Monthly Archives: September 2011

I Ship Chady

I Ship Chady

Edit: I apologize, gentle readers, this is what happens when I attempt to write something while on massive amounts of Benadryl.  It may help keep my airways open during severe asthmatic attacks/allergic reactions, but it seriously screws with my brain stuffs.  Consider yourselves warned.

This last month, I’ve been managed to make it to the gym at least once a week in my quest to reduce my chest size without undergoing painful, expensive and, well, painful surgery.  It’s not having the desired results yet, but more on that in another post later, if my allergy meds don’t knock me on my ass first (Dear Santa, for Christmas this year I would really like a functioning immune system…).

I digress.

Anyway, at the start of my quest, I decided that in order to properly motivate myself to workout, I’d need music.  Music that would make me want to actually move around non-stop for at least half an hour.  So, I started reworking my iPod playlists and stumbled across this wonderful little gem someone tweeted about a few months ago.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you, “They Call Me Cheeks.”

On the off chance you had a problem with that, I’d stop reading now.  If you weren’t offended by it (good for you, gentle readers!) and you would like to see more Cheekiness, you can check out Cheeks’ YouTube Channel, or just watch Husbands: The Series.

As an added bonus, you’ll also get Sean Hemeon (As the World Turns, True Blood), Alessandra Torresani (Caprica), Jane Espenson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly) and Jeff Greenstein (Friends, Will & Grace).  And maybe even a special guest appearance by Nathan Fillion and Michael Buckley.

“What is Husbands?”  You gentle readers ask.

It is a fantastic new web-series in which athlete Brady Kelly (Sean Hemeon) and actor Cheeks (himself) wake up married after a drunken Vegas weekend celebrating the passing of a Marriage Equality Law—meaning that the cliché “we-got-drunk-and-married-in-Vegas” actually works for them now because it’s legal! As they don’t want to set The Cause back with what would be a widely publicized, quickie divorce (which would typically be the norm for Drunken Vegas Weddings), they decide to make a go of it and see if their chemistry as a dating couple works when they’re suddenly a MARRIED couple.

If you’re rolling your eyes at the premise, stop.  Right now.  Just, stop.  This is much, much better than any other We-Got-Drunk-And-Married-In-Vegas story you’ve ever seen and/or heard.   Cheeks and Hemeon are fantastic together on screen, and from the promos I’ve seen (and the bit in the first episode), Alessandra Torresani is going to be hilarious in her role as Hayley, the Best Friend.

The first episode alone is hilarious.  The best part is probably when Cheeks asks Brady if he has “batting rehearsal” later and Brady looks at him with a “it’s-a-good-thing-you’re-cute-sweetie” look and informs him that they call it “batting practice.”  And it’s not just the dialogue that I loved, it’s their acting and onscreen chemistry, especially the looks they give each other at the end when they see the wedding rings (sorry, spoilers) and realize they’re married.

The second through fourth episodes are just as good (if not better, they get better as they go), but I don’t want to say too much, I want you to actually watch it.  So, if you’ve got a spare 12 minutes (more or less), saunter on over to the Husbands website and watch the episodes that are posted (or you can find them on YouTube).  The laugh to runtime ratio is phenomenal (I get an abs workout every time I watch).  It may not be a show that everyone in America is ready for, but I hope that this eventually lands a spot on primetime television.  It’s certainly better than half the crap that the networks are showing nowadays.  It’s a witty comedy about newlyweds trying to make it work.  It’s Mad About You with gays (that’s a quote from somewhere, but I can’t remember where.  I’m not plagiarizing, honest!)

They may be doing it wrong, but in this (maybe-not-so) distant future, that’s their right.

For more info, check out their website and follow them @TeamHusbands on Twitter!

100 Things That Make Me Happy

100 Things That Make Me Happy

Awhile ago, I stumbled across a fantastic blog,  Sofia’s Journal.  There was a series of posts entitled “100 Things” in which the blogger, Sofia in case you missed that, posted a list of 100 (10 posts over the course of 10 weeks) that make her happy.

