You might remember the entry I made about Buffy the Vampire Slayer after I finished the entire series. Well, I'm doing the exact same thing in this entry, only with Alias.

Now there are a lot of spoilers (naturally), so if you've never seen the series but think you may want to in the near future, I would advise you not to click on the links, but please, when you are done watching the series, do remember to come back and read this!

Oddly enough I didn't get hooked on this show until season 3. You see, I was at Blockbuster one day, looking for something to rent and while I couldn't find any movie, I did see the third season of Alias. Never mind that I hadn't seen the first two seasons (and never mind Blockbuster didn't even have them!), I decided to rent the first two discs and soon found myself wanting to finish them, so I could return to Blockbuster to rent the rest of the season! I wasn't too lost starting in the middle of the series. (Though recently I've rewatched S3 and there was little stuff I missed out on that I now get having watched the first two seasons). I quickly started a Netflix account and watched the first two seasons (and was completely smitten!) before the fourth season was to air and now I have seen every episode of Alias.


Awww...

( Ranking the seasons )

( Ranking the season finales )

( My 10 favorite episodes )

( My ten favorite Sydney aliases )

( My ten favorite Alias moments )

So of course they had to air the FINAL EPISODE !!!EVER!!! of Alias the same night as the season finale of 24, also the same night I had to work. Luckily, though, I called Mom to tell her to tape Alias for me so I could tape 24. She'll be mailing it tomorrow, so I probably won't get to see Alias until Wed. or Thurs. so nobody tell me what happened! Shhhh!! I sure am going to miss that show, but I think it's time for it to go. Besides, the fourth and fifth seasons were never as kick ass as the first two. Those seasons rocked my socks.

( I can't wait until the next day of 24 )

The other day I saw Mission Impossible III and yeah, yeah, yeah, Tom Cruise is the anti-Christ but I had to see it. Why? Because I am JJ Abrams bitch, being the loyal viewer of Alias and Lost. It was actually a pretty good movie, much better than the first two and there were little Alias shout outs like the "secret meeting" at the convient store and Weiss! Yes, Weiss had a cameo in it. I won't lie when I say I kinda hoped Philip Seymour Hoffman would kill Tom Cruise. Heh heh heh....

( Chapter 4: Surprising Bill )

( Chapter 5: Working on the House )

( Chapter 6: At the dog park with Kelly )

( Chapter 7: Old Mexico )

And there you have it!

( Just when I thought I couldn't hate Pickler any more... )

This is just asking to be made into an icon with snarky text.

I bought Brokeback Mountain and Chronicles of Narnia today. That's right! I bought both of them at the same time. Who says you can't love both movies? I also bought RTC3, but my damn computer won't play it! I'll have to call Bill tomorrow and see if he can help me.

When I walked into class this afternoon, Kim had a bag of jelly beans and she made everyone close their eyes and taste the white ones because she couldn't figure out what flavor it was. I thought it was coconut, TJ and Brian thought it was pina colada, Elizabeth thought it was bubble gum, and Davida and Matt thought it was vanilla. Hehe, Davida was worried they were the Harry Potter jelly beans. She said she once tried the vomit one (by accident...she thought it was a Jelly Belly since it was in a Jelly Belly bag) and nearly vomited herself since it really did taste like vomit. I've never tried thos Bertie Bott Every Flavor Beans and I've always wondered if the gross ones were really that bad. Then we were trying to think of the other gross ones like earwax and booger and Davida says, "I think they also have urine and body odor..." Eww, I hope not!

( Alias spoiler )

Mom was "in the neighborhood" this afternoon, so she took me to lunch at the Dundee Deli where we both had fish and chips. They came in bags with no plates. I wonder if that's how they eat them in England? I got three fish even though we both ordered the one that came with two. Mom said that she rented Grizzly Man (because I kept telling her to rent it to see how crazy that guy was) and she did indeed he was a crazy SOB. She also rented Crash because Dad hadn't seen it and after they were done watching it, I guess he said, "This movie won the Oscar?" Hahaha! Now my dad could care less about the Oscars, but that just cracks me up. Even he knows that movie shouldn't have won!

