for hallowe'en, i've decided to dress up as a mac make-up artist - i like to say i'm going to be a MMUA, and no, i'm not making kissy noises at you. my plan is to wear all black, carry my make-up train case thingie that i got for christmas a few years ago, and i figured i could go to the mac counter at the bay to get them to do my make-up. you just need to buy one thing - darn, this means i'm going to have to splurge to buy a new eyeshadow - and they'll do your make-up for free. isn't this the most wonderful idea??
so i called today to make sure that they would be able to do it, and i told the girl that i wanted to dress up as a mac make-up artist, and she said dubiously, "are you serious?!" i answered meekly "...yes...," and she exploded with, "OH MY GOD, I LOVE YOU!" then she said they were fully booked, but if i came in, she could do an "eye demo" for me because she thinks i'm the best.
now i just have to get my hands on a brush belt, and i'll be ready to go.
wheee!
29 October 2008
that's more like it!
from the writer's blog from there's no "i"in team:
"One last thing before I go. To me, this was Bailey’s episode. A love letter to Bailey. Because with all the different kind of teams you may find at Seattle Grace – I believe Bailey is the ultimate coach of all of them. This domino kidney swap, this was her project. Her baby. In her final scene with the Chief in the conference room, we ended up cutting a couple lines for time that for me, epitomized Bailey’s journey in this episode. I will re-enact them for you now. It went something like this: Chief: “Oh, and Dr. Bailey? You’re not gonna drag us all the way back from number 12 by yourself. But you did a hell of a job trying today.” And Bailey says “Thank you. Sir.” Translation, this number 12 ranking thing hasn’t just rattled the Chief – it’s rattled Bailey too. Deeply rattled. But at the end of the day, it’s gonna be okay cause Bailey knows the Chief’s got her back. And Richard knows he’s got Bailey on his side, in his hospital, working her little heart and soul out for him. They’ll get through it. With each other."
that's more like it! and i love bailey too. she said something in this episode that was a total "chief" line, with the intonation and everything. which continues to support my theory that she's going to take over by the end of the season...YOU JUST WAIT, PEOPLE! (that's a chief line! i didn't even mean for that to happen, i was just trying to be authoritative. you know you're addicted when...)
oh, and i like how the chief didn't tear a piece off of meredith for dropping the kidney. i was worried after he yelled at her at the beginning of this season. she was hard enough on herself, really.
ok, i'm done now.
"One last thing before I go. To me, this was Bailey’s episode. A love letter to Bailey. Because with all the different kind of teams you may find at Seattle Grace – I believe Bailey is the ultimate coach of all of them. This domino kidney swap, this was her project. Her baby. In her final scene with the Chief in the conference room, we ended up cutting a couple lines for time that for me, epitomized Bailey’s journey in this episode. I will re-enact them for you now. It went something like this: Chief: “Oh, and Dr. Bailey? You’re not gonna drag us all the way back from number 12 by yourself. But you did a hell of a job trying today.” And Bailey says “Thank you. Sir.” Translation, this number 12 ranking thing hasn’t just rattled the Chief – it’s rattled Bailey too. Deeply rattled. But at the end of the day, it’s gonna be okay cause Bailey knows the Chief’s got her back. And Richard knows he’s got Bailey on his side, in his hospital, working her little heart and soul out for him. They’ll get through it. With each other."
that's more like it! and i love bailey too. she said something in this episode that was a total "chief" line, with the intonation and everything. which continues to support my theory that she's going to take over by the end of the season...YOU JUST WAIT, PEOPLE! (that's a chief line! i didn't even mean for that to happen, i was just trying to be authoritative. you know you're addicted when...)
oh, and i like how the chief didn't tear a piece off of meredith for dropping the kidney. i was worried after he yelled at her at the beginning of this season. she was hard enough on herself, really.
ok, i'm done now.
hmph!
from the writer's blog for brave new world:
"I know, you wish I were talking more about the episode. And the characters. Problem is, I’m in the middle of writing episode 511, and my head is totally in the middle of the season, so if I started talking about the characters, I’d inevitably wander into what’s going on with them in the middle of the season, and that’s the kind of thing that REALLY pisses Shonda off. So I’m gonna stop. Sorry. That’s it. Dermatologists and diaries.
i don't care! every writer says "my brain is fried because i'm on episode 81721 and it's soooo good but i can't tell you anything about it". so annoying. hey, here's an idea - why don't you write the blogs as you write the episodes? hmm?
i waited a week and five days for THAT?! dermatologists and diaries. please.
