More Tudors stuff!

So the first two episodes of the new season of The Tudors have leaked online!  And of course I've already watched them.  Here are some thoughts I had (if you watch the show and don't want to be spoiled, skip this post!)

• Kitty Howard seriously needs to stop with the giggling.  NOT EVERYTHING SAID IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO YOU IS FUNNY.  But I have a feeling she won't be giggling much longer ifyouknowwhatImean.
• Thomas Culpepper has some pretty eyes.
• But he is a total creeper/rapist/murderer/jerk.  Did I mention creeper?
• Lancing leg wounds.  DO NOT WANT.
• I don't remember the premiere of season 3 very well, but isn't this the first season premiere where nobody died a horribly violent death?  They mentioned four executions numerous times, but nobody actually died onscreen.  Unusual.  Oh wait I forgot... Culpepper and his sword of forest murder.  Nevermind then.  Or was that in the second episode?  Oh, well.
• Heads on pikes next to the food market.  POOR CHOICE OF LOCATION, FARMERS.
• Henry Cavill's hair is just... odd.  I get that he and Henry need to appear older, but it looks bizarre.
• And Charles Brandon isn't getting laid left and right?  Even Patchy was having sex all over the place last season!  I call bullshit.
• Speaking of Patchy, Edward Seymour's harlot wife has questionable taste in men.
• Fitzy from The Departed is playing the Earl of Surrey.  Crazy!
• Sarah Bolger is amazing, gorgeous, fantastic, fierce, etc. etc.  She desperately needs her own spin-off.
• Joss Stone's accent.  Blegh.
• Thomas Culpepper and Jane Boleyn?  Wtf random.
• Henry has really lost it if puppet shows are now considered foreplay.
• Puppies!  Too cute.
• Elizabeth I is obviously way too old in the first episode.  I'm assuming it takes place some time in the last half of 1540, which would make her absolutely no older than seven years old.  This actress looks like a preteen.
• Jane Boleyn, you of all people should know that the queen can't be hooking up with anyone else.
• This mourning of Cromwell is very random, Henry.
• I can't wait for more episodes!

Take care!

WANT WANT WANT.

These earrings are morbid and hot pink and I WANT THEM.

Image credit to pretentiousjewelry on Etsy.

Random updates about school and yarn

There are only 52 days until graduation.  I absolutely cannot wait.  This semester has been so brutal!  And it's only going to get worse, unfortunately.  Most of my writing assignments are all piled up at the end of the semester, which means that I have roughly 50 pages of writing to do before it all ends!

My senior thesis is going well so far.  I have a meeting on Monday to discuss it with my professor, and hopefully I'll get some positive feedback.  If only this were the only thing I have to do this semester.  I'd be in heaven!

On a lighter note, I've been looking at yarn on Etsy.com lately and I WANT TO BUY SO MUCH.  I love looking at all of the cool color combinations that sellers have come up with.  And it makes me want to learn how to dye yarn myself!  It can be done with something as simple as Kool-Aid or Wilton icing coloring (which I have a ton of!), but I'm not sure if there are certain fibers that can't be dyed.  Like I love working with acrylics, if only because they don't need blocking.  But can I color them myself?  I'll have to look into it.  I found some superwash merino wool on Knitpicks.com that can be dyed, so maybe I can buy a skein to experiment with when I get a chance.

And I've been keeping an eye on the Yarn Sales group at Ravelry because I really, really, REALLY want to try some Malabrigo.  I just missed a really good sale the other day!  I also need some Noro for Mom's Christmas gift, and I'd love to get it on sale if I can.  Both Noro and Malabrigo are a bit more expensive than I'd like.

I also have some fingering weight yarn that I bought a few weeks ago and have no idea what to do with it.  I liked the colors a lot more before I tried knitting with it.  Maybe I'll make a small shawl for my Nana, something that can be wrapped around as a scarf?  I really don't want to buy any more of it, so I'll have to search for something suitable that will use up as much as possible.

Since I'll be moving to Orlando in August, I'm going to try and get as many Christmas gifts together as possible before I leave.  This way, I won't have to ship tons of gifts home from FL.  I'm sure that I will find a couple of gifts for people while I'm there, though.  But I already know what I want to make for my Mom and Robert.  So I'm going to try and finish those over the summer!  Unfortunately I can't post my ideas here, because the surprises could be spoiled. ;-)

I'm learning how to use double-pointed needles!  They're not as intimidating as I thought they'd be.  I'm still getting used to the feel of juggling 4-5 needles at one time, though.

Season 4 of The Tudors

I can't even tell you how excited I am.  But at the same time, I'm really bummed that the show is ending.  It's one of the only three I keep up with (LOST and The Office being the other two) and LOST and The Tudors are both finished this year.  :-(  But enough sad talk!  I brought some videos.

