It's coming, it's coming!

I will say no more.

Meow and Whatever Sound Bats Make

Have you seen the new bats and cats collection at Forever21?  If not you need to look ASAP.

http://www.forever21.com/Product/Category.aspx?br=f21&category=Promo-Bats-and-cats-collection

Me-owns (see what I did there? see?) an embarrassing amount of the pieces but wish I could pull off the fur bat jacket.  I need the bat pajamas I feel in order to make a sound statement at the dorm...as Rachel Zoe so brilliantly put it, "I die."
 

The Fall Season in Shows: A Quick Rundown

New shows worth checking out:

Trophy Wife

Mom

Blacklist-I actually haven't watched it but my family is obsessed.

Sadly it was a weak start to new shows this year.

New shows to skip:

Reign-It could have been more fun but it takes itself too seriously and the leads lack charisma.

Most of the new comedies, including: Sean Saves the World, The Millers, The Crazy Ones, Back in the Game

Ironside-So much potential wasted

I don't want to put Super Fun Night on here because it has a cute premise but it needs to sharpen up

Shows that need to get back on track:

New Girl

Scandal-Let's get it together people!  The reason we watch is to see Olivia and Fitz together, come on.

The Real Housewives of Miami-Usually a fun escape, it seemed more shrill and annoying this year.

Parks and Recreation-This isn't the show's fault really, but I fear that it may be going the way of cancellation and that's a shame because it really is a cute, quirky gem.

Pretty Little Liars-I am only putting PLL on this list because the Halloween show was such a disappointment; don't waste our time with a transition into the Ravenswood spin-off, not cool.

Shows that are back with a bang:

The Good Wife-Wowza.  Backstabbing, betrayal, could the split at Lockhart/Gardner be any more intense?

The Mentalist-We best be finding out who Red John is, finally.

Revenge-The show listened to viewers and got back to what it does best, Emily crossing off people one red X at a time.  Just don't let her get too soft on us; Jack and Nolan aren't helping any.  "Oh Ems all I ever wanted was your friendship," I love you Nolan but shut it, I want to see the kick-ass Emily action!

Glee

The Mindy Project-I almost counted it out last year but this year it is more ridiculous and funnier than ever with no lack of banter between Danny and Mindy.

The Vampire Diaries-They might want to temper down the doppelganger thing though, I mean I'm totally for multiple Paul Wesleys walking around but it's getting a bit much.

2 Broke Girls

And the funniest lines so far go to:

The Mindy Project: Danny to Mindy

"You're mad because you think the Brown Lady M&M stole your look!"

2 Broke Girls: Caroline

"I cannot be a latent bisexual, I already have enough on my plate!"

The Vampire Diaries: Damon to Jeremy

"Put the crossbow down Pocahontas."

No Cats Allowed

My sister sent me this link in explanation of why we should never get a cat...

http://theoatmeal.com/misc/frame/cat_kill

And it's true, who would want to see this face mad?

 

And Other Such Things

 

Just a bunch of ramblings of things I had wanted to write about that were worth mentioning I think...

The Killing ended with such a bang I thought about it the whole week afterward.  Did not see that coming.  This was me the entire time (I think I got on my mom and sister's nerves)..."Oh. My. God. No. No. No.  What? No. No. How will Sarah be okay after this? Oh. My. God." It looks like we will never know though because the show is cancelled again :(

As to Pretty Little Liars can I just say...I knew it! Ezra you were slightly creepy! But does this mean he's not the real culprit? And why does someone have that much time and money to torture 4 teenage girls?

Come on Vampire Diaries. Last season was a little lacking. You better make up for it with more shots of Damon this season.

The Fault in Our Stars can be described by one word-"Wow." It's a fast-read and incredibly poignant. It speaks truths that I believe everyone can relate to. Augustus Waters is my new favorite literary hero. I am hoping the movie can live up to the book but Shailene Woodley is turning out to be a very good actress who makes acting look natural.



This is not new but everyone must see A Separation. It is one of the best movies of all time I think. I could go on and on about how it shows human universality and what ties and tears us apart but I it would suffice to just say see it.

Short Term 12 is excellent. It is a small indie about a halfway house for kids with troubled pasts. Worth seeing and remembering that sometimes smaller films still get it better than anything else.



Before Midnight, the ending of the trilogy Before Sunrise and Before Sunset, is a beautiful end. The fight scene, which everyone has talked about, is like watching real life. I think the names fit the stages of life. Before Sunrise is about the naivete and hopes we have when we are in our 20s and the world still seems bright and new. Before Sunset is when we have lived a little and have had more experience in our 30s as we decide where to go with major turning-points in our lives. Before Midnight is about our 40s and beyond as we are trying to find more stability and want to be able to reflect kindly on our past.

I am looking forward to fall movies, like Gravity, and shows like Betrayal (oh the melodrama yay).

I am off now but will be back soon!  I will just leave with The Silver Linings Playbook quote that has been stuck in my head lately thinking about my family and my good friends, "The world will break your heart ten ways to Sunday. That's guaranteed. I can't begin to explain that. Or the craziness inside myself and everyone else. But guess what? Sunday's my favorite day again. I think of what everyone did for me, and I feel like a very lucky guy."

Pilgrim and me on my scooter (sigh not a cool Vespa sadly) wish he could come with me might have to sneak him into my luggage...

Girls Girls Girls

I am a little late to the party but I finished Girls seasons one and two on my iPhone like a madwoman a couple of months ago.  I had heard a lot about the show, about how it is controversial and some critics love or hate it.

I found myself caring for and about the characters.  Sure they are whiny, even neurotic and desperate, at times.  I guess all of us are at some point.  That loneliness and searching comes along with my generation.  It is a package deal as we seem to be even more lost than just usual young people.

I think the beauty that lies in the silences in Girls is extremely powerful.  This point is perhaps most illustrated in one of my favorite episodes (albeit one that seems out of place in tone), "One Man's Trash."  The most affecting and agonizing scene is when Hannah opens up to only to find that we are almost disposable to one another.  She admits that really she just wants to be happy even though everyone pretends they want more.  Two lonely people find each other and still one ends up hurting the other.

There are scenes in Girls that are cringe-worthy but the fact that Lena Dunham is willing to go there is both extremely courageous and smart.

Birthday Time

I feel like T. Swift lied to me; 22 was not "magical."  Here's to hoping 23 is...

I got new hair! :)