A Friday-caliber post, I'm sorry

So I wrote something vaguely related to the campus shooting. Then I deleted it. I decided that pretty much everything Phillip and I have been discussing in front of our cable news addiction (okay okay, MY cable news addiction) can be found here, with much more information, and without all the hand wringing I tend to do.

And now I have nothing to say because seriously, we haven't talked about much else.

But! I have been tagged for a meme. AREN'T YOU EXCITED? No? What if I told you IT IS ABOUT TELEVISION! I know you people like television. E tagged me with this TV meme thing (AND she called me a TiVo goddess, flattery gets you everywhere with me) and here are the rules:

-Go to IMDB.com and look up 10 TV shows you like(d).
-Post three official IMDB "Plot Keywords" for these 10 picks.
-Have your friends guess the show names.

But I am just going to make up my own keywords otherwise I will get really bored with the IMDB copying/pasting and I'll start looking for more news articles to forward to Phillip instead. And Phillip, I am certain, would much prefer I talk to YOU.

Guess My 10 TV Shows! (And people, this should be REALLY EASY. Especially if your name is REBECCA. Or KATIE.)

1. murder/Backup/"obligatory psychotic jackass" (THIS ONE IS EASY!)
2. Phil/airplanes/"MAY be eliminated" (OH MY GOSH, SO EASY!)
3. eye doctor boyfriend/rent control/"the meaning of the box is threefold" (KILLING ME, SO EASY.)
4. piano/little sister/"hooker thong" (God, I miss this show.)
5. adopted/campaign/"You're not a fighter, but that's ok. The world needs nurses too." (oooh, harder?)
6. car lot/soldier dad/"I'm thinking about starting a Christian speed metal band. Are you in?" (HMMM)
7. Korean/diner/"She named me after herself." (COME ON!)
8. dyed hair/kissing in the stairwell/ "I thought at least by the age of 15 I'd have a love life, but I don't even have a like life." (All right, people. Possibly the best show EVER.)
9. German/draping/"Whatever happened to Andre?" (I am just GIVING it to you.)
10. security system/Australia/"Maggie is going to blind her own self if this show doesn't hurry up and kill Charlie." (Yeah, that one was tough.)

See! Fun! I've already forgotten I woke up at five this morning, due to sore hips and kickboxing baby, and could not go back to sleep due to a husband who snores one inch from my face and, again, the kickboxing baby. Also, totally not thinking about this afternoon's ultrasound to check up on my SMALL (yet ferociously kickboxing) BABY.

If you are not into the whole TV thing (and what is wrong with you?) I'll ask your thoughts on something else: we have made the incredibly idiotic decision to have friends over for dinner tomorrow night. I say "idiotic" because these friends can cook. Like, they make real food. They know how to cook meat. And serve it with vegetables. And I sort of forgot about this before I gaily and unthinkingly invited them to our house. So now we are all, "OHMYGOD what are we going to FEED these people?" because people who know how to roast chickens aren't going to be impressed with macaroni and cheese. PANIC! The Pharmacist, quite the foodie herself, suggested a nice risotto, which I swear I have made before, but I practiced on Monday and it was terrible. Terrible! I've got a chocolate bundt cake recipe in the works, but I'm told people can't survive on cake alone...  ideas?

Comments

[Jenny Ryan]

#1-of COURSE is the most fantastically awesome detective Veronica Mars. Who is such a stupid idiot for letting the lucsciousness that is Jason Dohring get away!!

#3-Friends, only the defining show of my post-college years.

[Kanuck]

I'm not 100% sure of some of these, but am pretty sure I've guessed these right. The random-facts-memory comes in handy from time to time.

#1 Veronica Mars
#2 The Amazing Race
#4 Everwood
#5 Heroes
#6 I feel like I should know this one, but just can't quite place it.
#7 Gilmore Girls
#8 My So-Called Life
#10 Lost

[Shelby Raymond]

New reader, delurking to say that #6 is Friday Night Lights! How much do I love that show?!? Love your blog too =)

[Jenn]

I am so lame, I only knew 2 of them. "Whatever happened to Andre?" made me laugh, I never thought I would miss Santino so much but after Jeffrey from last season...

[Angela]

What an awesome meme, although I admit, I was stumped by most of them until I saw the answers from the other brilliant readers of your site. Then I had many, many "duh" moments.

As for the dinner party, I recommend something Mexican--it's really hard to screw up a combination of ground beef, beans, and cheese, and just about everyone loves Mexican! Or maybe not, maybe I just really, really love it and I project that onto others...

[annie]

"but I'm told people can't survive on cake alone..."

um....I beg to differ.

[jackie]

Is it bad that I only could figure out #8?

[SHannon]

I could only get My So-called Life. I think I need to wrestle the remote away from the hubby sometime.

If it were me, I would definately NOT try risotto on guests. Maybe it is just me, but anything that requires constant attention and stirring does not have a good outcome.

I think pasta is always easy--you could go to epicurious.com and do the advanced search for some kind of easy pasta dish. You can make the sauce ahead of time, so all you have to do is cook the pasta at the last minute. Have a salad and bread, some antipasto type stuff from the deli (i.e. olives, roasted peppers) and you are good to go.

When we first moved here, my husband called me at 5 pm to say "honey, the chef's wife is out-of-town, so I'm bringing him home for dinner..." this is the executive chef of a 5-star hotel. Talk about stress! But I think it usually works to keep it simple, and have fun. Oh, and wine always helps.