Here is the Behind-the-Scenes video:


And the official trailer for this season:


I miss Natalie Dormer so much.  And I can't wait for the reunion of the Zombie Wives.  It's too bad they aren't continuing with Henry's children and their reigns.  Sarah Bolger is so amazing, and I'd love to see more of her playing Mary I.

Have a great day!

Quick post on craftsy things.

So I finally finished the Man Scarf for Rob last month.  It was supposed to be a Christmas gift. :-/  The scarf took me way too long to finish considering the project itself.  Anyway, I was able to put together his Valentine's Day gift today while getting some movie research done.  (Yes, my senior thesis is on movies!  And Anne Boleyn movies, at that!  Be wicked jealous.)  I really hope that he'll love his gift as much as he loves the Man Scarf!

I know it's not the greatest knitting project in the world, but he loves it so I'm happy. :-D  Now here's hoping that he'll enjoy the V-Day matching gift, too!

And just because, here is my Ravelry page.  I really should start taking pictures of my finished projects.

WDWCP Blog

I put up my WDWCP blog the other day, in case you're interested.  Here is the link.

Have a great morning!!

Good news!!

I got my acceptance e-mail to the Disney College Program today!  They sent it out at 3am this morning! :)

I'm going to start a blog specifically about that soon, so look out!

Zzzzzz

Sleep is one of my favorite things in the entire world.  And most of the time I don't feel like I get enough of it.  I am a night owl by instinct, so I usually stay up way too late into the night and consequently I either sleep too late the next day or I have to wake up early for something and wind up feeling like Death all day.

If you've read anything I've written before, you might remember my attempt to significantly lower my coffee intake.  So far, this is going fairly well.  I'm at least at the point now where I don't feel like I need it in the mornings anymore.  It's just a nice treat to sip leisurely if I have time.  And I'm definitely not drinking as much of it as I used to.  On a side note, this means that I have been putting the money I would have spent on coffee each week into my savings account instead.  Yay me!  But I only put this money away if I haven't already used it, then I don't feel like I'm punishing myself if I do decide to enjoy some coffee.  (If this makes any sense) I see it as only putting away money I've truly saved, rather than putting it away first and then dipping elsewhere in the budget for a treat on impulse.  Of course it's not much money at the moment, but every little bit helps.  And a few weeks ago I calculated roughly how much money I've spent on coffee in the last year, and you don't even want to know.  The number was shockingly high!

But I digress!  This post is about sleep, not coffee or money!  But the coffee detail is a jumping off point for the real reason I felt like blogging on this cold, rainy morning.

When I embarked on this "drink less coffee" thing, I was really worried about how I would get through the days when I need to wake up earlier than I would like for class (or whatever else comes along).  For someone who stays up until wee hours of the morning and then wakes up at 6:30am for a workout before school, coffee can be a neccessity!  So I also decided to try making a habit out of going to bed earlier.  Of course there will be exceptions as the semester goes by: reading for class, writing papers, etc.  But as a general rule, I'm trying to get myself in bed and asleep earlier at night to try and counter the lack of caffeine.  If my body is not getting that boost in the mornings, it needs to be well-rested for the day ahead, right?  So my target time to go to bed is sometime between 10pm-midnight, varying of course night-to-night.  Sometimes I get to bed pretty early, sometimes I need/want to be awake a bit later.  But those hours are the goal.

Let me tell you something.  I feel like I've been let in on some big secret.  Seriously.  Why have I not made this a habit before?  This morning my alarm went off at the usual time, and instead of hitting snooze for half an hour as I usually do (it tends to take that long for me to register than I am awake and it is time to get up), I felt wide-awake and ready for the day!  I am not at all a morning person, but I certainly feel like one lately!

One hitch in this transition is that I still get that really sleepy I-need-a-nap feeling in the late afternoon.  I've also been avoiding taking naps during the day as I'm accustomed to doing (which is probably why I am a night owl).  So far I've been pretty successful at keeping myself awake, but just barely.  I need to figure out a good afternoon pick-me-up routine or snack that will help alleviate this.

Yes, I just wrote an entire post about sleep.

New Layout!

If you frequent my blog (does anyone? I don't think so), then you've noticed the new layout! I found it on Deluxe Templates! I'm still working out some kinks, but I think it looks pretty nifty. The one thing I'm really having trouble with is the header being slightly off-kilter with the menu text at the top. Just can't seem to figure out how to edit the HTML properly to fix that yet.

Hopefully one day I can find the time/energy to produce one myself.

LOST post.

I just wanted to express my excitement about LOST!!!!!!! So here are some silly gifs!

Can't wait! Some friends of mine invited me to come over and watch the premiere on their big screen television, so I'm baking them some cupcakes! Yum!!

Everyone enjoy!