The Office – The season finale was, well, not as shocking as they built up the hype. ( Spoilers )

Supernatural – ( Major Spoilers )

House – This was a great episode of House! ( You know the drill... )

Reaper – We still have one episode left! And it got picked up for another season! Yeah! That means more wisdom from Sock! ( Major Spoiler )

Avatar – Finished season 2! ( Long rant & spoilers! )

Wanty more Avatar! AHHH!

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Got up to season 2, episode 14 last night! ( Read more... )

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I knew Mako was Uncle in Avatar, cause well, he's Mako. And Nicole (onxy_) told me that Zucko was Rufio (Dante Basco) from
Hook! (I love Hook so much! Ru-fi-Oooooo! Lookie lookie, I got Hookie, haha!) And I knew they got kids to voice Aang and some of the other cast.

Well, I just got to season 2, and Azula sounded familiar, like a nicer Raven (from Teen Titans), so at first I thought it was Tara Strong (who voiced Raven). But I looked it up and it's Grey DeLisle who voices FRANKIE from Foster's! OMG! No wonder I thought it was wrong that she sounded so evil! Wow, and Jason Isaacs as Zhao! I didn't place him at all, but it makes sense because he sounded like pure evil!

But the biggest WTF!? moment came when I saw Ann from Arrested Development (Mae Whitman) as Katara! HER? OMG! Now all I can think of is a mayonegg!

Death Note – Wow, this episode did move very fast. I understand now why people like the first 26 episodes better than the rest of the series. We speed right through this plot line like the Mach V. ( Spoilers! )

Bones – This episode was amazing! I love Sweets! Booth and Sweets laughing at “cut the cheese” was so great. Booth now has someone else on his side (Booth & Sweets vs Squints). It was a good episode, because I did not guess the killer at all! ( Spoilers )

Avatar – Nick & I caught up with season 1. We saw episodes 11-20 on TV, and rented the beginning of the series. Nicole let me borrow her season 2! We only watched 2 episodes last night, but I had actually seen the 2nd episode of season 2 with the lover’s cave. I love the nomads in that one!

Nomad: “I’m a nomad.”
Aang: “I’m a nomad, too!”
Nomad: “Hey, so am I!”

I hope they’re in later episodes! I am excited to watch more. It is a really awesome show. I love the action & humor! Uncle Iro is my favorite, with Sokka as a close second. And of course Momo and Oppa! (I might have just butchered those spellings.)

Haven’t watched Saturday’s Bleach or Code Geass, or House from last night, but have them on TIVO. Reaper is on tonight, and it got picked up for a second season! Scrubs got its next season on ABC! I’m excited! And Supernatural, The Office and My Name is Earl season finales are this Thursday!

GTA IV – I finally got into the nutmeat(^TM Stephen Colbert) of the story! Little Jacob is the shit even though I can’t understand a word he says (It’s either Jamacan or some kind of Space Potato language, haha). ( Plot Spoilers )

I found one of the random missions by myself! I was so happy, because Nick pointed out the first two to me. The icon only appears on the mini map if you’re not on a mission, so it’s hard to spot. So far it’s been the same guy, and I’ve followed him getting high on drugs, hitting rock bottom, and now he is in 12-step trying to stay clean. It’s really an interesting little side story and I hope I find him again soon!

Supernatural – ( Spoilers Ahead )

Scrubs – This was a great episode! Although not intended to be the season finale, I think it worked really well. I liked the fantasy story aspect of it. Of course Dr. Cox was the hero - he was telling the story! I loved the little details, like how JD called his Donkey "Sasha" like his scooter! It was classic Scrubs, although I still think the musical episode and the Wizard of Oz episode are holding onto their spots as my favorites (in that order).

30 Rock – Where do I even begin? ( Possible Spoilers )

The Office – This was probably the least-funny episode this season. That’s not to say it wasn’t without its moments, but they had so much potential with the premise and it just didn’t deliver. ( Spoilers ahead )

I haven’t had time to watch Earl yet, but will probably do that tonight. And there was a recording error for the new Foster’s, so I’m taping the replay for tomorrow and will watch when I can!

