Monthly Archives: November 2009

Forget Those Reality TV shows, Forget House, and HIMYM AND WATCH CHUCK!

Posted by on November 20, 2009 2 comments

Okay, you guys have read my many effusive posts on Chuck.

I swear, I”M NOT THE ONLY FAN! It is a critic’s favorite as well. Normally, I don’t care much what critics have to say, but since we happen to coincide with the same opinion, I’d say they’re getting it. :)

The critics who laud the show includes Televisionary, Hit Fix Daniel, Give Me My Remote , Kristen of E!Online and Ausiello of EW plus my favorites: Alan Sepinwall of the NJ Ledger, and Mo Ryan of the Chicago Tribune.

But why haven’t you heard about it? Aside from me of course.  Well, it’s probably because it’s in the same time slot as the juggernaut reality TV shows. I won’t mention them, they can drum up they’re own attention. I know they’re entertaining, but I wish you would turn them off and give Chuck a chance. These shows are cheap, and attract viewers en masse which have resulted in more and more glut of mind-numbing reality TV show. Plus, so many people are put out of work in the entertainment industry because networks would rather pay for the measly budget of a reality show, than for a show that needs FX, actual characters and writers. I mean, don’t you miss tuning in to something that engages your brain a bit more than reality TV? You can DVR those shows too and not miss much. With Chuck, you get comedy, romance, tight-writing, character development, amazing chemistry with the characters, and so much more.

Which brings me to other shows that do have comedy and romance and character development too. If you watch House, I’m sorry, but have you not noticed that it pretty much gets to be the same thing over and over? The procedural aspect of that show is dead. The ancillary characters are boring. I really couldn’t care less about Chase and Cameron or Foreman and 13. So you just have the still compelling House, who I’m sorry to say just isn’t as attractive as Zac Levi of Chuck. And Cuddy? Well she’s not as hot as Sarah. The romance that’s being dangled in front of audiences in the form of “Huddy” isn’t gonna happen any time soon. Let’s face it. While the romance is alive and well in Chuck. If you’re a guy who doesn’t care about the romance, then turn into Chuck for this:

Princess Leia

Turn to picture above for reasons to miss HIMYM. The show is funny. I watched it…online. But Chuck? It’s in a comedic stratosphere higher than HIMYM. I don’t know how else to explain it. Just watch S1, to understand S2 when it really gets GREAT and let me know if I’m wrong. You won’t cause I’m not.

If you’re even remotely interested in watching good television, tune in to Chuck Sunday Jan. 10 on NBC for its two hour premier. Then watch it as it goes to its regular slot on Mondays Jan 11 at 8 pm. Here’s a clip!

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A Day I Should Remember

Posted by on November 18, 2009 3 comments

It was a nothing day. No birthdays, or anniversaries, or anything earth-shattering to celebrate. Just a family out on a Sunday and it was a very nice day. A very enjoyable day. I need to remember these kind of days more often.

I declared to my husband early in the day that we needed a day out as a family, so we went. Lunch at the Spaghetti Factory, cupcakes from Heavenly Cupcakes on 6th and Island in Downtown San Diego, and then the Children’s Museum :

Running to the museum

Dad got the only chocolate

Enjoying cupcakes

Bounce House

Bubbles with Daddy

Blocks

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How to Remain Sexy: Part..I forget

Posted by on November 9, 2009 No comments

Thanks to Reyna Elena’s post I remembered that I used to do posts on How To Remain Sexy. Yabang ko no? Heheh. It brings back memories for when my husband and I were just a couple and there was no child in our midst. It was definitely easier to be sexy then. What about now? I still try. I see too many moms both back in Texas and (especially) here in California looking hot and being followed by any number of kids to have an excuse for not at least TRYING.

So I wear my boots over my skinny jeans. I try to keep fit by working out several times a week. I am choosy in my tops. I don’t let what’s in fashion dictate what I wear necessarily because most of what’s in fashion are for those taller and slimmer than me. I’m kind of a muscular, 5’3 chick, with wide hips to boot to there are things that look good on me, and there are things that don’t.

