Deep Thoughts with Sawyer

Time for another dip into Deep Thoughts Thursday, folks. I've always been a LOST fan--because you know, it's like one of the best shows. Ever. So this week's deep thoughts are all about Sawyer. After all, that red-neck-man was full of deep thoughts. OK, maybe not so much 'deep' as just totally Sawyer. I mean, who doesn't like Sawyerisms?

Anyhoots. Get ready for some thoughts. Deep ones. Sawyer style.

I think any LOST fan will tell ya, they weren't thinking about Fish Biscuits or Strawberries for too long after that. Nothing like a little romp in a jail cell to keep things, um, interesting.

Yeah, here they were a little bit lost. On LOST. And leave it to Sawyer to have the perfect one-liner to lighten the moment with ever-so-serious Locke. Sawyer was all about the snappy one-liners. That, and golden opportunities to remove his shirt. But I digress.

And it wasn't just any bear in the jungle. No, no. It was a Polar Bear. Ah, Season 1 of LOST. The memories. The good times. The head-scratching-what-just-happened-I'm-so-confused-moments of epic TV in the making. I miss it so.

And just in case you're missing some of those Shirtless Sawyer moments I mentioned previously, here's something for old time's sake.

Now that's enough Deep Thoughts for one day. Get LOST.

31 Things About Me

If you know me, you know that I'm an artist as well as a wannabe funny blogger. [Check out my ArtChickStudio.com blog, if you're interested. :) ] As an artist, I follow many art/artist blogs, one of them being the Willowing blog, by Tam Laporte. Tam recently did a post that included 31 things about herself that her readers may not not know, and she invited us to do the same and link up our post to her blog.

So in true Tinalicious spirit, and my ever-present need to babble, I thought I'd share with you 31 things about me that you may not know. And if you do know, just play along, K? It'll be a hoot. OK, maybe a hoot is setting an unrealistic expectation, but let's just roll with it, shall we?

1.  I hate short pens. Hate them! When my husband leaves one on the counter I throw it away when he's not looking. I don't know what to tell you. I need full sized pens!

2.  I can't stand brass. On anything. Not light fixtures. Not door knobs or hinges. And especially not faucets. As we remodeled our (1890) house over the years, all signs of brass were unceremoniously removed. Who decided brass was cool anyway? Brass is ugly. I'm sorry. It just is.

3.  I don't like shoes that must be tied. I want slip-on shoes, no matter the season. It's not even about laziness. I just don't like shoelaces.

4.  I need bifocals in the worst way, but I know they're expensive, so I keep putting off getting them. And as a result I have to take off my glasses or look out over the top of them to read fine print, or to see anything up close. It's embarrassing. Like it's not bad enough I'm nearsighted and have worn regular glasses since the 3rd grade--now I need bifocals too?! 

(Jack understands.)

5.  I am still trying to fill the void that was left when LOST when off the air. Vampire Diaries helps. So does Game of Thrones. And Downton. But dude, they're not LOST.

6.  And speaking of voids, I really want there to be a FRIENDS reunion show. I miss my FRIENDS. Know what I mean?

7.  I hate purple. Sorry, Barney.

8.  I'm an artist, and yet I've never sold any of my actual artwork. Hmm.

9.  I kind of want a tattoo, but I hate needles. Alas, I'll probably never get one for that reason.

10.  I worked at a McDonald's once in high school. It was the worst two weeks of my life.

11.  I don't have a favorite color. And the colors I do like seem to change every few years.

12.  My favorite perfume is Clinique's Happy. My second favorite is Rapture, by Victoria's Secret. Those are the only two perfumes I wear.

13.  I like my coffee like I like my Hubs: strong and hot. ;)

14.  I named my daughter after a soap opera character, Jennifer (Jenny) Gardner on All My Children, which I was addicted to in the 80's. I also just loved that name. 

15.  I'm not afraid to say the F-Word when I feel it's appropriate. My grandfather was a sailor. I proudly take after him.

16.  The first book that ever made me cry was called, The Devil in Vienna, by Doris Orgel. I read that was I was 12 years old. 

17.  The first movie that ever made me cry was Bambi, which I watched in the back of a station wagon with my grandparents at a drive-in movie theater when I was little.

18.  People that don't tip wait-staff well (or not at all) really tick me off. I've been a waitress. My mother was a waitress at one time. They don't even make minimum wage. Freaking tip them if you get good service!

19.  When I was little, when I'd get upset, I used to sit in my closet and pretend it was a way to transport me to another world. And no, I'd never even read the Chronicles of Narnia.

20.  I think penises are ugly. But don't tell the Hubs.

21.  Sometimes I like to use the word, penis, just to make sure you're paying attention.

22.  I'm addicted to art supplies. And office supplies.

23.  I seriously want to meet Ian Somerhalder. Granted, I may have mentioned this once or twice before.

24.  I really dislike summer and I spend much of it indoors. If it's not humid, and not over 80 degrees, I'll gladly go outside. But otherwise, forget it. I'm a Spring and Fall kind of girl.

25.  I'm very computer and tech-savvy, which doesn't make a lot of sense, considering how right-brained I am. 

25.  I seriously dislike liars, and if you're gonna lie to my face, I'm more than likely gonna call you on it, or just walk away in disgust.

26.  I think weather forecasting is a bit of a joke. They can't really forecast the weather accurately, at least not more than a few hours at a time. Yet people watch the weather and believe it like it's fool-proof. And then they get mad when its' not.

