DEAR NBC,

POST-GAME COVERAGE: YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG.

NO LOVE,
NEESHA


DEAR MIKE KNUBLE,

YOU'RE OFFICIALLY MY HERO, JUST SO YOU KNOW.

SO MUCH LOVE,
NEESHA

OMG GUYS!!!!!
14 GAMES!!!!!!!!!

I was a nervous wreck the entire game; Roomie kept laughing at me, and my neighbor thought something was wrong with me. While today was no exception in the fail that is NBC sports coverage, they did have nice things to say about Steckel and the rest of the forth line, along with about thirty seconds of Steckel's gorgeous face on screen (not that I could properly enjoy it with my blurry live feed).

I found this the other day, and it's real, right? It's not just some wild hallucination brought on by my hockey squee? They're actually there, wearing suits and being adorable?

Snagged from ailurophile6:

#1 song the day I was born (I went with the European Top 40 because it was almost too good to be true):




Also,

13 GAMES OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!



You know you've got something special when the other team's commentators are complimenting their play; the folks from the Atlanta Thrashers had very nice things to say about all of the Caps, especially, Mike Neuvirth, Matt Bradley, and last but certainly not least, David Steckel. Hugs all around for the Washington Capitals!

This article makes me sad, especially so soon after Gabourey Sidibe was nominated for Precious.

Dear Vanity Fair,

Is it really that hard to find actresses of color with upcoming projects? Because if it is, then how do I know that Zoë Saldaña has 4 movies coming out this year-one of which also has Regina Hall, Maggie Q is in Priest, Aimee Garcia, Frieda Pinto and Reshma Shetty have a couple projects in post-production, and while I did have issues with her character, Dilshad Vadsaria was adorable on Bones last week? That's seven, and I only spent about 20 minutes on Google.

In conclusion: YOUR COVER NEEDS MOAR MELANIN.

Sincerely,
Neesha

PS: Putting them in pastels just makes the fact that they're all white all that more obvious and washes some of them out.

You can find the actual cover HERE

Also:

Dear Bones writers,

In order for Dilshad Vadsaria's character to be third-generation, her great-grandparents would have to have immigrated to the US in the 1940's, at the latest. While there may have been some Indian immigrants at that time, it's highly unlikely. If you were having trouble coming up for a reason as to why an Indian woman in the DC area would not have an accent, you could have just used the actress's actual life story because newsflash: Dilshad was BORN in Pakistan. Plus, the way she said that she was third generation seemed to imply that first and second generations had accents, to which I am living proof of the contrary.

I could also complain about the fact that you made her a former escort, which no Indian mother would ever tolerate their daughter being, or the fact that you had Jared meet her in India-even if she was third-generation, she's probably going to be with relatives when she does the tourist thing-but instead, I'm going to go with the fact that you named her "Padme". Unless that was an homage to the Star Wars prequels, you could have done better; however, I will give you props for avoiding the all-too-easy Gupta/Patel/Singh choices for her last name.

Basically, when it came to portraying the large Indian population that actually exists in northern Virginia, you failed. Try to do better next time.

A Southeast Asian from northern Virginia,
Neesha



In happier news, if I play my cards right, I might get to give a report on The Mighty Ducks; God, I love college.

First off, thank you all so much for your movie recommendations; you guys have seriously good taste in movies.

Next, I'd like to thank Johan "Moose" Hedberg of the Atlanta Thrashers for the save of the season.

( Check it out! )


And finally:

Dear Señor Caliente (aka my Spanish professor),

In future classes, I would greatly appreciate it if you would refrain from showing photos of you shirtless from your trip to Cuba, no matter how relevant it is to the unit. It's not that I didn't mind the view, but in the immortal words of Señor Bale "IT'S FUCKING DISTRACTING!!!" Honestly, I can barely remember learning the subjunctive, which does not bode well for my Spanish grade.

Your student,
Neesha

Snagged from urbancate:
Comment here and I will:

1. Tell you why I friended you.
2. Associate you with something - fandom, a song, a color, a photo, a word etc.
3. Tell you something I like about you.
4. Tell you a memory I have of you.
5. Ask something I've always wanted to know about you.
6. Tell you my favorite user pic of yours.
7. In return, you must post this in your LJ so other people can tell you!


