The Semester Is Coming To A Close...Or, Glee now runs my life.

Well, when I came on here to update I realized it has been over a month since I have last updated. I'm trying to think about what I have been doing over this past month but I don't even know. Not too much. I guess last update was a couple weeks before Thanksgiving break which always tends to be when the mid-term paper and tests occur. But I think what has really kept me from updating, apart from the fact that I have absolutely nothing to say, is that I have pretty comfortably settled into the "senioritis" season of the year. Especially now more than ever, i guess, I find procrastination and any work whatsoever having to do with school is almost lost with me. So, one might wonder what I have been doing whilst I procrastinate and dread almost any form of homework and writing papers. TV. It is very sad yet true. I think it is official that TV has now taken over the largest chunk of my life. Keeping up with all the shows I love takes a lot of time! And not only the shows I have always loved but new ones as well. Here is the breakdown: Tuesdays- Glee and The Biggest Loser. Wednesday- Modern Family. Thursday- Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Parks and Rec, Bones. Sunday- The Amazing Race. I believe those are all the shows I follow on a weekly basis. (But, luckily for me, Glee had a nice 3 week hiatus in there and Grey's Anatomy's last episode of the year was like, 3 weeks ago so...that's that.) However, Rizzoli and Isles just returned this Monday for 5 new episodes this season so, that will be taking the place of Grey's while they are out. Back at square one.

So let me just talk about my latest obsession at the moment and if you ever see my updates on Facebook you might be aware: Glee. I had casually been watching the show off and on since its first season but I haven't seen every episode. For some reason I decided to follow some of the cast on Twitter a while back and then found myself (maybe at the beginning of the school year?) watching a lot of cast interviews and whatnot on youtube. I decided I would watch season 3 when it returned and it's been pretty good, some episodes better than others, but the more I watched their videos the more I fell in love with this cast. So, I recently decided I would start from season 1 episode 1 cause I realized I hadn't even seen half of season one and I have only seen probably less than half of season 2. So I just got done with season 1 and I have got to admit, I ended up loving it a lot more than I thought. Like, some topics that Glee addresses (and a few back in this season and the end of season 2) I found to be a little ridiculous and maybe not handled in...well, i dunno, the best or most encouraging way. I thought the show had always been like this but in season 1, they really did have some great lessons and as whole I can see why it was such a successful and moving show, especially when it first came out in season 1. It encouraged people that it was ok to be different, or who you are and accepting of everyone and that bullying is just, well, annoying. It showed its ok to stand up for yourself and stand up for your friends and fight for what you believe in. It showed that friends and relationships are important and being part of something greater than just yourself is so rewarding. It made me miss being on a team. A place where a group of people gathers where you can lean on each other and you are all working together to achieve a goal. A team where everyone is friends and no matter what, you still have each other, memories, and a good time. I know no one I know gets into tv shows like I do but, it takes me away to how things were or how I want things to be and gives me hope. Maybe I don't have that group of people or team atmosphere in my life anymore, but at one point I did and in the future I hope to have it again. So now, whether anyone else thinks it's annoying or likes it or not, I am invested in these Glee characters and this club. It sounds cheesy and like i'm a complete nerd (cause I am) but i've gotten addicted to this show and I just can't stop! (You are lucky I am writing this now instead of already starting season 2!) Yea, the show is reeeally ridiculous sometimes and Matt Morrison (aka Will Shuster) gets on my nerves most times than not, but I love it. I get to be apart of that little group at McKinley and live out the person either I never was or I kinda wish I could be (mainly because I can't sing at all, however I love singing so, this is unfortunate) Anyway, I have now been able to write however long on my love for Glee while I still have a 5 page African American History paper to write and the final exam/essay for that class to think about. Like I said, TV has taken over my life. So, that being said...off to join my friends and start season 2. If you need me on Tuesday nights at 7, I can be found watching season 3. ;)

Guys, update. I am just watching episode 1 of season 2 and I forgot to mention also how much I love watching their musical numbers :) They are actually really good. I mean it's like, a combination of my 2 favorite things, tv and music. What is not to love?? Rant over.

The Smell of Home

You know those places and houses that have their own distinct smell? I remember growing up going over to my friends house (Savannah) and always knowing the smell of their house, I loved it. I know it sounds really weird, but even if she left some article of clothing (a jacket or something) in the locker room or in the classroom I, along with fellow students (I felt I should add that to sounds a little less of a creeper) would always be able to distinguish it was hers because of how it smelled. I never really thought my house had a smell and one day someone told me they liked how my house smelled, like it had a family smell...that scent was reserved for the Ergle household. I still couldn't really notice anything...until I left. After moving out, now every time I walk in the door for the first time during a break, that smell is there to welcome me home. It doesn't really last or standout as much during the rest of my stay, but that first greeting with home again always takes me back. You might be wondering why in the world I am writing about this now, but it isn't so far out of the blue, i promise. Here at school, I tend to wear a lot of the same things...i always pack and have more clothes than I actually need. So I pulled out a shirt that was kinda in the back of the drawer that I haven't worn yet for my p.j's and I smell my house. I can close my eyes, smell my shirt and it is just like I am walking in the door again for the first time after a long break. I just thought it was pretty funny how even though it has been a month and a half or so, the smell has still stayed. Well, I realized I haven't been updating as much recently and thought I could write about something other than my tv/music obsessions and my concerns about the future so, there ya go! ...I also thought this photo was funny of the welcome mat outside our house with the withering flowers. I'm pretty sure this photo was taken at least a couple of years ago but i wouldn't be surprised if that plant was still sitting around somewhere, haha. Hope everyone's had a good weekend! Thanks for reading.