Vampire Diaries, late text chat, #6

thinkRebecca had already watched.  Leah is catching up.

L: Watching VD #6 to catch up where I left off. Your boy [Klaus] is telling Elena about killing the hunter.
L: Ha ha Elena: I am nothing like you. Katherine: I was you before you even existed.
R: Love Katherine
L: I almost feel bad that they made Bonnie such a pawn
R: Bonnie is so dumb and can't even do magic. Bonnie = Matt
L: I'll say it again, poor Matt
L: Ha ha Katherine is listing off all of the friends of Elena who got hurt because of her
L: So is this the turning point where we all get over Stef/El?
R: I'm all about Caroline/Klaus
L: Ha ha Damon: the witch who loses her powers gets left out of the important conversations
L: So do you still think Tyler and the wolf girl F-ed?
R: That was a good ep
R: Tyler is boring
R: Klaus is hot and scary
L: Elena being so upset about being a vampire is a little ridiculous.  Stop sleeping with one then.
L: Oh god here's the bridge again.
L: HOW MANY TIMES DOES THIS CHICK NEED TO BE RESCUED FROM THE SAME PLACE
R: Hahaha
R: If I thikn about it Elena is being a self hating racist
L: Self loathing?
R: That's it
L: Funny how when Steafn comes she sees the hunter but when Damon is there she's totally fine huh
L: This fake hybrid is dead right?
L: Yeah kill her Klaus!
L: Yeppppp
R: Klaus wants her to be human more than anyone
L: Ohhhhhh Jeremy killed him! Nice.  About time that bro did something for his sis
L: Why would Klaus want her human? Doppelganger crap again?
R: Needs more hybrid
L: Lots of Damon Elena bonding....
R: Also needs more Katherine
L: He told her about the cure. GD.
L: Oh god Tyler he wasn't your friend.  Also I think you [Rebecca] are going to be happy about your Klaus Caroline dream.
L: Matt has a part!!
L: Blogging this, you have anything else to say?
L: He's threatening Jeremy right
[apparently Rebecca took a break right about here]
L: That's cool that she's 18 and just has this huge gorgeous home that apparently needs no mortgage payment or bills.  Also if Stefan is just going to serve her on a silver platter to Damon then F him.
[Rebecca's back!]
R: The part where Damon is at the bar and orders Ric a drink?
R: Love
L: SAMR
R: Matt is too dumb to be Damon's new bro
L: This is dumb. I'm 50% done with this show.  Stop apologizing constantly Stefan.  It's boring.
L: Ok done.  Do I have more?
R: Nope done!
R: YOU CAN'T BE DONE WITH VY
R: I think all of our shows have been not great
L: Really?!  That's it with VD?  That's the only one I'm caught up on!  They're ALL bad?!
R: Ashley from Greek was on the last ep of 90210.
R: Which has been decent.
R: GG is fucked up.

[GG spoilers to follow]

R: I'm so glad Max and Naomi ended up together
L: If you're fucking with me and they don't end up together I will be pissed.
R: I love them together. Would not joke
R: Care more about their relationship than real people's

R: And I hope that Elena dies
R: Again
R: For real
R: This time
L: Ha ha add that to the group text

Archie shoes-Probably the Best Shoes...Ever?

I have seen these a TON of times on theberry.com and this seemed like a project I could do pretty easily.

Most of the shoes were done in super hero comics which looked great because of the glossy paper that the comics are printed on.  I have never felt strongly towards any superhero before so decided to go a different route.  I have this weird love for Archie, I used to sit at my grandma's house and read and reread the ones that she still had from the 70s.  Veronica has always been my favorite, Leah likes Betty.


On to the project--

I got the Archie comic at Half Price books for a dollar.  I was worried that it was going to smear or fade because the comics were printed on newspaper-like paper.  I did a test on a piece of cardboard to see how it was going to look after it dried.  It turned out surprisingly great.  The decoupage glue just smells like Elmer's glue but dries clear and much more solid than regular glue.

