re: no good at saying sorry (one more chance)

i KNEW the wedding website would get a shout-out in this episode! i knew it!

i also knew that thatcher would make a comeback now that lexie and meredith are friends. i should become a psychic and charge $19.99 a minute. i didn't, however, think thatcher would try to make amends to both of them at the same time. so maybe i shouldn't quit my day job. of course meredith doesn't want to forgive her father, he wasn't even part of her life. i know that lexie was hurt by her father's drinking too, but i don't think you can compare the two kinds of hurt.

i don't think i like derek's haircut. i do like him in the morning coat though. hubba hubba!

how can callie not afford rent? i know she was cut out of daddy's trust fund, but she is a doctor, how can't she afford rent? i'd like to see some receipts to see what she spends her money on (can you tell we waited until the last minute and did our taxes last week? i think i'll be dreaming about receipts until the end of time).

sloan and lexie! i love the way sloan looked at her when she asked him to meet her dad - his own version of goopy eyes, but for lexie.

meredith was great. she continues to make strides and faces the monsters in her past. her sticking up for maddy and later standing up to the chief is evidence of that.

i loved the scene when meredith went on a rant just outside the hospital, making ridiculous accusations, and derek was trying to talk sense into her. but in the end, he goes with what she wants - no chief at the wedding. then he goes to reason reason with the chief. he was so good at bridging the two of them together. how he called the chief on giving the chiefdom to burke instead of him because he was dating meredith - amazing!

my absolute favourite was the reconciliation scene between meredith and the chief. finally, after years of feeling guilty, the chief can feel at peace with himself. he's apologized before, but it didn't have any impact because he wasn't apologizing for the right thing. he got it right this time, and now meredith can stop being so bitter at him. beautiful.

"take care now". love it! how cristina hit owen when he went to walk away? love it! and cristina's weepy man voice making a triumphant return! love it! "take care now" reminds me of the secret song in moulin rouge that satine and christian sang to each other, so they could say they loved each other in secret...except that cristina and owen are keeping their love a secret from each other, and not other people.

the end, when alex was describing the food to izzie, it was so cute how he said, "i'd definitely go for the shrimp if we had to choose" - almost as if they're planning their own wedding! he has come so far too.

quotes:

willow to callie after callie stuck up for her:
-how can trees not be your thing?

izzie trying to tell her mom what kind of cancer she had, and her mom not understanding:
-you don't have skin on your organs, hon, that didn't make a whole lot of sense!
that was FANTASTIC!!!!!!

cristina to owen on his new attitude on life:
-what are you, a choke-'em-and-leave-'em kinda guy?
yeowie!

www.theknot.com/mer-and-der

okay, i don't think that is the actual url for the website, but izzie created a website for meredith and derek's wedding! i don't want to say this makes me very happy because they are fictional characters...but i would be lying if i said it didn't make me smile...

it DEFINITELY didn't give me goosebumps as i read the "favourite moments" list...

seriously, though. i love it. and you will too - except you, c-dawg, you're a bit of a grey's-party-pooper. and i will make the nickname stick, you just wait.

to the rest of you: go there. now.

welcome, michal!

kris' brother and his girlfriend had a baby boy weighing 7 pounds and 7 ounces on sunday, april 26. they named him michal (the polish pronunciation is "mee-how"). we went to visit soon after he was born, and he is so beautiful! some babies are a little funny-looking until they're at least a few hours old, but michal was/is perfect. with a good set of lungs, too!

re: sweet surrender

i was so excited to see that dr. wyatt is back! there's something comforting about knowing that, somewhere amid the chaos that is seattle grace (medical and otherwise), she is in her office, with her cheesy cross-stitched pillows, fixing and making people whole. now it's owen's turn. i love it.

izzie's chemo treatment hit close to home. they got it just right...the "comfy" chairs, the sickly people, the little chemo-stands. i wonder why they didn't have to shave her head for the surgery? and i wonder if she is going to eventually lose her hair with the chemo treatments. i know i've said this already, but i'm glad they're making izzie look actually sick. makes it more realistic.

her pretend-coding, though? not cool. yes, i know they're trying to show that she's in denial, and that she thinks she will be fine, but still. not cool.

haha, i love how callie introduced arizona to her father by referring to her as "they" - if i were callie, i would have played that up so he would have been relieved i'm just a lesbian, and not a swinger. since when did callie start swearing in spanish? did this come out when george cheated on her?

jessica, the terminally ill little girl, looked like raven symone...aka olivia from cosby show. her story was so sad! and i love bailey always, but i loved her more this week. how can't you love a person who cares so much for children and is so good at her job?

yay for george for actually being good at something. it makes sense now, that although george crashed and burned as burke's "guy," he was able to save the guy in the elevator back in season one...i love the consistency!

why were all the wedding dresses putridly ugly? i guess because meredith said she didn't want pouffy white dresses, but why couldn't they pick pretty pouffy white dresses? perhaps to add to the chagrin that meredith is feeling, but still. blech. and the dress at the end that everyone liked, it didn't even fit properly. gah! if only i could have been on wardrobe for this episode!

i was so sure that lexie was pregnant. but it turns out, she just eats her emotions. i love that her and meredith are close now, it shows that meredith is continuing to patch herself up (thanks to dr. wyatt), but think they could have done a better job bridging that...meredith wants nothing to do with her, then lexie is living in her attic and now they're BFFs? i guess their whole crusade to bring derek and mark back together sort of bonded them, but i think there could have been more of a progression.

and when meredith was angry at derek for wanting to choose the chief to be his best man...i thought he was going to pull the "mark slept with my wife" card. but he didn't. i wonder if that's because he's already forgiven mark and that didn't even cross his mind, or if it's because he was letting meredith win the fight...either way, it makes derek shepherd one fine speciman of a man. swoon.

london fog love

i've always been curious about starbucks' london fog tea latte. i finally decided to give it a try. i'm wondering if that was a terrible mistake, because now i am addicted. instead of being addicted to extinct-until-next-january $3 cupcakes, now i'm addicted to get-it-anytime-you-want-it $5 tea. it's a wonderful blend of earl grey tea, steamed milk and vanilla syrup.

so i tried making it at home. i figured, i had earl grey tea bags, milk and sugar. but microwaving the crap out of milk just isn't the same as steaming it. and sugar does not = vanilla syrup. my version of the london fog latte was a sad, sad imitation that just left me thirsting for the real thing.

until tomorrow, my london fog latte! until tomorrow!

re: elevator love letter

if owen knows he is prone to night terrors, then why would he purposely sleep over at cristina's house? when i tried to remember this episode, i couldn't recall if they just accidentally fell asleep or if he chose to sleep over. now i see that it was the latter. sense makes no.

i love how bailey was trying to take izzie's mind off of her surgery, and kept testing her to make sure she didn't lose her skills. bailey is so amazing. with her cute little button nose. like when derek said, "we'll see you soon, dr. stevens," and izzie replies with "hope so" and before the words even escape her mouth, bailey says "know so!" - so cute. and at the end when she scolds everyone: "your friend is just fine, no thanks to any of you. tomorrow, do better." you tell 'em, bailey!

did anyone notice how the chief was grossed out that alex gave him back the cup of "swimmers" while he was eating...yet the chief still used his fork to push the cup aside, even though said fork was going to go in his mouth! ew!

i think it's ironic that cristina was coaching the dr. swinder (cancer doctor) on bedside manner. i am waiting to see dr. swinder's warm and fuzzy side, but at this point it is very difficult.

i like how derek was unshaved and shaggy for the entire episode until the end. when he proposed. swoooon.

