because i don't watch enough tv as it is.

ok friends - i need your help. what in the hell do i watch on tv? i know what you're thinking... "rebecca is such a tv junkie, what does she need our help for?" and, you'd be correct. the issue is there is just nothing GOOD on anymore. at least i have modern family, or else i'd be totally screwed.

i started watching the event, to fill the hole in my heart where lost used to be, but it's just not the same. i have even started paying attention to the hotel room numbers and license plate numbers just in case they come into play later. but i assume they won't.

the office has been going downhill for years. 30 rock is a good thursday standby, but it makes my schedule pretty comedy-heavy.

after a little amazing race, family guy, svu... what do i do?? i need a good, solid drama. i tivoed the walking dead, but a reliable source has warned me that it is SCARY, and rebloga does not do scary.

so here is where you jump in. what are your brilliant suggestions? i know how smart you all are, so help a girl out. please comment below with your recommendations!

im only allowed upstairs.

you may have seen some pretty great costumes this weekend. we saw everything from 3 blind (and slutty) mice (seemed like a ploy to get boys to carry them across the street), michael cera's character in juno, and a gang of karate guys, to Russell (the Wilderness Explorer kid in Up) and some Ghostbusters.

but. does this lovely lady look familiar?

we saw a FANTASTIC Dooneese costume after dinner on Saturday (S.P. the blue crayon with Dooneese): Can anyone top that costume sighting?? Leave a comment if you can...

too many misters, not enough sisters

need a pick me up? just... watch this FOTC video. the song has been in my head for two days, so of course i had to share.

and, now im hungry.

z found an ice cream bench! im not sure if i want to sit on it or eat it. though i bet velvet is not tasty.

also -

Michael: Hey, hey, everybody, Ice-cream sandwiches! Aaaahh! Here you go. Take one, take one. It's all good. Phyllis, think fast. Oh, oh, I see Angela. Angela? Right? Waaaaah! Oh, hey temp. Why don't you take two? Because you don't get health care. And uh, faster metabolism.

ou est le bibliotheque?

has been stuck in my head all day, thought i'd share. thanks, z.

bret & jemaine keep me company at work.

Bret: Yes, she's in Delta Force. She's been deployed to Fallujah.
Jemaine: But she works in the croissant shop.
Bret: Yeah well, she's got two jobs. She's a pastry chef and a sniper.

finally found the best candy at work.

it's chocolate. it's peppermint. it's delicious!

fyi....

no, i'm not dead. work has simply completely consumed me. and if anyone at my company wants salary increases this year, i better keep at it.

just wanted to let people know that i recently discovered that hulu now has all episodes of all five seasons of lost (ok fine, all aside from the second half of season five - but that is coming soon!). and you better catch up on your lost, because you know come january, that's all i'll be blabbing about (and you'll want to be in the know).

dum-b.

even though they reportedly made thousands per episode on jon & kate, this is what happens when you live well beyond your means.

note to the gosselins: maybe try cutting back on your number of houses, kids, crazy parties, hair-do appointments, stupid clothes and bickering? just an idea. then you won't have to get a job at mcdonald's (as kate apparently claimed she'd have to do to pay their bills).

family math.

though it's no surprise to any of us, tlc has finally decided to axe jon from his family's show, and continue with (mostly) just kate and the kids - kate plus eight. i suppose jon was just getting in the way of the show, and his bad behavior was not sitting well with the tlc folks. it's pretty sad that kate has managed to turn america over to her side. in previous seasons of the show, she's looked like a horrible bitch and we all felt bad for jon. personally, i'm glad to see him go. i'm sad for the kids, but they are really the reason i watch the show anyhow. hopefully now we'll see more of them, and less of jon's antics.

confusement.

did anyone else see this story on tmz today? btw, you may need to avert your eyes, or look really quickly. it's that bad. jon - we were all on your side! and now you have forced us to root for kate. that's how bad of a person you are.

