Lists and Procrastination: 5 Things I’m into for the Moment

Gentle Readers, welcome!  It’s time for another installment of Things I’m Currently Obsessed With.  Previous installments can be found here, here, here,here, here, here,  here,  here, here,  here, here, here, here, here,  here, here, here,here, here, here, and here.

1. Pink – “Try” Video

I’m actually not super into the song–I think it’s kind of boring (sorry, Pink), but the choreography in the video is super awesome.  I love that she did all of it herself.  Plus, her hair looks dope (even if she is sort of copying my girl Robyn).  I actually watch the video with the sound off (that’s how much I don’t care about the music).

2. Tiny Tower for iPhone

Yeah, I’ve become that person.  I finally caved and got a smartphone, and the result is that I am now obsessed with a totally silly game called Tiny Tower.  (It’s getting to the point where J. feels like he’s competing for attention with this game).  The game is simple: build a tower, move people in, and keep providing new stores and restaurants for them.  It’s totally addictive and totally stupid.  LOVE IT.

3. “Best of” booklists at Chicken Spaghetti

This is a great place to track all the best of booklists being published as we approach the end of the year (it’s coming up fast!).  Bookmark it now; peruse at your leisure.

4. Nicki Minaj featuring Cassie – “The Boys” (NSFW)

The video is as tonally off as the chorus to the song.  I’ve listened to this thing a bunch of times, and I still can’t figure out what they were going for exactly. I just know that I like it, and I love watching Minaj and Cassie interact.  Quick question: which lady got the better boob job?

5. Cookie recipes

Call me obsessed.  I’m super into figuring out what cookies I’m going to make for Christmas-cookie exchanges this year.  Pinterest, you will be the death of me.

What are you into at the moment?

Lists & Procrastination: 5 Things I’m Into for the Moment

Gentle Readers, welcome!  It’s time for another installment of Things I’m Currently Obsessed With.  Previous installments can be found here, here, here, here, here, here,  here,  here, here,  here, here, here, here, and here.

1. Marina & the Diamonds – “Starring Role”

The video for this acoustic version of “Starring Role” by Marina and the Diamonds is pretty captivating.  It’s just her singing with the band, but it’s damn near impossible to take your eyes off her.  I’ve had a love affair with Marina and the Diamonds for a good long while now, but the release of their new album “Electra Heart” has made my life much more full.  The entire thing is great.  Also, I really, really want that dress in the video.

2. Scandal on ABC

I was skeptical about Scandal from the start.  Shonda Rhimes (the woman behind Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice) was taking on law and Washington, D.C. in her newest network drama.  I’m not big on procedurals in general, and I haven’t watched Grey’s anatomy since the third season (which was a season too long, in my opinion).  But I heard some good things about it, and I’m almost out of TV shows to marathon now that the season is coming to an end, and I needed something to soothe my mind in the post-finals week.  Scandal seemed like as good an option as anything.   I like Kerry Washington, after all.

The result?  I’m totally into the show now, but I’ve felt uneasy about it without being able to articulate it.  Rhimes is the only successful, high-profile African American woman running a show on U.S. television right now, and her tendency to do color-blind casting is both admirable and indicative of how white our TV shows are.  However, I stumbled across this piece by Alyssa Rosenberg at Think Progress the other day, and she manages to get across my biggest issues with the show.  This girl and I could totally hang out.

3. Jenna Marbles scaring her dogs with a fart machine

You guys, sometimes the lowest common denominator is actually really funny.  In this case, it’s YouTube sensation and (very funny) blogger Jenna Marbles using a fart machine to scare her two dogs.  I was raised by a mother who thinks that farts are really funny, and as a result, I think they are, too.  This video is worth it for the dogs’ reactions alone.  Watch it and enjoy it.  I’m sorry I’m so sophomoric.

