OH HAI I totally forgot to update yesterday! Here's my excuse, are you ready? So, I went to the gym yesterday after work. I usually go to the treadmill but decided to change things up and ride one of the bikes instead. It took a little bit of oomph to get going, but after a while, it wasn't so bad. Somehow, I ended up being on the bike for about 45 minutes-- go me! And I didn't even feel that terrible! As the night wears on, though, my legs are like... UM, WHAT IS THIS MADNESS? And then as I tried to sleep last night, I was like Clair Huxtable after her aerobics class taught by her sister Debbie Allen.
Either way, that's my excuse. It's sort of fitting, considering I just posted all that stuff about the Huxtables earlier this week.
Anyway, so what are we at? OH, that's right, Favorite Female Character. Much like the male category, I have a few. Clair Huxtable, for one. That woman is F-I-E-R-C-E. And, of course, Buffy Summers. Amber Holt. Tami Taylor. Liz Lemon. Daisy Steiner.
There are two, however, that are my favorite of all favorites: Lorelai Gilmore and Veronica Mars. In looking through my blog, though, I've already written about both of these ladies. And in the same entry, no less. SO, to give you something new to read about, I give you a NEW choice for favorite female character.
Claudia Jean Cregg.
So many things I want to say about CJ. Basically, CJ is a goddess, a wonder, my spirit animal. She keeps up with Josh Lyman, with Toby Ziegler, with Leo McGarry, with the coolest president this country has ever seen, and she does it all with grace and awesomesauce. She's not afraid to say what she thinks, and she doesn't back down. Just watch these.
It's Friday, I got a job, I got other things I need to write BUT I was in the mood to blog and The Weekly Enthusiast has yet ANOTHER great topic and so here I am again. Should I really be writing when I'm the creator of sentences like that one? It's too late now because here I gooooooooo.
Since I am kind of crazy about TV, I usually choose my own shows and make recommendations to others. That's why it's so fun when people recommend shows to me. It's like they know me or something! Here are my top 5 (except it's really 6) shows as recommended by people who get me.
1. Lost and The Office. Referred by: The Hubs
Yes, I know that's two shows. No, I don't care. I decided to lump these two together because they were both recommended by the same person, and they both seem to be following the same course. That is, they started out strong but haven't kept that same momentum as the years go by. We've basically stopped watching The Office but I'm sure we'll put in the effort to see the finale. It's just... not the same. Though, of course, I do still love Jim and Pam.
As for Lost, well... the first season of that is one of the best ever. I kept with it much longer than The Hubs did, though I tried to break up with it in the third season and then Jack was all WE HAVE TO GO BACK and so I said OKAY LET'S GO.
stinking beardy jack and his jears.
2. True Blood. Referred by: my brother and sister-in-law
During the summer of 2009, I took up residence at my brother & sister-in-law's house while Hubs and I looked for a place to live. This coincided with the second season of True Blood. Bro & SIL thought it might be up my alley, so they invited me to come watch it them. My first episode was Episode 2.02 "Keep This Party Going," which begins with a disembodied arm spurting blood and smacking a character in the face. A character who is chained to a pole in a dank, dirty basement somewhere. I was like, humna? Oh, it cracked me up. True Blood is pretty nonsensical, but if you're read the books... well, you knew that was coming.
Cheers, hookas.
3. 30 Rock. Referred by: my OTHER sister-in-law.
Back when this first premiered, Hubs and I gave this a shot. It just didn't work for us then. So I ignored it, despite all the Tina Fey references. So last Thanksgiving, OSIL is like, Jessica, honestly, you need this. YOU NEED THIS. And the rest, as they say, is something about night cheese.
4. Doctor Who. Referred by: my aunt, uncle, and cousins
Technically, they didn't refer it to me so much as they watched when I was in their house and I was like, ooh this looks kind of random, and then they kept on watching it every time I was there and then Christopher Eccelston was on Heroes and I sort of adored him and then it was on Netflix so I thought, what the hey? I still have so many episodes to watch because Hubs decided to take this show over with a vengeance, but I still love it.
Why, hello there.
5. The West Wing. Referred by: pretty much everyone ever
Everyone needs to watch this show. It's the best. The cold opens are some of the most exquisite moments that television has ever given us as people. Watch it. CJ Cregg, I love you.