"I know, you wish I were talking more about the episode. And the characters. Problem is, I’m in the middle of writing episode 511, and my head is totally in the middle of the season, so if I started talking about the characters, I’d inevitably wander into what’s going on with them in the middle of the season, and that’s the kind of thing that REALLY pisses Shonda off. So I’m gonna stop. Sorry. That’s it. Dermatologists and diaries.
i don't care! every writer says "my brain is fried because i'm on episode 81721 and it's soooo good but i can't tell you anything about it". so annoying. hey, here's an idea - why don't you write the blogs as you write the episodes? hmm?
i waited a week and five days for THAT?! dermatologists and diaries. please.
28 October 2008
re: brave new world, re: there's no "i" in team
okay, so i'm behind...this is unprecedented, but i'll have to comment on both episodes at once.
re: brave new world
cristina's acting was fabulous in this (and continues into the next episode) - i think it's because she reminds me of one of my friends. i've referred to the tranquility of "derm" more than once since i've seen the episode and i loved the ending where the trailer became meredith's sanctuary.
while all the euphemisms were funny, i'm still not sold on the lesbian storyline. although...it's starting to make more sense now that i saw the preview for next week's episode.
and i continue to like the little squabbles that mer and der have, even though mer is getting awfully whiny and self-wallowing these days. was she always like that?! maybe she was and i just never noticed.
re: there's no "i" in team
i didn't get a chance to watch this until tonight. i loooved this one. mer is annoyingly whiny again, but i'm willing to give her another chance. izzie's "I CARE ABOUT YOU I CARE ABOUT YOU I CARE ABOUT YOU I CARE ABOUT YOU I CARE ABOUT YOU" was about as inappropriately funny as cristina's "TRY AGAIN" from season 3.
i wondered about the father paying his son to donate his kidney (is it wrong that i almost hesitated to type that because they turned a blind eye to it on the show so i thought in turn, i had to keep it a secret? yes, i think it's definitely wrong and i'm going to seek medical attention...right after i finish this post, of course)...right, digressing, sorry...i want to know what the story was, was it that the father was an abusive alcoholic during his son's youth? i thought they would go into alex's story in more detail - clearly his father died before they could make ammends and now he regrets it - but that was a bit disappointing that they just left that hanging. touching scene when father and son reunite emotionally.
THE KIDNEY IN THE JAR. SWOON! i love you derek! it totally makes up for the fact that you were a jerk for most of the episode! as far as the kidney being a natural nightlight? who knew?
lexie and george - talk about role reversal for george. someone as smart as lexie should have known that he didn't get to pick his interns - she was right there when they were lining all the interns up, george clearly had no part in it, so why would she think he didn't ask for her? silly, emotional woman.
the best part? the fact that i can FINALLY read the writer's blogs - wouldn't it suck if they haven't updated either?! and the next episode is only 2 days away! yipppeee!
re: brave new world
cristina's acting was fabulous in this (and continues into the next episode) - i think it's because she reminds me of one of my friends. i've referred to the tranquility of "derm" more than once since i've seen the episode and i loved the ending where the trailer became meredith's sanctuary.
while all the euphemisms were funny, i'm still not sold on the lesbian storyline. although...it's starting to make more sense now that i saw the preview for next week's episode.
and i continue to like the little squabbles that mer and der have, even though mer is getting awfully whiny and self-wallowing these days. was she always like that?! maybe she was and i just never noticed.
