We are in Day 4 under siege and finally, the ice has actually made an appearance. If it weren’t freezing cold and sleeting, I’d take a few pictures of the yard, but to do that would require being cold and walking more than five feet away from the plate of cookies. Not going to happen.
So since real life has come to a screeching halt, here are a few thoughts I’ve had on the entertainment front:
I didn’t watch the Golden Globes last night because let’s be honest, the best part is seeing what everyone has on and I knew I could see that online this morning. I did see that Jennifer Hudson won Best Supporting Actress for Dreamgirls and that Dreamgirls won Best Movie. Even though this is the only movie I’ve seen from the list of nominees (P and I were going to see The Queen, but saw Talladega Nights instead), I have to say it was a well deserved win.
Gulley and I braved the cold rain and ventured out into Arctic Blast ’07 on Sunday night to go see Dreamgirls. I haven’t seen a musical in years, but let me say that I loved this movie. If I could come back in another life as someone else, I would choose Beyonce. She is gorgeous, talented, and came up with the term “Bootylicious”. How much more fabulous can one person be?
Jennifer Hudson brought the house down with her performance. I have never been in a theater where people applaud and cheer after a performance, but it happened several times during this movie. Girlfriend can sing. She is the next Aretha and I don’t take Aretha lightly. Do yourself a favor and go see this movie, but leave your husband at home unless he likes musicals and multiple costume changes.
The other reason I didn’t watch the Golden Globes (other than not caring about anything other than the clothes) is they were on the same time as 24. When Jack Bauer is busy saving the world, it is must see T.V.
Here’s my thought on 24, when will the powers that be realize that Jack Bauer is never wrong? How many seasons do we have to listen to Jack say, “Bill, you’ve got to trust me on this”? Jack knows everything, don’t question when he has a hunch. Although thanks to Gulley, I have spent the last two nights watching and wondering if Kiefer Sutherland really is so small that his jeans wouldn’t fit a twelve year old girl.
Moving on from 24, while watching last Thursday’s Grey’s Anatomy, I had a thought. It’s all fine and good that Meredith Grey has abandonment issues but personally, if she were dating my neurosurgeon, I would prefer that he get a good night sleep so that he can focus while operating on my BRAIN, than make her feel better by sleeping in the same room with her although she snores. I’m just saying that my brain might be more important than her host of issues.
And lastly, my new favorite show on T.V. is Friday Night Lights. I was slow to start watching it because it came on Tuesday nights at the same time as Gilmore Girls and Dancing with the Stars and frankly, my DVR didn’t have the room. However, I recorded the Bravo marathon airing of Friday Night Lights over Christmas and got all caught up. Maybe it’s because I’m a Texas girl and I’ve spent many a Friday night at high school football games, but I love this show. Texas Monthly wrote this editorial on it talking about how they didn’t like it because it perpetuates Texas stereotypes. My thought was “Well, of course. That’s what makes it so good. I know these people.” Kyle Chandler as Coach Taylor has officially replaced Dr. McDreamy as my favorite character on T.V. If y’all aren’t watching, you’re missing out.
And so there, now y’all know the thoughts that have been keeping me up at night that I feel compelled to share. Hopefully this ice storm will end soon and I’ll actually be able to talk about something that isn’t happening on T.V. like you know…real life.