Blair Style - Red Dress

Anyone who knows me knows that I love the show Gossip Girl. The show itself it's that great in terms of acting or storylines. But I love the character of Blair Waldorf. She's so delightfully bitchy. And she has the BEST clothes. For me, it's worth watching just to see what she will wear.

In last week's episode she wore the most awesome red ballgown. It's a dress that I will never have an occasion to ever wear (or anything even remotely like it). But it's awesome.

A Festivus for the Rest of Us

Once Thanksgiving is over, I kick into Christmas mode. I love decorating for the holidays, shopping for gifts, singing Christmas songs, etc. It's the best time of year.

This weekend, we were putting up the tree and I mentioned the Seinfeld episode about Festivus. I am not the greatest Seinfeld fan, but I love the Festivus story (among others). It just cracks me up - "A Festivus for the rest of us." Whoever came up with that idea was just really really clever.

Anyway, I found a video on You Tube that includes Festivus clips. It's just too funny. How these guys say this stuff with a straight face. I will never know.

What's Awesome Now? Taylor Swift on SNL

Taylor Swift was really funny on SNL. I was not sure she would be good when I heard that she was hosting. But, she was really able to make fun of herself - which I think is necessary for the host.

I loved the opening monologue with her Monologue Song (la la la).

Check it out. It's funny. (Plus she disses Joe Jonas which makes me really happy because I have an irrational hatred for the Jonas Brothers).

What's Awesome Now? Glee

My new obsession is the show Glee. I just love it. It's so hilarious.

I also love that they pick a random variety of songs to feature. Although I must say, it has not been great for my budget as I like to go to Itunes and buy songs after watching the show. Oh well, at least they are not that expensive.

One of my favorite moments so far is the Glee version of Gold Digger. I've featured it below. Enjoy!

Joseph Fiennes

Last week, I watched the premiere of the much-hyped new TV show - Flash Forward.

I am not ashamed to admit that the main reason I watched this show was because Joseph Fiennes is in it. I love Joseph Fiennes. I think that he is one of the greatest and most under-appreciated actors of his generation. In many ways, I think that he is better than his brother Ralph, but Ralph is more famous.
Oh Joe how I love thee, let me count the ways. . .

1. He plays Robert Dudley in the movie Elizabeth. Sad but true it is this movie and Joe's character that inspired my honors thesis when I was in college. Granted after spending a year entrenched in Elizabethan history, I lost the desire to watch the movie. BUT, it is slowly coming back.
2. He is perfect in Shakespeare in Love. He's funny, charming, romantic, and handsome. It made me want to fall in love with him. In fact he is the only reason why I watch the movie given that I hate Gwyenth Paltrow and she is truly awful in it. The Oscar should have gone to Joe not to Gwyenth!
3. I love war movies - random I know - and one of my favorites is The Great Raid. As much as possible, this is an uplifting war movie as it is about a rescue mission (POW camp in the Philippines during WWII). It's a great movie and Joe is fantastic in it. He even steals the spotlight from my beloved James Franco. Sadly, Joe's character does not have such a happy ending in this movie.
4. He's also in Enemy at the Gates which is a great movie and under-appreciated. Another WWII movie but this one is about the battle of Stalingrad.
5. His next movie is a bioepic about Vivaldi! How cool is that?!
   
6. He does a really convincing American accent in Flash Forward. That's impressive to me as I cannot do a convincing English accent.
7. He dated Catherine McCormick who is one of my favorite actresses of all time. This shows that he has good taste in women. :)
8. He does a lot of theater work, which in my book makes him super cool.