27.  I've seen UFO's. I'm not kidding.

28.  I had an avocado for lunch. I frequently have an avocado for lunch.

29.  I wish there was a pill I could take to make my fingernails stop growing. I keep them short, and I hate cutting them all the time. It drives me nuts.

30.  I love my family more than anything.

31.  I think writing lists of 31 things about one's self is much more difficult than it looks.

There now. Don't you feel like you really, really know me?!

Nikki and Paulo on LOST

You know, LOST was one of my all time favorite shows. Loved it. Adored It. Couldn't get enough of it. And I'm still pissed off that it's not on anymore! Luckily, there are DVD's to be had, so that I can get my little LOST fix whenever I feel like it. But there's one thing that always puzzled me about LOST. Well, I mean, aside from all the major stuff that puzzled me about LOST. Specifically, I'm talking about Nikki and Paulo. I mean seriously, WTH?

So I made this sort of Motifake poster for my Meme Mania collection. Fellow LOSTies like myself will surely get the humor. If you're not a LOST fan, it's definitely going to be LOST on YOU. Ahem. But I'm posting it because I have been re-watching the series and they popped into my head as a result.

And if you didn't watch LOST, might I suggest that you dive right in, if only to join us in appreciating the mystery of Nikki and Paulo. Who am I kidding, they're not a reason to watch the show. But if you do need a reason...one word: Sawyer.

Any questions?

The One With the List

Not sure if I've mentioned this before, but FRIENDS is one of my all time favorite TV shows. I have every season of it on DVD. To say that I love it would be an understatement. Could I BE anymore of a fan? I think not.

Anyhoots, I got to thinking about my favorite episodes. There are so many of them, so that's some serious thinking I was doing. But one of them is called, The One With Frank Jr, which I affectionately call, The One With the List. In this episode, Chandler tells the gang at the coffee house that David Copperfield is on Janice's "freebie list," meaning, the list of celebrities she's allowed to sleep with. So the friends start discussing which celebrities they would each have on their own lists. Ross, of course, has to think on it and debate it forever and he gets stuck on Isabella Rossellini. He initially wants her to be on the list, but later removes her because she's too "International." So naturally, who should later walk into the coffee house but Ms. Is, and the best laughs of the episode ensue.  Classic Friends, I'm telling ya.

OK, so I've decided it might be fun to create my own freebie list. I'm sure the Hubs won't care. He might be incredibly uninterested. And who knows, maybe he'll want to give me his own list at some point. But anyway, it's all in good fun, right? So why the hell not?

Now in the episode, they're only allowed to have 5 celebs on their list, so that's all I will have for now. But I figure I'll probably want to change my list from time to time--I'm a girl don'tcha know. It's my prerogative.  Case in point: Mel Gibson. For years that man would have been number one on my list. But now? Um, not so much. {Karma is a bitch, Mel, what can I say?}

So without further ado, here is The List.

Edward Cullen: The Vampire

Now I think it's worth noting here that I've said Edward Cullen, and not Robert Pattinson. I'm talking about the vampire, peeps. Eyes that change color. An appetite for blood. Skin that sparkles in the sunlight. What's not to love? Does this make me weird? I don't even care anymore. [No judgment, please. Ahem.]

Brad Pitt: The Stud Muffin

Now granted, these days Mr. Pitt is constantly sporting a ragged goatee and seems entirely in need of a new haircut...and a stylist. But if you don't find that man sexy, I just don't know what to say. I have no words.  If you need a reason, watch Troy again. That should do it for you. And since we're talking fantasy here, if I'm going to get to sleep with Brad, I wouldn't mind looking like Angelina for a day either!

Nicolas Cage: The Eccentric

It may not be obvious to the entire world, but it's quite evident to me. It starts with his eyes and just kind of oozes out from there--hotness! And I love that he's different, edgy, yeah, eccentric even. He is a bit of an enigma and I'm just drawn to him and have been for years. Need more explanation? See The Rock, Con Air, National Treasure, and Gone in 60 Seconds. He just had to be on The List.

Keanu Reeves: The Loner

He can stop speeding buses. He's the key to unlocking the Matrix. And he knows a thing or two about adventure. So even though he does seem to be quite the loner in real life, he's got that mysteriously-unapproachable-yet-come-hither-look about him. Not too pretty, but not too rugged-looking either. Just a hot, normal guy--who doesn't seem to know he's hot--and who is just as happy out of the spotlight, as he is when he's making a movie that will net him just slightly more than minimum wage.  And you know, 20 years ago Keanu wouldn't even have made it on my List. See how much I've evolved?

Josh Holloway: The Lostie

The only celebrity to take off his shirt on a regular basis more often than Taylor Lautner in a Twilight movie is Josh Holloway. And we are all the better for it. It was just a given among LOST fans that if Josh's character, Sawyer, was going to be featured prominently in an episode, then we were more than likely going to see him shirtless at some point. And Hell, sometimes I think they had him take his shirt off just to please the female LOST fans all over the world, who were only too happy to indulge in some shirtless-Sawyer-skin-flashing against those beautiful Hawaiian backdrops. And as a little bonus, it helped to distract us from the awareness that we were all clueless as to what was  really going on in each episode. Fan Confusion? Cue a shirtless Sawyer, and the collective sigh heard around the world.

OK, well, for now at least, that's my List. And I'm curious now...who would be on your list? Drop me a comment and let me know!

Sticky Note Saturday May 29

Enjoy your holiday weekend!

Tinaliciously yours,