Grey's Anatomy is back, and Jimmy Kimmel is funny

I do love Grey's Anatomy, and I wouldn't be a true American if I didn't love Michael Phelps. Perfect!



I thought the actual season premiere was weird. Like it wasn't taking itself seriously most of the time. It felt off. And the new doctor is too good to be true and therefore annoying and pompous. I'll still call him McArmy, though.

Dating-woe movies

Newlywed gushy caveat--I no longer need to watch girlie movies to help me get over being sad about dating, because Todd would be at the very tippy top of this list of awesome (movie) men. This post in no way implies he's not the greatest man I know. Ü

This weekend my friend and I were talking about the movies women watch to help them get over a breakup or feel better about their dating lives (some movies make you feel better because of the male lead's sweetness, and some movies just make you wish you had a boyfriend who is like the protagonist and then you feel worse). We came up with a chart for the movies, and I've attached it below. I thought you all might enjoy it.

I placed Ryan Reynolds as #2 because my friend suggested him, not necessarily because I believe he should be on this list. What male character deserves the coveted "barely less romantic than Titanic" slot, and why?

Is it . . . Mr. Darcy, because although he's aloof and snotty and has sensitivity issues, his glances at Elizabeth just melt the hearts of women everywhere? (I cannot BELIEVE I forgot about Mr. Darcy!)

Gushes and rants

(or, Gushes and one rant, which fortunately is more positive and Karma likes that)

Recently I have developed a major dependence on caffeine. Specifically Diet Cherry Coke. I've also noticed my soda intake is significantly contributing to my Newlywed 15 (I never gained the Freshman 15 in college, so Karma is having a blast with it now). So I have been cutting back on my Diet Coke intake (sigh). And that is my excuse for this post--there are things I have wanted to post about, but they've been random and short, and today I'm feeling my caffeine withdrawal so I'm hoping a blog rush will get me through the day.

Gush:
We got Wicked tickets! We have very good seats, and hotel rooms, so now we just get to let the anticipation build, which really is the coolest thing.

Rant:
Yesterday was stake conference, and it was a really nice meeting. The meeting was broadcast to our building, and they had technical difficulties, so the sound was very quiet. So quiet we couldn't hear anyone who stood more than an inch from the microphone. Especially with the background noise of children crying, screaming, banging toys on the metal chairs, etc. The noise drowned out the speakers. And that's my rant; maybe it's even an Ask Miss Tacky.

And I know I run the risk of Karma giving me hellion children because I am complaining about other people's children, but seriously parents from yesterday--can you not take your screaming child out of the room? They had a feed into the Relief Society room, where there are soft chairs. Take your kid there. I realize kids make noise, and I find it mostly adorable, but there was a child in front of us who screamed like a banshee every minute or so. And his parents just sat above him ignoring him. I admit, I am not a mom and can't even imagine having to parent children, but that's all I ask--parent your children, don't just let them annoy everyone else. (That was quite a rant; I can only imagine what you moms will have to say about my insensitivity Ü.)

Gush:
This picture from Ryan and Katie's blog. I can't get enough of it. I think it's the sweetest thing.

Gush:
Grey's Anatomy and LOST are on the same day. What an awesome idea. And LOST was fantastic, but we all know my true love lies with Grey's, and Thursday was such a good episode. That woman's skull flap flopping out of her hat?! Oh my nastyness. And one of the best lines ever was George and Lexie after she klepto'd everything from the hospital:

George: “I wish you had stolen the TVs.” Lexie: “I tried; they’re bolted to the walls.”

Gush:
Right now I am totally obsessed with this song

and this song.

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I am so very excited and pleased with how good LOST is this season. It's finally back on par with the first two seasons (in my mind, season 3 didn't really happen). The episodes this year have been awesome. Agree?

If you watch LOST, continue reading. If you don't, start watching it now. It's as good as everyone says.

The flashforward AND flashback in last week's Sun and Jin episode was awesome. It's so nice to finally be confused and interested in the stories. Last night's episode was good as well. Having Michael on the ship was a good trick. But why won't the island let him die?

I read a really interesting theory here (it's a really long link, but if you're a total LOST nerd it's good reading). The theory makes a lot of sense, but in light of last night's episode I'm not as sure any more. Based on this theory, the people on the island eventually die anyway because they were supposed to die on that crash. So why would the island not want Michael to die? Weird.

And sad about Walt not trusting him, again. And didn't the kid in the window look like 2004-Walt, not now-Walt? Because now-Walt (at least the Walt who appeared to Locke) is tall and looks more like a teenager than a child. Random.

It's too bad about Rousseau and Carl dying--I liked the crazy Frenchwoman. Who was shooting at them? The Others? More ship people we aren't aware of? Locke??? He's a psycho, so it could be him.

I love how dorky I can be with this show again! (Although, based on the article I linked, I am not close to being as huge a dork as some LOST fans. Sad.)

So, no more LOST episodes until April 24. But really, ABC, you've created television heaven by having Grey's Anatomy and LOST on the same day, back-to-back. Yeah, 10:00 LOST bites, but Thursdays have just gotten many times better.

Any LOST theories?