re: there's no "i" in team
i didn't get a chance to watch this until tonight. i loooved this one. mer is annoyingly whiny again, but i'm willing to give her another chance. izzie's "I CARE ABOUT YOU I CARE ABOUT YOU I CARE ABOUT YOU I CARE ABOUT YOU I CARE ABOUT YOU" was about as inappropriately funny as cristina's "TRY AGAIN" from season 3.
i wondered about the father paying his son to donate his kidney (is it wrong that i almost hesitated to type that because they turned a blind eye to it on the show so i thought in turn, i had to keep it a secret? yes, i think it's definitely wrong and i'm going to seek medical attention...right after i finish this post, of course)...right, digressing, sorry...i want to know what the story was, was it that the father was an abusive alcoholic during his son's youth? i thought they would go into alex's story in more detail - clearly his father died before they could make ammends and now he regrets it - but that was a bit disappointing that they just left that hanging. touching scene when father and son reunite emotionally.
THE KIDNEY IN THE JAR. SWOON! i love you derek! it totally makes up for the fact that you were a jerk for most of the episode! as far as the kidney being a natural nightlight? who knew?
lexie and george - talk about role reversal for george. someone as smart as lexie should have known that he didn't get to pick his interns - she was right there when they were lining all the interns up, george clearly had no part in it, so why would she think he didn't ask for her? silly, emotional woman.
the best part? the fact that i can FINALLY read the writer's blogs - wouldn't it suck if they haven't updated either?! and the next episode is only 2 days away! yipppeee!
20 October 2008
super woman
one of my dear friends was admitted into the hospital in the urgent care unit (UCU?) due to a super-humanly high muscle enzyme count. she's technically not even in a patient room, just a room with dusty rose paint trim and a clock-radio from 1973. groovy. oh, and of course a hospital bed, an IV thingie and all that good stuff.
needless to say, my grey's blog is a bit behind - and because of that, i haven't read the writer's blog yet! but watching out for my friend and keeping her entertained is priority #1 right now; i'm sure you understand.
get well soon, ol' sport. we're thinking of you and hoping for a speedy regression of those stupid muscle enzymes.
see, carson? this blog had almost nothing to do with tv. so there.
needless to say, my grey's blog is a bit behind - and because of that, i haven't read the writer's blog yet! but watching out for my friend and keeping her entertained is priority #1 right now; i'm sure you understand.
get well soon, ol' sport. we're thinking of you and hoping for a speedy regression of those stupid muscle enzymes.
see, carson? this blog had almost nothing to do with tv. so there.
14 October 2008
thanks for giving, bugs!
i am thankful for fingernails so i can effectively scratch all of my bug bites from thanksgiving weekend.
i'm not sure where they came from - either from when we were outside or maybe while i was sleeping because they are mostly situated on my left arm. good thing too, since i'm right-handed (makes scratching easier). i've decided to name my new friends - if you can't beat 'em, join 'em, right? so far i've come up with:
> nervinder and gervinder (they're two bites really close together)
> julie and jolie (ditto)
> david and goliath (one big, one small, i'll let you figure out which is which)
> el scratcho
> collar-a
> outkast
> knucklehead
> clarisse
bug bite amigos aside, we had a lovely thanksgiving weekend with the family, enjoying some down-time, beautiful weather and yummy food.
when i returned to work on tuesday, my japanese co-worker gave me a box of japanese sweets! for some reason, no one else was as excited about my green tea-flavoured mochi with red bean paste inside as i was. that's ok, that means there is more for me!
i'm not sure where they came from - either from when we were outside or maybe while i was sleeping because they are mostly situated on my left arm. good thing too, since i'm right-handed (makes scratching easier). i've decided to name my new friends - if you can't beat 'em, join 'em, right? so far i've come up with:
> nervinder and gervinder (they're two bites really close together)
> julie and jolie (ditto)
> david and goliath (one big, one small, i'll let you figure out which is which)
> el scratcho
> collar-a
> outkast
> knucklehead
> clarisse
bug bite amigos aside, we had a lovely thanksgiving weekend with the family, enjoying some down-time, beautiful weather and yummy food.
when i returned to work on tuesday, my japanese co-worker gave me a box of japanese sweets! for some reason, no one else was as excited about my green tea-flavoured mochi with red bean paste inside as i was. that's ok, that means there is more for me!
