Fall TV

It is a well known fact that I love TV and watch more than I should. However, it is a little known fact that I use to have a TV blog where I reviewed current shows and relived some of my favorite classic TV moments. In honor of my bloggy past, I'm going to talk a little bit about the shows I'm watching this fall season.

Disclaimer: There are A LOT of shows on this list. Please don't think that all I do is sit around and watch TV all day. Clay and I are very efficient in our TV watching. We make great use of the DVR and On-Demand. I spend most of my time during the day at meetings, working on projects, or studying. I try to get all of my work done before 7. We usually spend from 7-9 on Tuesday-Thursday watching shows and then catch up on everything else on Sunday. I try not to be irresponsible with my hobby so please don't judge me.

Okay, now that I've explained myself, I'm going to scare you all with my ridiculously long list. If you don't watch TV or don't care at all about any of this. Feel free to skip it. You wont hurt my feeling!

First off, I have taken on the daunting task of adding 6 new shows to my fall line up this year. AH! I'll start with the new shows and put them in order from my favorite to least favorite.

My favorite new show of the season is ABC's Suburgatory.
Premise: A father decides to move himself and his daughter out of the city and into the suburbs of Manhattan after her finds condoms in her dresser. Now Tessa (Played by newcomer, Jane Levy) is stuck in a land where girls wear bump-its and velor track suits and moms call the police where their Shirley Temple doll collection is stolen. Think "Mean Girls" as a TV series. 
Why it's great: I love a fun, light comedy and ABC always delivers on that genre. The cast on this show is perfect and deliver every line flawlessly. Cheryl Hines is absolute perfection playing one of the typical suburb moms, Dallas.
Where it needs improvement: This show is pretty much spot on. I really have nothing to complain about.

Next on my list, is the CW's Ringer, staring Sarah Michelle Geller. 
Premise: Bridget is a recovering drug addict/Ex-stripper who witnessed a murder and is now running from the FBI. She seeks refuge with her estranged twin sister, Shibon. When Shibon kills herself, Bridget assumes her identity and all hell breaks loose. It's the classic switch-a-roo with a deadly twist.
Why it's great: SMG delivers a solid performance every week and all of the supporting characters are extremely compelling. The show always keeps me on my toes with various plot twists and turns.
Where it needs improvement: You have to suspend reality to believe this show, which can be annoying at times. Also, Shibon's step daughter is a really B and her storyline is pretty uninteresting.

Premise: TV producer (Christina Applegate) and lawyer (Will Arnett) are former party animals turned parents in this lovely NBC comedy. 
Why it's great: The cast! Arnett and Applegate are absolutely adorable and hilarious. Also, I clearly do not have children, but this show seems extremely grounded in reality. Yes, it shows how tiring and frustrating having children can be, but it also shows that people do it every day and do it well.
Where it needs improvement: Mya Rudolph is pretty dang annoying on this show and they use her way too much. You have such wonderful leads. Don't spoil it with an obnoxious supporting cast. Just because they were on SNL, doesn't mean they belong in the spotlight.

Premise: Jess, played by with adorable Zooey Deschanel), has recently broken up with her boyfriend and moved in with three strangers. The four new friends are now helping each other navigate through life and love together.
Why it's great: Zooey D is so quirky and wonderful. If you love awkward, quirky humor and breaking out into random song then you will love this show.
Where it needs improvement: The supporting cast could use a little help. Also, this isn't the shows fault, but Fox put a pause on airing the show during the MLB playoffs and I think it really hurt the show. It would probably be higher on my list, but honestly I haven't gotten to spend much time getting to know these characters over the past month.

American Horror Story

Premise: A dysfunctional family tried to get a fresh start by moving to LA. However, the house they move into is known as the murder house of old Hollywood and spooky things begin to happen once they are all settled in.
Why it's great: Once again, the cast. There are some real heavy hitter in this cast, which make the TV show feel live a movie. The stories are compelling and very creepy and for some reason I just can't stop watching it!
Where it needs improvement: The pilot episode was WAY too scary and sometimes I feel like the show is a little too creepy for me. Otherwise I give it an A+

Premise: It's the 1960s and ABC is trying to capitalize on the success of Mad Men by creating it's own period piece. This show follows a Pan Am crew around the globe and documents their stories and major world events of the 60s.
Why it's great: It's really not great. I don't know why I'm still watching it. I miss Mad Men.
Where it needs improvement: Where do I begin? The cast is a hot mess, although I do really like Colette, the fresh stewardess with a killer smile. Unlike Mad Men and Playboy Club, which organically incorporate major events of the 60s into their story line. Pan Am just throws them at you in hopes that they will stick. I'm sorry ABC, but this show just isn't going to cut it.

Wow, this took me much longer than I thought it would so I'm going to have to break this post up into two posts. I'll be back later to talk about returning shows and shows that I watched one episode of and said "forget about it!"

Super Star

I'm getting back to my picture blogging roots with this one kids. I took a day trip to the Ham (that's Birmingham for those of you who didn't know) last week and snapped a photo of this bad boy outside of a shopping center...

I was very tempted to park in this spot. It doesn't specify the qualifications of super stardom. Do I have to be an employee at this store? Is this spot reserved for Lady Gaga? Did I have to commit some monumental act of awesomeness? I guess I'll never truly know the answer. I like to think that we're all super stars, all of the time and that this spot is for anyone in need of a pick me up or pat on the back.

So, in the famous words of Santa from Mean Girls, I would like you all to give yourselves a big "You go Glenn CoCo!" because you're a super star and you deserve it!

