Give up the funk.

So... no rounds done on the future Sock Puppet last night.  Why?  Because I decided to get margaritas with co-workers instead.  Therefore, as much as I want to finish the sock(s), I feel I should be making friends too.  We still don't really have that many people we hang out with in town, except for my favorite Katie, so it's good to get out and be ridiculous sometimes.  I forgive myself for not knitting when I got home.  And you should too, you judgers!

Okay, so I have been very vocal about my love for Glee and how it is, to quote a sparkly vamp [and a Mormon housewife], my very own brand of heroin.  I hear what people say about how ridiculous it is and how it makes no sense and how nothing that happens could logically or realistically HAPPEN, and I just brush it off.  I know it's out of control, but I don't really care.

However, last night's penultimate Funk left me... well, in a funk.  I have been able to ignore the gaping plotline holes for a while, but there were too many that grated me last night.  Why did Jesse go back to Vocal Adrenaline when TWO WEEKS AGO he and Rachel were back together?  And, last week, he wasn't even THERE, so... did they break up?  I mean, all it would take is one line of THROW AWAY dialogue to say, "oh, yeah, Jesse won't return my calls, it's so bizarre."  And then, when he was back in VA this week, the viewer would say, "OH, remember last week?  How he disappeared?  Turns out, it's because he's a d-bag!  I got it!"  But, no.  Inexplicably back to the enemy.  Not really into that.  From what I'm reading on the interwebs, I'm not the only one feeling this way.

And yet, I find myself wishing that Glee would do more fantasy-like sequences a la "Loser."  While I thought that was a supah random choice for a song, I thoroughly enjoyed their zombie-like faces as they wandered through Sheets-n-Things.  It reminded me of what Six Feet Under used to do that never failed to entertain me.  Plus, if they did more fantasy sequences like this, it would make the Assignment of the Week angle disappear, or hopefully it would.  I like that there's a theme every week, but it seems forced to make these kids have weekly "assignments" and then they sing their "assigned" songs.  I think it would be better to have a weekly theme, and maybe the entire group sings a theme-y song together (like last night's Give Up the Funk), but the Glee kids could have theme-related fantasy numbers. 

I would really like that, alright, Ryan Murphy?  Look into it and get back to me.

Bonus: in looking up that video of Claire, I found what is my top #1 favorite series finale ever.  Enjoy! (um... spoiler alert warning if you've never seen the SFU finale...)

June... already!

The theme of this blog is supposedly TV and knitting.  I tend to sit more in the TV chair than the knitting throne because I've been kind of lazy, and it takes no dexterity to watch TV, unless you're trying to do a work-out video or something, at which point you have made me tired.  So, I thought I'd go old school and actually talk about those two things today!  Side note: whenever I read the descriptor of what this blog is, I think "knitting and TV" to the tune of Blur.

Knitting: I'm still knitting that sock.  That same sock.  Not the other one in the set.  The SAME ONE.  It's my first sock, and it's been kind of tough to find a method I like.  I should have just bought one small circular needle and knit a tube like nobody's beezneees.  However, I tried DPNs, then Magic Loop, and both made me want to go HRKJHSEJSHKGJFGIOIES.  So, I've been doing this on 2 circulars, and it's kind of pokey sometimes, but it's been working.  My problem is that, since it's been so stinkin' hot outside, my hands get sweaty and then the needles get a little slippery, and then a stitch falls, and then I get angry and harumph a lot.  Mostly, I just need to get this crap done and quit being such a whiny baby about it.  10 rounds before the end of the day!  That's my goal...

TV: Season finales have all occurred except for Glee, which is next week, and Party Down, which is... some time... soon.  Now is the time when I should knit more because I won't have as much to watch.  Actually, summer is the time when I decide to add a new show to my Netflix or watch that series I own and love on DVD.  I know I should watch Firefly, since I'm a fan of the Whedon and the Fillion, but I couldn't get into that first episode.  Maybe I should pay attention more?  I'm sure.  I was also thinking of watching Lost again, all the way through from start to finish.  I think we have most of the episodes still saved on the DVR, or I'm sure by the time I'm ready for Season 6, it'll be out on DVD. 