4. The L.A. Complex (Season 1)

Okay, this is a Canadian soap–but let me finish!  The show is kind of like Melrose Place, only actually interesting.  It focuses on an apartment complex in Los Angeles full of artists trying to make it in the city that seems to spit out more and more hopefuls every day.  The reason I started watching it was because I love Jewel Staite (who was excellent on Firefly), but I’ve kept watching it because the show is doing some risky, awesome things.  It’s not perfect–and it’s not, by any means, a really great show–but it’s completely entertaining, and that’s enough for me.

5. Holier Than Thou by Laura Buzo

Okay, you guys.  Buzo’s first novel–Good Oil–is finally being published in the United States under the title Love and Other Perishable Items.  I loved this novel so, so much.  Buzo is definitely an author to watch.  Recently, I discovered that she has another book out.  This one, called Holier Than Thou, is firmly in the “new adult” camp, and I could not be more excited about it.  It looks so good.  Unfortunately, it’s not available in the United States yet.  While I can purchase it online, it’s not cheap.  I have to figure out a way to justify the cost, because I MUST HAVE THIS BOOK.

Lists & Procrastination: 5 Things I’m into for the Moment

Gentle Readers, welcome!  It’s time for another installment of Things I’m Currently Obsessed With.  Previous installments can be found here, here, here,here, here, here,  here,  here, here,  here, here, and here.

1. The Other Austen Tumblr

I discovered this Tumblr about a week ago, and I love it. My mom (who is an Austen fanatic) and I spent more time than I’m willing to admit scrolling through the blog, laughing and reminiscing about some of our favorite Austen adaptations.  Very funny, very smart, and super entertaining.

2. Homeland Season 1

I’ve been watching this excellent series for a little while now, and it’s so tense and so exceedingly well done that I find myself thinking about the characters long after an episode has ended.  Claire Danes plays a FBI agent convinced that an American soldier/prisoner of war has turned and is a spy for terrorist forces.  As she gets more embroiled in her obsession of proving she’s right, the soldier struggles with post-traumatic stress and readjusting to family life.  This isn’t ordinarily my type of show, but it is so good, you guys.  So good.

3. Sleigh Bells – Reign of Terror

Admittedly, this band is not for everyone. Often characterized as noise-pop/dance punk, their sound is a little alienating to the casual music listener.  However, I believe their sound grows on you (kind of like a fungus).  Their new album has a bit of an evolution of sound for them, but it’s still pretty ridiculous.

Here’s the video for Comeback Kid (it’s kind of weird):

4. Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver

This one isn’t really a good kind of obsession.  I’ve been thinking about the end of Delirium since I finished it about a week ago, and I can’t shake the feeling of disappointment it left me with.  I knew–knew–how the second book would end when I finished the first book over a year ago, but that doesn’t mean that I wasn’t sort of crushed that my predictions were right.  I wanted Oliver to subvert expectations and make some really smart, really good commentary about youth and love and all that–and she took the safest, most predictable route ever.

Obviously I’m not going to go into detail because I don’t want to spoil it for those who haven’t read it, but damn.

5. The trailer for Bully

You may have heard about this documentary–it’s been getting some attention since the MPAA rated it R and caused an outrage, since slapping an R-rating on a movie like this pretty much guarantees that it can’t be shown in schools.  There was a petition to get the rating changed, the Weinstein brothers have talked about taking a break from screening their movies for the MPAA, and people, in general, are worked up about this whole thing.  As well they should be.  I think the MPAA is worthless, corrupt, and totally unnecessary.  At any rate, the movie looks absolutely heartbreaking.

 

Links and Miscellany

In lieu of a real post today, I thought I’d post a couple of things that I’ve seen around the internet this week.  Enjoy your Saturday! (I’m in class all day. Gross.)

1. Kristen Bell and her love of sloths:

I feel like this is really cute (and you guys know I love me some Kristen Bell), but I also think it’s kind of scary.  What do you guys think?

2. Stacked on ARCs and etiquette

I’ve read several blog posts about this issue this week, but I think Stacked’s article talks about it in the most articulate and all-encompassing way.  As a blogger and future librarian, this concerns me.  I wasn’t at ALA Midwinter (I can’t afford it), but I’m embarrassed for some of the bloggers who were.  It seems like a big sticky mess, and I feel like this is not a problem that’s going away on its own.

