Glee Review #24: "Sexy" (Season 2, Episode 5)

This had to be one of Glee's most criticized episodes. Was it too racy for a show that's on at eight o'clock that some children watch? Maybe.

*SPOILER ALERT*

"Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" was a little much. But Holly's statement at the end of the song did make you think, but do you think it made anyone think about it that much? "Animal" was good vocally but hilarious otherwise! I don't know about you but I don't consider guys with bubbles and beach balls as sex symbols... oh and Kurt's faces! "Kiss" was interesting... Like I said I'm not a huge fan of this Will-Holly relationship. "Landslide" was amazing! Just purely great. I died the minute I heard the first chords of "Afternoon Delight"! I don't know about you but whenever I hear that song I automatically think of the movie Anchorman with Will Ferrel! It was hysterical and I love Emma's innocence.

When the episode started off with Brittany's scare of a pregnancy I was scared myself. Throwing another pregnancy into this show would've turned me off a lot. It makes me think of Secret Life of the American Teenager and I can't stand that show. But I'm glad it was just another classic Brittany joke scenario. The scene between Kurt's dad, Burt and Blaine was great. I understood where Burt was coming from but I didn't think Blaine was overstepping. He's a really good friend to Kurt. Santana's 'new' love for Brittany, well I just hope that Glee can keep writing that scenario well. I don't think the whole concept of it is crazy but I just hope they keep talking about it throughout the season because Santana was really distraught over it and for it to only be the subject of one episode would be stupid. I think her desire for Brittany makes a lot of sense, but Brittany just doesn't make sense in general so I don't know how she'll deal with it. And how does Artie not know of any of this?!

My questions:
1.) Where are Tina, Mercedes and Mike?!
It seems that Glee only focuses on Puck, Lauren, Quinn, Rachel, Finn, Kurt, Santana and Brittany now. Even Sam has been pushed to the side! But honestly where is Mercedes of all! Has she had an episode about her this whole season?!
2.) How will this Santana/Brittany relationship end?
Obviously Santana has a lot of thinking to do. She just assumed that Brittany would be with her because she told Brittany she loved her. But Brittany is so very lost. I'm really curious to see how this all plays out.
3.) Is this the last we'll see of Holly?
The ratings must shoot up when Gwyneth Paltrow came on the show. But after how this episode has been recepted do you think she'll be back on for a third time?

Members of the celibacy club performing "Afternoon Delight"

Your quotes!

"I get my information from Woody Woodpecker cartoons." - Brittany

"My sextape with J.D. Salinger was a disaster." - Holly

"And why would you get that tattoo there?" - Kurt

"My lips are sealed just like your legs!" - Holly

"The key is to use your curling iron in the bathtub to keep you from being burnt." - Brittany

"Once on a dare, I swallowed a thumbtack. And I'm about 90% sure it's still there." - Puck

"We watch the Housewives shows, which are racy. So, so racy." - Emma

"A nooner is when you sneak out for desert in the middle of the day... right?" - Emma

"I made out with a mannequin. I even had a sex dream about a shrub that was in the shape of a person." - Santana

Next episode is Regionals! Kathy Griffin and Loretta Devine will be the guest judges for this episode. The songs we will hear are... "Blackbird" "Candles" "Get It Right" "Hell to the No" "Loser Like Me" "Misery" "Raise Your Glass". I'm excited for "Misery" and "Blackbird" and of course Rachel's original song (which I'm guessing is "Hell to the No"?). I've been wrong with the song choices before so remember not all of these songs are guaranteed to be a part of the episode!

Song stuck in my head today: ...

Keep on keepin' on,

Madison

WHY IS MY LIFE SO CONFUSING: SCHOOL. (15)

Fifteen... you've been nothing but ____ to me.

confusing

I'm failing math one day then the next I'll get 100 on my test. I want to good in school but then I lose the motivation for it. I KNOW I can get 100 on everything. If I try. If I study. If I just kick it into high gear and stop doodling hearts on my desk. I can do it. But I just don't know if I really really want to. If it's for me. I will never ever use 75% of my high school curriculum in my REAL life. So what's the point? What is the hair-pulling stress of studying all night long giving me but a lovely advanced regents diploma to frame and send off to multiple colleges. I'm glad I spend my time here, on Blogger or on Tumblr being inspired, seeing a glimpse of the world I very much want to divulge into. I'm glad I spend my time chatting hours away with my best friends I'll share my life with, with my cousin who is my sister to be honest, and with the person that might never know how much I really care for him. I'm glad I choose to watch rock-docs all night instead of obsessing over every little detail in my textbook. But then I get a talk from my parents, or from my high school's graduates telling me, "Yeah you shouldn't get INSANE about grades, but please please please try your best! You can get that 100." And lately, actually all my life almost, I've never known what my whole potential was. It's so freaking frustrating.