Is the amorous side of my relationship with my husband still the same? No, of course not. It’s got a more practical tinge to it, with almost none of the giddiness our relationship had in its first year. He’s seen me screech, holler..in short, he’s seen my ugly side in almost 7 years of being married (10 years of being together). It’s really hard to look at your spouse the same way when they’ve seen you in a hospital gown, with unwashed hair and face, postpartum, shuffling to the bathroom after your catheter’s been removed. Or when you’ve seen them…wait, there’s really no comparison to that first one. He really should carry the next baby.

Even with all that we’ve gone through, last Friday’s date night still felt good. It’s two married people out on a date night versus a couple in the first throes of love, and all the difference that entails. Our conversation brought up the past, we were high on the fact that we were out on a Friday night, we had wine. And yet in the back of our head we were wondering about Mina, our 2 year old, hoping she’s ok because we left her with a slight cold. And we knew that coming home meant we’d be taking care of said sick child and there wasn’t a promise of anything amorous beyond what we were enjoying at that particular moment.

The couple in their first throes of love would be thinking only of themselves, and what lay ahead that evening. And I’ve had that, and now I have this, and that is more than fine with me. Because when Mina was put to bed that night, she held my hand as she fell asleep, and behind me I could hear my husband’s even breathing as he succumbed to slumber. And I felt happy, and satisfied.

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Dressing A Daughter

Posted by on November 3, 2009 6 comments

Cross-posted from my Mom Blog.

Things have been a bit crazy for us this past well, couple of years. What with my change of career and going back to school, and Woody’s joining of the Army. Finances have been tight, schedules have been hectic. Vacation’s been scarce (Waaaah! Enough about that). I used to have money to buy not just practical outfits from Target and Old Navy, which are cute but let’s face it, a bit uninspired, to more stylish baby clothes from Baby Gap, Ralph Lauren, Lucky Kid, and Baby Dior (kidding about Dior). See, Mina for the fist 1.5 year of her life had no shortage of cute outfits. We had clothes galore from my baby shower, from gifts for her first birthday given by relatives and friends. We had a huge birthday party for her 1st one so that comes as no surprise.

Behold, an absence of pink!

Finally! She likes milk.

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Mina Love

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Her second was a bit more understated. We got mostly cash. Her cute outfits are dwindling. Most of the stuff in her closet are proudly marked Target and Old Navy. Both stores like a lot of pink and I vowed to NOT dress her all pink before I had her. I tell you, it’s hard!

I’ve been delegating her care to her Dad a lot more these days, since I’m so busy with school. Once he’s gone, care will go to my Mom most likely, who has no problems with pink. But I was inspired lately by Sweet Fine Day’s Jenna, who dresses her kids in stylish, low on pink fashion. I love it. I must admit I whipped out the credit card and just dropped a little over a hundred dollars on 5 pieces of clothes and shoes for the little one over at Crewcuts and yes, Baby Gap! This after already dropping some cash for more (pink!) stuff at Target the other day.

No, I didn’t buy her Stella McCartney’s new collection for babyGap (Lord, they are expensive!). I noticed most of the stuff I ended up buying were still in the pink family, but they call it guava, and light flamingo. I bought her pink shoes too. Ok, so that was a fail in no pink. But they were the only cute things on sale. Crewcuts isn’t in the vicinity of Old Navy pricing.

Anyway, what’s my point? My point is, I am overly concerned with how my daughter dresses. I secretly gloat that she is one of the best-dressed kid in her class. I love, love, love that she’s a girl. Cause no matter how many cutesy things they try to come up for boys, it’s just not as fun. For example, look at this cute picture:

Mina added the flower and tutu

I think that picture says it all. She insisted on adding the flower and tutu to the outfit by the way.

Mina, when you’re older and read this, I hope you appreciate how cutely I tried to dress you.

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