TV Talk

Ack, another post of no vintage, what's my problem.  Alright, the new TV season is in full swing, and there are some promising new shows and some not so promising, but these are my brief (well not really brief)thoughts on my favs:

Monday

Chuck (2007)

I have been a faithful Chuck watcher from the very beginning.  This show is honestly like  a geek haven.  It is a spy show, but with a sci-fi twist.  Chuck is kind of a loser.  He was super smart but got kicked out of college and is now working a dead end job at the nerd herd at a Buy More...basically the geek squad at Best Buy.  He gets sent this computer file called the intersect and he opens it up...it does some computer magic and downloaded super important government secrets into his brain.  Now he can flash on evil people he sees and can automatically pull up information on them.  In later season, he gets more abilities as well.  When the government finds out about him, he gets two handlers that use him to help them on their cases.  There is Casey, Adam Baldwin from Firefly, who is the one in love with guns and fire arms and is more of a shoot first ask questions later, and Sarah who Chuck automatically falls in love with.  She is super smart and a fabulous spy in her own right.  This show is filled with fabulous characters, hilarious moments, and family drama.  I never miss an episode.  A+

  The Event (2010)

There isn't much to say about The Event yet, other than it reminds me of Lost, without the characterization.  The first two episodes have been good at ending with cliffhangers though. So far, there has been a man who was on a cruise with his girlfriend and she mysteriously disappears.  Then, somehow he gets on a plane which disappears into thin air and crashes in the desert.  He survives and ends up in a hospital where he is accused of murder.  He gets the police to go to the site of the plane crash and everyone of the survivors is dead and scattered outside.  And somehow, there are these mysterious people that are not quite people...they might be aliens....and they know things that we don't.  It's all very confusing, but so far I like it.  B

Castle (2009)

Castle is kind of awesome.  Nathan Fillion of Firefly fame stars as Richard Castle, a very famous and successful novelist.  He is writing a new series called Nikki Heat, and as a favor from the mayor, is given permission to tag along at the police station to get inspiration for this series.  He is teamed up with Detective Beckett and becomes a thorn in her side.  She grows to like having him with her, but at first they butt heads too much because she is way too by the book sort of girl, and Castle is more of a go with the flow type of guy as long as he is allowed to be involved.  Their interactions are hilarious, and the cases they solve are of the heightened reality sort.  At home, Castle lives with his hilarious alcoholic mother and adorable teenage daughter, Alexis.  It is so great to see a positive father daughter relationship on TV.  Alexis is also one of the most realistic portrayals of a teen I've seen. A-     

Tuesday

 No Ordinary Family (2010)

No Ordinary Family is a cute show about an ordinary family who survives a plane crash.  A few days after the crash, the start to develop these super powers...super speed, strength, telepathy, and brilliance.  I like family dramas, as if you couldn't tell, and this one has promise.  It needs to get over the cliches and find its own footing, but I have hopes for this one.  B-  

 Glee (2009)

I think it is no secret that I have a hardcore love affair with Glee.  If you have been reading me for a while, you know that I dig deep into episodes of Glee and can write pages and pages dissecting exactly what went on.  That being said, I think Glee needs to focus on better writing and better story lines and make the songs fit the story instead of making the story fit the songs....For example the much hyped Britney Spears episode that was on last week was the worst episode yet.  The plot was practically non existent.  Most of it was nitrous oxide induced dream sequences of recreating Britney's music videos.  It was the first time I thought Rachel sounded awful on a song.  Those kids did not grow up on Britney Spears music- I grew up on Britney Spears music.  Mr. Schuester wanted to do adult contemporary songs, but everyone wanted to do Britney Spears songs he finally gave in... what a push over. You are a freaking teacher.  Get with the program. Kurt yelled at him in class and while most critics are lauded him for standing up to Mr. Schue, did people miss the fact that Kurt was completely being disrespectful to him and he deserved whatever he got.   And then Mr. Schue actually let them sing Toxic during a school assembly... umm has anyone read the lyrics to that song.  That would never be allowed in high school, and then with Mr. Schue singing it and dancing with the kids....awkward and disturbing. However, I do like all of the new characters so far, especially hot Carl aka Uncle Jesse.  Yeah!  B+  