The shoes I used were ones that I did not want to part with.  They are so comfortable and fit great but were so scuffed and breaking at the seams that I couldn't wear them anymore.


The decoupaging was SO MUCH WORK.  Each shoe took me about an hour.  Trying to find enough pictures that fit right and to get them glued on without any wrinkles was so hard.  Plus I had to have EVERY inch covered so that took longer to fill in little spaces that I missed.  And you have to know your hands are going to be sticky and gross there is no way around it.

Finished!

VD #4 thoughts

First of all I loved this episode. I’m so surprised Lorelai and Rebecca hated it.

Secondly my god Damon, get over her.  She is worthless to you and you are so much better (and more fun).  Let it go bro.  Find a new hot gal to f.

Thirdly, really Stefan is going to lie to everyone?  Stefan?  Please.

And last, everyone saw that coming, with the prof and the hunter, right? 

Grade: B+

More to follow.  Watching non-sports TV on the weekend?  Eek!  I must be busy at work.

-Leah 11/15/2012

P.S. I am legitimately sad Matt and Rebekah aren't going to work out.  Anyone else?

WE ARE SO FAR BEHIND!

For some reason in the last 2 weeks Leah and I have gotten so far behind on TV.  I don't know what happened.  All of a sudden we have 3 episodes of Revenge, 2 episodes of VD and a TON of other shows.

 A lot of shows are in a storyline slump right now, I can't think of one show that has a great storyline that I'm excited to watch every week. Leah told me that she is excited to catch up with all the Revenge we have to watch.

I did finish Downton Abbey. The last episode was really good, but I'm not quite sure where else they can go with it.  All I have left is the christmas special that doesn't air for a couple of weeks.

So the plan this week is for us to catch up with TV this week, wish us luck!

Rebecca watches 90s TV and Movies

I've been under the weather the last couple days so Netflix and I have become very close friends.  Hulu, my usual best friend screwed me over by not having new episodes of anything. Since Monday I've marked two more things off my TV to-do list.

Undeclared (17 Episodes-2001)

Be warned--if you watch this on Netflix it's in the wrong order.  I didn't realize it until I was watching the 9th episode which should have been the 2nd episode.

The show takes place the main characters freshman year of college and revolves around Steven who is trying to change his high school nerd identity.  The four boys are room mates and across the hall are the two girls.  I didn't think the show was that funny when it aired in 2001 it might have been revolutionary show and different than anything else that had been on, but now we have a whole station of shows like this-Leah's dirty little secret-ABC Family.  It's only a half hour and the only overarching plot between the episodes is between Steven and Lizzie and their budding relationship and Lizzie's ex Eric (played by Jason Segal) having a breakdown and trying to win her back the whole time.  Steven and Lizzie are the least likable characters and the rest aren't giving a chance to have a good plot.  If you want a great college experience show watch Greek.  Rusty>Steven

Grade: B- for cameos by Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Kyle Glass (Tenacious D) and great 90s/00s music

Varsity Blues (1999)

I know, I know don't really have a good excuse for not ever seeing this before yesterday.  I was just a little too young to watch it when it came out and then after that....I don't know...no excuse.

Best Part: Mox and the other boys standing up to the coach when he was going to give those injections to Brown.  Mox's speech was so good, it motivated me to go kick some ass on the football field. 

Dumbest Part: The strip club (the Landing Strip, ha) and the boys finding out that their teacher works there.  Everyone was okay with that?  That scene was just stupid and it was just a reason for boobs in a R rated movie. 

Grade: A- Everyone loves sports movies

Vampire Diaries - The Five

Sigh.  First disappointing VD of the season.  All three of these girls were let down.

