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Kel. 28. Lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Graduated from UC Berkeley 2001. Has a small obsession with TV. Enjoys chick lit and teen movies. Major shopaholic. Blogging since January 17, 2002.

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September 30, 2007

premiere week, part 2

Many thanks to Alyson for teaching me how to "add friends" on MySpace. :) I only created it because a friend of mine made hers private so I could no longer read it! (You know who you are, hehe). I probably won't use it very much but if any of you have one and want to be friends, let me know in the comments. Or you can find me here. No Facebook yet, Alie -- I don't need another site to become addicted to!

I am *so* dreading work tomorrow. :( I've been having a rough few weeks. My boss recently had surgery so she hasn't been in the office very much. Because of this, there are buying responsibilities for a major client that have filtered down to my desk that honestly, I'm not comfortable with handling. I'm only a junior Media Buyer -- I really shouldn't be making some of these decisions. And when I turn to upper management for help, I don't think they take my concerns seriously. It's unbelievably frustrating. To make things worse, the planners at the agency that we work with are some of the most uptight, unfriendly people I've ever had the (dis)pleasure of working with. It doesn't make for a fun work environment. I think I'm going to look for a new job after the wedding. I just have absolutely no idea what I want to do. I'm pretty sure I don't want to stay in media. I hate the long hours and the stress. But I've been in this industry for 5 years... I don't really know anything else. Maybe I can be an assistant again (this is how I got my start after college)... is that weird? You're supposed to move up the corporate ladder, not back. I just don't know. *sigh*

Anyway, new TV always cheers me up! (Comments on Dirty Sexy Money, Private Practice, Gossip Girl, Smallville, CSI).

Dirty Sexy Money
Greg Berlanti rocks! I'm such a huge fan of his shows (Dawson's Creek, Brothers and Sister, Everwood, Jack and Bobby) so I *knew* DSM would be great. And it was. It really, really was. The cast is huge but I felt like the pilot did a fantastic job at introducing all of them. The ringtones for all the characters were hilarious. So far, I really like the Darling daughters -- Karen and Juliet. Actually, I like them all -- they're all so ridiculously immature and over the top. And the murder mystery is a great layer to this show. Love it.

Gossip Girl
The second episode was even better than the first! The whole brunch was AWESOME. And Gossip Girl said "Fustercluck." HEE! KBell has such great delivery.

Private Practice
Disappointing. I didn't love the introductory episode on Grey's Anatomy last season but I liked it enough (with the exception of that silly talking elevator) to follow Addison to this show. I've really grown to love the character (and Kate Walsh) so I wanted this show to be good. (Plus, it has Taye Diggs, Christopher Lowell, Tim Daly, etc). But it just wasn't. It felt like it was trying a little *too* hard, what with the nude dancing, the "tension" created by Naomi not telling the other partners about hiring Addison, the annoying Chief at the hospital and Addison's "big" speech at the end. I really hope it gets better.

Smallville
Boring. *yawn* Nothing really happened that was surprising. Sure, Supergirl showed up but she was in ALL the promos for the premiere so that wasn't anything new. Chloe survived. With her newly revealed power, the writers haven't really used her enough yet so I didn't think she was going to end up dead. And OF COURSE, Lana planned her death. There is no way this show would kill her off. (Her wig looked ridiculous, by the way). Yet I still watch (let's hope this is the last season). :P

CSI
What can I say... solid episode. But a little slow. Loved the ending with Grissom holding Sara's hand in the helicopter. I wouldn't call myself a shipper but that was a really sweet moment between them. Not enough Warrick, though.

Posted by Kel at 11:36 PM

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Kel, I'm sorry about the work situation being what it is right now.

I hated my old job. I was a manager and it was WAY too stressful for what I was getting paid. Although I'm making a bit more money, I definitely went down the career ladder.

Hope you find something that works for you and that your next job is less stressful.

Posted by: Noreen at October 1, 2007 01:57 PM

Kel, I couldn't agree more about Smallville! I mean, it was just boring as all get out. And Lana looked terrible!! And I love Chloe I do, and I used to love Lois even, but now they so underutilize Chloe and well frankly, lois annoys me now too. I don't know why I still watch. It's bad to hope for the last season of a show but I so do.

Gossip Girl... LOVED

And I think I need to watch Dirty Sexy Money cause I have enjoyed all those shows you mentioned (except Bros and Sist which I haven't really watched.)

Posted by: Sarah at October 2, 2007 01:51 PM

AND... I'm sorry to hear about work Kel. it's so hard to be unhappy at one's job. I hope you can find some compromise or something.

Posted by: Sarah at October 2, 2007 01:52 PM

Aww :( Well add me when you do get Facebook, because I'm sure you will hehe.

Posted by: Alie at October 2, 2007 02:36 PM

doh. kbell. How did i not get this? Thanks for the info :)

Didn't like CSI. Why didn't sara just wait by the crime scene? Did she have that little faith that they would find her?

Sorry that work sucks *hugs* I can relate.

Posted by: Marieke at October 2, 2007 03:10 PM

Sorry about your work situation! i know it sucks!! maybe after the wedding you can find a job that you love more.

I don't have a myspace account. i never like the design of the website and people over there are really inmature for my taste. But i do have a facebook account and i really like it. I only have a really few people. For now i only add people who knows in real life. maybe in the future i'll open it for everyone but i don't know yet.

Posted by: ceci at October 3, 2007 01:42 PM

Hey, I just added ya on Myspace:)

Posted by: Jo at October 16, 2007 07:15 AM

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