re: piece of my heart, re: the becoming

i know, this is long overdue...things have been so busy, i haven't been able to blog about my favourite show. it's been killing me that i haven't been able to read the writer's blog either, since i don't like to read it before writing my own blog...so i will do a quick summary of my thoughts on the past two episodes so i can finally read the writer's blogs! here goes:

it was interesting to see them bring back two characters from last season, addison in the flesh, and burke through a more spiritual means. they both had their impact. when addison returns, her first remark is that nothing has changed...on the outside, i suppose not, but this only brings to the viewer to realize how much really has changed since last season. i like how she was able to give her opinions and views as a true outsider and really stirred some pots in the process. burke stirred the pot just by being him.

cristina refused to talk trash about burke in front of erica, but instead it all comes spilling out to the people who actually matter...not to say that the chief matters, really, but moreso than just gabbing with co-workers. in the first season, in the very first episode, meredith scrubs in on her first surgery and afterwards, she babbles onto derek, i think about how amazing it was...he doesn't say anything in this scene except a couple words; he had to convey his thoughts and feelings through facial expressions and opening his mouth to say something but not actually saying it. i know this because i watched the first episode with commentary, so sue me! i don't know if i just haven't noticed it since, but it seems like the writers are using this technique more; when lexie stole all the stuff from the hospital and george came home, she babbled and he emoted...then during cristina's fabulous monologue, there were snippets the chief wanting to say something but just letting her talk. it was so well-written, and i like how robotic cristina was with her crying...so different from the hysterical wailing when she lost her baby...

isn't it funny although they're supposed to be residents now, our ex-interns still really seem to be interns? they're still scrapping for surgeries and trying to impress the big guns...i wonder if that's going to change.

i love, i like, i don't like, i hate:
i love meredith and cristina's strange friendship where being more messed up than the other is like a badge of honour. i love where alex's life is going right now...not that i'd like to be in his shoes, but oh boy, this is going to turn into something big! who knew ava/rebecca/blueberry yogurt was so crazy? i feel for izzie and how she's trying to help her friend, but only making herself look bad in the process. it takes a strong person to do what she's doing, so good on her. but for the record, i still don't like her. i do like mark sloan these days though and his whore-ship has actually grown on me. i love that instead of having a "moment" with sloan to ease him out of his funk, bailey just smacked him. i wonder if the nurse's protest will change him or if he will remain the same old mark "10-points-if-you-sleep-with-her-20-if-you-get-her-friend-too-and-5-if-you-sneak-out-before-anyone-wakes-up" sloan. i don't like sloan's icky leather coat, it's so skin-tight it looks like it's made of black spandex. i think i actually hate it. speaking of coats, i don't like rose's either...too much sherpa. it's all about the material, people! i love derek christopher shepherd's name. sigh. i love that him and meredith aren't all goopy over each other this time, they are keeping their composure in front of each other and everyone else, but you can tell they still pine for each other. i like meredith's therapist and i feel that only good can come from their blow-up, i hope it will be a cathartic experience for meredith so she can continue to patch up her wounds and move on with her life (with derek).

i guess that wasn't the quickest of summaries, but oh well. off to read the blogs!

who wears the pants...?

we started going to a new dry cleaner. this dry cleaner does free pick-up and delivery, at no extra charge! they are a little more expensive than the place we used to go to, but worth it if i don't actually have to leave my house to get clothes cleaned (yes...lazy).

i get about 3 pairs of pants dry cleaned regularly. usually as i wear them, they stretch out a bit; that's how i know they need to be cleaned again, when they appear to be too big for me. when i took them to the old dry cleaners, i would get them back and they would go back to the original size and fit great. i got these pants cleaned by the new guys, and they didn't shrink back to the original size; they felt even bigger than before! i have to wear a belt all the time now, otherwise i end up doing a great impression of a teenage boy with a saggy butt and underpants higher than my pant's waistline. how's that for a mental picture? i haven't lost weight, so the only explanation? i think the dry cleaner is trying on, or even wearing my pants and stretching them. just like that seinfeld episode! newman!

social butterfly

this weekend was packed with two birthday parties in two different cities.

