A LITTLE OBSESSED

{in which I list my latest obsessions.  Let’s see how healthy this makes my brain and body sound.}

1.  This Brandon/Janette duet, choreographed by Wade Robson, from this past season of So You Think You Can Dance.  (Make it full-sized for full effect.)

Just…wow.  Brill-yunt, as Mia Michaels would say.  I’m dying to learn how to do from 1:02 to 1:06.  (And put on round shades and a bowler hat.)

2.  Kettle corn (fresh from the pan) and Nutella.  Oh yeah, it’s gross.  I’m penciling in more Wii Fit time as we speak.

3.  Phoenix, Phoenix, Phoenix!

4.  Related to #3:  looking up things to do on my day off in Paris…(Yes, it’s a month and a half ahead; but what else is a girl to do in that amount of time, but dream of put-together outfits and crepes and lights?)

i guess i'll go up it this time...

 

david sedaris informs the traveller that there is a lovely puppet theatre at luxembourg gardens.

definitely hitting up the marc by marc jacobs store on the rue st. honore.

4.5  My new Anthro dress.  To rock in Paris with a denim jacket (preferably one with a more streamlined edge, with a zipper or two) and killer flats (which I don’t have, either).  And a good scarf.  One thing at a time.

the a-line is fabulous on.

5.  Looking up pictures of all the new babies on Facebook.  I’d post some here (I don’t mind showing off my friends’ cute kids), but that might be creepy.  Instead, I will show Heather Armstrong’s BEYOND ADORABLE baby, who’s being broadcast on computers across the world anyway…here she is, with her big sister Leta.

i can only hope to have kids this cute someday.

6.  The feeling of accomplishment I get when I successfully navigate a foreign language to get to the end result for which I’d hoped.  For some reason, it rarely happens in Italy, but in Germany, it’s a feasible option.  God must have His reasons for sending me here.  (And I just got my concert ticket for Paris…I think I forgot more French than I learned!)

7.   British TV.  I LOVE IT.  And I get it in spades over here, because we have Sky TV (aka British cable)!  I’m very into the following:  “As Time Goes By” (starring Judi Dench…amazing), “Jonathan Creek” (reminds me a little of the charm of Monk), “Snog Marry Avoid” (a “make-under” show…apparently there are women in Liverpool who look a bit like drag queens), “Gavin and Stacey” (ADORABLE…you must watch it), and “Airline” (reality show — helping cure my fear of flight, one episode at a time).  They also show reruns of the odd US show…apparently the Brits love “3rd Rock From the Sun”?

 8.  MAD MEN.  I’m a freak about it.

that joan holloway is an inspiration to curvy girls everywhere, no?

I recently received an email from a friend who’d gathered from Twitter that I’m into the show, and she was feeling unsatisfied with some aspects of the show.  In responding, I realized…I’m just a ’60s fiend.  I didn’t even have many words to back up my love for the show.  I know the writing’s solid, the acting and character development deep, the production value meticulous…but when it comes down to it, I adore the ’60s.

 

And I’m still adding to the list.  What’s one of your current obsessions?