Ramblings

Sick for the second time this summer. I don't get it. I've been pretty healthy when I was in school and now it seems as if the plague is after me. Ugh. Well I shouldn't complain, it's not like I have a job or life that I would miss because of this sickness or anything.

On the brighter side of things, my mother bought Buckley's Complete and I've been chugging that stuff down as long as the dosage will allow. I love that stuff, it's like drinking liquid Vicks Vaporub (weird, I know. But it is soothing!). I have never had it before and I thought that it would taste like Jaegermeister, all herb-y and whatnot, but nope. It's like drinking Strepsils and Vicks. Speaking of Jaeger, I actually miss that stuff. I wouldn't buy it of course, but it was such a sure way to get hammered during my freshman year in university. I don't know what happened, but all I remember was that my floor mate poured shot after shot for me and the next thing I knew was that I was dancing with some unnamed boy. Well I think I remember his name. Eck, that was two years ago. Moving on...

I've watched three movies today. Yes, three movies. I'm that bored. I watched Bend It Like Beckham on cable this morning and I was sighing all over Jonathan Rhys Meyers from the moment he cropped up. Then I watched The Namesake with Kal Penn during lunch and then Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off after dinner with my mom and brother. Oh dear. I'm so bored. I'm supposed to be studying for my license. But I've accepted the fact that I'll never drive and just rely on the bus my entire life... until I marry someone who does drive. I'm kidding. I really should study for my license. But there's so much good books to read!

I've been reading the Tudor series by Philippa Gregory, and I am in love. Not with Henry VIII, ick (maybe if he looked like Jonathan Rhys Meyers...). He is such a tyrant. Now I know her novels aren't really historically accurate but there's no denying that the man was crazy. I requested The Queen's Fool from my local library but someone else has it so I also requested The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir, I hope it's good. I need something to whet my Tudor era appetite while I wait for The Queen's Fool.


Finally making my mint brownies tomorrow! Too bad I don't have green food coloring (or yellow, since I already have blue here), so they can't look like this

I wanted to make it nanaimo bar-style, with the brownie at the bottom, then the mint icing (I guess mine with either be variations of red and blue since that's all the food coloring I have here, or purple), then a chocolate ganache on top. I probably won't make the ganache, I like saving my chocolate chips for cookies. I'll try to post pictures!

Of Season Finales - Grey's Anatomy Season 7

I know Izzie and George should not be there. What the hell happened to Izzie anyway? I really liked her.

It's been a while, and I'm not really sure whether I fully remember the episode but I shall try my best. I have been watching Grey's Anatomy religiously ever since it came out (okay, I might have missed half a season or something, but I did re-watch everything... I think). If you've watched that epic finale last season, of course you would expect a finale just as amazing or more for this season.

Unfortunately, that is not the case.

I understand that the characters need to grow and whatnot, but there were too many babies this season. While I do adore baby Sofia Robbins Sloan Torres (she's gonna enjoy writing that) and baby Zola with Meredith and Derek, Christina's pregnancy was overkill. I knew she was bound to get pregnant. Too much babies and pregnancies! Are they going to make a Kepner-Stark baby the next season? How about a Lexie baby, a Bailey baby? Ugh. Just too much babies in one season.

Speaking of Christina, which happens to be one of my favorites - I cannot believe that Owen threw her out because she did not want his child. I mean, it's Christina for goodness' sake, just by knowing her you'd know she wouldn't want children. It goes against everything she is, and Owen is stupid for not realizing that. But then again, Christina should have gotten her tubes tied or something if she really did not want kids. And did they even talk about children before getting married? Sigh. Well the episode ended with her scheduling an abortion, and we'll see in Season 8 if she gets it or not, but I think she will. I hope she and Owen patch up things too. I like them together.

Alex prattled to Owen while he was drunk (and possibly still suffering from his job being taken away from him by his "girlfriend") that Mer had meddled in the Alzheimer study she and Derek were doing. She was going to get fired, but then the Chief learned that she did it for his wife, and he settled on suspending her instead. Of course Derek is furious and calls Meredith a bad mother when they have their spat, and he doesn't answer her calls or comes back home to her that night (and most likely for the nights to follow). I've always loved Mer and Der together, but Derek is such an ass sometimes. How dare he call Meredith a bad mother, when she has been trying so hard in preparing to be a good mom to Zola? Ugh. Derek, you need a slap. I understand that what Meredith did compromised his study, but she is still his wife, and that insult was very low. He frustrates me, really.

I hate Sloan in this season. He's just pure ego now. I did not like it when he "gave away" Lexie to Avery. It was rude and unnecessary. I sort of don't like Lexie with Avery either, but now, I don't want Sloan for her. Let's just leave Lexiepedia alone. I like her single.

Congratulations to April Kepner for being Chief Resident! I don't have anything against the Mercy West invaders (as my sister calls them), but I wanted the Chief Resident to be someone from the original cast. I did feel very sorry for her when Owen announced her as the winner, and nobody congratulated her. Poor April.

Teddy and her "husband" - the only thing that I loved in that finale. I knew they were bound to fall in love along the way when she offered to marry him so that he could hop on her insurance. I really thought she was going to be with Andrew and fly off to Germany (or was it Russia?) and they were going to have beautiful "spatzle-eating babies". I mean, I would. I'd go with Andrew, just saying.

More Bailey and her hunky nurse man! She needs a break. I don't want them to get all loopy and romantic but I wish they would show them more, not just at the end of the episode.

This season finale was weird in a sense that it didn't leave me wanting for more, like it did last season. Of course I'll watch the Season 8 premiere, but meh. Could have been better.