3. John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars has been optioned.

We shouldn’t be surprised, right?  I haven’t read it yet, but I got a copy waiting on my kindle.

4. The Komen Foundation has pulled funding for breast cancer screenings at all Planned Parenthoods.

This isn’t a political issue, you guys.  This is way bigger than that.  What Komen is doing is totally pathetic, totally weak, and totally unacceptable, no matter what your stance is on choice.  Speak up.

There has been some changes worth following: What Komen Actually Said (WaPo); Komen Reversal (Jezebel)

5. I shouldn’t be shocked by this, but I am. 

When is White History Month Tumblr

Shocked, horrified, and absolutely embarrassed.

Top 5 Special: 5 Thanksgiving-Themed Movies

I always think of the week of Thanksgiving as a sort of fake-week.  If you’re in school, pretty much nothing gets done in the three days before the holiday.  If you’re working, it’s nearly impossible to concentrate as you wait for a long weekend (if you’re lucky enough to get the weekend off).  Because I’m all about the procrastination (despite the fact that this research paper isn’t going to write itself), here’s a list of 5 of my favorite Thanksgiving-themed movies.

1. Home for the Holidays (1995)

Claudia: You know, maybe next year will be better for you.
Russell:  Hey, yeah – or worse.

After losing her job, making out with her ex-boss, and finding out that her sixteen-year-old daughter plans to spend the holiday with her boyfriend, Claudia reluctantly goes home alone to have Thanksgiving with her crazy, passive-aggressive family.

Directed by Jody Foster and boasting an impressive cast, including Holly Hunter, Anne Bancroft, Robert Downey, Jr., Claire Danes, and Steve Gutenberg, this movie is full of quirky character and the universal theme of crazy families.  Cute, clever, and well-done all around.

In all honesty, this might be one of my favorite holiday-themed movies of all time.  I love this movie hardcore.  If you haven’t seen it, you should rectify that this week.  It’s worth it.

2. Pieces of April (2003)

Joy: I only have one nice April memory.  Only one. She was about three or four, and she was sitting at the window. And she turned to me and said, “Oh mother, don’t you just love every day?”

When black-sheep April invites her entire family to her apartment for Thanksgiving, she doesn’t realize what a trial the entire thing will be.  As her boyfriend tries to find a suit to borrow, April grapples with the fact that her oven is broken–which means she can’t cook the turkey.  As her family travels from their affluent Pennsylvania suburb to Aprils dingy NYC apartment, the families issues are laid out to be dealt with.

This quiet little independent film boasts a pretty decent cast, too: Patricia Clarkson (who is my secret girlfriend), Oliver Platt, and Katie Holmes before she became a Scientologist.

Pretty much the only thing I can watch Katie Holmes in, if we’re being honest.

3. Son In Law (1993)

Becca:  What are you wearing?
Crawl: Cheek-chillers, you likes?
Becca: I hates.

A quiet farm girl gets a total makeover during her first semester of college.  When it comes time for her to go home for Thanksgiving, she freaks out and ends up taking her eccentric RA with her.  The two make waves in her small farm town.

Yes, this is a Pauly Shore movie.  I’m sorry about that.  I really am.  But this movie is part of my childhood, and I kind of love it for that.  It’s fun to watch actors who were relevant in the 90s (I’m looking at you, Tiffany Amber-Theissen) and gawk at the terrible 90s clothes I thought were so awesome almost 20 years ago (ugh.  I’m getting old).

4. A Rugrats Thanksgiving (1997)

It’s a pretty basic premise: the rugrats experience their first Thanksgiving.  Shenanigans ensue.

Okay, so this one is a little bit of a cheat, as it’s more of a Thanksgiving special than a movie.  But it’s The Rugrats!  I loved them as a child!  How could you not?

