sweet caroline

Playing catch up yet again…

Jaylen and Dash were on Katie Couric last night and it was a lovely little segment. You can view the video at dashmihok.com.

Had a good Halloween even though the weather was super gross because it was cold and rainy. Aidan and Alex each ended up with like 5 pounds of candy. No, I’m not joking. They weighed it.

Been reading a lot lately. Finished Wicked Lovely on Monday, Dead and Gone Tuesday and Ink Exchange yesterday. I LOVED Ink Exchange so much. It’s very dark, but in the end, everyone ended up where they needed to be. A lot the reviews I read weren’t very positive, but I don’t understand why. It might be a story about faeries, but the themes are that of pain, suffering, addiction, loss, need, survival and trying to reclaim yourself. It’s sad and awful, but having lived through a lot of things in the book and coming out the other side broken but still alive and breathing really struck a chord in me. Maybe the people who reviewed it negatively don’t have any frame of reference and therefore just didn’t understand. No idea. Anyhoodle, on to some of the characters… I’m in love with the character of Niall and I hope to see much more of him in the next book. I never cared for Irial, but I understand why he did what he did from start to finish. As for Leslie, I feel for her and understand the awful pain she feels and why she so desperately wants to reclaim herself and make it all stop even though the way she can make it stop could ultimately destroy her. I didn’t really like the characters of Aislinn and Keenan in this one though. They seem different than in the 1st book. Aislinn grated on my nerves until the end of the book and I just hated Keenan in this one. He was a total ass, which kind of sucks because I actually grew to like him in the 1st book. Seth is still a great character, but just not in this one for long. The one character I really miss in this one is Donia. She was my favorite in the 1st book and I’m really hoping she returns in the next one.

TV Talk:

Jane Lynch gets more and more fabulous with each passing Glee episode. Is it wrong that I thought Rachel and Noah/Puck were kinda hot together and that his hotness factor was raised a few more bars by singing Sweet Caroline even though he’s a sleaze just trying to get into her pants? Yes, I thought it was wrong. Don’t care though. Totally H-O-T.

White Collar is so going to be my new favorite show of the season. It’s a nice little mix of drama, light comedy and action and Matt Bomer is perfectly charming as the lead. I loved him in Tru Calling, adored every minute he was in Chuck and thought he was really good in Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, so yayness for a weekly fix of charm and prettiness. Now if Lee Pace would get another show, I’d be in TV heaven.

I’ve been enjoying Eastwick, though it’s not something I must watch on a weekly basis. I typically watch/listen to it on Hulu while at work.

I’ve also been watching/listening to Flash Forward at work because I just can’t get into it. It’s not bad or anything, it’s just not something I can tear my eyes away from. I can’t figure out exactly what it is that doesn’t do it for me, but it’s just missing something.

I hope they end OTH after this season. It’s just time. I am hoping that Clay and Quinn will end up together, but we’ll see. Also, it’s time for them to let Brooke be happy damn it! Just let her get married and get pregnant already. Good grief! Also, they should bring Sam back or at least mention her once in while. Oh and the Millie on diet pills storyline? Stop it now because I’ve seen that one waaaay too many times.

Watched the first few eps of Fringe S1 and liked it a lot. It’s not something I’d need to see on a weekly basis, but I think I’ll finish out S1 and then download recent S2 eps.

Is Sons of Anarchy good? I adore Charlie Hunnam, but it doesn’t really look like something I’d like.

catching up…

I haven’t blogged in forever, so I thought I’d catch up in a giant random post. Oh and I changed the layout because Sophia (as Brooke) is too cute in her sexy devil costume and the photo needed to be utilized.

As most of you know, my dad passed away a couple of weeks ago. We weren’t close and I hadn’t seen him in 10 years so being there at the very end was kind of odd, but I’m so glad I went to see him and had a chance to talk with him briefly. We didn’t get to say all the things we wanted to say, but we said enough and there was peace for both of us. I still haven’t cried over it, but I will one day.

I turned 34 earlier this week. It was an OK birthday other than Aidan being sick and us not getting to cook dinner and stuff like we’d planned. I didn’t want a germy birthday dinner and certainly didn’t want to catch the bug he had. We’ll probably bake a cake or something this weekend, just so we can celebrate properly.

As I’ve plugged several times already, dashmihok.com and sophiabushphotos.com are now online if anyone wants to affiliate. I’ve got spots open for family, top and regular affies. Just email me through either of the sites and I’ll be happy to add you.

this is the sweetest little song

I polished off OTH S3 a few days ago and really, really need S4 to arrive in my mailbox soon.

I finally watched The Sarah Connor Chronicles S1 recently and it was really good. Lena Headey bores me greatly, but I will continue to give her a chance. Other actors have grown on me over time, so she might grow on me too.

Butch Walker has a new CD out. Check out some samples here and then go forth and purchase it.

Aidan and I went to see Changeling last weekend. It was his idea that we go see it, which surprised me because he’s usually more of a cheesy horror movie nut. We both thought it was a really well made and well acted on all parts, especially by Angie and Jason Butler Harner who played Gordon Northcott. I hadn’t realized how skinny Angie was during that time, but she was just skin and bones. It worked in her favor though because it added an extra layer of fragility to her character and all that she went through. Jason was just too creepy for words. (WARNING: The rest of this entry contains some slight spoilers regarding Jason’s character and how some of the scenes were filmed.)

Brooke picspam

I’ve been re-watching One Tree Hill lately and am totally falling in love with it and Brooke all over again. Sophia is full of awesome and I love, love, love her portrayal of Brooke. She does such a great job of playing her as being both tough and fun on the outside and fragile as glass on the inside. Great character!

In honor of my re-watching, I thought I’d do a little Brooke picspam today. Below are some of my favorite S2 and S3 Brooke happy faces, shock faces, cute faces and funny faces. Enjoy!