we went to kenji and shelley's new house for reiko's 5th birthday party (sorry we didn't make it to see you, jen! i promise we'll visit soon!). we admired the peaceful neighbourhood and beautiful house. we visited with the gracious hosts, kids and other family/friends briefly before jetting it back to toronto.

we made it back to the city in less than 2 hours, in time for birthday party #2. the birthday boy and his wife planned to stay at our place overnight, so they brought their dog, much to scout's chagrin. charlee, the 60+ pound portugese water dog was very excited to see scout again, but scout spent most of the time in the closet or under the bed, doing her best impression of a squirrel with a bushy tail.

in love...

i want this kitten:

(click on the picture to enlarge, i couldn't make it bigger)



isn't she pretty?! her name is tessa...sigh...if only kris would let me have another cat.

re: where the wild things are

ahhhh...this almost feels better than the first episode of the season.

superficial things first:

i almost forgot how good derek's hair is - especially after the previews of his new movie where it appears his hair is planning on invasion on his face...the follicles are currently stationed on the lower forehead and are aggressively planning an attack southward. but on grey's the troops are under control. most importantly, his goopy eyes were in full force and are so lovely. rose is a lucky girl. for now...

i was so happy to see meredith in therapy. are these the first steps to their eternal happiness?? if i were meredith though, i would probably have picked a therapist who didn't work at the hospital. i suppose it's out of convenience...but still. and why is her doctor's chin so wrinkly?

the parallel between derek/rose relationshop and tumour man/trashy waitress (thanks for the monikers, hayley) relationship made me wonder at first...is this derek and rose's fate? to get married about live happily ever after? but of course things aren't as they appear. the other foot did come down on trashy waitress' life and we aren't sure if she was a symptom of the tumour or not. i don't think she was but that doesn't mean that rose isn't a symptom of something wrong with derek right now. does that make sense? oh well, i know what i mean by that.

i don't like how callie was treating cristina...just because she made a new friend doesn't mean she has to treat cristina like a piece of dirt on the bottom of her shoe, especially because she's living with her! ugh.

who was paging meredith on her blingy beeper at the end? and yay for addison coming back! happiness all around...

for dana

happy earth day

starbucks let me down by raising their prices shortly after tim hortons' did. but now if you own a starbucks card and register it, then you are entitled to:

>free syrup and/or milk options (i'm not sure what the milk options entail but it sounds impressive)
>a free tall beverage when you buy whole beans
>best of all...free refills!

this makes me happy.

i've jumped back on my travel mug wagon - i fell off for a while there - so my coffee still ends up being the same price as before. AND the past few times, i've paid for a medium coffee and received a large in return since the barista has just filled up my travel mug. because today is earth day, i got a free coffee since i had my trusty travel cup. happiness!

so much emotion over coffee...sad, isn't it?

oops?

well. i feel like i should at least mention my regret in jinxing frank thomas. who knew that his "hot" april would only end up being a few games?

i suppose frankie just wants to do it his way - ha, get it? bon jovi reference? no? and apparently "his" way is sulking like a baby until he gets canned.

bye bye, frankie.

coyote miko, part ii

we saw the movie, "forgetting sarah marshall" earlier this weekend. it was fantastic and my crush on kristen bell (ie., veronica mars) has been aggressively rekindled. dana, if you're still tuning into my blog, go see it! now!

there was a part in the movie showing puppets...last night, i dreamt that these puppets were popping up beside my bed while sleeping, and i kept trying to smack them. oh, and in my dream i thought the puppets were ghosts. *insert eerie music here* in my dream, my plan was to yell at them to scare them away, but i was having problems making a sound. the next thing i remember, kris is nudging me awake telling me that i'm howling. again. sigh.

this time, he actually woke me up once, told me that i was howling, i told him that i knew and promptly went back to sleep to start howling again. how embarassing...again.

1-800-GOT-JUNK

i've been the recipient of junk mail and email. i've received unwanted phone calls about insurance policies, credit cards and free trips. i've had unwanted flyers promoting night clubs or hair replacement techniques left on my car. i've even received comments on my blog from strangers trying to sell something i'm not interested in (like in my previous post...i don't even speak portugese, why would i want to read a blog in said language??). well. i received my first junk text message the other day, from kinky0808. i am supposed to visit kinky's profile on some website for a good time.

what is the world coming to?!