In less than two weeks, Mom, Dad, and I are driving up to Minneapolis to visit my brother. He recently purchased a house and we're gonna help him with some stuff. While I'm not too excited about that part, we will be able to visit the Mall of America!! Yay! And Mom said she's gonna give me $100 as part of "her contribution" since she's giving Bill some money to go towards fixing the house. Double Yay!! And I got my tax refund today and I took out $100 for spending money at the Mall so now I'll have $200 to spend. Triple yay!!!

I've decided it's time to introduce my brother to Harry Potter and Sydney Bristow. Last Christmas he said he needed something to read and was looking for the HP books, but I had them at my place, so I'm gonna take him the first three books so he can finally get caught up with pop culture. I'm also going to take the first season of Alias because he was interested in watching it.

That Chinese ice skater, Zhang, who had a nasty fell on her knee is my hero! I give her a lot of credit for continuing on with the routine because, man, that had to hurt like a bitch! They should be proud of their silver medal, though if it weren't for that dang fall, I'm sure they would have won the gold and the Russian streak would have ended! (Of course it would have ended in Salt Lake if it wasn't for that dang French judge!)

( My ten favorite TV shows )

Stay tuned for tomorrow when I'll post my ten most cherished fashion items. (I'm not the only one who inspires their sis!)

So I left two messages on my parent's phone. The first one was when I got home from class:

Hi, it's me. Can you do me a huge favor and tape "Survivor" for me tonight? They want me to come in to work tonight and I'm going to tape another show. Okay, thanks, bye.

(I had to go to work this afternoon because apparently Phil called in and said he couldn't come to work because he "doesn't have a place to live." Um, WTF? Seriously, you'd think he'd want to come to work so he can make money...and at least he would have a place to be for the next eight hours, holy fucking Christ). Okay, I get home and check my messages and e-mail but there's nothing from my parents to indicate that they've gotten my message. So I give them another call and get the answering machine (and their answering machine comes on after the FIRST ring...what is up with that?):

Hi, it's me again. Uh...I don't know if you got my message or not cuz you weren't home earlier and you're not home now. I really hoped you taped "Survivor" because I didn't tape it. Uh, yeah, anyway..bye.

Yes, I am addicted to Survivor. Shut up! Anyway, the reason I wanted my parents to tape it was because I would be taping the Alias season premiere. (UGH! Why do all the shows I love have to be on Thursday? I have to say buh-bye to The OC until reruns). Okay, so I watched Alias and here is ( my reaction: )

I am too obsessed with that show.

I got the first season of Alias at Best Buy today and it was on sale for $35.50! Boo yah! I got it with my birthday money. I didn't know they were having a sale and thought it would be fifty dollars, but since Mom said the one in Lincoln was selling it for sixty, I thought that was a pretty good deal. Yay for sales!

I had the new pumpkin spice latte at Barnes and Noble. Mmmm.

My summer general reading list:
Girl With a Pearl Earring
The Reading Group
The Dante Club
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan
P.S. I Love You (currently reading)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Forever
1776
House of Sand and Fog
Wurthering Heights
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (re-read before movie!)
The Satanic Verses (for Critical Approaches)
Fight Club (for Critical Approaches)

But I don't heart Ujournal. Those bastards said they were gonna move the old journals over to some other site, but I still can't get my old journal whenever I enter my old password or username! My username won't even fit because they want you to put uj_ before it. [Napoleon Dynamite]Idiot![/ND] Damnit, I want my old entries back!

I just read The Da Vinci Code in less than a week. I loved it! It was a great book, full of suspense. I can't wait for the movie even though it will probably suck. I'm dying to find out who will be cast in it. I could see Michael Caine or Michaal Gambon as Teabing. George Clooney as Landgon, perhaps? I don't know many French actresses who could play Sophie, but I think they should get a real French actress.