I feel like making icons and making it into a meme. I made this one and the Arrested Development one with Buster's Awards from "Army" last night! Anyway, if I made an icon meme, would you repost it? (Plus, I wanted an excuse to check out the poll feature for paid users, woo!)
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GTA IV - I had almost finished this mission and I was running around the house with Little Jacob, ran upstairs but it was a dead end. I turned around and knocked him down the stairs and he fell and DIED and his gun went off! It was hilarious! Even though I had to replay the mission, I laughed for like 5 minutes! I love the game. I told myself I would stop playing the game in 10 minutes, and 2 hours later I was still playing!

I got to the first morality choice in the game. You could kill this guy or let him live. I let him live because I didn't see the point in killing him. I like that the game lets you choose sometimes now. But that doesn't mean Nico is a pushover. I still scared the shit outta that guy!

I accidentally started walking across the Brooker Bridge and got 6 stars on me because the other island wasn't open yet. I got the achievement for surviving 5 minutes with 6 stars, but I kind of cheated because I just stayed on the bridge walkway and no cops found me. One finally did, but I took him out easy. Then I was just running around and I made it all the way to whatever they call central park before I finally died. It was fun! I did some taxi missions, which was good because it helps me get better at driving plus money!

The game is just amazing. Yeah, it's violent. (I shot a pigeon and it exploded into feathers and I was so sad! Strangely, I don't mind running the pedestrians over. Hmm.) But if you can get past that, the scope of it is awesome. You can play all these mini-games - bowling, darts, 8ball, an arcade puzzle game, and watch shows - the cabaret is so AWFUL and the comedy clubs are AMAZING, watch TV, go on the internet, hang out with friends or go on dates (I got the "warm coffee" achievement!), walk around and listen to people on their cell phones, not to mention the driving is so much fun! It's just like real life, except you can shoot people without guilt or fear of punishment.

Wow, I completely forgot to write about Saturday night's shows on [Adult Swim]!

Bleach – ( Spoilers Ahead & a Question if you’ve seen it already )

Code Geass – ( Spoilers Ep. 2 )

Death Note – ( Spoilers for whatever episode was just on TV )

Is it next Saturday yet?

PS: Can anyone point me in the direction of non-spoilerific Death Note icons?

Bones – ( Possible spoilers )

House – ( Possible spoilers )

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I am so excited about my paid account! I finally got a chance to use my Excel Saga mood theme! It's missing some words, but it has a majority of them.

Weekend Summary: Watched Iron Man over the weekend. It kicked ass. Went to conference Sunday and left early cause we missed lunch and were up late on Friday. Oh well. Got stuff done Sunday + played more GTA IV!

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1) Are you currently in a serious relationship? A. 2) What was your dream growing up? A. 3) What talent do you wish you had? A. 4) If I bought you a drink what would it be? A. 5) Favorite vegetable? A. 6) What was the last book you read? A. 7) What zodiac sign are you? A. 8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where. A. 9) Worst Habit? A. 10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride? A. 11) What is your favorite sport? A. 12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude? A. 13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? A. 14) Worst thing to ever happen to you? A. 15) Tell me one weird fact about you. A. 16) Do you have any pets? A. 17) What if i showed up at your house unexpectedly? A. 18) What was your first impression of me? (hmmm...careful!) A. 19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary? A. 20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? A. 21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? A. 22) What color eyes do you have? A. 23) Ever been arrested? A. 24) Bottle or can soda? A. 25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it? A. 27) What's your favorite place to hang at? A. 28) Do you believe in ghosts? A. 29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time? A. 30) Do you swear a lot? A. 31) Biggest pet peeve? A. 32) In one word, how would you describe yourself? A. 33) Do you believe in/appreciate romance? A. 35) Do you believe in God? A. 36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? A.

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Wow, so when I first clicked on it, it was only showing one user name posted. I was like huh, that's weird and I accidentally posted my name twice because it wasn't showing up. So today it loaded correctly (and I deleted my 2nd name) - and slwatson totally gave me 2 months paid account! I am SO EXCITED! I am so uploading more icons!

I will have to take a look at it more in depth during this weekend and give some more gifts!

Everyone in my office is talking about Lost or Gray's Anatomy, but how they couldn't stay awake during either show. Down with shows I don't watch! Up with...shows I do watch!