5. The Ice Storm (1997)

Janey : Ben, you’re boring me. I have a husband. I don’t have a need for another one.

It’s 1973, and for one suburban Connecticut neighborhood, all is not well.  As parents and children alike experiment with drugs, sex, and general debauchery, things go horribly awry with lasting consequences.

This is not going to be a feel-good Thanksgiving movie.  I feel like I should get that out there right away.  But really, what Thanksgiving holiday is ever really feel-good?  Yours?  Mine definitely isn’t.  Might as well spice things up with some key parties!  Besides, everyone in this movie is so deeply, profoundly unhappy that it’s pretty much guaranteed to make you feel better about your own life.

That’s it for now, readers.  I hope you have a happy and safe Thanksgiving.

Lists & Procrastination: 5 Things I’m Currently Obsessed With

Gentle Readers, welcome!  It’s time for another installment of Things I’m Currently Obsessed With.  Previous installments can be found here, here, here, here, here, here,  here and here.  (I realize that at some point, I’m going to have to make a separate page for this.)

1. Regina Spektor – “Samson”

I’ve had a longstanding crush on Regina Spektor, and while favorite songs come and go (“Poor Little Rich Boy” got me through the last part of an ugly, extended break-up), I’m always amazed at how gorgeous and weird Spektor’s songs are.  “Samson” is no different: while some argue that it’s about the ill-fated Samson and Delilah, others argue that this story takes place even before that one.  It doesn’t really  matter, because music is personal and connotative, and every listener will take their own meaning from a song.

What does matter is that this song is totally boss.  When she sings “I loved you first”?  I die a little.

2. Breaking Bad

I’ve been hearing good to great things about this show for years, but I’ve never actually taken the time to watch it.  I can see why people love it–it’s smart, well-written, and superbly acted–but it’s also one of the tensest, uncomfortable shows I’ve ever watched.  I can only watch one episode at a time, and then I need to take a break and do something silly.  Distracting myself from how wrapped up I get with the characters and their plight is the only way I know how to cope.

If you haven’t checked it out yet, now would be a good time to do so.  The series is currently streaming on Netflix–and there’s always the DVDs.  It’s quality stuff.

3. Kate Nash – “Foundations”

Kate Nash is one of those artists that I stumbled across as the result of the magic of Last.fm.  She’s British and vaguely reminiscent of Lily Allen, only kind of better (I like Lily Allen, too, okay?).  Her lyrics are often sharp, funny, and observant, and she encapsulates the woes of your mid-twenties pretty perfectly.  “Foundations” is one of my favorite songs.  The song chronicles a relationship that’s essentially over but one in which the narrator is unable or unwilling to leave.  It’s pretty catchy and great.

4. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

This is a book that I can’t stop thinking about.  I knew it was going to be good (Ness is one of my favorite writers, I think), and I read great things about it before I ever started it.  And then I read it, and I couldn’t put it down.  It broke my heart.  It actually hurt my heart to read it.  It’s that good.  The drawings add dimension to a very strong story, and I am telling you, Gentle Readers, this is not one that you want to miss.

5. iTrevor

Have you seen this kid?  He goes by the handle iTrevor on YouTube, and his purpose is simple: infiltrate Apple stores and film himself dancing and lip-synching to pop songs.  The result is hilarious and more than a little brilliant.  This video makes me so happy I can’t even properly convey it.  It is a guaranteed mood-booster.

(Also, how funny are those girls in the background?  Never has there been a more accurate or authentic representation of how awkward it is to be a young teenager.  Ever.)

 

Lists and Procrastination: 5 Things I’m Currently Obsessed With

Gentle Readers, welcome!  It’s time for another installment of Things I’m Currently Obsessed With.  Previous installments can be found here, here, here, here, and here.

1. State of Georgia on ABC Family

A half-hour sitcom starring Raven-Symone, Majandra Delfino, and Loretta Devine, State of Georgia centers around a recent college grad named Georgia (Symone) who has moved to NYC to become a star.  She lives with her wealthy aunt Honey (Devine) and her geeky best friend Jo (Delfino).  Hijinx ensue.