I am so Netflix's bitch. I just finished watching season one of Alias, thanks to them. It was supersweet! I'm having a hard time deciding if Will Tipin or Michael Vaughn should be Alias boyfriend. Will is so cute and adorable, but Michael is so sweet and romantic. I love that scene with him and Sydney by the ferris wheel at the pier. *sigh* Decisions, decisions! I can't believe Michael Vartan is from France! He just doesn't seem....French. I'm taking a little breather before I get season 2. I should be getting the first disc of the first season of Quantum Leap on Monday. I'm so excited. And speaking of DVDs, I got Mystic River and both volumes of Kill Bill last week with the gift certificate I got from Bill for my birthday.

Time for a game!
1. Take five books off your bookshelf.
2. Book #1 -- first sentence
3. Book #2 -- last sentence on page fifty
4. Book #3 -- second sentence on page one hundred
5. Book #4 -- next to the last sentence on page one hundred fifty
6. Book #5 -- final sentence of the book
7. Make the five sentences into a paragraph

Midway along the journey of our life I woke to find myself in a dark wood, for I had wandered off from the straight path. Most people don't go to work then. But the bonus is bound to be good this year - she's mentioned Paris. There were hands in the air, many of them...more than half! More than anything, he hoped Dave, wherever he was, got a little of that.

Book 1: The Divine Comedy (Inferno) by Dante
Book 2: The Baby Sitter's Club Super Special #6: New York, New York! by Ann M. Martin
Book 3: The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
Book 4: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling
Book 5: Mystic River by Dennis Lehane


TREASURER - STACEY MCGILL - You are a cold, vapid
bitch who loves only money and shiny jewelry.
You learned this from your mother who was
addicted to shopping and leeching off of your
rich father until he got sick of it and
divorced her, leaving her penniless. With your
gold-digging tendencies and general
heartlessness, you are destined to face the
same fate. Have fun!


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Guess what? It appears there's some good news with UJ. I typed in their url and instead of getting a "this page does not exist," it said UJ was closing down because the people running it didn't have any time left and they were gonna switch all the entries over to About My Life (http://www.aboutmylife.net) and that should be done within the next couple of weeks, so...*crosses fingers*.

My birthday was last weekend and yeah, it sucked. I barely even acknowledge when it's my birthday anymore because I really don't give a shit. It just depresses me! I get older and still have accomplished nothing. Birthdays are horrible! Except for the presents. I mostly got money this year....actually that's the only thing I got, which is what I prefer. I got 100 bucks from Mom and Dad and Grandma, Aunt Sue, and Jane and Lendie sent me some money. After you reach a certain age, the other relatives stop giving you money which really sucks! Bill sent me a $50 gift certificate to Amazon.com. I still haven't gotten the code I need so I can buy something. I'm leaning towards either getting the Sims 2 or Kill Bill Vols 1 and 2 and Mystic River.

Mom and Dad came back from Vancouver on the day of my birthday and they came and took me out to dinner at a Mexican restaurant. I had my first margarita! It was so good! And for dessert I had fried ice cream. Mmmm...I love fried ice cream! Besides the money, they also gave me a cute red tank top with the Canadian flag on it and the word "Canada" beneath it. LOL Mom said she saw a shirt that said "fukeneh" on it and didn't get it at first. I didn't get it either when she spelled it, but when she pronounced it, I was LOLing. They also said they saw a black bear when they were in Whistler and that it was really cute.