  Life Unexpected (2010)

Life Unexpected is a really sweet show that hearkens back to the good old days on the WB.  Back when they had family based dramas (like Everwood or 7th Heaven) not  upper class teen driven unattainable to relate to trashy dramas.  This show revolves around Lux, a 16 year old orphan who tracks down her biological parents so that she can become emancipated.  She gets denied her request and instead, is court ordered to live with both of them now, even though they are no longer in a relationship. The rest of the episodes focus on the trials and strife the two parents face as they try to fill roles they have never had to fill, and Lux has to adjust to living with two people she has never met.  This is a very very sweet drama that I wish more people would watch.  A-

 Parenthood (2010) 

  Do you sense a theme with the shows I like.  Parenthood is basically the quintessential family show.  I'm not going to go into detail about everyone because honestly it would take a book to write.  It has some stereotypes like the loser younger brother, the flighty older sister, the older brother everyone turns to.  I love the kids on these shows because they actually have a purpose to the plot and are well acted.  And I love that they are bringing to light issues about Asbergers.  I like how they are handling it, how the parents are getting help.  How the parents put up a united front and it isn't disintegrating their marriage like is stereotypically shown.  And, I like how the show shows how their older daughter is handling her little brother having Asbergers, despite her having a bit of a typical teenage attitude at times.  A-

 Caprica (2010)
Caprica is not anywhere near the exciting fast paced mysterious realm of Battlestar Galactica.  It is more of a character study and family drama.  But, anything to do with the Battlestar Galactica universe, I'm there.  The end. B+
Wednesday

Undercovers (2010)
Undercovers was created by JJ Abrams, another sci-fi genius.  And, you would think spy genre genius as well since he also created Alias.  Alias was filled with serious plots,  a little scifi injected into it, great romance and sharp writing.  Undercovers: Alias, you are not.  I tend to like spy shows...Chuck, Burn Notice, Under Covers to name a few.  I had high hopes for you, but honestly I can't call you more than glorified fluff.  I want an over arching storyline for each season, not self contained episodes.  I want funny snappy humor, not cliche driven dialogue.  C+

Thursday

Bones (2005)
Bones is a procedural about a forensic anthropologist who teams up with a guy from the FBI to solve crimes.  I like this show a lot, and that's saying something for it being a procedural. I don't think I would like this show if it didn't have the actors that are playing each character.  Each one is perfectly cast, especially David Boreanaz (Buffy, Angel) as the FBI agent.  Each episode is self contained so it is easy to miss a few episodes and not get lost.  The character's relationships with each other is the best part of this show.  B

Vampire Diaries (2009)
Vampire Diaries is sort of fantastic if you like the vampire genre.  At first I thought it was going to be a cheap Twilight or True Blood rip off, but it has come to have its own fabulous and intricate mythology that keeps getting more and more interesting.  The basic premise is pretty simple and common for more Urban Fantasy book or tv show series.  Human girl (Elena) meets super hot but sweet and accessible otherworldly boy. (Stefan)  They fall in love.  But that's not the end.  Said otherworldly boy (Stefan) has smoldering hot older brother (Damon) who is also not of this world aka vampire.  Usually in situations such as these (kinda like True Blood) younger boy who girl originally falls in love with becomes the one that everyone (the fans) hates and no one wants them to be together anymore.  Instead, they want poor weak human girl to fall madly in love with hot, rebellious older brother who is way more interesting and is given way more personality  by writers of said show than about everyone else combined. Not so in this case.  Damon and Stefan are each given their own very unique personalities, struggles, plans, etc. and I can't wait to see where Vampire Diaries leads everyone next. A+

Fringe (2008)

