the northwestern ladies soccer team, um, hazes. (not really SFW.) and is suspended. via.

first tv thought: the good - veronica mars was picked up for next season! the bad - it was only for 13 episodes. this is a classic sign that if the first few episodes don't perform well, the rest of the season won't be ordered. in fact, if the first few episodes don't do well, we might not even see all 13. i am relatively calm now as i type this, but i am telling you: if YOU DON'T WATCH VERONICA MARS THIS COMING SEASON I WILL GO APESHIT ON YOU AND YOU WILL BE VERY SORRY. IF THE SHOW DOES NOT DO WELL ENOUGH IN THE RATINGS I WILL PERSONALLY COUNT ALL OF YOU, ALL OF THE ZUNTA READERS, RESPONSIBLE, AND I WILL FLIP MY SHIT, AND THE BLOG WILL BECOME RAMBLING GIBBERISH. I WILL ALSO TIE TOMMY UP IN THE CRAWLSPACE SO NO LOGICAL THOUGHTS CAN BE POSTED TO THE BLOG WHATSOEVER. TAKE THIS AS THE FIRST OF MANY WARNINGS, MOTHERFUCKERS.

ahem. emily and i chatted this afternoon about a possible plan to take the first episode of season one coast to coast - launch an online campaign, if you will. our philosophy is that if you see that episode, you will be hooked. beyond hooked. this happened to my brother; today, michelle told me it happened to her. if i could think of a good enough contest, i would offer as first prize the season 1 dvd. i would go out and buy it and give it to the winner. so any thoughts on that, and i promise to make it happen.

tv thought 2: the grey's anatomy season finale #1 really kind of bit. i'm in the middle of #2 right now, and it is better, but the izzie/denny storyline drives me absolutely bonkers. it might be the stupidest piece of shit i've ever seen on television. alan says:

I'm not sure I have ever laughed at hard as an intentionally dramatic moment on a TV show as I did during Izzie's crying jag to convince Denny to let her mess up his heart. That entire subplot underlined everything I've grown to hate about this show and most of its characters. It's annoying enough when, say, Meredith and Cristina are gossiping about their boyfriends in the middle of a bomb scare, but for Izzy to risk two lives (Denny's and the legitimate recipient) because she's getting frustrated at how long it's taking for Denny to get a heart? George should have brained her with a bedpan as soon as he realized what she was up to. Add to that George scolding Callie for daring to speak the truth to poor, fragile Meredith, plus the shooting of Burke, one of the few characters I still like unreservedly, and my patience is really being tried here.

for this, she risks her career? SHE'S NEVER EVEN HAD SEX WITH HIM. the sex could be terrible! and if it's terrible THERE IS NO POINT.

tv thought 3: i am excited for studio 60 on sunset strip. watch a commercial here. i have to admit, i kind of have a grosscrush on timothy busfield. gross because he's really kind of ugly and fat. crush because of danny concannon.

UPDATE: as far as grey's anatomy, on the other hand, the song they played as denny wheeled into the operating room, hopefully to a painful death, was pretty. i found out is called "look at her face" by a band called the coral sea. some mp3s are here. if you wanted to d/l "look at her face" you can pay for it (pshaw) here.

UPDATE II: did georg really just say "i figured one night with you was better than never" ?!?!?!?!? THE FUCK. this show has come a long way since the awesome bomb episodes.

UPDATE III: on one hand, while izzie's storyline with denny made me want to puke and roll around in it, i still think katherine heigl is gorgeous and an amazing comedic actress. just please don't make her fall in love with any more heart patients.

UPDATE IV: i'm sorry. sorry. i know that frequent updates reload the post in your rss reader, and it's annoying. but i must. SERIOUSLY?!? A PROM STORYLINE? and who gives a fuck that the dog has cancer? sheesh. on the other hand, i would like to add that whoever plays the nazi and alex karev are severely underutilized. i would watch a show with those two characters all day long.

UPDATE V: i'll admit it. the ending made me cry. i'm such a pussy.

Edition two of the F.W. Thomas Performances is tonight at the Warehouse Theater. I don't know any of the acts this time around, except for T.M. Lowery, who was a highlight of the last show. But I have been told that the event is being held in a larger and presumably more accessible performance space than the last one. So if a fire breaks out during the show, you're less likely to die a horrible, agonizing death. How's that for an endorsement? This is probably where I should also note that it only costs $3.

I intend to go, but that plan may be short-circuited. Charles and I both came perilously close to starving to death this weekend, so some emergency grocery shopping might be in order instead.

is it wrong of me to not to follow up with people who are interested in my craigslist listing for my apartment because they can't spell words like "fill" and, um "apartment"?

or, why i like my dunkin donuts cashier.

scene: 7:30am, monday morning, dunkin donuts kiosk inside of the davis el stop in evanston.

catherine: hi, can i have a large coffee with cream and sugar, please?
cashier: did you want cream and sugar or sugar and cream?
catherine: um. (pause) excuse me?
cashier: cream and sugar or sugar and cream?
catherine: um, oh. (believing in her early morning stupor that there is a difference) cream and sugar, i guess?
cashier: busts out laughing.
catherine: (lightbulb) dude. it is WAY too early for this kind of stuff.