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Hey guys, I just figured out podcasts on my iPhone. Yep, I used to listen to This American Life on the regular but when I upgraded phones at some point I lost track... and then yesterday I figured out that you have to actually, you know, get the podcast app. So that's what I did! And I subscribed once again to This American Life, but also the one that I guested on last night, Nerd Geek Dork.

It was my first time recording a podcast, so I'm sure I'll sound terrible, but it was so much fun discussing Friday Night Lights with the hosts, Adam and Pete, as well as old friends Katie and Aileen! Each episode of Nerd Geek Dork centers on one topic of obsession; they've done whole episodes on Weezer and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I felt honored to be asked to discuss Friday Night Lights.

I think Katie, Aileen, and I did a a thorough job of bringing up all the things we love about Friday Night Lights, from the actors, music, directing, longevity, etc. I still feel like that show is just, you know, still around. Even last night on New Girl (which I watched after rewatching the first two episodes of FNL) had an FNL joke! FNL ended two years ago! Everybody's a fan.

Right?

And if you haven't watched it, you probably should!

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Tonight I'm seeing Hellogoodbye, Metric, and Paramore at Madison Square Garden!!!! You'll most likely find me wistfully staring up with glazed eyes at Emily Haines and subsequently bouncing around like a maniac during "Still Into You."

Man how we used to tear apart this town.

Good morning!

I'm feeling good and refreshed after a weekend spent in Massachusetts with Jesse and my parents. The weather's getting better so I even put on heels today (as opposed to my winter flat boots). And since I'm wearing heels and a cute skirt/blouse outfit, I also decided to sport a little bit of red lipstick. It's always a good day with the red lipstick.

On Friday, I got out of work early and came home to find my father and Jesse ready to drive to Massachusetts! And though I spent half the trip squished into the backseat with some boxes (my shoulders, they were in pain), the trip wasn't too bad once I switched with Jesse to the front seat (mwahahaha). Then we had our traditional Friday night dinner at Zorba's, a great local pizza place. We always order the giant pizza, and we make it our goal to finish the entire thing. Now, I believe the first time I brought Jesse home, my dad ordered two giant pizzas, and Jesse, being the "new guy," had to finish the pizza that was left. And so began our wonderful tradition - through my dad's torture. [Sidenote: we talked about how THIS was a year ago Friday and how quickly a year passes!]

On Saturday I did the important stuff like laundry, and also continuing my parent's journey into the new love in my life - Friday Night Lights. Last time I was there we watched the second season, and I figured they should see the first season. Out of order, but still great! Seriously...I can't even get into how good this show is right now - it deserves it's own post - and I'll probably get to that when I complete the third season (which is airing right now).

I also helped my dad organize some stuff in the basement, which had the added bonus of finding my old Christopher Pike books! Seriously, I had every book of his I think. I STILL DO. I couldn't find the first Remember Me, which was the first book of his I read, but I did find The Last Vampire series, which I brought home because I can't wait to re-read it and compare to that other vampire series I read in the past few months. I think it will be fun to see the stuff I was reading in elementary, middle and high school (I read Remember Me in 5th grade, and I know I kept reading his books through to his adult books). Again, more on that when I get to it!

Jesse did some practicing for the upcoming MCS shows while I sorted through my adolesence in book-form. Then my mom and dad grilled up a great dinner on Saturday night, and my Tia Kim and cousin James joined us. We followed the smorgasbord with some Wii. So much Wii, that my mom and dad both had to give it a rest for fear of putting their arm muscles in jeopardy.

On Sunday we had a delicious brunch at Cracker Barrel (fried apples yum) and then went to do some food-related wedding stuffs. I KNOW: ALL I DID THIS WEEKEND WAS EAT.

And what did you do?