Fringe was never really must see TV for me until the second half of the second season.  Fringe is a scifi show, also by JJ Abrams.  It revolves around Olivia, a FBI agent who works on cases caused by unexplained phenomena.  In order to uncover truths about these fringe science happenings, Olivia works with adorably insane but freaky genius Walter, who at the beginning of the series was institutionalized, and Walter's  super genius son Peter, who basically becomes his father's caretaker.  John Noble (Walter) played Denethor, Steward of Gondor if you are a LOTR freak like me, so it makes me like it even more. A-

Nikita (2010)

Nikita is another spy series that is actually a remake, or continuation of sorts.  It all started with the French movie, La Femme Nikita, in the early 1990's.  Then there was a Canadian tv show for 5 years based on the movie.  The new show is about Nikita  after she breaks away from Division, the secret government agency that trained her to be a spy/assassin.  I never watched the old TV show, nor have I seen the movie, so I am looking at this series from a fresh start and I absolutely love it.  It's fun and serious at the same time.  Each episode is different but working towards the end goal (aka over arching theme).  Shane West  (A Walk to Remember) is Michael, who used to be Nikita's handler and I'm thinking lover.  There's a lot of tension in their random meetings.  Nikita is trying to bring down Division because they kind of do some not very nice things.  If you like spy shows at all and like character development then this is the show for you.  A-

Friday

 Supernatural (2005)
Supernatural is my very favorite show ever created.  Ever.   The end. You may read about my thoughts on this show here if you wish. A++

Sunday

Dexter (2006)

Well what can I say about Dexter?  Hmm.  Well, he's a sociopath/serial killer...but he's a good serial killer I swear.  He only kills people that he feels have gotten away with doing a crime and were never brought to justice.  When Dexter was very young his mother was killed in front of him, and he was found in her pool of blood by a police officer who then adopts him.  Dexter's father brings him up in a very precise way, teaching him how to interact with people, he also pounds into his head a very precise code to follow.  He does his homework and studies the person, slightly stalks them before he decides to kill them and has a very methodical way of murdering the person.  He makes sure that they are truly guilty. Yes you are being asked to identify with a serial killer.  A serial killer that struggles with having and showing proper human emotions.  He also works as a blood spatter pattern expert for the Miami police, where his younger sister Deborah also works.  It is Dexter's relationship with Deb, as well as his girlfriend and her 2 kids that complicate his life further.  This show is not for everyone.  Obviously being on Showtime, there is some sex and nudity, though no where near the amount as HBO shows, and not in every episode.  The language is kind of atrocious, but the violence is no where near as violent as it could be.  Most of it you know what is happening but they don't really show it.  A+

So what are you watching this TV season?  Any shows you want to try but haven't yet, or have you given up on TV watching all together?

What I've Been Wasting My Time Watching and Reading and Bible post

Warning.  This post contains no vintage and a whole lot of TV and movie talk.  I swear I need to make another blog to just focus on my thoughts about what I watch and read, but I can barely keep up with one blog as it is.   And after writing everything down, it was about the size of a book, so I decided to split this post into two parts. Maybe somewheres down the future I will create a new blog, but for now its a once a week post.  I know there are some people somewhere out there that read what I write:)  Alrighty, so here we go in this weeks episode of What Caitlin's Been Wasting Her Time On:

 

 Firefly (2002)

