Sunday, March 22, 2009

Bones


I have a new show! Well, it's not really a new show but it's new to me. Thank you Kelly for introducing me to Bones.  Firstly, it stars David Boreanez (so hot!) from Angel and Buffy and Emily Deschnael (sister of Zooey Deschanel from Elf).  It has an X-File-ly feel because of the FBI twist but not as uber serious as Mulder and Scully.  Angela is a nice character foil of Temperance "Bones" Brennan.  The only drawback is it's quite graphic with the decomposing bodies but the story arc about her parents is quite interesting. That aspect reminds me of Alias. I'm working my way through season two now.  OK, back to the show.  

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Black Box

I'm not going to read this until after my midterm Thursday.
I"m only going to read one chapter.
I'm only going to read until 10:00.
Oh, hell I'll finish the book.

This is the thought process that went through my head this afternoon after I picked up Black Box from the library.  I usually don't visit the library that often, even though I want to be a librarian.  I'm a very bad library patron. The thing is I forget to turn in books and end up racking up big fines. We'll see how this one goes.  

So I read this book in one sitting. The thing is, I didn't like it very much.  I couldn't put it down though. I wanted to see what happened. This is about a girl whose sister is suffering from depression and how she deals with it.  It was unique in that most books about depression are from the point of view of the person struggling with it.  The character was rather flat and it was rather anti-climatic. I wouldn't really recommend it, but I'm glad I read it....if that makes sense.  Alright....to bed I said. 

Monday, March 2, 2009

Top Gun in 3 Minutes

At the Summit retreat this weekend we recreated 80s music videos. Our class took first place. Enjoy!




Dollhouse

"Everything you want. Everything you need. She will be. Honestly, and completely." Adelle



I'm in love with Dollhouse. (See clip below.) I am quite impressed especially since there have only been three episodes so far. It has the FBI aspect from the X-Files, the new cover each week like ALIAS, and the amazing genius of Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog). I've been waiting for my new TV obsession to come and I think I have found it in Dollhouse. Synopsis: Dollhouse is a place that takes girls and wipes their memories and personalities, imprints them with a new personality and sends them on missions. Dr. Saunders is my favorite character so far (played by the lovely Amy Acker). I have some theories as to what has happened to her. Bottom line: Check out Dollhouse. If you're not around on Friday nights watch it on fox.com.

Follow the link for a recap of the pilot.
http://www.fox.com/fod/play.php?sh=dollhouse&ep=1234652620937