Supernatural – ( Spoilers Behind Cut )

The Office – ( That's what she said. )

30 Rock – This show won laughs of the night, for the guy with the ghostly creepy voice: "You must leave. Visiting hours are ovah!" Jack: "What happened to your voice?" Man: "I was struck by lightning as a child. They made a movie about me." HAHAHA I was dying of laughter! He sounded so strange!

Scrubs – My favorite part was JD’s sitcom dream about Ted and the Janitor. "Legal Custodians. Get it?" I would so watch that!

Didn’t have time to get to Earl or Beauty & the Geek from earlier in the week. Tonight I'm going to see Iron Man! Woo!

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Check it out. I'm in a haiku mood (wrote about 17 during a meeting this week), so if you post your username, I might write a poem!

GTA IV came out today and Nick already picked up our copy at lunch! I am super excited for the game. It looks like yet again it is breaking boundaries in terms of gameplay, and causing an uproar from the media. (EDIT - If you want to read about the general media ignorance surrounding GTA, Game On @ PC World has a great summary. In addition, if you are a parent (or know a parent), What They Play looks like a good resource about the content of games to stay informed.)

The story looks really good, as does its usual gameplay. Sadly, I am most excited about their radio stations, in-game internet, and driving (I don't like the shooting parts much, mostly because I suck). The physics are really cool, because you can step on a curb with one foot on it and the other on the ground, and you're standing like a real person would.

Last night Bones and House were on the same night! 'Bout time! I loved Bones with the baby, "fillanges, fillanges" haha. And "Elephant's aren't purple. This is wrong!"

House was hilarious with the whole House - Wilson - Amber triangle going on. Wilson looked so confused and scared. Chase was in the show more, which is good cause I like him. I do like the new team, I just miss the old one. Except Forman, because he's still getting a lot of screen time (thankfully)!

I rented "Rogue Galaxy" because Nick told me it was from the "Dark Cloud" guy, and he wants to distract me with something shiny to play while he plays GTA IV so I don't take the controller from him and start playing it myself. GTA IV looks AWESOME - IGN gave it a 10, which they haven't given a game in 9 years! I just printed out the manual for "Rogue Galaxy" to read because I am a little confused as to what stuff in the menu means, so I'm hoping it'll help me figure it out. I've only played for a few minutes, but it is fun so far!

Bleach ( and we get to the nut meat of the whole story arch )

Code Geass ( Awesome, loving it so far! )

DEATH NOTE! ( Rant to follow:  )

Nick and I went to The Huntington today! They had a wide variety of botanical gardens. We saw most of them: Chinese, Japanese, Conservatory (with Rainforest), Desert, Rose, Australian, and more! My favorite were the Chinese and Japanese! (They are a cosplayer's DREAM - at least mine!)

The Chinese gardens are very recent (opened in Feb) so they had the most people. They were beautiful, it really felt like people lived there (and I wanted to!). It was really hot, though (about 90 I would guess). I got a little sun burn even though I put on SPF 40 (and right after I got a facial! Sad!) Each section of the garden had its own name, like "Pavilion of the Three Friends," or "Bridge of the Joy of Fish." Sadly, I don't remember what was called what from my pictures, but you can view the map to see all the names. There was a tea house, and we sat down and tried some iced Jasmine tea. ( Pictures of the Chinese Garden )

The Japanese gardens were amazing as well. They began in 1911 and it is considered one of America's oldest and most mature Japanese gardens. There was a house built like the ones from the Meji era (if I remember the sign correctly), a zen garden, and a collection of bonzai and viewing stones. ( Pictures, pictures, pictures! )

We had lunch in the little cafe in the Rose garden, then kept wandering around the rest of the gardens. The desert garden was surprisingly beautiful, but I didn't get to really enjoy it because I was really hot and was getting tired from walking around everywhere else. I mocked myself for choosing to look at the desert one over the jungle one with shade! Haha. Here were some pretty cacti flowering:( Only 2 more! )

There was a smudge on some of the pictures because something got on the lense. It's still there, so we'll have to get something to clean it off. Bah.

YAY! CW has an awesome Ghostfacers site and it has the song! That song is sadly catchy.