This show was created by Joss Whedon, otherwise known as the master of all sci fi awesomeness...also creator of Buffy, Angel, Dollhouse, and internet phenomenon Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.  Firefly is my very favorite show he created, but sadly this masterpiece only lasted about 14 episodes:(  Joss Whedon has a way of finding practically unknown but fabulous actors that all have great chemistry with one another, and his show (for the most part) are mostly about family.  Firefly is what you would call a space western, if you can imagine such a thing.  It takes place in the far future, obviously, after earth had been used up and the people went to terraform other planets and galaxies.  In the first episode there was a unification war that was focused on the creation of a central government called The Alliance to rule all of the different colonies.  The main character, Malcolm Reynolds (charming charming charming), fought in the war but against the unification.  After the war he is left defeated and faithless.  He, along with Zoe, a corporal he fought with, now run a transport ship "Serenity".  Zoe, who is like an amazon woman,  is married to the Wash, the pilot who is the light hearted and funny one of the group.  There is Jayne, the "public relations" muscle arm of the group.   Inara is a companion.  Basically it is a legalized prostitute, but they kind of make it  into an artform.  She rents a  shuttle from Serenity, to conduct her business, but is still a part of the crew.  There is a lot of sexual tension between Mal and her.   A lot. And Kaylee rounds out the crew.  She is the mechanic and also the heart of the ship.  She's like everyone's little sister.  They make a living transporting things, whether legally or illegally, and staying on the run from the Alliance.  In the first episode they land on a colony and pick up a few passengers to make some more money, 2 of which become permanent characters.  There is Shepard Book, the religious one of the group.  Then there is Simon.  Simon is probably my favorite character if I had to choose.  He is very young, but a brilliant doctor who came from a very rich background.  And he risks everything to save his little sister, River.  River is practically a genius, but a little crazy.  One might say schizophrenic, and shows signs of psychic capabilities.  When she was 14, she was invited to a government learning facility where her family thought they would  nurture her abilities.  However, they kept River, and all the other children, separated from their families and did experiments on them.  Simon gives up his future in medicine to risk infiltrating the school to save River.  He does, and smuggles her out in a cryogenic chamber which he brings aboard Serenity.   After this happens, everything about Simon is basically defined by River.  Every move or decision he makes, he has to think of his sister first.  Some things happen, which I won't go into detail about, and Malcolm discovers her hidden in the chamber.  From there, Malcolm decides to keep them on, since Simon is a  brilliant doctor, and the rest of the series, and movie, is about the whole crew staying on the run from the Alliance, while still trying to make a living.  This is about as realistic sci-fi as you can get.  Besides them living in space and different planets, the worlds are very grounded in realism and there are no crazy space monsters that are trying to take over.  And even though it is in the future, on some planets, you feel like you are watching a Western, and others you feel like you are watching a Victorian era show. A+

Legend of the Seeker Season 1 (2008)

This show is kind of made of awesome.  It is based loosely on a book series called The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind which a few people on facebook recommended me reading...so expect those books to pop up in the next few weeks when they come in at the library.  Each episode is kind of epic in its own right.  It must have cost a lot to film.  It is shot in New Zealand, which I mean, come on.  We all know that land is gorgeous, from what we've seen in Lord of the Rings.  Am I right?  The soundtrack is absolutely stunning, and the costuming and set design for each episode is fantastic.  So the story, though I may make it sound convoluted, goes a little like this:  One day a mysterious woman, Kahlan, is running away from D'Haran soldiers (the baddies) and Richard, a farmboy (the extremely well built goodie), sees her.  She gets trapped at the edge of a cliff, and Richard rushes in to save her.  But she doesn't really need help because she is a confessor.  If she grabs someone's neck and looks into their eye, she can "confess" them and make them do her bidding.  She can also tell if someone is telling the truth or not, but that doesn't make an appearance until later.  Anyways, she confesses one of the soldiers, blah blah blah, Richard and Kahlan get away.  Richard obviously has a lot of questions, about what he just saw, but she doesn't answer them.  He runs home and asks his father, he explains some but sends him to an old man, named Zed.  Zed is a wizard, and Kahlan also is looking for him and tells him that it is time for the Seeker to come.  Guess who the seeker is...yep your right.  Its Richard.  But, he doesn't have a clue that he is the seeker or what the seeker is.  There is a prophecy about the seeker that he is the only one who can bring down Darken Rahl (the evilest baddie of all and ruler of the D'Harans).  Along with being kind of just all around awesome, he gets to read some ancient language that others can't read, and he gets a sword called the Sword of Truth that he can use to defeat evil.  Basically from here, Kahlan, Richard, and Zed set off to defeat Darken Rahl.  The evilest baddies is played by Craig Parker.  If you are a LOTR geek like me., he played Haldir in the first two movies.  Each episode is kind of self contained, but contribute to the larger picture.  There is a lot of character development, which I have come to love in scifi/fantasy shows, a little romance, though there is complications, and a lot of interesting characters that come along.  Kahlan is a very strong female character, with a lot of power, but can be very vulnerable as well.  Richard is very smart and cunning, very brave, and very very charming.  And Zed is a freaking giant of a wizard, and tends to be the comic relief, but is very much the fatherly influence in the group.  Some of the acting and dialogue is a little cheesy at first, the first few episodes take a while to get going, but once it gets into the meat and heart of things, it takes off in a whirlwind and you won't regret watching it.  The ending is kind of epic.  A-

