Speaking of couches…

…and potatoes….

I just watched Glee on hulu this morning and while I totally love that show, I just have to ask…

Is being a member of a glee club in high school REALLY that bad? It seems like the crux of the entire show is that the glee kids get picked on and everybody’s wretched to them, just cuz they’re part of a club that sings and dances. Is this really how it is?

Cuz when I was in high school, the kids in choir were cool. I mean, I was in choir, and I never got slushied or taunted or picked on. We had valedictorians, football players, cheerleaders, art kids…everybody was in choir. Beyond a friendly rivalry with the band kids, it was all good. And most of the school would come out for concerts and stuff. Was that just a fluke? Or are the Glee scriptwriters totally manufacturing a conflict just to have something to do on the show?

I really like the show – it’s hilarious and the kids are cute and the musical numbers are fun. But, honestly, the whole school hating on them is getting really old for me. It’s almost starting to get offensive…there really are NO kids outside of glee who are decent human beings? Really?! I think the school should start getting behind the glee club and the writers should find conflict and interesting stories to tell in other places. There’s plenty of drama in high school without the “them” versus “us” dynamic.

And let’s get around to sectionals already! It’s “sectionals this” and “sectionals that”….I just have to wonder if it’s really the climax they’re building it up to be.

Okay, I’ve had my rant. What do you think?

 

Speaking of awesome…

I love, love, LOVE throw blankets. You know, the ones you drape across the back of your couch or armchair and snuggle up in while watching a movie (or writing a book)?

I have one that is red and cable knit and soft and warm…and I curled up under it for most of NaNoWriMo. Last weekend, Andy and I were out shopping with some leftover wedding giftcards and I got another one. It’s faux sherpa, with soft nubbies on one side and smooth imitation suede on the other. It is the coziest, most deliciously warm blanket yet!

At the moment I am sandwiched between these two blankets, cat draped over my wrists, incredibly warm and comfortable. I think I may have a cozy blanket addiction. They’re like stuffed animals for adults: cozy, comforting, colorful.

Just wanted to share. NN2 is sucking big time and I keep getting distracted. And I should go to the grocery store but it’s just started raining and I’m so perfectly situated in my blanket sandwich. So…I’ll procrastinate on the grocery store and force myself to write, just so I can stay here in my soft, warm, faux sherpa, cable-knit cocoon.