The other day I went to Von Maur at the mall and went to the Philosophy counter. (LOL I am so obsessed with that line now). It turns out they have the 3-in-1 line of bodywash/shampoo/conditioner that I so love! The selection wasn't as (understandably) big as the one at the Sephora in NYC, but it was still a pretty good selection. The salesgirl came and I told her I wanted the chocolate ice cream (that smells soooo good) and pina colada (I want to try to make one now!) She said those were excellent choices and she especially love the pina colada. She asked me if I tried the melon daiquiri, that it was new and her favorite and I told her that I already had it. Then she asked me if I tried the margarita and again, I told her I already had it. She said how amazing it was that it smelled like the real thing! LOL, I found it amusing she espeically like the alcoholic scents. And if that wasn't enough, when I came home, I ordered chocolate chip cookies, Grasshopper (a mint scent), and banana nut bread. I really need help, but I can't help it! They smell so good. I'm never going back to the Bath and Body Works! (I really don't need to anyway since I'll have enough body wash to hold me over for a good long time now).

I've become addicted to the show Alias! I love it! It's so awesome! I love her wigs and costumes! It kinda reminds me of 24. The plots are a little bit unbelievable, but that's what makes it so great! I started watching the third season first because they had that at Blockbuster. But then I had to see the other two seasons and effing Blockbuster doesn't have them! So the only thing to do besides buying them was to sign up for Netflix which I did! It's great! You make a queue of DVDs you want to see and they send you three at a time. Then when you're done watching a movie, you send it back in the mail and they'll send you the next disc on your list! I got the first two discs of season one of Alias and the Sex and the City DVD from season 2 they were missing at Blockbuster *rolls eyes* And of course I have season 2 of Alias in my list and other TV shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and season 2 of 24 (I missed the first four or so episodes) and Quantum Leap. Quantum Leap, y'all! OMG, I'm so excited. I also have independent and foreign movies you can't get at Blockbuster (only those of which were nominated for Oscars) and old movies they only have the video of at Blockbuster. For instance, Cocoon (OMG..Cocoon!) and Executive Decision. I loved that movie and I've always wanted to see it again. I also have movies I'd be too embarrassed to get at Blockbuster like From Justin to Kelly and Weekend at Bernie's. LOL.

Speaking of movies, I saw The Worst Movie Ever the other day. OMG, this movie was just too painful to watch. It was Dogville with Nicole Kidman (God, she really needs to fire her agent for this shit!) and the movie is three hours long. Now, I knew this was an independent artsy movie, so I didn't think I was gonna love it or anything, but I didn't know anything about it and decided to rent it. Well, that had to be the biggest mistake of my cinematic life. The movie? Wasn't really a "movie." It was a fucking PLAY. Yeah, that's right. A PLAY on film. What. The. Fuck? God, it was so B-O-R-I-N-G. If you've ever seen "Our Town" with Paul Newman, it was kinda like that. It was a fucking ripoff off of "Our Town." The "movie/play" is set on this black stage and there are houses and roads drawn in with chalk and just a few props. It's so fucking stupid!!!! Why the hell would I want to watch a play (and a three hour boring one, no less) as a movie? God. It was like the director thought he was so clever that he thought of this. Gimme a break! I barely watched it. I kept it on, but during the fist hour I flipped through my new In Style and the last two hours I came online and just listened to it. The only people I can see who would actually like this piece of drivel shit would be those obnoxious movie snobs who think they're so sauve and sophisticated because they "get" these movies and think the director is brilliant for making what has got to be the world's most boring movie. Their the only people I can see who could actually SIT through this awful movie. Them and dead people. I can't believe people are actually saying that NK will get nominated for an Oscar for this. Yeah, right! She doesn't come into the movie until the first 20 minutes has passed and I can't see anyone giving a shit anymore after that! One reviewer at Netflix said they should show this movie in prisoner to torture the prisoners, LMAO.

We're reading The Divine Comedy (Inferno) in Western Civ lit class and the great thing is that after each canto the translator actually tells you what's going on, so it's like your own cliff notes for each canto! That's very helpful or I would have no idea what the fuck was going on. But it's a very interesting read. Hell doesn't seem like a very nice place!