Would that this hoodie were a time hoodie!

SUGARLAND HAS A NEW SINGLE!!!!!



Greatest graphics EVER for a lyrics video, right? Usually lyrics videos are beyond lame, but this person actually made it super adorable and catchy, JUST LIKE THE SONG. Screw those YouTube commenters, whatever, SUGARLAND RULES, BITCHES. What I find interesting though is that people are usually down on Sugarland's new songs when they first come out, and then for some reason people seem to come around to them later. Even I'm that way sometimes, though as of late Sugarland could probably sing any damn song in the world and I'd love it to death (except for The Love Shack, UGH. Even they didn't manage to salvage that song for me). But anyway, yes, this song is more fluffy pop than Sugarland is known for, but Sugarland is all about bringing different genres together and putting some twang to it, so it's not like they were traditional to begin with, though, you know, they were more traditional than they were with the last album and the upcoming one, but whatever, I FREAKING LOVE THEM. And you know what? I LOVE TAYLOR SWIFT TOO, SO SUCK IT, PURISTS. Not that I've ever agreed with the purists. Ever. Especially since they were always down on Garth Brooks back in the day (irony upon ironies, the modern day purists are the ones who want to harken back to the days of Garth. I love my Garth, he'll always be #1 in my heart, but he was a big proponent of the idea that music is constantly growing and changing and building on its roots. He too was a genre mixer, which is probably why I have such a strong fondness for Sugarland).

Also, I am lame and keep picturing a married Jeff/Annie whenever I listen to that song. *sigh*

Anywhozle, I quite enjoyed Covert Affairs last night. I keep thinking that I'm going to drop the show, because as fun as it is, there's still nothing that's really making me attached to the story or consumed with the characters, but somehow it manages to draw me in every week. And this week's was especially good, probably because Annie had wicked hot chemistry with that Mossad guy. Plus, they brought out a darker side to Auggie that kind of made you think about where his loyalties lie (though I still believe that he is completely on Annie's side, just, you know, there could be a sinister side to this dude that we don't know about... though, I doubt it, but you never know).

In my continuing perusal of Wizards of Waverly Place, I came upon the ep entitled "Max's Secret Girlfriend" and do you know what happened? ALEX AND JUSTIN PRETENDED TO BE HIS PARENTS. Oh, Disney tween show with your highly suggestive incest, you are the light of my life. Side note: someone on F!S the other day complained about this show having its own Brother/Sister incest page, and I kind of agree. Sure, the show pushes it sometimes, but it's not canon, therefore it's incestyay and not straight up incest. Still though, that page amuses me with its truthiness. Also, Harper/Zeke is like the cutest thing ever. Usually I don't approve of just sticking the two weird kids together, as Disney shows are wont to do, but for some reason it works great for these two (maybe because the show sort of built it up? It was only a couple of eps, but that's still better than just randomly throwing them together out of the blue).

The 30 Day Shipping Meme
Day 11 - What is your dream pairing?

Tina Fey/Robert Downey Jr.



Because you know they'd be made of epic snarktastic gold. Plus, you know, they're kind of hot together.

Day 12 - Who had the best wedding?

Oh, that would be Betty/Armando. Never has a TV wedding felt more real:



I love that they went with real as opposed to overly comedic or dramatic, because when you watch this show, you really feel like you are on their journey with them, and their journey was so long and difficult but full of so many happy memories, and when it gets to the wedding you are just smiling like a loon and you feel like you're really there with them, like you're a part of their family, and it's just utterly beautiful (and yes, I cry every time, because again, they feel like real people that you've known forever and you're just so happy to finally see them together, all their dreams coming true). And I love the fact that Armando got these people to come and sing that duet at their wedding, because it's the song that Betty and Armando sang together on their first date, and Armando remembering this signifies that that moment had been important to him. He remembered this little detail even though at the time he had thought that he didn't care about her, but clearly he did, at least a little bit.

( Next time on firthgal's journal... )

1. For the first time ever I was actually shipping Pete/Myka and Claudia/Artie on Warehouse 13. WHAT NONSENSE IS THIS? But then by the end I was back to shipping Artie/Myka like crazy, so... the world was only backwards for the first 40 minutes or so. But seriously, I will never get tired of watching Myka and Artie hug so lovingly. NEVER. She hugged him the longest, and I think she hugged him twice, didn't she? So, clearly, the most love going on in that group is between Myka and Artie. But I also enjoyed the Artie/Claudia awkwardness in this one, and the Pete/Myka fluff of epic proportions. I usually turn my nose up at the idea of a Pete/Myka romance, but this ep sort of sold them for me if the show ever does go there. They're just so darn sweet! But yeah, my silly heart is still clinging to Myka/Artie.

