Weeds

I currently have a complicated relationship with "Weeds." This is a show that I have loved for a long, long time. Last season, I heard a rumor that that was going to be the very last season forever and ever amen. At the end of season 7, The Botwin/Graves/Prices all came together, were a family, la-dee-dah and Nancy got shot in the head. I was perfectly content with the thought that Nancy was now dead and the rest of the family would be better off without her.

Two or three months ago I discovered that an all new season of "Weeds" would be starting on Showtime this summer and Nancy isn't dead. Great! Now we're off on another wild Nancy adventure in which she tries to be a good person and be close to her family. Awesome! While she has made it clear to everyone that she is no longer interested in being in the drug business, her family and associates are all very much still in the drug business in some way or another (Shane as a cop, Silas as a drug... dealer? I don't know... all I care about are those hot scenes between him and Kiku.)

I was first drawn to this show because it was filmed in the town where I grew up. Santa Clarita, CA IS Agrestic. Not just, it looks like it or it happens to be the setting, they are one in the same place. That season where the town burned down? They didn't have to do CGI for a lot of that stuff. Those hills burn every year. So of course I was hooked by the attractive, smart lady drug lord who "lived" in my town, did deals on my community college campus and used sex to get out of awkward situations.

In my opinion, the show began to run into problems once they left Agrestic and Nancy started dealing in things other than small-time pot. The heroin, Mexican gangs and excessive number of deaths was a little bit of an overkill. The entire season The Botwins spent on the run, utterly missable. The way it goes in my head, is that the Showtime people sat down with Jenji Kohan and said, "Why can't we just go back to this show's roots? Why can't we give Nancy a clean slate again?" and that was season 7! And it was awesome. I couldn't have been happier. But then it was supposed to end. Nancy was supposed to be dead, Jill and Andy would have beautiful, stupid babies, Silas would be a model/Dom and Shane would get rejected from the police academy because HE FREAKING KILLED SOMEONE. (People who kill people, even as minors, don't get to become cops. Sorry.) The past was supposed to stay in the past and the future should have been bright and shiny. SHINY!

All that being said, I have been enjoying this current season. Watching Nancy struggle so utterly to lead a normal life and to try to connect with little Stevie is amazing because you know she can't last like that. Nancy hasn't sat still and just enjoyed life once since her husband died. She is a hustler. It is in her blood now. It may take her awhile to lash out, but when she does, it is going to be spectacular.

Hot Nerd Friday: Anne Hathaway

This probably goes without saying but I like a girl who realizes that her head is not just the thing she styles to make her look pretty. You know, a girl with like, brains and stuff. Like, you know? Sorry... 

What I like about Anne Hathaway is that she's a full package. She's beautiful, talented, smart and she takes some really fun and adventurous roles. She doesn't mind making herself look silly or unkept. But even when she's playing a frizzy haired personal assistant or a cowgirl with a gay husband, she has such poise and presence. She is a strong confident woman. 

The only thing that would make her sexier is if she quit smoking forever. She's far too beautiful and wonderful to have a nasty habit like that. Maybe she should pick up something better like kitten huffing or something.

We all know the reason nerds everywhere are drooling a lot extra for Miss Hathaway tonight is because she's Catwoman. In my opinion, she is one of the sexiest Cat ladies ever. I mean, godDAMN.

Thank you Anne Hathaway. Thank you.

Hot Nerd Friday: Marian Call

Marian Call is smart, funny, nerdy, talented, pretty, sweet.... I could go on and on and on... She is fantastic and I appreciate her. She is at ComiCon right now, so if you are there, please go tell her she's wonderful.

I discovered her through a podcast about six months ago through a podcast and I am so hooked on her. She writes about a variety of things from her home in Alaska, Jane Austin, Firefly and just being a nerd in general. 

She is the type of nerd who I would like to see gain much much more success. If you ever have a chance to go see her live, do it! And then tell me about it.

Obsessions: Sherlock

Yesterday my sweetheart didn't feel well. He wanted to be cuddled soothed and not forced to leave the couch for the majority of the day. Of course, as a modern human presented with this sort of situation, my first instinct was to say, "Let's see what the Netflix has." We are both massive Doctor Who fans and it was already in our heads that Steven Moffat is a god walking on earth and we had heard good things about this show so why not? "Let's try an episode of Sherlock."

Bah. Try ONE episode! Right... Not likely.

It is probably a blessing in disguise that Netflix only has the first series. It is also probably a blessing that each series is only three episodes. If there had been ten episodes and they were each two hours each, we would have watched them all. I'm not even kidding. It would have been like that episode of "Portlandia" where they got hooked on "Battlestar Galactica".

We literally sat completely enthralled for five hours. Damn you, Steven Moffatt...

Of course, tonight we are determined to to watch more. "NEED MOAR! NOW!" In our hunt for Series 2 of Sherlock, both Netflix and Blockbuster failed us. Rather than waiting and being patient like people used to do when they didn't have the option to be demanding but what fun us that? So yes, we went out and purchased the dvds of a show we started watching... yesterday. I feel no shame!

Sherlock is one of the smartest and most inspiring televisions shows I have seen in a very long time. It doesn't surprise me at all that my new second favorite show is directed by Steven Moffatt. I adore the man. I adore his brain. I want to curl up inside of it and live there. Benedict Cumberbatch, who has the most fun name to say ever, is a brilliant Sherlock. He is condescending and intelligent in a way that should make you hate him, but instead it is endearing. He's the guy you want to impress. He's the guy you to think you're clever.

Martin Freeman is an adorable Watson. Such and adorable lap dog of a side-kick. I can relate to him quite a bit. He's finally someone to keep his life interesting and will do everything he can to keep living the exciting life he's found. He's a little thick-headed at times but he's very clever when it counts.

Basically, I want to follow these men wherever they go just so I could be near their adventures.

Thank you, BBC America. I don't think TV would be worth having without you.

Hot Nerd Friday: Amy Adams

Amy Adams is just about the cutest thing in the world. I mean, don't you just want to love and cuddle her and take her home and well... ahem... Nevermind. I love that even though she is a beautiful, fiery redhead, she chooses a lot of really quirky roles. (At least I hope she's choosing.) She is as cute as a button in "the Muppet Movie," very convincing and silly in "Enchanted," and fantastic in "Sunshine Cleaners."

I appreciate it a lot when it is apparent that actresses are getting work because they have real talent and not just a pretty face.

So happy Friday everyone and thank goodness for Amy Adams! My hot nerd crush of the week.

CORRECTION: The image I posted earlier was of Isla Fisher. She's really pretty but not nearly as cool as Amy Adams.

State of My Union

Hi, hello... I'm sorry... I have been neglecting my blog and I feel terribly. For some reason writing has just been really hard recently and the longer I wait, the harder it seems to get. The only way to break through this is to assume that no one is mad at me for not writing and to just start doing it again. I find I've been falling into the internet loop at work. Instead of doing anything productive with my free time, I've been stuck checking email, checking Facebook, checking Twitter, repeat. Not useful. Not even a little.

One productive thing I did was make some good looking pies. I mean, look at this pie!

That is a pear pie with Gruyere cheese baked into the crust. Bam!

So I apologize for my absence. I'm going to try to get back on track again. My goal is going to be writing twice a week but I have a lot of catch-up to do. I mean, have you seen how many awesome movies have been coming out? I'm overwhelmed. I didn't even get to see all the ones I wanted before they left theaters.

So, I'm back. Here's a thing. I'll probably post a Hot Nerd on my 3pm work break.