Up in the Air (2009)

Up in the Air is a George Clooney movie.  I am not a George Clooney fan at all.  I do not understand the world's obsession with him.  I liked him on ER, about 16 years ago but that was about it.  I think he seems like a perfectly nice man, but thats it.  There is nothing mystifying about him, that I can tell, and I definitely don't like his politics.  Anyways, this movie is about a guy who works for a company that other companies can hire out to fire people.  George Clooney's character is very good at his job and is constantly flying to business across the country to do just that.  He meets Vera Farmiga's character on one of his trips and they form a non committed relationship.  Anna Kendrick's character joins the company and brings fresh ideas on how to make the job more grounded and based at home by firing people over webcam instead of in person.  She follows George Clooney's character around and he tries to convince her that there needs to be a personal connection with people.  I can say that I enjoyed this movie enough to watch it the one time that I did, but I would be okay if I never watched it again.  B-

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

I love A Streetcar Named Desire, but it is not exactly what you would call light fare. I tend to like movies directed by Elia Kazan...East of Eden, On the Waterfront to name a few.  And it introduces us to one of the greatest actors of all time.  So basically, if you don't know the story, Blanche (Vivian Leigh) is a fading southern belle, who has gone through some sort of trauma and it has left her in a crippling mental state.  She goes to visit her sister pregnant Stella, and finds that she is married to Stanley (Marlon Brando), a unrefined young man who has quite a temper.  He is quick to anger and slightly physically abuses his wife.  Blanche's expectations and way of living do not please Stanley and he slowly creeps into her mind and tears her apart emotionally.  When Stella leaves to go to the hospital to have her baby, Blanche is left alone with Stanley, and there is no limit on what he might do.  This movie is emotionally exhausting, though the ending I do not feel is realistic if you have done any sort of study on the cycle of abuse.  That being said, Marlon Brando lights up the screen with his portrayal of Stanley Kowalski and it is worth it to just see that.  A- 

Fame (2009)

Fame is a remake of an 80's movie about a performing arts school about kids who supposedly are super talented in their respective fields.  But this movie focuses on so many kids that there was practically no character development.  It was filled with cliches, and I couldn't tell you one thing about any of the kids that make them special.  And the girl with supposedly the outstanding voice that you don't hear everyday...meh.  I wasn't impressed. C-

Mistwood, by Leah Cypress

Mistwood is a book about shape shifters so I kind of expected to fall in love....but I didn't.  It takes place in medieval times and it focuses on a prince (Rokan) who searches in the Mistwood for the shifter.  He finds her at the beginning of the book and binds her to him.  The shifter (Isobel) is immortal and always serves the true king.  He brings her back to the castle and has her hide as a noblewoman.  She forms human emotions and thoughts and she loses (for a bit) her ability to shift.  She doesn't remember her past life helping the previous king, but slowly remembers and untangles a web of deceit and mystery.  I did not really enjoy reading this book.  It focused too much on plot and not enough on character development.  I didn't really feel any sympathy for Isabel's character at all.  She is supposed to be the reluctant hero that we need to feel for. and root for.  But I don't feel anything at all.  No sorrow for her plight, or happiness when she uncovers truths.  Rokan, for being the alpha male lead, is never really described in a vulnerable or accessible light.  The only character that was slightly interesting was Rokan's sister, Clarisse, who is kinda evil and manipulative.  I'm glad I just rented this from the library.  C+

