owlbeer | Entries tagged with bones

Do I need to start this with my traditional greeting oh 'haha, oh wow I should be in bed?' or do you think we can take it as read now?

( Mad Men: The Beautiful Girls )

I really do love this show.

I've seen a few posts about what people are going to be watching this new (US) TV season.

Returning shows:

Fringe - Shocker. It's not Thursday yet, is it? Damn.
Bones- sort of depending on how I feel. I'll watch a few episodes anyway. Hodgins will compel me if nothing else.
Community - need to see S1 first but I'm definitely keen
Big Bang Theory - I keep forgetting to watch it regularly. Must remember. In general, I tend to find it a lot harder to keep up with comedies than dramas. Mostly I think because I don't watch too many of them.
Gossip Girl - now two eps behind, but curiosity will get the better of me. Also, Chace Crawford.

In terms of new shows: I'm interested in Boardwalk Empire and despite myself The Event, even though it is absolutely another FlashForward waiting to happen. I like watching things crash and burn. I also await to see what show fandom welcomes with open arms, because there will be one.

I need to catch up on White Collar at some point too. I stopped after the disappointing 2.02 and forgot to keep watching. Also, the Treme pilot is still unwatched. David Simon, self, David Simon. Watch. It.

And there's some sort of Merlin show on BBC at the moment as well. ;) So much TV, so little time. (I've heard Chuck is very good ... and four seasons old. Oy. Later).

RL wise, my interview today went well, I think. Don't think I said anything too horrendously stupid. There is a second interview (*sigh*) which hopefully I'll hear about tomorrow. Fingers crossed anyway. I really want this job like woah.

Now, to tell myself that now is not at all an appropriate time to start watching One Week.

I can also see me possibly getting interested in hockey this year. I blame this on conversations with my ex-workmate (huge Canadiens fan), my own curiosity, certain people on my friends list and more than one actor (yes, more than just the one you're thinking of, but to be honest, fair call) I like going on about it.

Crossposts: http://aworldinside.livejournal.com/148250.html

I have been lax about LJ-ing recently (RL *sigh*), but Chrome is not helping right now. Once you're out of beta, you're supposed to be more stable, damnit. Although this could have something to do with the amount of free space on my machine. I need to tidy again.

I have been experiencing something of a Rolling Stones fandom resurgence. I listened to the new tracks on the re-released 'Exile on Main Street' and the love came back. Most of them are awesome, especially the Soul Survivor alternate take with Keith singing crazy lyrics, and just being Keith. <3 This also wasn't helped by the BBC screening Stones in Exile, the documentary about the making of Exile on Main Street, on Sunday. Oh, Stones (esp Keith) I heart you for reasons I can't quite articulate.

On a semi-related note, I was linked via

ontd_downey to RDJ's Inside the Actors Studio (which is awesome btw) and then ended up (oh, YouTube) at Johnny Depp's, and he was wearing a Keith Richards t-shirt! <3 I love his love for Keith.

I'm a little behind on TV. I haven't got to the latest Dr Who (I've heard varying reports) and I *still* need to watch the pilots of Caprica and Treme which have been sitting on my laptop forever. I do however have The Good Wife, which I think I'll be watching before I go to bed, as I'm really enjoying it and Alan Cumming is incredibly awesome.

I did catch the season of finales of Gossip Girl and Bones, both of which were underwhelming for different reasons. Bones was just, blah, really blah, which it shouldn't have been, and Gossip Girl was just too much drama, which yes, is the point, but it was all a little exhausting and circular.

I also didn't think I'd really missed True Blood, but the trailers and clips I've seen have me quite intrigued. Damn you, Skarsgard, this is your fault.

Also, while I'm going on about random TV, I caught an episode of Glee on Monday. Huh. It was okay, admittedly helped by the fact that Neil Patrick Harris was guest-starring, but I could watch it again. I'm unsure I guess, but I quite enjoyed it.

Okay, the list of tags for this post grew crazy fast. *boggles*

Music: The Rolling Stones - Soul Survivor (Alternate Take)

Being in the UK has its advantages:

( Dr Who: Waters of Mars )

I also have random Bones thoughts after catching up on the last few eps:

( Bones: A Night in the Bones Museum / The Tough Man in the Tender Chicken )

Yuletide assignments came out! Eep. I got one of my 'Any' fandoms, but the characters I've got are some of my favourites, so I'm happy to be writing about them.

Yuletide writer: If you're looking for a letter, it will be forthcoming, I promise. x

The entry time on the Post page now updates with my system clock. Cool :)

Now there's new White Collar, and probably Merlin, and I need to catch up on the Daily Show, and talking about Bones has made me feel like watching that a little. My life, so hard. So much TV.