so yes. the proposal. after the element of surprise had been effectively removed (thanks, chief), i'm sure it was difficult for derek to decide what to do. especially since he threw the ring and told meredith, aka le lemon, to fetch. you can't really top that. the chief was trying help fix the mess by convincing derek to try again and tell him that mer DID want to marry him...then acting as his wing man and forcing meredith to take the other elevator. i love that derek's proposal summed up the entire series to date - i don't like when tv shows aren't consistent, so this made me very very happy. and the fact that derek remembered which surgery it was that afterward he kissed her in the stairwell! i also love that derek was trying to look composed, but he had his hands clasped together, and his thumbs were twitching from nerves. adorable! i just wonder what all the other stuff was, in the elevator - below the x-rays. the papers looked like homemade flyers for an indie concert or something, but i highly doubt that's what they were.

i find that most hospital shows do a poor job of replicating how a patient looks after surgery - they always look too good and recover too fast...they did a good job with izzie. she looked terrible! and her lips were all cakey and dry, which is more realistic. for some reason, this makes me happy too. like they finally got it right.

and now...bring on the new episode! i'm ready!

people who look like people: grey's anatomy vs. private practice

it's been a while since i've done one of these. in keeping with my grey's anatomy update...

i've noticed that izzie is starting to look more and more like dr. charlotte king, from private practice - well, mostly just the hair. but still...the resemblance is there! isn't it?

izzie:




charlotte king:

re: stand by me

i didn't like the nickname they gave david (the guy getting the face transplant) - blowhole? please! i think they should have called him two-face. *snicker* you know, from batman? so much better. it looks so strange when there are no lips/cheeks to cover one's teeth - it looked like he was clenching his teeth while he was speaking, but maybe that's the way everyone talks, but the skin just covers it. his anxiety over seeing his internet friends and their unconditional acceptance was beautifully staged.

i don't know if i've actually said this before - i know i've said it out loud, in real life, but not sure if i actually typed it - WHY ARE THE INTERNS SUCH BAD ACTORS? WHY?! i know tv shows have budgets and everything, but still...and if you KNOW you have such poor actors to work with, why even bother giving them a storyline? the whole love triangle thing? and what's up with these interns just sleeping with EACH other and not trying to seduce the residents or attendings (other than lexie, of course)? it's wrong, all of it. so wrong.

i love derek's speech to the chief. he's so cute when he's angry! so cute! when he's angry! and talks in sentence fragments! with exaggerated pronnnnnunciattttion! and repeats himself! repeats! himself! and then the chief's reaction. wonderful acting all around. which almost makes up for the interns.

best quotes...

cristina on her relationship with owen:
it's like friends with benefits. without the benefits

izzie and cristina arguing about her illness:
-what are they going to call me when i'm the patient - swiss cheese for brains?
-no, that's awkward and long. blowhole's pithy.
haha, PITHY!!!!

bailey on callie and owen's disappearance after sending them to get derek:
i'm half-convinced they're all dead. on a spit. with a one-armed man turning them in shish-kebobs. sir. it's my mind, it just goes there.

derek and meredith's reconciliation:
-would you still love me if i wasn't a surgeon?
-no

lastly, of course izzie's case is what will bring derek back. brilliant. i loved the final scene, it was so serene and calm, with our friends helping izzie into her hospital bed. and of course she gets the good sheets. you know you're a somebody when you get the 500 thread count sheets in the hospital...

re: i will follow you into the dark

first of all, i LOVE the title of this episode. probably because i love the death cab song. but also that this applies to each couple in the show. they will follow each other into the dark, even if they don't know what they will find, as long as they are together, everything will be okay. even though each couple is flawed - owen has a habit of trying to kill cristina in his sleep, lexie is a one-woman-wrecking crew to mark, meredith and derek clearly haven't gotten over their issues, callie and arizona haven't even begun their journey, and really, neither have alex and izzie now that we know for sure she has cancer - but they will still follow each other.