This happened accidentally.  I like Jennifer Weiner (I follow her on Twitter), and she kept tweeting about the show.  So I watched an episode.  Then I watched another.  And another.  I can safely say that I’m totally hooked, despite my initial hesitation.  I read several positive reviews of the series (one in the New York Times), and the general consensus is that it’s fun, light, and often really funny.  One reviewer remarked that Raven-Symone’s particular brand of humor is an acquired taste, and I have to agree.  But if you can get past that, there’s some genuinely sharp dialogue happening here, and it’s kind of awesome.

2. The Joy Formidable – Roarities EP

Generally, I’m not a fan of remixes.  When I heard that The Joy Formidable was releasing a new EP, I was stoked.  They’re one of my favorite bands right now.  When I heard it was comprised entirely of remixes, I was a little disappointed.  But when I actually took the time to listen to it, I was pleasantly surprised.  It works, you guys.  I particularly recommend the remix of “Austere” (remixed by The Naked & Famous, another of my favorite bands).  If you haven’t checked out this band from North Wales, you should.  They’re kind of noise-pop, but they’re more accessible than some other bands.

3.  Parks and Recreation on Netflix

A mockumentary in the same vein of The Office, Parks and Recreation follows the parks and rec department in Pawnee, Indiana.  It focuses specifically on Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), an enthusiastic but bumbling employee.  Although the first season got off to a rocky start, the show started to find its legs in its second season.  It is really smart, really funny, and amazingly well-cast.  Each episode gets better, and I can’t get through the series fast enough.  I’m surprised by how much I’m enjoying it.

4. The creepy photographs featured in Ransom Riggs’s Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Author Ransom Riggs started collecting strange vintage photographs before he ever came up with the idea for his debut novel Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.  He decided to weave a story using some of the photographs, and the result is a strange novel indeed.  However, the photographs are absolutely haunting, and I’m more than a little obsessed with them.  He solicited photos from some famous collectors (because the really good, weird vintage pictures are hard to come by), and the result is pretty stunning, indeed.

You can read more about the collection here.

5. “Skyscraper” by Demi Lovato

This one is a little more than embarrassing, but I pride myself on both my candor and my relative transparency on this blog (except, for, you know, the fact that I use a fake name).  As someone who considers herself a pretty hardcore audiophile, admitting to even listening to a singer as innocuous as Demi Lovato is cringe-worthy, but owning up to the fact that I actually really like one of her songs?  That’s almost shameful.  Even so, there’s no denying that “Skyscraper” is pretty powerful.  Her voice has a raspy quality to it that works perfectly with the melodrama of the song.  I heard a snippet of an interview with her on the radio the other day, and she didn’t seem completely ridiculous.  I can’t explain it, you guys, but I’ve listened to this song a lot recently.

Lists & Procrastination: 5 Things I’m Currently Obsessed With

Gentle Readers, welcome!  It’s time for another installment of Things I’m Currently Obsessed With.  Previous installments can be found here, here, here, and here.

1. Wavves, King of the Beach (album)

The best way to describe Wavves’s music is to categorize them as a noise-pop/surf punk band.  Based out of San Diego, California, Wavves is a band that represents everything that I kind of can’t stand about this generation of 20-year-old boys (and not just because I recently dated one), and yet I can’t stop listening to this album.  King of the Beach is full of songs that are danceable and singable, and while they’re certainly an acquired taste–my mother hates them–once you’re hooked, you’re hooked.  The album’s eponymous song is the one that my best friend and I most frequently dance around his apartment to, but I also really love “Post-Acid” and “Linus Spacehead.”

2. The Nine Lives of Chloe King on ABC Family

This show is pure camp, and I am absolutely in love with it.  Based on a series of YA novels by Liz Braswell, the show is about 16-year-old Chloe King, a girl who discovers that she has special cat-like powers, including 9 lives, super-speed, agility and night vision.  She’s a descendent of an ancient race (called the Mai), and it’s up to her to protect other Mai from a secret society that wants to destroy them.  The cast is pretty diverse, the writing is sometimes clunky and sometimes really funny, and the racially diverse cast is better than most on the major networks.  Perfect summer TV, you guys.