Also, for my honors class, I'm required to watch one movie a week of my own choosing-I know, it's going to be so hard ;)

So far I'm definitely watching:
-Good Night, and Good Luck
-Star Trek
-Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
-Ocean's Eleven
-Out of the Blue

But I still need a bunch more for the rest the semester. While I have a fairly decent DVD collection, I've watched every single one of them multiple times, and I want to get some new movies under my belt.

So, give me your favorite movies and maybe one reason why, if you are so inclined.

So, last week was not kind to a couple of people on my flist, and as a way to offset any potential mishaps this week, I have compiled some funny and/or cute things to cheer you all up.



new!Roomie: You know what song's been stuck in my head for the past couple days? *proceeds to start singing "I'm 'n Luv (Wit a Stripper)"*

Me: *bursts out laughing*


new!Roomie: You know what college reminds me of? Summer camp.


new!Roomie: There's a girl from Australia in my geology class...ohmigosh! Do you think she knows about the New Zealand Haka chant?!?!

Me: Yeah, I'm pretty sure she does

new!Roomie: *does the Haka chant*
...

BREAKING NEWS: BABY GIBBONS SOUND LIKE R2D2

NOT EXACTLY NEWS: BABY KOALAS ARE CUTE

Then there's this absolute gem of a vid from Festivids:

"Would You Be Mine?" from Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.

I absolutely LOVED this show when I was younger, and this brought back so many memories. Say what you will about 90's fashions, but Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher knew how to make it work.


(  AND IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY: Henrik Lundqvist in a suit. )


Hopefully this week is better for everyone!

My Spanish professor looks like a Sam Worthington/Chris Hemsworth(circa A Perfect Getaway)/David Steckel hybrid; clearly this means I am not going to learn anything this semester, as I will be too distracted by his GORGEOUS FACE.

Oh well, my Spanish knowledge is a small price to pay for an hour and fifteen minutes with the hottest professor ever. Plus, he said we'll be going on field trips, which is a win in my book.

Also, I'm pretty much in love with Human Target; I have missed seeing Chi McBride on a weekly basis, and Mark Valley is fun to watch.

Dear David Steckel,

How are you so adorable? No, really, how?

Just curious,
Neesha

( This letter is brought to you by this picture-now with bonus Eric Fehr! )

Although, to be quite honest with you, I've been watching a bunch of the videos on the Caps website, and the whole team's pretty much a basket of puppies. The "Traveling Habits" and the "Behind the Scenes" videos are especially hilarious.

Also, I'm all unpacked; I would hang up my posters and stuff, but I'm too tired-God, I hate adjusting to the altitude.

Dear Washington Capitals,

HOW SO AWESOME, GUYS?!?!?!

Seriously though, you guys were FANTASTIC tonight; you all freaking THRASHED Atlanta(pun totally intended). I think that was the best birthday present you all could have possibly given Bruce. Make sure Neuvirth doesn't take the lack of a shutout to heart because he was absolutely brilliant tonight. Also, congrats to Alex Semin and Mike Knuble for those two goals apiece. Once again, good job guys!

Much love,
Neesha

Dear David Steckel,

GREAT JOB, BABE!!!!!

You definitely needed that goal, and it was GLORIOUS!

♥
Neesha

Brought to you by my friend Eric, who posted the link on Facebook.

( Your Assignment: Compare and Contrast James Cameron's Avatar with Disney's Pocahontas )

So I'm watching Up with my brothers and my mom, and I just noticed that Russell and my youngest brother are pretty much the same person. This realization makes the movie a gazillion times more hilarious.

In other words, did you know they made Jello pudding pops? They're like pudding but popsicles at the same time. PRETTY MUCH MADE MY DAY.

And now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

I just wanted to wish you all a happy holiday season, and that you and all your loved ones have a wonderful time celebrating.



In other news, I helped make peppermint bark, and by "helped" I mean "licked the utensils clean". It's pretty delicious stuff; here's the recipe we used.

This weekend cheered me up considerably; I spent most of it with the girls next door, goofing off and just generally being silly. Friday was the annual Hanging of the Greens at UNM. This is when different campus organizations decorate campus with luminarias. For those of you who don't know what a luminaria is, it's a paper bag with a lit candle inside that's fairly common in New Mexico as a Christmas decoration. It's a pretty big deal here, so my friends and I went around and took some pictures.

( Hanging of the Greens 2009 )


ETA: GUYS! IT'S ARAGORN AND BOROMIR...IN SUITS!!!