Prophecy of the Sisters, by Michelle Zink

Prophecy of the Sisters takes place in 1890's New York.  It begins with a set of twin girls, Lia and Alice, burying their father who has died mysteriously.  A mysterious marking appears on Lia's wrist, but she tries to hide it.  She has a boyfriend, James, whose father is a bookkeeper of sorts.  He uncovers a mysterious book that tells about a prophecy of sisters where one is the guardian and one is the gate...translated into one sister has the power to bring Samhain to earth, and the other sister has to use her powers to keep the others power in check.  So, this is a serious, or supposed to be, subject for a book, but it just felt on the whole...not serious enough or not pressing enough for me to really care about the one sister who can bring Satan to earth.  Lia is the character we are supposed to identify with and care about, but the way she is written, she is so distant and emotionless, that I don't really care which sister is which, or what the keys are, or how they can get to the spirit world...blah blah blah.  And there was no passion between her and James at all.  I won't continue this series.  C+  

Bible Readings
Well last week, I worked my way through 2 Samuel and I just want to focus on two events: David and Bathsheba, and David and Mephibosheth.  
2 Samuel 11: 2-4; 14-15

"Late one afternoon, after his midday rest, David got out of bed and was walking on the roof of the palace. As he looked out over the city, he noticed a woman of unusual beauty taking a bath.3 He sent someone to find out who she was, and he was told, "She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite."4 Then David sent messengers to get her; and when she came to the palace, he slept with her"

"So the next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and gave it to Uriah to deliver.15 The letter instructed Joab, "Station Uriah on the front lines where the battle is fiercest. Then pull back so that he will be killed."

So what we have here is David giving into lust and taking what is not his.  I read this on a site and it sums it up perfectly: "He saw, he sent and inquired. And he took."  How many of us are overtaken by temptation.  Bathsheba was the temptation, and David gave in.  David desired her, but he did not have to take her.  When we desire something, we have two options:  we can leave the desire as it is, pushing it aside, or we can act on the impulse and give into temptation.  And David, a man after God's own heart gives into impulse and sin and commits adultery. Although awful and unimaginable, I think this is a perfect example for saying that humans are not perfect creatures, no matter how much we strive for perfection and holiness, it is unattainable because it is in our nature to sin.  This is not permission though, or free for all to sin in whatever way you see fit because you know that you will ask for forgiveness later...it just doesn't work that way.  And to top it off with David, after Bathsheba finds out she is pregnant from him, he tries to cover up his original sin with another sin by arranging for Uriah's (Bathsheba's husband) death.  I don't think David really recognizes his wrong until Nathan arrives and tells him the parable of the Rich Man with many sheep stealing the only sheep of a Poor Man to  feed himself.  When Nathan tells David that he is the rich man in the story, David immediatly acknowledges his guilt.  Isn't that how it is in your life.  You are sinning, but you try to hide it and then it just becomes a part of your life.  And, it is not until someone else points it out to you that you realize your sin and guilt.  It is important to have accountability in your life.  No one is perfect, and you need friends of faith to help build you up.  But what can we ultimately learn from David and Bathsheba.  For me, I think that we can learn that when we are willing to admit our wrong, our guilt, we are forgiven through God's grace and unfailing love.