alex's story continues to develop and he gets more and more interesting. i love his relationship with the asian girl in this episode. and his vulnerability in the OR, as he trembles while holding the defibrillator paddles. and his pure happiness at the end with izzie. love it all. even though he has droopy biceps.

i loved izzie's proclamation: "i love lunch!" hahaha! so random and wonderful. and her positive outlook on life in the face of a terminal disease is so typical of her.

derek was so dark and bitter and mean! while it was a little shocking, i think it's appropriate given the situation. i remember back in the day when him and meredith weren't together (season 2?), and they were both miserable...sometimes he would break because he couldn't stand it anymore and be really mean to her - his angry "go home, meredith!" reminded me of their conversations from back then - the difference is that it quickly ended with meredith yelling, "FINE!" and derek yelling, "FINE!" and then they went in opposite directions. this time, meredith refused to leave and promised to stand by him. and eventually she leaves, but you know they will be okay. although, i think the most hurtful line in the history of the world is derek calling meredith a LEMON. yeowie! i am definitely putting that one in my back pocket for the next time i am really really angry at someone. so you'd better watch it and be nice to me otherwise i'll start calling you citrus fruits.

but wasn't it SO cute how derek still had the ring in his pocket while he was batting beer cans? maybe not-so-cute when he batted the ring away, but you know he'll find it again, not only for meredith, but for the sentimental value of it too.

so my new theory, now that the stupid chief ruined the proposal surprise for meredith...is that MEREDITH proposes to DEREK in the season finale, a true sign that she is fixed and ready for this. and what is she going to say? "pick me. choose me. love me." !!!!!!!!!!!!!! editor's note: i wrote this a long time ago, before i knew how the proposal really would happen. clearly i wasn't right, which is slightly disappointing, but i do like the way derek proposed so in the end, it's all good. but really, wouldn't that have been FANTASTIC for meredith to say that? sigh.

finally - did you know there is a street in london called LITTLE GREY?!?!

kris leaves for montreal on sunday, so stay tuned for my overdue blogs...this will serve as a good review for you all as we gear up for the new episode next thursday - see, i knew there was a reason why it took me so long to write these! (thanks for the excuse, melpie!)

on hiatus...

i received the first two twilight books from my brother for christmas. i was determined to only read them when i had time to fully commit to them, because i had a feeling i would love them.

so, thanks to my extreme case of pink eye, i finally had time. little did i know that i would love them so much, that twilight would take over my life.

i read the first book in a few days - i enjoyed the story, fell in love with edward (naturally) and was quite happy with the first book. the actual writing was just so-so, but the story (and edward) made up for it. the obsession began with the second book. i don't want to ruin it for you in case you decide to read it, which you should, but there is one significant event in the second book that just makes you keep reading! i ended up reading it 7 hours, thanks to it being the weekend. then i had to buy the last two books - luckily all teen/kid books were on sale at chapters that day, so i got 20% off. i finished the third book in less than a day. the fourth book took a bit more time because i was back to work by then, and during a busy time at that. by this point, i was losing sleep to read. instead of talking to people at work, whenever i had a spare moment (waiting for my computer to boot up, while eating lunch, waiting for a late student), i would read. when i finished the fourth book, i promptly re-read the first one, much to kris' chagrin; he had breathed a sigh of relief when i finished the fourth, thinking he would get his wife back...silly him.

once i finished re-reading the first book, i got the movie soundtrack in preparation for the movie. then i watched the movie, which, as you may have heard, does not do the book justice...but was still enjoyable, probably because at this point, anything to do with twilight is good in my eyes. even though the acting was terrible, and they completely butchered the meadow scene, and edward isn't supposed to be so scowly and irritable...i could go on. now i'm almost done re-reading the second book and can't wait for book three (again). one thursday, i even chose twilight over watching grey's anatomy! this speaks volumes. even if i did still PVR grey's.

so needless to say, my blogging has gone to the wayside. i will do my best to catch up...this may be easier than i thought since the next new grey's episode isn't until APRIL 23. so stay tuned.