Grades
Leah: C+
Rebecca: C- in general, D "for a VD episode"
Lorelai: (coming soon)

The chat wasn't even that fun since the episode kinda sucked.  But here's a few quotes Leah thought were cute:

Leah: Alright are we gonna do this or what

Rebecca: READY

Leah: this new scenes from the last is stupid

Rebecca: I'm tired of this opening

Rebecca: HAHA

Leah: ha ha

Leah: awesome

Leah: NEW SEASON DRINKING GAME WORD

Rebecca: blood share?

Leah: ha ha yep

Rebecca: so she can only drink from Matt?

Leah: this was predictable but I like it

Leah: maybe she'll kill him

Rebecca: good

Rebecca: Matt is boring

Leah: poor Matt

Rebecca: Can't she heal that shit?

Leah: He truly is just a human blood bag now

Rebecca: Elena deserved that

Rebecca: don't fucking throw a pencil at an original bitch

Leah: Oh Elena are you a bourbon aficionado now?

Rebecca: Damon is not dumb

Leah: Damon is way smarter than Elena

Rebecca: I thought that the vampires couldn't use the white oak stake

Rebecca: Elena is a giant tease

Leah: Elena is silly

Rebecca: Klaus is calling Tyler out

Leah: DO YOU THINK HE DID IT

Rebecca: did the werewolf girl?

Rebecca: yes

Leah: well shit

Leah: BLOOD SHARE

Rebecca: god another non-sex scene

Rebecca: apparently no one is getting laid

Leah: Rebekah is so stupid

Leah: So gullible

Rebecca: well to be fair she spent 80 years in casket

Leah: OH SHIT

Rebecca: OH SHIT

Rebecca: no no

Leah: Wait

Leah: wait

Leah: Is that Matt's heart?

Leah: Klaus saying "love" > Edward saying "love"

Rebecca: when Klaus says it it's hot

Rebecca: so why can't she keep down anyone else's blood??

Leah: Oh Matt

Leah: I don't know

Leah: Ick

Rebecca: oh now she is going to cry

Rebecca: nailed it

Leah: Of course

Leah: what have I done?

Leah: Just let her kill someone

Rebecca: agree

Rebecca: episode grade?

Rebecca: C-

Leah: C+ at best

Rebecca: I thought it was super boring

Leah: I told Lorelai to let us know what hers is too

Rebecca: I would give it a D for a VD episode

Hoping for better grades next week.  Don't let us down, CW!

First guest blogger - Lorelai and the Cauliflower Cheesy Garlic "Bread" Sticks

So, I have a confession to make.  I love to eat unhealthy food.  Pizza, burgers, tacos—you name it and I’m probably a fan.  Unfortunately, I wasn’t blessed with the crazy metabolism of a supermodel, so I’m always looking for ways to replace those unhealthy foods with better choices.

When I started seeing recipes online for cauliflower crusts for pizza, I was skeptical to say the least.  After enough positive reviews, I decided to give it a shot and thought that “breadsticks” would be a good first try.

Oh.My.God.  Why didn’t I know about this sooner?  They are amazing.  They really taste like breadsticks….maybe even better.

Here is the recipe over at Mom, What’s for Dinner? that I used as the basis of my first attempt. http://whatsfordinner-momwhatsfordinner.blogspot.com/2012/06/cheesy-garlic-cauliflower-bread-sticks.html

What I changed:

·       I used a cheese grater to shred my cauliflower before I cooked it.

·       Then I added a little water and microwaved my grated cauliflower for a few minutes

·       For the topping, I didn’t use any butter.  Who needs the extra fat and calories?

Now I’ve made this recipe twice.  It might have been two nights in a row but I’m not confirming anything.  The first night I made these on a cookie sheet with wax paper.  For the first time ever, I had something stick to wax paper!  I wasn’t able to peel my breadsticks nicely off, which was a bummer, but the chunks I was able to get were awesome.  Next time, I think I’ll try spraying the wax paper first. The second night I used my pizza stone, and the breadsticks came right off.  The middle wasn’t as done as I would have liked, but it was dinnertime so we just went with it.  Still tasted delish!

Hope you give this recipe a try and let me know how yours turn out!

-Lorelai