When the leaves start to turn and the air gets crisp and cold, that's when I like to settle in to my shows. Some falls there are NO decent new shows to watch--like the past few, in fact. But this fall I've actually found a few passable hours to veg out to. My weekly viewing schedule:Sunday--Amazing Race (CBS) and Brothers & Sisters (NBC), even though Calista Flockhart's annoying as hell. (The Wire onDemand) and I might give Desperate Housewives (ABC) another chance.Monday--Prison Break (Fox) and Weeds (Showtime)Tuesday--There is absolutely NOTHING to watch on Tuesdays!Wednesday--Jericho (CBS) and LOST (ABC)Thursday--Survivor: Cook Islands (CBS) and ER (NBC)Friday--Men in Trees (ABC)--Yes, I'm that pathetic!I do find time to do my chores and actually do school work in between all the tube time. So ye who are without sin, go ahead and cast the first stones!
I always have high hopes for apples. They always look great--shiny, smooth, firm. Then you bite into them. A mushy, mealy mess can ruin your day. Sometimes it's the whole bag, sometimes just one or two. But after biting a few bad apples, it's hard to trust again. We're lucky enough to live in the "apple belt" of Minnesota, where the climate is just perfect for growing apples. They're harvesting them now, and for an exquisite, perfectly textured, juicy, tart (but not too tart) snacking apple, the Honey Crisp apples are the ones to beat. Although quite spendy, about a buck an apple, there's no other more perfect treat that cheap. In a week or so, my other favorites, Regents, will be available at an even more reasonable price. Of course, you should never buy them from the grocery store--they're already almost ruined by then! Happy munching!
"Weeds" should be cracking everyone up. It is as good as any 30-minute comedy on HBO; it has a stellar cast; and it's funny as hell. It's already into its second half of a short 10-episode season, and it seems to be getting no buzz at all. Maybe the late summer premiere hurt it, or that it was postponed from an earlier April starting date. The clueless suburban paradise of Agrestic is the place to be this fall, if you're looking for something out of the ordinary to watch.
Again, the reminders of "why we're at war with terrorists". . .like we need to be reminded to hate and blame. But then the rollercoaster ride of his declining popularity can only be nauseating to him and to his party. Desperate measures for a desperate despot. The day is still freshly scarred in my mind as it will be forever. Living through it with Muslim children who had no idea how their lives were going to change and become even more difficult than their days as political refugees flung throughout eastern Africa. Little did we know that day, though, how this "event" would become the cornerstone for his pathetic term(s) of office. The innocent souls still cry out for vengeance and truth.
The last time we saw Al and Alma, there was the promise of something, ANYTHING, to liven up the sour turn this exquisite show had taken as of late. The fake husband had been picked off by one of the Pinkertons (in mid-sentence talking to a raggedy pooch); Trixie had stormed up to Hearst's room, breasts bared to shoot him; Bullock had come storming back, barely able to contain his ire and disgust. It was GOOD! It was what made Deadwood a thrill ride. They had one chance to satiate all of us for a couple of years and what did they do? Stirred in a mish-mash of barely comprehensible blither, sent Hearst smugly out of town, totally in control, with Al cleaning up his own bloody mess in his office. It was almost too much to bear. Then to top it all off, ending Entourage the following night. How are we supposed to get through the winter, anyway?
When the leaves start to turn and the air gets crisp and cold, that's when I like to settle in to my shows. Some falls there are NO decent new shows to watch--like the past few, in fact. But this fall I've actually found a few passable hours to veg out to. My weekly viewing schedule:
