Ignore me... Just testing...

Ow.

Buffy's cramps meant there was a vampire nearby... Wonder what mine mean?

WANT THIS!

Boys Of True Blood Large Mug
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EyeCon and Allan Hyde

Went to EyeCon - True Blood Convention last weekend and had an Ah-mazing time! Met Allan Hyde, who plays Godric on the show. Along with Sam Trammell and Todd Lowe, who play Sam Merlotte and Terry Bellefleur respectively. Nelsan Ellis and Ashley Jones were also there, but I didn't have the pleasure of meeting them personally. In any case... I have now discovered Allan Hyde (and friend's) ongoing video blog type thing, which I find highly amausing. So, if you wanna check it (and him) out, there are some videos posted below. So that's the deal with that!! And the photo above is of Allan and I! :)

Allan Hyde - Zombie Joke

you're a zombie, i'm a zombie. from hadleyk on Vimeo.

Allan Hyde - Robot Joke

you're a robot, i'm a robot. from hadleyk on Vimeo.

Allan Hyde = Adorable

you're a ghost, i'm a ghost. from hadleyk on Vimeo.

TV Couples

Couples I Love:

Ashleigh and Fisher on Greek

Joanna and Will on Eastwick

Sookie and Eric on True Blood

Marshall and Lily on How I Met Your Mother

Christina and Hunt on Grey's Anatomy

McSteamy and Little Grey on Grey's

Couples I Hate:

Justin and Rebecca on Brothers and Sisters

Barney and Robin on How I Met Your Mother

Callie and Arizona on Grey's

McDreamy and Meredith on Grey's

Couples I Love and Hate:

Leonard and Penny on Big Bang Theory

I Wanna...

go here:

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cause i love http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0870794/

and here:

http://www.massiveevents.co.uk/hallowhedon/index.php

cause i love http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0551346/

and i wanna watch this:

http://www.ikissedavampire.com/

cause i love http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1727317/
and kinda love http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1192060/

who's in???

Alcide!

So, I heard through the grapevine that Alan Ball, director of True Blood, is seeking someone to play Alcide the werewolf in Season 3. So I, of course, just wasted an hour and a half of my time finding some folks I would approve of and putting them on this handy-dandy collage. Enjoy!

Premiere Week 1

It's the most wonderful time of the year... Fall Premiere Time! (Not to mention football season!!!) So, on with it then:

Vampire Diaries
I went ahead and read the books back in May as soon as I learned of this show, so that I could get pumped up for a new vampire story to follow. Much to my surprise, the books(by LJ Smith) were actually written back in 1991, proving that no, this is not just another Twilight wannabe, since they preceded the first Twilight book by 14 years. The books were okay... I didn't love them, but I was intrigued enough to be excited for the show. Actually, not loving the books may work in my favor, because then if the show changes them too much I won't be so miffed. After watching the pilot episode... I'm in! Definitely kept my attention, and I'm actually thinking about rewatching the pilot before moving on to episode 2. I vote it's a keeper!

The Beautiful Life
When did the CW start rocking so hard? I went in to this show with very low expectations, but they were definitely exceeded! My only reasons for watching were that I am a longtime Mischa Barton fan, and I enjoy looking at male models... I took this show to be another skin-deep look at the scandalous lives of rich, beautiful people. I was surprised to find how likeable some of the characters are! Sara Paxton was adorable as nice girl, Rayna(sp?) and Ben Hollingsworth was sooo sweet as the Iowa farm boy, Chris. My only hope is that the writers don't too quickly turn these likable people into brats like most of the other characters.

90210
Same ol, same ol. Oh, except for the loss of Dustin Milligan as Ethan. What a shame! I just saw him appear in Extract, with Jason Bateman, looking wayyyy hotter than last season, so I was pretty excited to see him back in Beverly Hills, but no. He's moved to Montana or somewhere. Okay. Now who to love? Navid?? Dixon?? I think not. Maybe they'll keep bad boy cutie Liam around as a replacement? I can deal with that...

Melrose Place
Well, I only watched about half of the first season of the original Melrose, but already I like this one better. The premiere was pretty similar to 90210, with the money and the scandal and so on and so forth, but some of the characters are kind of interesting. I liked the murder mystery aspect of it, concerning the death of old version star Laura Leighton as Sydney. Michael Rady is adorable as usual. If you liked him on Greek as Max the geek, then you'll love him as whats-his-face the videographer on Melrose.

Gossip Girl
Very intrigued by the Serena-Carter in Europe looking for her dad storyline AND the Rufus and Lily's new son Scott using Vanessa to find them storyline! This season may shape up to be the best yet! Not to mention the addition of Joanna Garcia as Nate's new girl! LOVE HER! I was so sad when Privileged got cancelled... hopefully they will keep her around for a while on GG!