I decided to attempt this myself…and stopped somewhere around Week 7.  I completely forgot I was even making a list until I found in in my documents folder a few minutes ago.  Whoops.  Instead of posting the last 3 segments, I just decided to post the 100 Things list in its entirety here.  I might go back and delete the other posts, I don’t know yet.

Anyway, without further ado, 100 things that make me happy:

  1. Bookstores
  2. Playing the violin
  3. Rain
  4. Stargazing
  5. Swimming
  6. Lazy afternoons
  7. Good hair days (a very rare occurrence in my case)
  8. My iPod
  9. Classical Music
  10. Clean sheets
  11.  Running on the beach
  12.  Cute puppies
  13. Cute baby animals in general
  14. Playing the cello
  15. Cold Italian food for breakfast
  16. Netflix (I had this on here before all the screwed up pricing and Qwikster garbage, so I’m leaving it on.  I’m afraid it doesn’t really make me all that happy anymore, just irritated.)
  17. Peppermint tea
  18. A really comfortable pair of sneakers
  19. Writing
  20. Sunflowers
  21. People who make me laugh
  22. The overwhelming sense of accomplishment that comes with a productive mornight
  23. Exploring
  24. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
  25. Black and white movies
  26. Cool hats
  27. Crossing something off my List
  28. My MacBook—especially after my experiences with Lazarus
  29. Swinging in a hammock
  30. Hot chocolate
  31. My family
  32. Being able to give good directions (it means I know where I am/where I live!)
  33. Fuzzy socks
  34. Breakfast foods
  35. Handwriting letters (no one does this anymore)
  36. Finding money in my pockets when doing laundry
  37. Piano music
  38. My friends
  39. Peter Pan
  40. Making new friends
  41. Re-watching cartoons I loved when I was a kid (Doug, anyone?)
  42. Going to the movies
  43. The Big Box of 64 Crayons (you know, the one with the sharpener in the back)
  44. Brightly colored nail polish
  45. Libraries
  46. Bras that actually fit
  47. Sunrises
  48. When the shuffle setting on my iPod reads my mind and plays something that fits my current mood without me having to look for it.
  49. Baking
  50. Blanket forts
  51. Blackberries
  52. When little kids get super excited about something and have to tell everyone within hearing range
  53. Celtic rock music (yes, it’s a thing)
  54. Getting positive comments from readers (back in the day when I actually posted creative fiction)
  55. Jumping in rain puddles
  56. Seeing a rainbow
  57. Road trips
  58. Photography (even if I’m not good at it)
  59. Learning something new
  60. Hugs
  61. New journals
  62. Reading a good books
  63. Disney movie soundtracks
  64. Movies that appeal to my inner-hopeless romantic
  65. Sleeping with the windows open in the summer
  66. Sleeping with the windows open when it rains
  67. Scrabble
  68. Hiking
  69. Hole-in-the-wall, neighborhood restaurants
  70. Making up new words
  71. Walking around barefoot
  72. The “eureka!” moment when I know exactly where a story plot is going to go
  73. Writing sprints without distraction
  74. John Hughes films, especially The Breakfast Club
  75. Granny Smith apples
  76. Having money in my bank accounts
  77. Christmas
  78. Dancing (when no one can see me!)
  79. Chocolate
  80. Puzzles
  81. The Nutcracker Suite
  82. Learning new words
  83. Local Pub:  The Skeptical Chymist (yes, I’m listing this!)
  84. Flogging Molly (see #52)
  85. Breakfast at Tiffany’s
  86. Really comfortable slippers
  87. Fashion magazines (Vogue, Elle…)
  88. Husbands the Series
  89. Coffee (even though I’ve sworn off it, I still like the decaffeinated stuff)
  90. The 90s Are All That on Nickelodeon
  91. I Love Lucy reruns
  92. Harry Potter—the books and films
  93. Pottermore (beta testing, baby!)
  94. Alice in Wonderland
  95. Screenwriting
  96. Comfortable chairs—the really big, overstuffed Lay-Z-Boy kind.
  97. Classic Disney movies (The Lion King, Sleeping Beauty, Lady and the Tramp, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, etc…)
  98. Torchwood Babiez (a must read for all Torchwood and/or Doctor Who fans)
  99. Gluten free Bisquick (hello pancakes!)
  100. Chocolate chip cookies