3. Kreayshawn

Here’s the thing about Kreayshawn, a female MC who hails from the West Coast: I can’t quite figure out if she’s for real or if she’s being ironic.  In her debut single “Gucci Gucci,” she takes aim at females who wear designer labels, gets in a few well-placed digs at Nicki Minaj, and talks about how she’s got the “swag and it’s pumping out [her] ovaries.”  The video features Kreayshawn and a bunch of dudes hanging out on a street, riding along in a car, and dancing at a party.  She sports pink sequined Mickey Mouse ears and eye liner that I’m pretty jealous of.  The video is basic and yet oddly compelling.  Her hooks are addictive; her lyrics mostly smart.  I still can’t shake the feeling that she’s in on a joke that I haven’t quite gotten yet, though.  What do you think?

4. Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares

I was nervous when I heard about this book a few months ago.  When Brashares ended her Traveling Pants series with the fourth book a few years ago, I felt that it was the perfect goodbye.  The idea of adding a fifth book to the series and having it take place about 10 years later, when the girls are in their late twenties made me really, really nervous.  When I got a copy in the mail a few weeks ago for review, I dove right in, and I finished it quickly.  I’m not going to lie, you guys: the book is sad, and I cried through a lot of it.  Parts of it were problematic, but overall I really loved it.  It says something that I’m still thinking about the characters weeks later.  I’ll review the book fully sometime soon, but in the meantime, I’m enjoying the fact that Lena, Tibby, Carmen and Bridget are sitting with me still.

5. Amy’s Organic Mac and Cheese

This one is more than a little embarrassing, but it is what it is.  Recently, I discovered the wonder that is Amy’s Mac and Cheese.  It’s a frozen single-serving of mac-and-cheese (the kind with real, thick cheese), and it is delicious.  I don’t own a microwave, so when I want to eat it (which is usually about once a week), I have to really want it, you guys.  I usually make it for lunch, and when I pull it out of the oven (I like it a little burnt at the edges), I grind a little pepper over it and go to town.  I am never disappointed.  It is delicious.  This is turning into an ad for Amy’s products, so I’d best stop.

Now I want some mac and cheese.

Lists and Procrastination: 5 Things I’m Currently Obsessed With

In my attempt to turn this into a monthly feature here at Early Nerd Special, it feels like it’s time for another edition of Things I’m Currently Obsessed With.  Previous posts can be found here, here, and here.

1. The YA CONTROVERSY

I’m talking about the really interesting discussion that’s been happening since the WSJ published that article about YA books being too dark.  I’m not linking to the article because there’s really no need for me to do so at this point.  Every time I read the article, I get mad, which doesn’t feel good.  What does feel good is the response that writers, readers, and bloggers have had since it blew up on the internet.  If you haven’t been following the discussion, I encourage to you search for the Twitter hashtag #YASaves and read through some of those tweets.  There are also a lot of really great response pieces to check out:

• Bookshelves of Doom has a great round-up of some responses.
• You should also read Salon’s piece about it
• Steph Su has a really thoughtful reaction to the controversy as well.

2. Grey’s Anatomy on Netflix

A group of surgical interns at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital attempt to navigate their hectic lives.  Sleeping with bosses, personal dramas, and general shenanigans ensue.   Although technically a medical drama, there are comedic and romantic elements that often overshadow the drama.

This one is really embarrassing for me simply because I know I should hate the show.  It’s manipulative, the characters are ridiculous, the premise itself is preposterous, and yet I can’t stop watching it.  Granted, I’m only in the second season (which is largely considered the show’s heyday), and I know it’s going to get much, much worse, but for the time being, I’m really enjoying watching an episode or two before bed.