Wow... those are the 5 premieres I can think of that I've watched so far, and they're all from the CW! Why does this network get such bad ratings? I love it! :)

Notes to self:

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4931075/1/Hydraulic_Level_5
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4871509/1/The_Office
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5122163/1/The_Best_Man
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4847653/1/Breaking_Bella
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5180793/1/Emancipation_Proclamation
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5143291/1/Clipped_Wings_and_Inked_Armor
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5161854/1/The_Fan

Sigh...

Sam Trammell Interviewed on FoxNews

Sam Trammell Interviewed on FoxNews

Pats 2009 Schedule!

So You Think You Can Dance?

Evan made it to the finals! I don't care what the judges say... Evan is awesome! He may not be as big and muscular as Brandon or Ade, but I'd like to see them show the emotion of their faces that he does... Not gonna happen! This guy deserves a lot more credit than he's given. America gets it, and that's why he was never even in the bottom until this week! Finale next week? Let's blow the top off this show and crown Evan the champion!!!! :)

Take that Lil C!

Just testing...

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Why are Vampires so hot?

Mmm, Eric Northman...

Just added 13 videos of Alexander Skarsgard to my YouTube favorites list. It's official, I've got a crush. ;-)

Good vampires, bad vampires and ugly vampires...

Such a disappointment. So sad. :*( Maybe I just don't like British shows? The only likable character was the ghost. Oddly, the only female character... Generally I gravitate toward male characters, but the vampire looked like someone I know (not in a good way) and a little bit like Mike Damone from Fast Times at Ridgemont High. You know that guy creeped you out. Ick! And the werewolf was slightly more likable, but not enough to make me tune in for another episode. Not to mention the creepy Simon Pegg look-a-like vampire... Does every other British person look like Simon Pegg? :-p In any case, I guess I'll have to move all my eggs to the Vampire Diaries basket... Is it September yet?

On a better note, spent the last hour or so perusing www.truebloodnet.com and seeing glorious pics and videos from Comic Con... So jealous! Alexander Skarsgard just went up like 3 notches in my list of fantastic vampires, and he was pretty high to begin with! I just love that he's likable in real life too! Check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDGEadci_hc to see what I mean!

Church comes early,
Linz :)

I heart Supes <3

Supernaturals are so hot right now! I have been reading the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris, which are the basis for the True Blood tv series on HBO. Awesome, awesome books, fyi. The new, ninth, one just came out in hardback and I've got to decide whether to get it or wait for the paperback. I've also read the Twilight books by Stephenie Harris, of course. They really aren't just for teenyboppers!

Anyway, two new supe tv shows coming up. The first of these premieres tonight! At 9pm on BBC America, Being Human will premiere. It's about three roommates who happen to be a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost. I'm hoping that the writing will be good enough to back up the interesting premise. Also, in the fall, the CW will premiere Vampire Diaries, a show based on the novels of the same name by LJ Smith. I read the first book and wasn't overly impressed, but I figure that gives the show some room for improvement. So, looking forward to that as well.

Fingers crossed that tonight's premiere doesn't suck.
Linz :)

The milkman, the paperboy and EVENING TV.

Good Evening!

So, tonight was a reality TV double whammy... Big Brother and So You Think You Can Dance elimination episodes!

Big Brother was relatively predictable with Laura being evicted, as expected, and Jessie winning HOH for the second time in three weeks. I was happy to see Laura go, as her mustache and rat fangs were starting to freak me out. That's a horrible thing to say, but since she introduced herself in the premiere episode by saying "I'm a b****" I feel justified in not caring if I insult her. I was actually happy to see Jessie win HOH. I wasn't a big fan of him last season, but I think he has really learned a lesson since then and came back a much smarter player. Or maybe the rest of these yahoos are just that annoying. Lydia, Chima and Ronnie are really just horrible people who need to go home immediately, in my humble opinion. I look to see that happen soon. The sooner the better, in fact. It will be interesting to see what Jessie does this week. I caught Big Brother After Dark on Showtime last night and learned that the whole house made a plan to backdoor Ronnie this week. HOWEVER, I think Jessie may think he has Ronnie's loyalty, at least for now, and may decide to go in another direction. I look for him to go after Lydia, Kevin, Casey or maybe Jordan? I'm gonna try to avoid watching BBAD between now and Sunday, because I don't like to know the nominees before the actual episode airs on Sunday(at 8/7 central!).

