RIP Davy Jones

Davy Jones of The Monkees! 050711, originally uploaded by Little_Karen.

One of my favorite performers, my very first celebrity crush... a very talented, very nice dude. No word yet on what happened, but it's a horrible loss regardless.

Update: Apparently he died of a heart attack in Florida.

Nanci Griffith : Gulf Coast Highway ( 1988 )

Reminds me of my second family, the Stones, who are having some really hard times right now. It's a melancholy kind of morning.

Hottie of the Week: Lukas Haas

What can I say? I like 'em dorky-hot.

You Have Been Chopped

I love getting my hair cut. I do. I've never had a manicure or a pedicure, only had a professional massage once, but getting my hair cut? I honestly wish I had the cash to do that more often. Right now, I'm trying to pick a style. Obviously I will get the advice of my super rockin' stylist when the time comes, but for the moment, I'm soliciting YOUR opinion.

Here's me with long hair and me with one of the short cuts I've had. I do love bobs, but I wanna go short this time. Really short. Because I'm tired of having my hair pulled and eaten and puked in. Babies are great, but that is ICKY, y'all. Seriously. So comment here or comment on my Pinterest board of hair cuts with what you think would work!

Glee: On My Way

This is going to be a wall of spoilers, so if you haven't seen the "winter finale" (fuck you, Fox) of Glee and don't want it spoiled, now is an AWESOME time to stop reading. Also? This will likely be scattered and messy. I'm throwin' it all in here and seeing what sticks.

•  Quinn is fine. People, Dianna's not leaving the show; ergo, Quinn will be okay. Possibly mangled or something, but we all know she'll be fine. RELAX.
• No one's talking about the baby daddy drama. Seriously, whose spawn is Sue having? I'm going with Puck because I can.
• Hey, Joe Hart, I see you in the background bein' all hot. You go right ahead with that.
• Blaine has something going on lately. The outburst of anger in the choir room, telling Kurt it wasn't the stuff with Sebastian but then not telling Kurt what it is... it's odd. It's not like him. Something's up. Given that his big brother's showing up in the next new ep we get, maybe something with his parents?
• Speaking of Kurt and Blaine, when the hell are they gonna talk about what happens when graduation comes around? And Mike and Tina? They're power couples too, damn it all, and I want to know!
• I'm not 100% convinced that Sebastian really has a soul, but it is possible. Still waiting for time to tell on that one, but Grant Gust did a great job. Whether it was bullshit or not, he genuinely seemed to feel bad. 
• Finn & Rachel getting married: I actually do like them together, but it's a terrible idea. AWFUL. At least at this point in their lives. So I'm genuinely hoping that it won't happen. 
• Faberry is cannon. There's a missing scene with Rachel and Quinn at the bridal shop (it was in the previews), but... I honestly think it's cannon, at least in a one-sided sense. I think Quinn has a thing for Rachel. Just sayin'. I think Rachel might even have a thing for Quinn, actually, but... I'm not even a femmeslash kinda girl, and I see it.
• I recognized, like, one song in this episode. Am I out of touch, or were more of these just really obscure? I really liked "Cough Syrup," though.
• And, okay, the hard part of the ep: Dave. It was beautifully done. I had inklings after last week's ep and him more or less getting outed with that guy at his school, and my suspicions were confirmed... though thankfully not in the final sense that I'd been afraid of. Because y'know what? I've gotten attached to Dave. I have. He's interesting. Seeing what he's going through is interesting. Seeing him and Kurt figuring out how to be friends is interesting. I want to continue with it. Plus Max Adler seems like a nice dude, and I'd hate for him to be out of the job. 
• My husband thinks Dave's parents will send him off to de-gaying-camp, but I think his dad's gonna be on his side. I hope. And so I'm thinking maybe his parents will just end up splitting up. So the big question: will Dave transfer back to McKinley, or will he transfer to Dalton?
• I love Rachel's dads SO MUCH. Jeff Goldblum's always been a favorite, and he's just absolutely perfect. So great! Enough to overshadow Burt somewhat, and we all know he's my fake dad. Someday Burt Hummel's going to adopt me. I'm just sayin'.
• Another under-the-radar heart tugger: Santana's hope for the future. That killed me. 

The Ultimate Sacrifice

The Country Mountain Dew and the City Mountain Dew, originally uploaded by SeeMidTN.com (aka Brent).

No, okay, not the ultimate sacrifice, but a pretty big one. For lent (no, I'm not religious in the slightest, tiniest little way), I'm giving up soda. It's a good way to jump start weight loss, and... well, it's not like it's good for me. I considered giving up caffeine altogether, then came to my senses and decided soda was a good place to start.

Consider this your warning.

In all seriousness, I don't think it'll be that bad. It'll just mean remembering to prep up tea or something for myself to have during the day instead. I enjoy it just as much, though there will definitely be days when I want my Dew fix. Are you giving up anything for Lent?

Hottie of the Week: Matt Bomer

Also known as "that hot dude from White Collar." He'll also be playing Blaine Anderson's older brother Cooper on Glee once Fox stops torturing us with this IDIOTIC 8 week hiatus that starts after Tuesday. Ahem. But I digress - he's yummy. Enjoy the pictures. Just keep in mind that he's in a happily committed relationship with three kids and doesn't like girl parts, more's the pity!

Hottie of the Week: Casey James

If you don't watch American Idol, this is the kind of thing you could be missing. Just sayin'. You can always mute it, but you'll hate yourself if you miss this kind of view.

Wednesday Dinner

Falafel, feta, olive oil, and mozzarella flat bread pizzas with salad.

One Word Wednesday: Danceability

Tunes Tuesday: Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana

Heard this in the car this morning. Great song.

Really, Weekend?

So my weekend started with a trip to the ER Friday afternoon. I'm 99% sure it was high blood pressure (I was shaky, dizzy, nauseous), but since they waited an hour and a half to take it, it was fine by the time they did. Super helpful. They took six vials of blood, a cat scan, and four hours of my time, then $150 of my money and told me nothing. Not that I'm, um, bitter. I'm going to get a cuff to use at home to check myself. I've been getting the nausea/dizziness thing a lot recently, and I'm not loving that, so here's to hoping keeping track on my own at least gives me something concrete to go to my real doctor with.

Then Sunday morning, my son decided it would be a nice way to start things off by poking me in the eyeball and scratching my cornea. So I spent the first half of Sunday with a Halloween eye patch on. Thank you, Pike. I love you, but it would be great if you could NOT maim mommy.

Now today I'm still tired, I'm feeling the nausea again, and I'm just plugging along to make it until I can go home. Upside? I was down a pound when I weighed in the other day. At least something's looking up!

Wordless Wednesday

Untitled, originally uploaded by a.r. lee.