For its 20th anniversary, Empire Magazine had a photo shoot where they got a bunch of stars to revisit some of their most iconic roles. There's Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Lawrence Fishburn, Clint Eastwood, and a bunch more here

I'm booooooooooored. I have only two classes tomorrow, but nothing's due and all we're doing is taking notes. I'm somehow incapable of falling asleep until at least midnight, which means I've got two hours to kill. I suppose I could re-watch "Changing Channels"; I need to anyways for my final paper on humor and the apocalypse, but I'm not feeling it.

So, in the spirit of my earlier meme post, I give you the most romantic gesture to be in a film ever:



I refuse to believe that he doesn't have at least some genuine feelings for her at this point. Why, oh why did I leave my copy of this at home?!?!?!

First, this one from vega_ofthe_lyre:

Leave me a comment saying "Resistance is Futile."
• I'll respond by asking you five questions so I can satisfy my curiosity.
• Update your journal with the answers to the questions.
• Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions.

( My Answers )

And next, the Holiday Wishlist Meme that I've seen a couple times on my flist.

( The Rules )
( My Wishlist )

Monday night, _auberginedreamand I went to the midnight release party at Hasting's, which turned out to be just a bunch of people wandering around the store waiting for midnight so they could get their copy of Star Trek. The whole laid back atmosphere actually worked, as we basically just ran around the store looking at all the random movies, music, and toys. We had a blast, and I mean that literally, as she gave me my very own phaser!

They also had a sale going on: 30% off on all used movies, CDs and books AND buy 2 movies, get 1 for $1. I ended up getting the extended edition ofLord of the Rings: The Two Towers(because I only had the other two extended editions), Good Night, and Good luck, and The Cutting Edge(DON'T LIE; YOU KNOW YOU LOVE IT).

Also, we think that there's someone from ontd_startrekworking in Hasting's, because we kept seeing movies that had STXI cast members in them on display in addition to a bunch of really cool toys.

( Our Photographic Evidence )

( More GQ Pictures )

It's cold and drizzly outside today, which is really putting a damper on my mood. There's been some stuff going on with the roommate, but I think I'll spare you all and post a meme instead.

So, without further ado, a little something I snagged from krabbypatty:

The first ten people to comment, give me a request for a picture to be taken of something in my life.

The only catch is - no pictures of myself. It has to be of objects in my daily life. Then I will take pictures of the requested things, and post them in a separate entry.

Then those 10 people who requested photos have to post this same challenge in their own journal, with 1 additional rule (of their own choosing). The 10 people who comment on that entry, have to add ANOTHER rule of their own, and so on and so forth.

I think my extra rule shall be that, if at all possible, try to pick something outdoors, but that's not something to be set in stone.


Oh, and to all the folks on my flist participating in Yuletide, I heard that assignments were going out today, and I hope you all get really good ones.


ETA: You totally don't have to do the meme if you don't want to; I just want to take pictures of stuff.

As of 4:30 this afternoon, I am officially an Anthropology major and a member of the College of Arts and Sciences! Thankfully, this is just in time for early registration, which means I will get all of the classes I want.

Also, a big thank you to affectinglyand cate_mmdsfor posting those scans of Karl in And Soon the Darkness. It pretty much made my day.

Oh and one more thing:

Dear CBS,

Please put How I Met Your Mother up on your site so I don't have to resort to other measures in order to watch it. It's kind of sad when NBC beats you in this department.

Sincerely,
Neesha

So the computer is no worse for wear after its impromptu shower, which is good. I was freaking out for a good portion of yesterday, and my roommate didn't help matters by going on about how much it would suck if I had broken it and joking about spilling things on her laptop while I was borrowing it. It really pissed me off because if I had actually caused some damage, I would have been screwed, and that's no laughing matter.

But enough about that; apparently Stephen Fry was on The Late Late Show on Wednesday for his book Stephen Fry in America, in which he talks about going to all 50 states. I want to know when he was in New Mexico and Virginia because if I had known, I would been all over that.
( Click Here for Stephen Fry Being Absolutely Adorable! )

And now I'm off to see A Christmas Carol with some folks from the dorms.

Last night while working on homework, I spilled water on my laptop. It wasn't a lot, and I managed to mop it up fairly quickly, but just to be safe, I'm letting it dry out for a while. One of the guys on my floor is a computer science major, so I'm having him look at it later.

I'll try to keep up using the computer pods on campus, but it's probably a safe bet that I won't be around until the weekend, at most. I just figured I'd let you all know because I was halfway through commenting on people's entries when it happened, and I didn't want you to think I was ignoring anyone.