3. Kingdom Hearts

Released in 2002, Kingdom Hearts was a game that used a mixture of original characters as well as characters from Disney movies and the Final Fantasy game franchise.  The RPG has the player embarking on an epic quest that sends him to various worlds (representing many of the worlds found in the Disneyverse).  Donald Duck and Goofy are the co-pilots, and the game is notable for its voice work cast, which included many of the voice actors from the Disney movies but also included actors like Haley Joel Osment, David Gallagher, Hayden Panetierre, and David Boreanaz.

I pulled out my PS2 about a week ago and have been playing Kingdom Hearts ever since.  I can’t explain it, you guys.  Something about the mindlessness of playing a role-playing game is really relaxing these days.  I could blame the heat, but I don’t think that’s what it is.  It’s just kind of fun.

4. The Weeknd – “House of Balloons/Glass Table Girls”

Oh my god, you guys.  Have you heard The Weeknd?  He’s been blowing up on music blogs for a while now, but I’m not going to lie, I just discovered him a few weeks ago.  The Weeknd is a Toronto-based R&B singer named Abel Tesfaye, and he released a nine-track album (called House of Balloons) in late March this year.  Drake is credited with initially garneringThe Weeknd quite a bit of attention (he tweeted about him and linked to his website), but to be honest, Tesfaye’s talent speaks for itself.  I find the entire album to be completely engrossing (that almost never happens for me), and there’s something haunting about his voice.  If you haven’t done so already, check him out.

5. The TV Tropes Website

TV Tropes is something that I’ve known about for a while, and every once in a while, I find myself killing a lot of time there, looking up entries for specific shows, movies, and books, but also just sort of doing a wiki walk and finding out all sorts of interesting things.  If you’ve never been to the site, I highly recommend it.  Be prepared for it to suck a good chunk of your time, though.  It’s extensive, and it’s fascinating.  Not only is it a pop culture junkie’s dreamland, it’s also really informative.  Some of my favorite entries include: Twitter, Badass Decay, Blessed with Suck, and Buffy Speak.

Since it’s relevant to this post, the entry about Grey’s Anatomy is pretty entertaining.  Here’s the entry for Kingdom Hearts.

This concludes another edition of Things I’m Currently Obsessed With.  What are you really into this week?

Currently I’m…

Ripped from Jordyn at Ten Cent Notes, who took it from Alexa at Not Enough Bookshelves.  It’s meme time, folks.

Current Book: Boys and Girls Like You and Me: Stories, by Aryn Kyle. Kyle’s short story collection features stories about girls and women, and so far, I’m really enjoying it.  She’s a really, really good writer.  The kind that makes me ache with a little bit of jealousy.

Current Playlist: For some reason, “Good Day” by Nappy Roots is my go-to morning song.  I’m also really digging Lissie’s Catching a Tiger (I’ve been listening to this album daily for about two months and I cannot get enough of it), The Naked & Famous’s Passive Me, Aggressive You, and I just discovered Lights, so I’ve been jamming to her EPs.

Current Shame-Inducing Guilty Pleasure: I’ve been watching season 2 of Gossip Girl and hating myself for it.  It’s like a drug: I know it’s bad for me, but the more I do it, the more I need it.  Or, you know, whatever.

Current Color: Purple.  Usually it’s black or pink, but today it’s purple.

Current Drink: Water.  I’m trying to be healthy, y’all.

Current Food: My snack at work is a sliced apple sprinkled with lemon juice.

Current Favorite Show: I’ve been tearing through the second season of Modern Family, which is much funnier than I want it to be.  I’m also all kinds of in love with Happy Endings and Parenthood.

Current Wishlist: Dark-wash jeans one size smaller.  The power of clairvoyance.  This book to be released, like, now.

Current Needs: More work to do at work.  Inspiration to write a couple of book reviews.  Motivation to get my ass to the gym.  Words.

Current Bane of My Existance: Indecision.  I’m not willing to get any more specific than that, guys.

Current Celebrity Girl-Crush: Kat Dennings.  Mae Whitman.