"But the thing is, it's hard to let go of that fairy tale entirely. Cause almost everyone still has that smallest bit of hope — of faith — that one day they'll open their eyes and it will come true."

I watched “Can’t Buy Me Love” twenty-seven thousand times. I loved Patrick Dempsey when he was just the dork mowing the lawn. I always tend to go for the underdog, but in this case, it was because I just thought he was fantabulous.

I can't say I have seen all of his movies, but I have seen all of the ones I can rent. He was one of the first teenage obsessions. I used to cut out pictures of him, paste them on the pages of a cheap one-subject notebook, and then proceed to fill the notebook with stories about the love we found.

After a while, he was laid to rest, along with the New Kids on the Block tapes, and my other crush – “the senior.” I grew up. I moved on. I just never forgot. Every time I saw a movie with him in it, I took that extra few minutes to sit down and enjoy it. If I saw him doing some sort of interview on TV or in a magazine, again, my attention was on him for the moment.

Then, “Grey’s Anatomy” came along. If you don’t watch this show, you seriously need to spend the $8 and go rent the first season on DVD. It is only 9 episodes (two-discs) and very much worth your money. Start watching them early in the afternoon, because I promise you won’t be able to go to sleep until you have finished.

Then, just go find some good spoiler sites, catch yourself up on the action this season, and tune in on Sunday nights on ABC. It usually airs after Desperate Housewives. I used to be addicted to that show too, but if you don’t already know – your obsessions are extremely limited when you have a child (children… heathens…).

I haven’t been feeling well lately. I think that there is a pack of rabid wolves camped out in my upper esophagus. Whatever it is, I can’t seem to figure out what it is, and neither can the doctor right now, so… bleh on them?

Until next time, rent Season One of Grey’s Anatomy on DVD!



EDIT for my faithful peeps: Twizzlers rock, yo.