Some moments where I felt on top of the world (based on accomplishments):

- My first race at the Armory. (Y'know the one when afterwards I basically attacked you and you said "You tore that shit up man!" AND I COULDN'T OF BEEN HAPPIER. Wait... you're not reading this I should stop.)

- When I got the second highest grade on my Earth Science midterm last year. (Science is my least favorite subject)

- When I got the only 100 in my English class last week on this impossible quiz.

You see with my track accomplishment that mattered more to me, I can still come back to it and feel the way I felt that night. It lasted with me, and hopefully will last with me. With the grades they're just happy little moments. Nothing I'll tell my kids about or even remember.

There's so so SO many more confusing aspects of my life right now, so I'll definitely be posting more of these. Definitely.

:/

Song stuck in my head today: "What A Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong (so many great covers of this... but sticking with the original today)

Keep on keepin' on,

Madison

Glee Review #23: "Blame It On The Alcohol" (Season 2, Episode 4)

Oh what a lovely dysfunctional episode!

*SPOILER ALERT* (I've given it about two weeks that should be enough!)

"Don't You Want Me" was too funny! Yeah yeah, I don't in any way shape or form advocate getting piss drunk like Blaine and Rachel but you have to love their performance of this! They're still amazing even wasted! "Blame It" was great as well. Everything that Artie does (especially covering Jamiee Foxx!) is amazing. "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" was too funny. I love the Bieste and the relationship she has with Will! But will she stop bringing up that one kiss?! "Tik Tok" was great when everyone in the gymnasium was singing along!

So crazy drunken parties = lots of drama. It's no surprise even that went down did!

My questions:

1.) Is Rachel really serious about this "original glee song"?

I think everyone was on the edge of their seats when Rachel said she had written some of the song. "Headband" was hilarious and I loved Finn's reaction but will she end up writing a hit?

2.) Do you think the glee club will really not drink as much?

After the promise they made to Will, do you think drinking will come again as a plot problem or has this show had enough of drunk dialing mishaps?

3.) Why was Rachel wearing that dress?

Okay, bad and extremely random question I know but I couldn't help but blog about it. Did anyone notice that almost sleeping gown dress Rachel was wearing at her party?! I keep cracking up because not once did she take it off.

The glee club performing "Tik Tok"

Your quotes...

"It tastes like pee!" - Rachel

"She made me traditional tea made out of panda hair." - Mike

"Ke$ha has been a culture icon for weeks" - Brittany

"You know what, a reminder, I own that guppie mouth. Those Aerosmith lips belong to me!" - Santana

"Being thrown up on, it just does something to a person." - Rachel

"And now, performing the hit song Tik and also Tok, by rapper Ke and dollar sign ha, New Directions." - Figgins

I'm not sure if I'm going to like next episode. I LOVED Gwyneth Paltrow when she was once on Glee. It was by far one of my favorite episodes but now her coming back might not be as great, like Grease 2 y'know? And I really don't like the idea of her and Will having a fling. Must he get with every girl on this show?!

P.S. Thanks Ryan Murphy for the Joni Mitchell and Carol King references! (They secretly made the episode)

Song stuck in my head today: "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel

Keep on keepin' on.

Madison

a song for the seasons

Music is magical.

Songs capture our hearts and our memories.

Songs stay in our heads and tag along for the ride. When you think of certain things or feel a certain way, often a song comes to mind.

My cry on command song:

The song that instantly makes me think of my family:

My I'm in a hate the world mood song:

My rainy day song:

My summer song:

The song that can always make me laugh:

My I'm getting ready for a great night song:

The song that can change my day around:

AND

my latest edition...

My go-to make me happy song:

Hoping that one of these will be the song stuck in your head today!

♪

Keep on keepin' on,

Madison

The Flower List #39: Watch a sunrise

My bus that drives me to school leaves early in the morning. I'm outside waiting at my street corner by 6:45. This, is just when the sun is basically done rising. It's still slightly dark out and on a rare occasion you can still see the moon. On the days when I'm not curing at my feet for how cold it is out, I look up. And it's magnificent. It really is. All the colors, the clouds just starting to form. The birds' outlines contrasting against the sun. Then it hit me that I've always wanted to watch the sunrise. It wasn't on my Flower List yet, so I added it and then crossed it off last Saturday!

