It’s been awhile since I’ve done one of these but now is as good of a time as any to get it started again. One step closer towards feeling normal, right?
This week in baseball…I figured I’d start off with this since that’s where I stole the idea for the post name from. Anyway. So. You all know about the Baltimore riots. I’m not going to rant about those but I will say that it was quite odd watching the Orioles game on Wednesday where they had an unprecedented zero fans in the stands. I can only imagine the emotions for the players, knowing why the fans couldn’t be there. But at least this guy was funny about it:
This week in reading…Next Show Us Your Books linkup is on May 12 and you better believe I have some opinions on The Year of Reading Dangerously, which is the book I trudged through this week. Working on (still) The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared and beginning True Story: Murder, Memoir, and Mea Culpa.
This week in TV watching…Husband and I finally began watching House of Cards (or as we call it, House of Kevin Spacey. Not to be confused with House of Don Cheadle). Love. It. That is all.
This week in things I don’t give a shit about…the royal baby. The NFL draft. Patrick Dempsey’s character being killed off of Grey’s Anatomy. The fact that my neighbor who I never see or speak to had twins.
This week in internet reading…I have not been spending a ton of time browsing the interwebs lately but I did read an fascinating in-depth investigative story on Buzzfeed, A Murder at La Casa Green and I highly recommend checking it out. It’s long, 4 parts, but worth the time spent. I also loved this post from Scary Mommy on being an unapologetic lazy parent and this one about the first female ref hired by the NFL. I might not care about the draft but that’s pretty awesome news.
This week in funnies…
Have a great weekend, friends! I’ll be doing two of my least favorite things, gardening and cleaning out the garage. Yay for me. But I’ll see you back here on Monday when I respond to the questions the hilarious and snarky Ali has for me.
grey’s anatomy. i read that people were losing their shit over him getting written off as if the character was a real live person dying. i saw it and didn’t even shed a tear….ok, i so i recorded it, skipped to the very end and didn’t shed a tear.
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People started a petition to bring him back. That makes me sadder than his actual death.
Haha I have never watched Grey’s Anatomy but it was pretty crazy seeing everyone freak out about him dying! I was just like “That show is still on??” Hope you enjoy your gardening this weekend!
Julia @ Grace Makes New recently posted…Friday Favorites
I stopped watching right around the writer’s strike and after they blew up Kyle Chandler. I was not having that. I still am puzzled when people say they watch it.
No fucks given about Grey’s but I was like WHOA when people posted spoilers like 30 seconds after the live show ended.
I’d like to plant this weekend but I think it’s still too early for flowers. Unfortunately I have this weekend free and the next zillion weekends not free, so we’ll see what happens. Plus my spring bulbs are still in bloom. I usually try to wait for them to be finished. It might happen this weekend.
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Can’t wait to see your post Monday! Oh, and I don’t care about the Royal baby either. Sorry not sorry.
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I would seriously hate the shit out of you right now if I hadn’t already kinda seen spoilers about Grey’s. Still makes me sad that you confirmed the spoiler though. It’s barely been a week! Give a girl some time to catch up.. or a spoiler warning. 🙁 🙁
One day when I finally break down and sign up for Netflix I’m going to watch the shit out of house of cards. In the meantime, I’ll be catching up on Grey’s…
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It’s been over a week. It’s not a spoiler anymore.
Glad to see your face around this week. Fun fact: This was the first thing I did after I stopped screaming for about 5 minutes straight… so that top ecard made me chuckle 😉
HAHAHA! I really feel like I should get an award on all the days I DON’T scream.
I only care about the royal baby if it’s a girl, then I want to see a pretty princess that kicks ass running around England.
I need to get my books post ready!
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I don’t really care either way. I hope she does kick ass if only to break stereotypes.
I cried while watching Grey’s but only because I have a sole, ok? lol I cry at any sad thing in TV, movies, books or the homeless pet commercials. I am pathetic, I admit it. I give zero shits about the royal baby just like I gave zero shits about the royal wedding though. And my neighbor had triplets and I give zero shits about them too lol. I need to get on my reading game. I only have one book so far (that I am still trying to finish). Oops.
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Ughhhh soul. As soon as I hit post comment I was like noooooooooooo. Friday. That is my excuse and I am sticking to it!
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I haven’t watched the show in YEARS (I think the last time was 2007 or 2008) and I have no vested interest in any of them dying. However. I bawled like a baby for days at the end of SOA.
The Year of Reading Dangerously sounds interesting! But you only gave it 2 stars. I can’t wait to read why. Very sad and wrong about what’s happening in Baltimore.
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I’ll have a full review next week but the book started off great and then just…stopped. It bored me to the point that I didn’t even finish it.
The baseball player is too cute, at least he can keep his humor. I was disappointed they killed him off but not butt hurt over it. The calculator e-card is so me.
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It’s funny, what he did. I’m glad he lightened the mood at the game.
I’ve never seen an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. I didn’t even know it was still on. I’m guilty of type-casting. I just see Patrick Dempsey as The Can’t Buy Me Love nerd.
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I THINK THAT, TOO!!! I always picture him on the lawn mower or doing that ridiculous dance. Makes it hard to think of him as a hot doctor. I definitely type cast. NPH will forever be Doogie Howser. Fred Savage will always be Kevin Arnold. And so on and so on.
Ugh, I can’t understand why people are crying over Grey’s. That show has been on forever. Isn’t it done yet? Hope you are doing well and have a great weekend!
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I’m surprised it’s still on, too. I think it’s time for it to go.
THANK GOD! I thought I was the only person who didn’t care about Patrick Dempsey’s character being killed off. I stopped watching that show LONG ago. And I didn’t even know about the new royal baby until a week before she was born! Lol
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I didn’t know there was a new baby until I started seeing it on Facebook or Twitter or somewhere like that.
I love that you and your husband call the shows House of Kevin Spacey and House of Don Cheadle. It is a good way to differentiate.
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It’s basically the only way we can separate them because we constantly mix them up.
Wow, I had no idea about the Orioles game! I thought they postponed the games in that series. That had to have been such an odd feeling for the teams. I’m gonna go read La Casa Green! And that’s totally me with the C and CE on a calculator! Haha!
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They postponed the first two games and played the third. It was bizarre to watch. Hope you enjoy the Buzzfeed story. It’s fascinating.
Ok but I’m still sad about Patrick Dempsey dying in Greys. But I’m a loser. And I dig all things Royal. Again, loser.
How are you liking the 100 year old man book? Not gonna lie, I struggled to get through it!
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I like it but I am struggling through it at times. I feel like if it were better, I wouldn’t be so easily sidetracked by other books.