I am beyond pleased with this year's winner. Despite my apathy for most of the contestants, this might be the most invested I have ever been in a contestant through all seven seasons. It's a little...sad. But dude, he sang U2. What's not to love?

Looking forward to the Ugly Betty finale tonight...Betty/Gio for the win, please!

Finally, someone needs to tell the weather gods that it's time for Chicago to get up past 62 degrees on a regular basis. Eesh. It was a wretched winter, and it's been a mostly miserable spring. Summer, please! Of course, watch it go straight to 90 and humid, and then I can bitch about that.

Oh, Ugly Betty, thank you so much for an episode that didn't make me cringe. After the awful Henry-Charlie nonsense, Wili's over-the-top manipulation of a person's mental health (a personal hot-button issue for me), and the prolonged separation of Marc and Amanda, there was quite a bit about the second half of the season that I haven't really enjoyed. However, I finally watched this week's episode, and on the whole I really, really enjoyed it. ( Gio for the win )

MTV is marathoning the last season of SYTYCD. I love this show beyond reason. Can't wait for the new season!

I'm already sick of winter, and it hasn't even officially started yet. *sigh*

On the plus side, Gossip Girl continues to be awesome, and Private Practice is currently more enjoyable than Grey's Anatomy. Meanwhile, Ugly Betty is having what I'd like to call a sophomore anti-slump.

( Hi, Society )

( How do I love thee, David Sutcliffe? )

( McShutUpIDon'tCareHowPrettyPatrickDempseyIsAnymore )

( Oh, Egg Salad )

There was a lot to like about this week's episodes of Ugly Betty and Grey's Anatomy. While that has been pretty consistently true of UB, GA has been fairly mediocre for a while now, and I feel like it's starting to hit its stride again.

( Grin and bear it )

Meanwhile, over at Seattle Grace, things are finally coming to a head. The truth is out now, and that leads to all sorts of interesting confrontations. ( Shut up, Izzie )

Last night was enjoyable. I watched Ugly Betty and Grey's Anatomy, made myself a few new icons, and even wrote a Veronica Mars/Sam Winchester fic that I'll be posting later.

UB continues to be one of the most consistently enjoyable shows on TV. It seems to be deftly avoiding the sophomore slump, even introducing a new character that I really enjoyed. ( Black & White Ball )

GA does seem to be better this year, but it still has its annoying moments. ( Tongue-tied )

So, I'm a doofus. I completely forgot that there was a new episode of CSI last night. Thank God for TiVo.

I did, however, watch Ugly Betty, which was a bit disappointing. I think I read somewhere that this episode was filmed pretty early on, and it showed. The flashback framework was a bit clunky, and it was just weird to watch all the characters seemingly regress. I'm not sure I'd still be watching if Daniel, Marc, and Amanda had stayed the way they were in the beginning.

( Round, white, minimal )

I figure I should start the New Year with an actual post, instead of just affirming my state of aliveness with yesterday's VM-HP crack!fic.

I don't make resolutions, because I never keep them, but there are things that I want to do this year. I want to actually write, and not just fanfic. I love writing fic, but if I'm ever going to get that novel published and sell the movie rights for millions of dollars, I should probably actually start the damn thing. :)

I also desperately need to start exercising on a regular basis, because I am just not happy with my appearance or my physical condition.

Anyway, I hope that everyone had happy and safe celebrations last night. Happy 2007!

P.S. Bought myself the Bose SoundDock for my iPod. Ohmygodiloveitsomuch. To quote Ferris Bueller, it is so choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up.

P.P.S. If anyone else has been swooning over Christopher Gorham as Henry on Ugly Betty, SciFi Channel is going to be airing his old show, Jake 2.0, starting this Friday.

Today was a very long day. I was at work for 10 1/2 hours, which sucked. On the plus side, I got to come home and watch Ugly Betty and Grey's Anatomy. Additionally, the first episode of S2 of Everwood aired today in ABC Family. I TiVoed it, and will transfer it to DVD. I'm planning on recording every episode of seasons 2-4, since the bastards won't put out the DVDs.

Since I'm exhausted, just a few quick thoughts on tonight's TV.

( Salma Hayek is awesome )

( Shut up, Meredith )

So much TV, so little time. Where do I even begin?

I guess I can start with the fact that I am viciously happy that Runaway is tanking in the ratings, and that both it and 7th Heaven have been shifted to the Sunday Night Death Slots. This is what you get for cancelling Everwood, assholes!

On the other hand, I am worried about the ratings for Veronica Mars, Studio 60, and Friday Night Lights. I really thought having Gilmore Girls as a lead-in would give VM a boost. What's even more worrisome is that in a few weeks it will be going head to head with House. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that FNL is struggling, given that it airs in one of the msot competitive timeslots. I am surprised that Studio 60 isn't doing better. Why are people still watching the dreck that is CSI: Miami? David Caruso sucks.

But on to the actual shows.

I'm still loving Studio 60, particularly Matthew Perry. He and Bradley Whitford have a good rapport, and the supporting cast is solid. ( Fun with baseball bats )

I'm actually enjoying this season of Gilmore Girls. Sure, it's past its prime, but it's not the debacle that Luke/Lorelai 'shippers would have people believe. ( Shut up, Kirk )

Veronica Mars is love, people. No, not LoVe. Ick. It's fun to watch Veronica et al interact with people in a college setting, without the established hierarchy of high school. ( Going Greek )

CSI: NY is definitely my favorite incarnation of the franchise these days. I thought this week's case was really interesting, and I loved getting to see the whole team working together. ( Not quite the DaVinci Code )

I love Ugly Betty so much. It's sweet, and laugh-out-loud funny a lot of the time. Of course, the fact that Eric Mabius is hot doesn't hurt. :) ( Dance Dance Revolution )

Shonda Rhimes is really starting to piss me off. I still love Grey's Anatomy, but the fact that she is so obviously gaga for McDreamy makes me sick. Shonda, sweetie, telling us how great Derek is while having him act like an ass just doesn't cut it. ( McVomit )

There are other shows, of course, but that's more than enough for now!