true. I haven't packed a single thing. And J. wanted to have dinner tonight, so instead of saying, "I have to pack," I said, "Sure!" Luckily my flight out isn't until the evening manana. But... still.

I got my Samsung Focus yesterday and OMG it is freaking awesome. I can't wait to show everyone. My favorite new app is Shazam, which most people already know, but those of you who don't... basically if you're in a bar or the car and a song comes on that you want to know the name of, you just have it listen to the song for a few seconds and then it'll tell you the name, album, and artist. It's really amazing (I'm easily amazed, okay?!). Basically I've just about wasted a fully charged battery trying to stump it. I've only been able to stump it once (with Tara MacLean), but it's gotten everything else, even the Merlin Series 2 soundtrack. /slow clap

I feel obligated to share this fanvid, mainly for frances_lopez, a shameless Gwen/Lancelot shipper, but also for EVERYONE because it's fabulous and on crack. ( They call me Arthur, ruler of Camelot... )

BAHAHAHAHAHAAHA.

BTW I am on S2 of The Sopranos and am loving it now.

I'm slowly getting used to the fact that my entire Merlin relationship with jade_okelani WAS A LIE. There are still moments when I remember something I really wanted to say, but held back because I didn't want to spoil her, and then it occurs to me that I probably wouldn't have been spoiling her at all. Or the times akscully and I were flailing and giggling at her behind her back on locked Merlin threads, except that it turns out she was reading them all along and laughing at us behind OUR backs. Grrr.

One of my favorite bands of all time is Linkin Park. I just love their sound. Last month they released a concept album, "A Thousand Suns," that's gotten mixed reviews. One critic said, "This sounds like a really good Linkin Park cover band." Ouch! LOL. I recently listened to the full album, and after several play throughs, I've decided that I like it. Screw the critics. Yes, it's quite different from their other albums. Despite the nuclear warfare theme, the general sound of the album is fairly mellow (especially for LP). I think Chester only screams in one song! My favorite songs right now -- Waiting for the End, Burning in the Skies, and The Messenger. I actually like ALL the songs, but those are good ones to start with. Actually the entire album should be listened to in order, since as a whole it's supposed to tell a cohesive story, but I won't ask that of you. ;)

Had a great weekend. I took Friday off, and in the morning K. and I went to Julep for pedicures. ( Now it's ALL ABOUT FOOD. )

I've been dreading my blood workup results because I was sure my cholesterol must be really terrible, but it was shockingly not that bad. I mean, it wasn't good by any means, but I think it was actually better than last time, and it wasn't too far off the mark. The one thing that was really bad was that I was low in vitamin D, which is true of every person who lives here, lol.

I have so much TV to watch, it's awesome. Currently almost done with The Sopranos S1. I still don't see why all the critics say it's the best show that's ever been on TV, but I'm enjoying it. I like most of the main/featured characters in their own way, except Christopher, who I wish would get killed off but probably won't. Then there's How I Met Your Mother, which I'm apparently a season+ behind on (I thought I hadn't watched S4, but oh how wrong I was). Really looking forward to S5. There's also Dexter S5, but Jade has convinced me not to watch it until the whole season has aired. It's only 13 episodes, so I'm pretty sure I can resist as long as I don't start it. Then, of course, there's the current seasons of Glee, Merlin, and Vampire Diaries (I finally had to look up when they each actually air, so that I'll know when the next ep is available for download). I've paused on Supernatural for now. It's just not the kind of show where I'm dying to see the next episode. I gave my discs to my mom, who loves that kind of thing.

Oh that reminds me, I saw a movie recently, The Last Exorcism. ( Spoilersssssssss. )

Because of the Merlin 3x10 trailer, I have plot bunnies hopping around madly in my head and they seem to be multiplying by the hour. I'm just like, don't you guys know it takes me like 3 years to write a story? Go away! And take your chicken with you!