09 October 2008
re: here comes the flood
when derek first tried to kick izzie and alex out, i wondered what happened to his promise of baby steps. but i suppose they're trying to bring out the cristina-needing-meredith-to-need-her storyline and also trying to introduce a little conflict into the relationship to keep things healthy and believeable. i'm okay with that. and of course meredith isn't actually happy yet and is far from done with the head shrinkage. but she'll get there.
the chief is trying so hard to elevate about #12, that he's become blind in the process. further to my predictions from last week, i think he'll retire by the end of the season and bailey will take over.
i liked alex today. i thoroughly enjoyed the scene(s) where he was testing everyone's pain threshold (i wondered why he was licking his fingers when he first did it to cristina), and his sheepish kind of "hello" at the end. cute.
why are the heaping so much make-up on izzie? and so little on meredith? speaking of the law of averages, you'd think they'd practice what they preach...
the chief is trying so hard to elevate about #12, that he's become blind in the process. further to my predictions from last week, i think he'll retire by the end of the season and bailey will take over.
i liked alex today. i thoroughly enjoyed the scene(s) where he was testing everyone's pain threshold (i wondered why he was licking his fingers when he first did it to cristina), and his sheepish kind of "hello" at the end. cute.
why are the heaping so much make-up on izzie? and so little on meredith? speaking of the law of averages, you'd think they'd practice what they preach...
08 October 2008
imitation = sincerest form of flattery
my student told me tonight that she considered dressing up as me for hallowe'en! how cool is that?! i told her that she should definitely do that, and that she could even borrow my clothes if she wanted. she replied matter-of-factly, "no way, your clothes would be way too small for me". did i mention she's 12 years old?? *sob*
but after a lot of thought, she decided to be a fairy instead. hmph. fairies are so overrated. she did say reassuringly that maybe next year she would dress up as me, and luckily, i have a whole year to grow. i told her that she should shrink instead because short is so the new tall, so she offered to put herself in the dryer.
could you imagine if that actually worked? maybe she's onto something...
but after a lot of thought, she decided to be a fairy instead. hmph. fairies are so overrated. she did say reassuringly that maybe next year she would dress up as me, and luckily, i have a whole year to grow. i told her that she should shrink instead because short is so the new tall, so she offered to put herself in the dryer.
could you imagine if that actually worked? maybe she's onto something...
07 October 2008
goodbye, cruel world
the company that owns winners and homesense has come out with a new store called "stylesense". it's like winners or homesense with discount prices on designer items, but only selling shoes, purses and accessories. while this seems like the best thing ever, it is not great when all of the shoes are too big. doesn't anyone carry size 5.5 anymore?! and by the way, since when was i a size 5.5? it appears that not only did i miss out on some growth hormones, i am also shrinking.
soon i'll wither away to nothing and all that will be left behind to prove my existance will be some shoes that never did fit properly.
...
(for those of you who don't know, the title of this post is a reference and homage to veronica mars. oh veronica, how i miss thee...)
soon i'll wither away to nothing and all that will be left behind to prove my existance will be some shoes that never did fit properly.
...
(for those of you who don't know, the title of this post is a reference and homage to veronica mars. oh veronica, how i miss thee...)