So You Think You Can Dance aired it's 100th episode tonight! This didn't sound all that exciting to me, but I was pretty stoked when I realized that they were going to bring back a few of the standout performances from the last 4 seasons... I was particularly happy to see Travis and Heidi back with the Mia Michaels "Bench" routine that got her an Emmy nod in season 2. Did she actually win the Emmy for that? Not sure... I was also excited to see the monster/zombie group routine from the same season. Loved that one too! Yay! Katie Holmes also came to perform tonight... she did more singing that dancing I think, but was pretty enjoyable. Gave me a flashback to her Dawson's Creek days... man, I loved that show! How much she's changed since then, eh? Anyway, I was sad to see Jason go home... He was one of my favorites! I am ashamed to say that I am one of those people who bases my favorites on personalities and likability rather than actual dance abilities. I would have much rather seen Brandon go home, because while he's a good dancer I just think he seems too cocky. Evan, on the other hand, is completely adorable even if he doesn't get as much dance praise from the judges. It's not his fault he has "hooded" eyes and can't seem to show as much expression because of them! Blah. For the girls, I was happy to see Janette go home. I would have preferred to see Melissa go, but after the tear-jerking breast cancer routine by Tyce Diorio last night I can see why she and Ade were spared. It was poignant as all get-out. I guess two weeks til the finale... I hope Jeanine and Evan make it to the end, but I don't see that happening. Oh well.

Also watched Royal Pains on USA Network tonight... There's something about Mark Feuerstein that is so just sweet. I remember loving him back in the 90's when he guest-starred on Caroline in the City, and then went on to star in the short-lived Conrad Bloom. Such a cutie, he is. I find that show to be just so refreshingly light-hearted and relaxing. If you haven't checked it out yet, do so immediately. Thursdays at 10 on USA.

During tonight's episode of Royal Pains I caught a preview for the new fall show, White Collar. Apparently it doesn't premiere until October, which is a shame because the preview got me pretty excited. It's starring Matthew Bomer as a convicted felon of some sort who is released from prision to help solve crimes? If you don't know Matthew Bomer yet, you will. He is Ah-mazing. I loved him on the way too short-lived series Traveler. If Traveler ever comes out on DVD I recommend that you buy it immediately cause it was fantastic! Matt also guest-starred on Chuck as Chuck's ex-bestie/sometimes-nemesis Bryce Larkin. Great actor indeed.

Guess that's all for now. This blog would probably feel a lot more purposeful if anyone actually read it, but what can ya do? At least it's honing my opining skills. Maybe I'll be the next Michael Ausiello, lol. Ausiello, by the way, is at Comic Con right now interviewing massive celebrities such as the cast of True Blood. Am I insanely jealous? Absolutely.

Yawn. And on that note, goodnight.
Linz :)

Awesomeness

So, to start things off, let me tell you what brought me to blogger.com. I guess it's a testament to what a fantasy world I live in...

I decided to spend today catching up on some tv that I had saved in my DVR(best invention ever, by the way). I was two episodes behind on I Survived a Japanese Gameshow, so I began there. After watching these two episodes I decided that Dan the Librarian is, in fact, completely awesome. If you don't watch this show, you should. It's a refreshing break from the usual cookie cutter reality shows. (Aside: I love cookie cutter reality shows as well, so no offense is meant.) Anyway, I already liked Dan from his profession and general personality. Then in these episodes he reveals that he is a virgin and doesn't drink. These are two things that I find very appealing in a person, so that put him over the top on the Awesome Meter.

So as I usually do, I decided to check facebook for a Dan. Now, this may sound a little bit stalker-like, and maybe it is. But what can I say? I never seem to meet cool people like that in real life, so any time I come across someone that seems cool on tv I feel the need to investigate further. And really, isn't going on reality tv like asking for people to stalk you? Have you ever looked at how much a normal person's popularity rises after they have gone on a reality show? I know I'm not the only one who does this...

I've lived in Pittsburgh my whole life, and from what I can tell the general past time of people my age here is to "go out" which apparently is synonymous with "get drunk." Funny how the term "go out" can't just mean to leave the house anymore... When did that happen? Why can't "go out" mean to go bowling or go to a movie? Is bar-hopping the general past time everywhere now? Or is it truly a Pittsburgh thing? Sports town and beer town, we are.

In any case, I found Dan on facebook, and saw that he had posted a link to his blog on here. So, now I am loyal follower of www.bydan.blogspot.com and have been inspired to pick up blogging again myself. So to Dan, I say "thank you" for the inspiration and the awesomeness.

Until later,
Linz :)

Hello World of Blogging!

So, I've blogged before, but not on a regular basis, and not in a while. I'm hoping to make this time different. My mom has always told me that I live in a fantasy world, hence the title of this blog. I used to argue with her on this point, but I've begun to realize that she's right, and that isn't necessarily a bad thing. In the world we live in today, maybe being able to escape into a fantasy world occassionally is a gift. And now, I think I'll share that gift with you. It's up to you whether or not to accept it.

Until we meet again,
Linz :)