Smarty Pants

It only took me a year and 4 months, but I finally had my diploma framed and hung! I love the way Auburn's diplomas look. The seal makes them look so classy and I copied Clay's matting and had it outlined in a thin strip of orange surrounded by navy blue. I think it looks great and I can't wait until I have a real office to put it in!

Please excuse the glare. I never said I was an expert photographer.

In other diploma news, Clay got his diploma from UA in the mail a few weeks ago. You don't get your diploma on graduation day at UA, they mail it to you later. Lame. UA's diplomas are really small and boring. They are 8x11 (the size of a piece of printer paper) and don't have any pretty colors (yes, pretty colors are on my list of criteria for a good looking diploma). I'm a little disappointed that my MBA diploma is going to look like this...and be really tiny....

Lizard Man

Back by popular demand, I have made some more pictures using Paint. This weekend I had a little visitor in my living room. He was tiny and green and actually pretty darn cute. I'll let you see for yourself how it all went down...

Disclaimer: Items in pictures are not drawn to scale

 And that's what I did this weekend.

Fascinating, I know.

Emmy Recap

If you know anything about me, then you know that I love and watch WAY too much television. For this reason The Emmy awards are like Christmas to me. I love being so invested in characters and stories that I literally jump up and down and scream when the shows and actors are recognized for bringing these characters and stories to life. Here are some of my highs and lows from last nights telecast.


First off, I'm going to start with the most important thing. The fashion! Here are some of my favorite looks from the evening. (I don't like to do a worst dressed list. No hate on this blog!)

Sofia Vergara. She is one of the most beautiful women in the world (even though she looks a little crazy in this picture) and she's hilarious on Modern Family. I love the color of this dress and the way it hugs her curves without showing off all of her goods.I can't believe she's 39 years old! 

Next up is another one of my favorite actresses, Elizabeth Moss. I adore her character on Mad Men and he spunky spirit! I loved the softness of this dress and the shear arms.

Another one of my best dressed was Aubry Plaza from Parks and Rec. I don't watch this show and the only thing I've seen Aubry in was Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, but she def stood out to me on the red carpet. This pictures doesn't really show off the dress like I'd like it to but I love the ruffles at the top and her soft waves. Very old Hollywood!

Last on my list was Lena Headey. Her dress was a simple black, long-sleeved lace number that really wasn't anything special. However, she's just so beautiful and unique looking that she makes anything look phenomenal. Gorgeous.

Onto my favorite and least favorite parts of the actual ceremony. The most exciting, unexpected win for me was Peter Dinklage as Best Supporting Actor in a Drama for his role as Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones. GOT had a ton of hype surrounding it when it premiered in April. Having read the book I was really looking forward to watching the show. The show overall was a good show, but did not live up to the hype. However, Peter Dinklage was fantastic and is extremely deserving of the Emmy. Another plus, he thanked his dog sitter in his acceptance speech. Too cute.

Another highlight was Ty Burell's acceptance speech. It was incredibly heartfelt while being laugh-out-loud funny. I'm not complaining about the Modern Family sweep because while the show definitely fell into a sophomore slump in season 2, it was still leaps and bounds better than every other comedy nominated for Emmys. Had Community been nominated I might be singing a different tune, but it wasn't. Oh well. 

Congrats Ty! 

There is a lot of hate on there on the interest about The Lonely Island medley. I thought it was hilarious and the Michael Bolton Jack Sparrow song is one of my all time favorite SNL bits. If you don't know what I'm talking about, please watch this video

Moving on to my least favorite parts of the evening:

- Charlie Sheen's public apology. It was just plain awkward.

- The continued shameless plugging of Charlie's Angels

- The Emmytones. What was the point? Why did you agree to this, Joel McHale

- January Jones' absence from the red carpet. She just had a baby.

Finally, my absolute least favorite award moment was Steve Carell's monster snub in the Best Lead Actor in a Comedy category. In the six years he was on The Office he never won an Emmy. While there were times when I had a love/hate relationship with Michael Scott, Steve Carell did such an amazing job with that character and deserved recognition. Boo on dropping the ball there Emmys. 

You're the winner in my heart, Steve!

My favorite things

Watch out Oprah, Alex's is copying you taking over! 

Here is a little insight into something I absolutely love, white pumpkins. 

I think they are so beautiful and magical, they just make my heart happy. If I get married in October, you better believe there will be white pumpkins EV-ERY-WHERE!

Another one of my other favorite things is anything miniature (it's not really one thing, but oh well). I'm such a sucker for packaging and will overpay ridiculously for anything in a tiny format. If I ever have children, I will go bankrupt buying them tiny shoes. I just can't get enough. 

So, what happens when you combine white pumpkins and miniature things? You get these:

 

Tiny white pumpkins! And one tiger stripped one.These little cuties are proudly hanging out in my living room until the end of time (or until they get stinky).

It officially feels like fall and I'm lovin' every minute of it!

Yoryoryoryoryor, yoryor, Football!

I'm very glad that I have a BF who is an IT professional. Without his help, my computer would have 50,000 viruses, I wouldn't know how to work the DVR, and I would never be able to transfer my pictures from my camera to the computer. So yay for people who know what they are doing! As promised, here are some pictures from last weekend.

For some unknown reason we had this Auburn ice sculpture at our tailgate and my dad made us hold it and take pictures...

Clay got in on the action and decided he needed some ice to cool down

Finally reunited with my bestie!

Ain't it a beautiful sight! 

It was a great weekend and I'm hoping this one will be too!

P.S. If you don't get my reference in the title, check out this video about former Ole Miss head coach 

Ed Orgeron. He has such a way with words.