As far as new summer shows, sometimes we watch the silly crap like WIPEOUT or Real Housewives of NJ (I need my drama fix!), sometimes we give new shows a chance, but for me, summer = PSYCH.  Hooray!  I'm even more excited having seen these pictures just posted where Dule Hill is DANCING.  I lurve Gus.  Summer also means True Blood.  There have been some leaked photos of this new season, and seeing them makes me have the urge to re-read the 3rd book.  I know there has to be some lead-up to the 4th book (which is my favorite, I think...), but I can't remember what it is!

I want a donut.

Sock!

To use an unfortunate pun, this thing is taking shape.  (Booooooo.)  It is actually looking like a sock.  Hopefully, it will continue to look like a sock.  It's making me feel good about my knit-ability.  It's the first thing in a long time that I've been able to pick up pretty quickly & naturally.  I feel like the last time that happened was when I learned how to play the clarinet in the 6th grade.  And that just ain't right.

Oh crap, "Slam" by Onyx is on the radio!  I'm a b-boy, standing in my b-boy stance...

In other news...

I'm knitting socks!  So far, I've done this.

That looks like the cuff of a sock, right?  I hope so :)  Once I get a little more done, I'll post updates.  However, it's the beginning of the Eclipse socks.  You can judge me all you want but a) I don't really care and b) you're just jealous because YOU want socks that look like the cover of a book written for 13 year old girls...

some good news for a change

i gots me a job!  it's true.  i'll be an office assistant (with lots of possibilities) at the cullom eye & laser center in williamsburg, va.  woooot!  apparently, i could also get free lasiks... lasix?  whatever, i'll be able to see through my own eyeballs, which i haven't done since sometime in the early 90's.  so that's kinda hot.

however, it's not as much as i got at the FORMER job, and therefore jack will stay here in alexandria to look for jobs (not here but other places) while i take refuge with my in-laws.  it won't be too bad, since they are pretty nice people and i'll get to live with cats again.  i'll miss jack, though.  when you spend all your time with someone, it's weird when they're not around.  i don't start until april 28th, so there's lots of time to figure out what goes where and who takes what and rock crushes scissors.

i'm excited to have a job, though... and my reasons are 3 fold.  1- money that's not called "unemployment."  2- health insurance!!  3- something to do!  it's true; i got too bored, and that's really an accomplishment.  here's a list of all the entire series of tv shows i watched while not working:

-arrested development (at least twice)

-futurama (also, at least twice)

-scrubs (don't ask how many times, please)

-six feet under

-friends (almost; i'm on season finale of 8 now)

-how i met your mother

-sex and the city

-ER (through season 7)

-grey's anatomy (through season 3 TWICE)

-the office

-the OC seasons 1 & 2

that is a lot of logged hours on the sofa.  i can see a plot device coming from a mile away.  so many gag reels and deleted scenes and featurettes.  it truly boggles the mind.  i can't wait to tell my future children about the time in life that i was unemployed and sans cable TV.  they will think i lived in the dark ages.

i've started a new knitting project using my new Denise interchangeable needles!  this is the first time i've ever used circulars, and i think i'm doing alright.  i'm making the Ribbed Lace Bolero, and i think it's going to end up being giant.  i'm a tight knitter, so my gauge is different than everything i've seen on ravelry, AND when i did the initial shoulder measurement, i got 20 inches across... which makes me feel like a freakin' LINEBACKER or something.  so, it might be my Ribbed Lace Humpback Warmer for when i'm an old lady and i can't stand up straight any longer.  now i feel guilty about my posture.

DH is making eyes at me about wanting to go to 7-11, so i'll peace out.

change in blog-itude

so things around here are a little bit different right now. i just recently stopped working at the newshour. if you want to know the whole story, feel free to ask. however, i now have lots of time to play and blog and do whatever i want.

also, i recently have become addicted to knitting. it's my new favorite thing to do. a little bit of research on the internet, and come to find out, there is like a whole underground knitting world out there full of people like me. apparently, one of the things crazy knitters like me do is BLOG about their knitting. from what i can tell, it's mostly just pictures of what they're doing or they have done, with stories about why. so guess what? whenever i actually finish something (besides the first scarf i did for me mam), i'll post it.

the other thing i've been doing lately is watching classic episodes of ER. i gotta tell you, george clooney... he's like a fine wine. he just gets better with age. fantastic.