2 Samuel 9:7

“Don't be afraid,” David said to him, “for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table"

 So, Jonathan had a son named Mephibosheth, but he was crippled in both feet so he couldn't walk. David doesn't really owe him anything, but because he is Jonathan's son, David shows great concern for him and provides for him through unconditional love.  One of my favorite bands, Leeland wrote a song based on this story.  It is called Carried to the Table.    And instead of me trying to write some sermon that no one but me will understand, I am going to copy what Leeland said about the inspiration for the song, because I think it sums things up perfectly:

"Inspired by the story of Mephibosheth, a man blessed by David in Second Samuel, Leeland Mooring explains. “We’re broken people. We have sin in our lives and we outcast ourselves from God’s kingdom. But God’s love is constantly chasing after us, kinda like how David sought out Mephibosheth. I think when we are taken in by God’s love, we are brought into his kingdom and brought to his table. We’re saved by grace. No one can see that we are hurt because we’re covered by the blood of Jesus. That’s so relevant to us even now.”"

LYRICS
Wounded and forsaken
I was shattered by the fall
Broken and forgotten
Feeling lost and all alone
Summoned by the King
Into the Master’s courts
Lifted by the Savior
And cradled in His arms

I was carried to the table
Seated where I don’t belong
Carried to the table
Swept away by His love
And I don’t see my brokenness anymore
When I’m seated at the table of the Lord
I’m carried to the table
The table of the Lord

Fighting thoughts of fear
And wondering why He called my name
Am I good enough to share this cup
This world has left me lame
Even in my weakness
The Savior called my name
In His Holy presence
I’m healed and unashamed

You carried me, my God
You carried me

 Oh, and I changed my blog signature to Time Lark to go along with my etsy store, so if you see that, it's me.  I might change it back to Caiti.  We'll see.  I feel like its more of a play on Doctor Who (Time Lord) than anything.

Daily Outfit and Sewing Room

Well, today I went to our contemporary service for the first time in what seems like months.   I'm always either singing in the choir at our late service (though not lately because of my respite care job) or teaching Sunday School during the middle service, that I never get to go to church at the same time as my parents. 

 

And it was freezing out today.  Buuuuurrrr.  It felt like winter.  I need to find some more vintage sweaters, since I only have one.  Thankfully, it went with my dress today.  Little Dexter wanted to make an appearance on my blog too!  He promised to pose extra cute :D

I set my hair in an alternating pin curl set because I planned on wearing a dress from the 50's, but....I didn't get it done, so I went with a 60's dress.  Therefore, I just flipped my hair upside down and just ran my fingers through the curls a little with some pomade.  Meh...I think it made me kind of look like the Swamp Thing, but, with a hat on it tamed those curlies down a bit.  

Also, my mother, if you are friends with me on facebook you already know this, turned our spare bedroom into a sewing room and a place for me to hang my vintage clothes.  Yes, I am 23 and still living with my parents.  So, it's nice to have a full room to myself other than my bedroom and bathroom.  I still have to hang up my pictures I have of stars from the 30s and 40s and my poster of Gone with the Wind up, but other than that it is finished.  I even got a new sewing machine!  Yay!  I was pretty ecstatic.

So, this was the sewing room my mom and I were sharing.....or that I took over. 

This was our spare bedroom that no one ever used because we never have company...like ever.  We live very boring lives.  I want to paint the walls and trim, buuuut, I got shot down.  Dang it. 

 

I am going to get another portable rack for just the clothes I am selling, or need to fix ,plus after I get all of my 14 yrs+ worth of dancing outfits out of the closet, I will be able to use it for my own clothes.

 

 

I went through and documented every pattern I own yesterday.  I looked up information about the date or era, pattern company, number, and if anyone else is selling it and for how much.  I discovered I own 91 patterns.  I am in the process of listing about 20-30 patterns for my store.

And this is my humongo Gone With the Wind poster that will be hanging up somewhere prominent in the near future.  It is somewhere down in our basement and I don't dare venture down there yet, with everything moved around due to a flooding we had.  But soon.

My top of three drawers full of fabric.  When I say I don't need to dream up another sewing project I truly...truly mean it.  And this room will never look this neat and clean and tidy again, so I better enjoy it while it lasts.

Welp. That's it for now.  I am going to work on a Bible, movie, and book post later today, because I think I might have a lot to say about the sermon I heard today, and not all of it is good like last weeks.