26 September 2008
re: dream a little dream of me
i'm not a big fan of season premieres in general. i prefer season finales. i find that after a long summer of waiting for the season premiere, the expectations are just too high and almost never impress. i think this season premiere fell in this category; although i thought it was good it was...different.
first off, it seemed rather theatrical, especially with the 3 wives walking around mournfully in their ball gowns and overdone make-up. i didn't get why sarah beth didn't have her red velvet shawl thingie wrapped around her like a blanket...i'm sure she was cold in her strapless dress, and wouldn't the shawl have provided a sense of comfort? instead, she just let it hang at her side in her hands. oops, digressing. going back to the exaggerated drama of it all, there was one scene in particular, where lexie was talking to someone, and one of the wives went into her husband's room, and lexie just stopped talking to watch the scene unfold. it made me feel like i was watching dinner theatre. pass the salt?
the humour was a little strange and atypical, like rose's "joke" about carrying derek's child. thre are some things you don't joke about, and meredith and derek's relationship is one of them!!!
the writer's blog said that every conversation in this season premiere had a point and that everything happened for a reason. here, i will attempt to predict what will happen this season:
1. i think cristina will shed her negative-nancy view on life. the icicle impaled her on the very same spot that burke was almost killed; burke continues to haunt her in the background of her life, what with him leaving her at the altar, and going on to win prestigious awards without her. cue owen, crazy army guy whose voice sounds a lot like sloan's. maybe she'll move on and learn how to be happy.
2. of course, derek will propose to meredith. maybe in the season finale? swoon! happily ever after! HAPPILY EVER AFTER!
3. alex and izzie will hook up again. and the girl that alex was making out with in his room? was that ROSE?!?!? it couldn't be...but it was her hair...maybe they ran out of money to pay more actors, so they just asked rose to pretend to be alex's hussy.
4. george and lexie will also hook up, but they will realize they're better as friends (poor george, that always seems to happen to him), and lexie and SLOAN will start dating. i'm not sure how i feel about that.
5. erica and callie...i guess they'll live happily ever after too. i kind of wanted hahn to be written off the show, especially since she's a bad teacher anyway, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen.
6. the chief will have to come to terms with the fact that he's harbouring resentment towards meredith for being ellis' daughter.
7. bailey will realize that her estranged husband is now a professional assassin in prison break who stalks and kills innocent people and will move on.
let's see if my predictions come true...
first off, it seemed rather theatrical, especially with the 3 wives walking around mournfully in their ball gowns and overdone make-up. i didn't get why sarah beth didn't have her red velvet shawl thingie wrapped around her like a blanket...i'm sure she was cold in her strapless dress, and wouldn't the shawl have provided a sense of comfort? instead, she just let it hang at her side in her hands. oops, digressing. going back to the exaggerated drama of it all, there was one scene in particular, where lexie was talking to someone, and one of the wives went into her husband's room, and lexie just stopped talking to watch the scene unfold. it made me feel like i was watching dinner theatre. pass the salt?
the humour was a little strange and atypical, like rose's "joke" about carrying derek's child. thre are some things you don't joke about, and meredith and derek's relationship is one of them!!!
the writer's blog said that every conversation in this season premiere had a point and that everything happened for a reason. here, i will attempt to predict what will happen this season:
1. i think cristina will shed her negative-nancy view on life. the icicle impaled her on the very same spot that burke was almost killed; burke continues to haunt her in the background of her life, what with him leaving her at the altar, and going on to win prestigious awards without her. cue owen, crazy army guy whose voice sounds a lot like sloan's. maybe she'll move on and learn how to be happy.
2. of course, derek will propose to meredith. maybe in the season finale? swoon! happily ever after! HAPPILY EVER AFTER!
3. alex and izzie will hook up again. and the girl that alex was making out with in his room? was that ROSE?!?!? it couldn't be...but it was her hair...maybe they ran out of money to pay more actors, so they just asked rose to pretend to be alex's hussy.
4. george and lexie will also hook up, but they will realize they're better as friends (poor george, that always seems to happen to him), and lexie and SLOAN will start dating. i'm not sure how i feel about that.
5. erica and callie...i guess they'll live happily ever after too. i kind of wanted hahn to be written off the show, especially since she's a bad teacher anyway, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen.
6. the chief will have to come to terms with the fact that he's harbouring resentment towards meredith for being ellis' daughter.
7. bailey will realize that her estranged husband is now a professional assassin in prison break who stalks and kills innocent people and will move on.
let's see if my predictions come true...
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