Ghost, ghost facers! We go the places where the others will not. Ghost, ghost facers! We stay in the kitchen when the kitchen gets hot!

I learned that gay love can pierce death and save the day.

Nick & I went up to Beaverton, OR to look for apartments. We found one, it is 2 bedrooms, which is more than we were looking for, but we are going to use the 2nd bedroom for storage. It is insanely cheaper up there and although colder, prettier and more nature-y. I know I will like it up there, but I will miss California. I understand now more how people have a heritage they celebrate. I may be moving, but I will always consider myself a Californian. I lived in 2 of the biggest metropolitan areas - grew up in the Bay Area and moved to (Inland Empire &) Orange County. I know a lot about California and about the places and people here. If Matt Groening can live in California and still consider himself an Oregonian, I can do the opposite!

I made a list of differences between Portland/Beaverton and Orange County. Not pros & cons, just differences.

Orange County:
- Palm trees
- Crowded
- I'm familiar with places
- Warmer & No Rain
- I have friends like onyx_
- Kickboxing Gym
- Los Angeles is closest city - dirty & gross!
- Warm Beaches
- San Diego Zoo
- Local resturaunts
- Safe area
- Fast speed limits (65 fwy / 50 nearby streets)
- Pump your own gas
- Can't afford property
- Population: 13 mil (Orange co & LA co) / 3 mil Orange co alone

Portland
- Real trees
- Spread out
- Public Transportation
- Real seasons (minus too much snow)
- I have one friend nyxlily
- Everything is about a 20 minute drive
- Portland is closest city - clean & nice
- Tulips growing IN THE GROUND
- Ducks & animals!
- People are nice to strangers (this will take some getting used to!)
- Nature close by
- No sales tax
- Affordable apartments & condos
- Population: 2 mil for entire Portland area

There's so much I want to write about the past weekend, but I'll start with Berserk because I know callise was waiting for it. ( Spoilers. Like, major ones! )

Michael was cracking me up. I loved him and Dwight singing American Pie at the end. They know the parts I know, haha! "What part of shournt don't you understand?" haha! I almost had a heart attack when ( in case of spoilers )

30 Rock was good, but not enough Tracy. Earl was good - they finally got away from his dumb sitcom dream. Scrubs was good too. I loved all the scenes with Ted.

Went to Best Buy & got to try out the drums on rock band. It was a lot of fun! I'd really like to get it when I have the crabs (Earl reference).

I don't know if it was the poster with L biting his thumb and Ryuk looking menacing in the background. I don;t know if it was the fact that I was looking for a Death Note wall scroll and found out about the movie coming to theaters. But I FLIPPED. Total adrenaline rush!

The Death Note anime is quickly becoming one of my favorite series. Ever. I love Cowboy Bebop, but I would not be ashamed to say that Death Note is quickly taking over as my favorite series (I'll have to wait to see it through to the end before changing my mind, of course). There is something really amazing about watching it week to week, being in utter awe of the writing and the story. I can NEVER predict where it is going. I have a theory, and almost immediately it is proven wrong and the show takes off somewhere else. I think about it all the time. I compare it to "Lullaby." I think of my own stories involving killing from a distance, and then realize it's pointless because both have already been written so well. But you get the point - it is almost an obsession in the back of my mind.

I had heard there were movies. I have been sheltering myself from anything Death Note until I at least finish the anime. But this is such an awesome opportunity to see the movie in theaters! Live action is always a little off-putting to me. The only good live action anime adaptation I've seen is the "Cromartie High" movie, but then again, I don't watch much live action anime adaptations. The poster on the website looks amazing! The trailer looks amazing! I am so excited! I'm not sure if they'll show it subbed or dubbed, but the dub is using the cast from the anime! I think it's just harder to match movements of actual people, but I do really like the voices.

Tickets go on sale the 21st (unless you subscribe to Shonen Jump, then you can buy them starting tomorrow - bastards). The theater list was hard to track down, but I found it.

( For the Southern California people:  )

I am so pissed! The netflix of Berserk 6 came had a really bad scratch on the DVD and it was not readable at all! I am hoping if they send a new one right away I can watch it on Friday. I was so looking forward to how it ends but now have to wait...AHHHHH!