2. Covert Affairs was way more entertaining this week than it was last week. Of course, last week I was at the beach, therefore I was exhausted, so that might have accounted for why I fell asleep during the episode, but I really did find last week's ep pretty boring. This week's was wicked awesome. You know why? Because Annie finally got to save herself in a sticky situation rather than having some mysterious dude pop out of nowhere to save her. I get that she's a rookie and the fact that she needs saving sometimes makes it more realistic, but BAH, it's just annoying when a kickass female lead continuously gets saved by dudes. It would be more interesting if she'd be saved by a veteran female agent or something. Er... anyway, I highly enjoyed this ep.

3. My nephew dived off the back of the sofa and shot right into my back with his freaking knees, and OMG does my back ache now. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT CHILD? ARGH. He's lucky he's cute, that's all I've got to say about that.

1. Warehouse 13 continues to be delightful. And I continue to fall in love with Pete/Claudia, even though this ep was pushing the Myka/Pete subtext more than usual. Whatevs. My rebel shipping cannot be stopped! Unfortunately.

2. Covert Affairs was so completely awesome. I am in it... to win it? I don't know, but anyway, I highly enjoyed it. The car chases were amazing, the action was the right mixture of showy and plausible, and the characters are already pretty lovable. Particularly Auggie. And, yeah, I kind of really, really want to ship Annie and Auggie, because not only is their banter adorable, but look at the alliteration! Clearly they are meant to be. Unfortunately there is some kind of crazy EPIC LOVE happening in Annie's backstory though, and the pilot managed to even get me intrigued there, and, let's face it, that dude kind of ruined all men for her. No one will ever measure up, so shipping Auggie/Annie is pretty futile, but that's never stopped me before, now has it? Also, I'll admit it, when Annie was getting her CIA badge and they were paralleling her dialog with Arthur's, I so thought I would be shipping them, but alas, the show failed to deliver anything of substance between them during their actual interaction. BUMMER. I don't even know why I'm focusing this review on shipping, because uh... that's most definitely not what this show is about, but again, has that ever stopped me? Anyway, this show is good summer fun, and pretty damn awesome. I was fearing that it would be too much like Burn Notice or White Collar, but it captured my love right from the start (mind you, the pilot for White Collar got me too, but then after that I found the show completely boring, so hopefully that doesn't happen with this one. With Burn Notice, I seem to get into it for a few eps and then promptly lose interest, then I get into it again, then I lose interest again).

3. I am so completely in love with this vid:



Oh, Jeff/Annie. *dreamy sigh* I love it when people somehow manage to make angsty vids out of such a wacky show. Oh, oh, speaking of Jeff/Annie, have you all read Home by dearygirl? If you haven't, you should, because 1) it's beyond awesome, 2) it's EPIC, both in length and in quality, and 3) flashbacks interspersed with real time! I am kind of a sucker for that format, I have no clue why, but anyway, it was expertly put to use in this story. Seriously, it was so, so wonderful.

4. You know, I look forward to the porn battle every year, and it's pretty much the only time that I dare to write porn, but of course this one's happening while I'm on vacation. So not cool. Oh well, I participated in the winter one, I guess that's enough. BUT WHAT A BUMMER.

5. True Blood. You know, I'm not too sure if I like Bill's regression into evil, because it's taking away most of his endearing qualities, but at the same time, it's kind of wonderful seeing him being so damn evil. It's interesting how his vampiric instincts are being shown in this completely dark light and it just feels dirty and hopeless and depressing, and you know it's because he's trying to give up Sookie and just be what he is because he thinks it'll hurt Sookie less, and I think this is what saves him from completely turning into a villain, but it also frustrates me because he didn't bother to ask Sookie what she wanted (but again, I understand why he did what he did, it's just sad to see him stop fighting for a love that he had previously fought so hard to protect). And man was that last Bill scene disturbing. Whenever Bill feeds on humans (other than Sookie), it is always shown in this terribly, terribly violent way, which is such a contradiction to the Bill we've come to know, and it somehow makes him feel way more dangerous than Eric has ever been (even though, you know, we've seen Eric rip a dude apart and completely traumatize poor Lafayette).

Also, I am kind of in mad love with Franklin. Dude's insane.