Not a lot to say, other than the Bones 4x22 was delightful from start to finish. Ridiculous but so, so funny. I adore them and am most tempted by the DVDs.

Have reached S3 of The Wire. Still awesome.

Am also pondering whether to leave the house in the rain. I do have a few things I'd like to do, and I have a book I need to read for my book club and my computer seems to be too much of a distraction for me to sit down and do it in the house. Sitting down with a coffee might be an idea.

Current Mood: okay

Today has been very low-key. Cooked myself two meals (cooked breakfast and vege curry, go the vege market), enjoyed the sun and spent some time sorting out and tidying files.

Before last night, I had 30+ tabs open and had done for at least a week and a half. They changed, but there was always so many there. My laptop wasn't appreciating it (Firefox, I love you but you're a resource hog) and it might sound a bit odd, but I don't think my brain was either. It was always like I had something else to read/watch/comment on and I had a lot of other unsorted stuff like video/music/pics. So, I tidied and sorted, and I feel a little better. Not to say this won't end up happening again, of course, but I'm going to try and keep it a little more under control. It's a bit worrying how much of an effect my laptop habits have. ;)

Also, I bought a new phone yesterday. I have returned to the Vodafone fold but I got to keep my old Telecom number, and the phone is really kinda pretty. It has waaay better games than my old phone and even a version of Opera installed. I don't usually really have great geeky gadget love for cellphones, but this one might change that.

Anyway, random links of happiness.

Rahm Emmanuel and Stephen Colbert roast each other at a Spina Bifida charity event. OMG awesome. The video is a little shaky, but it is well worth a watch. They both get in some awesome calls, and Stepehen also has some brilliant lines about Dana Perino.

Also, there was this photo:

:D

Richard Hammond test drives an F1 car. Oh, Hamster. How gleeful this made him was awesome to watch and it's also amazing to see the forces that those cars apply on your body. Amazing machines.

And randomly, I seem to be developing a small Bones addiction.

I have said it before and will no doubt say it again, but David Boreanaz your powers of adorable should not be this high! Seriously! I also kinda adore Hodgins, Brennan and Cam. <3

*goes to watch another ep*

Current Mood: contemplative

( Doctor Who: Turn Left )

Also, I don't have anything specific to say about tonight's Bones episode, except to say that I kinda want to squish them all. Hard. And I might need to track down S1.

OMG brilliant Colbert clip embedded below. (link via

dianora2)

( Stephen Colbert + Cookie Monster + Robert Downey Jr references. Yes, really. )

Current Mood: amused

Neither of these are really spoiler-y (more !!!-y) but cut anyway.

( Bones: Baby in the Bough )

( Doctor Who: Midnight )

Current Mood: impressed
Current Music: Franco Battiato - Ruby Tuesday (Rolling Stones cover)

I have thai coconut, chili and lime prawns, bok choi and rice and it is awesome. Strangely I have political blogger Ezra Klein to thank for this, as he posted this prawn recipe and then I got a serious craving. So glad I tramped to the supermarket to get them. Somedays, I can actually cook things. \o/

Weekend was very low key and I spent basically all day Sunday reading. I am reading a lot more books at the moment, and this pleases me because the last few years I have rather failed in that department. I just finished Douglas Coupland's Microserfs and now I've moved onto Jack Goldsmith's The Terror Presidency, both are well worth reading.

On top of this, what had the capacity to be a crappy work day, wasn't all that bad.

Now Bones and then new Dr.Who.

Edit: "Elephants are not purple. This is wrong." Oh, Bones. <3 Ten minutes in and this episode is already awesome.

Current Mood: content
Current Music: The Books - Enjoy Your Worries You May Never Have Them Again

( Doctor Who: The Doctor's Daughter )

I also went to see Iron Man for the second time tonight. I enjoyed it even more, probably because I knew exactly what to expect from it. It's put me in quite a good mood anyway. Quite chilled and very 'oh, fuck it' towards anything that I happen to be worrying about, which is nice. It will last approximately not-very-long but I shall enjoy it while it lasts.

I may have also caught a Bones ep last night, and oh god the Booth/Brennan at the end was adorable. Smurfs! *cough* I am just watching this show casually.

And while I'm talking about things I'm enjoing. QI, the British celebrity quiz show with Stephen Fry and Alan Davies is awesome. (Particulary great clip). My friend also lent me the first 2 seasons and various Have I Got News For You seasons on DVD. Oh dear. ;)

And uh Doug Feith was on The Daily Show? Holy Fuck. Jon Stewart vs Iraq war architect and "stupidest fucking guy on Earth."(tm Tommy Franks) Need to watch that tonight.

ETA: Very good interview and Doug Feith didn't do to bad a job defending himself/the war. Bill Moyers is on tomorrow too, and Dennis Leary later in the week. Yay.

Current Mood: relaxed
Current Music: Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down