I got up at a little before six o'clock because I wanted to watch the whole sunrise. Not just when part of the sky's black and the other half is all technicolor. I wanted to be outside when everyone was inside, when the moon was watching over us. It was definitely cool, and I definitely want to do it again because my sunrise was more like a moonset. From my back deck, where I was watching the sunrise, I had a crystal clear view of the moon, but the sun was lost behind my neighbors trees. It was still a really nice experience but I didn't get to see the center of it all, the sun. I just saw all the great colors and clouds surrounding it.

When I first walked outside I could tell already I picked a not so good day to do this. Here I am sitting on my deck chair in my green slippers, these red thermal legging things my mom got me for Christmas, a t-shirt and my fluffy green with white stars bathrobe and the wind is howling. Leaves that have survived the snow from November are blowing all around, things were falling down and knocking over and I'm in my own little corner trying to keep warm and not miss a minute of my show.

I thought I'd take pictures to show you how pretty it was but my fingers were locked into my sides to keep warm and like I said, you couldn't really see the sun that well. So the pictures wouldn't of been that great anyways.

It was a weird but pleasant experience overall, it taught me patience because I was sitting there for over an hour slowly waiting for the sun to awake. I thought about it for a bit afterwards and anyone else who would've seen me must've thought I was crazy. Y'know just chilling in the 30 degree weather outside at five a.m. But it was worth it. It was just cool! I can't explain it that well. It was funny. I woke up at before five watch the sun come up, and hopped back in bed. No one but a few friends I told and my sister knew I was out there. My sister was too tired to join me. It was just me, the sun and the moon for an hour. And it was very nice.

Song stuck in my head today: "I'll Do Anything" by Jason Mraz

Keep on keepin' on,

Madison

Back to Basics: A Flower List Update

*Wow, can you believe this is the first and probably only update of February?! I only posted so far 9 times this month...*

Have you been able to cross things off your own 'Bucket List' lately?

0% said YES! (:

33% said No :(

0% said I don't have one.

0% said What's that?

0% said Yeah, but I don't have an official list. I've just done some cool things.

33% said I wiishhhh

and...

33% said One or two things :)

So in early February when I made this poll I made it so I could talk about how lazy I am, I'm making no true effort to accomplish come things on my bucket list when any day could be my last. Which is true. That's why I really am excited and anxious to get these thigns done because you don't know what life could throw at you. One day you're fine and the next maybe some freak accident happens while your at your friends house and next thing you know you can't walk anymore, or worse. It's sad to think about at time but it's the truth and no one ever said the truth was full of happy endings. It just stinks because I lot of these things I want to do involve tons of money I don't have or just the right moment or maybe just age. But, these thoughts were in early February. And now it's the 26th so, my mind is more at ease because I crossed off something exactly a week ago. If you'd like to know what it is or read about it click here. If not, enjoy your day! Come back soon and best of luck with your own list. :)

Song stuck in my head today: "Rock & Roll" by Eric Hutchinson

Keep on keepin' on,

Madison

Newsflash!

So, I caved it. I made a tumblr.

WAIT! BEFORE YOU CLICK THAT X IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER (OR LEFT, YOU LUCKY MACS) PLEASE READ FURTHER.

That does not mean I'm deserting The Flower List. Does a mother abandon her eldest child when she gives birth to another kid? No. Weird comparison you may say but I'm not in any way giving up The Flower List. And I'm not taking a break either. My lack of frequent posts is due to hectic schedules, laziness, and sheer lack of inspiration or energy at times not my tumblr. I made my tumblr to try tumblr out. Everyone always asks if I have one, if I like it, and why I don't have one. You never know until you try, so I'm just testing the waters. The way I view it, blogspots are more for writers while as tumblrs are for mixed media. Many people see tumblr users as unoriginal because 90% of tumblr users just reblog what they find on other peoples tumblrs. Well, I assure you that my tumblr is original. Everything I post is my own creation. And I mainly only post photos, so all my crazy writing is staying here. I promise. BUT, if you have a tumblr: follow me! I'd love to see your tumblr :). You all know I'm open to reading/listening/viewing anything you have for me.... that's what my lonely comments are for lovies.

CLICK HERE TO SEE MY TUMBLR.

But please don't forget about The Flower List!

♥

Song stuck in my head today: "Put Your Records On" by Corinne Bailey Rae

Keep on keepin' on,

Madison