questions:
- where is this?
- why is jon up in a window/booth? is he handing out the chips?
- what is this girl wearing (my vote is that it's a sparkly pillowcase)

SPOILER alert!

when we last saw our heroes, jim and pam were at the hospital waiting to get some test results back, while dwight was doing his best to stall the volleyball game against corporate. want to know the rest? nymag is glad to spoil it for you. i'll remind you again that this is highly spoilery, but i doubt you'll be surprised if you do take a peek.

mystery box.

great talk by JJ Abrams at TED about mystery boxes.... a very cool combo of technology, movies, magic, filmmaking, lost.

so many problems.

when i saw this story on ew.com, i just about lost my lunch (afternoon coffee, whatevs). not only do i despise elizabeth hasselbeck, i highly dislike kate gosselin as well. apparently, this morning on the view, hassel went off on kate, saying she should "get a job". after one of her co-lady-hosts tried to point out that her job is the show, books, etc (as stoo-pid as that may be...) hassely squeeched "i don't care!" it's like a battle of the idiots over who is more idiotic over there...

im not such a barbara walters fan...i don't hate her either, but sometimes i find that she's the only vaguely competant person on that show. anyhow, barb apparently said that "if you have more than five children, you shouldn't be allowed to get divorced."

allowed?? maybe the issue is that these people had no business of having eight children in the first place! bah! any thoughts from my friends out there?

PS to hassely - what is YOUR job?! you were on survivor once, married a football player and somehow i should care about your opinions?

skweeeeeee!

would it be inappropriate to make this picture the background on my phone?

jon - kate+8?

unless you live in a hole (a hole that doesn't have wi-fi or cable or a People magazine subscription), by now you know something about the Jon & Kate Plus 8 debocle. as a long-time watcher of the show, i'm quite sad, though not too too surprised by the recent turn of events. the season 5 premier episode was pretty sad, with jon and kate barely looking at or talking to each other (even at the sextuplets' birthday party), and only appearing in intereviews together briefly. they both seemed sad and at a loss for what to do next. i came upon this interview with kate's brother and sister-in-law (both have frequently appeared on the show) that seemed really interesting. instead of coming to their aid and defending them, the relatives tearfully say that the kids are being exploited (duh) and hate being on camera. it's pretty interesting stuff if you're at all interested in this story. i know i am.

(fake) birthday present idea.

i've found the perfect present for dwight's next birthday (for the actual date, just break into his personal records). it's so perfect, i think he may already have it. if so, it's probably hidden in the filing cabinet under "s" for silicone.

bucket list

if you don't already get the scranton newsletter - sign up! the ultimate in mid-week hilarity by your favorite office friends. this week, a gem from our own michael scott:

Parting Scotts
by Michael Scott

As most of you know, I've given my two weeks' notice. Leaving my position of Regional Manager, after a storied career, I'm moving on to bigger and better things. I've compiled a list of stuff that I will accomplish now that I no longer have to carry the Scranton branch, nay, the entire Dunder Mifflin corporation on my shoulders:

• Complete my bucket list.
• Rent Bucket List.
• Finally win a stuffed animal from the claw game at Chucky Cheese.
  
• Meet someone and fall in love with them, and have many many children.
  
• Visit every Six Flags, ride all the rides, never puke.
  
• Create and promote my YouTube video "Whoopie (cushion) Goldberg."
• Write my new screenplay "Very Scary Movie" - spoiler alert, it's a spoof of "Scary Movie" - only it's actually very scary. Also it's hilarious.
• Europe.
• Pimp my PT Cruiser.
  

.. i may need to add that Six Flags one to my own list.

start making sense.

not sure if you caught david byrne on the colbert report two nights ago, but i thought it was pretty great. (and i love him.)

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gobias a movie.

thanks to z, more news about the maybe-they-will, maybe-they-won't arrested development movie! check it out, and pray to the movie gods (and ron howard) to greenlight this definitely-will-be-amazing movie!!!