Comedy Heals the Pain

I'm a bit blue. And I think this is why I have been indulging in all things comedic lately. Not only am I keep up with the daily regimen of The Daily Show and the Colbert Report, but I am also listening to the comedic stylings of some of the best in old time radio. And maybe the reason my blues are catching up with me is because I Love Lucy has once again changed times on TVLand. No more will I get my daily dose of Lucy and Ricky in zany marital bliss. Unless I unpack all of my boxes to find my box set. But I won't do that. I hate repacking.

But I think I'm doing all right anyway. I have my jobs... though they are really mind numbing at the moment, but at least its money. I have my precious internet, and I have all the time in the world, and don't use a single moment of it for my fiction. Nice going, Kid.

I feel like pulling out my hair. I have been alone in this apartment since Tuesday and I'm going a little nutty. It's raining outside, so I've been avoiding leaving as it is. And work has come to a standstill--which for once is a good thing. But I really wanted to work until Friday night, not Wednesday night. But I can deal. I won't be back to take any assignments again until next Tuesday, so it's a good thing. Just really boring.

I have almost everything packed. The only thing left is the clothes, computer, and of course season 2 of Bones. I have to have something watch while eating lunch, right? And I got to see one of my favorite I Love Lucy eps today: "Lucy is Enciente." I love that one! CSI is on tonight, and so is ER. What have I got ot complain about? I can sing as loud as I want, walk around naked (although I don't)... I'll need to get used to living alone as it is. I won't have a roommate to live with in my next place. I don't want one. I loved having one while I was here in college, but I think it's time to get going on my own. Someone want to point me in the right direction?

Okay, work is good, the weather is good, I got to watch a lot of I Love Lucy today... so what's wrong? Well, if I don't have anything to complain about, I don't know what to blog about!! That's sad, I know.

I have been packing up my room slowly, getting ready to move out. It seems like April is whizzing by ten times faster than any other month this year. Maybe it's because I'm trying to avoid another hassle with moving to another city and starting all over again. The bonus with this move is that once it's done, I really don't have to move again unless I want to. Or unless Hollywood calls and tells me that they can't live without me... I still have ambitions.

Today was a good day. I had plenty of work to keep me busy and I still got in 4 episodes of I Love Lucy, season 4. Oh! And my chocolate chip muffins are almost ready... excuse for a moment, won't you?


Oh... they look and smell so good! I can't wait to sink my teeth into one of them. Back to my babbling...

I even got to work on my novel (recently renamed 277 Miles) yesterday. I pushed out three chapters. I think I'll try and get at least one more out tonight, if I don't take on any more work. Though I might if it's available. Plus I need to clear my iPod... I think I have three or four movies left on it, plus a few episodes of the Today Show. Better get busy!

Not only am I a big I Love Lucy fan as of recently, I have discovered that I am a big Desi Arnaz fan as well (musically speaking). I never thought I would be into music that is so... well, not in English. But I love it! "Babalu" and all. I'm sad though. I really would like to buy the songs from iTunes, but I need to save for a new computer to double my freelance work (which is really slow and scaring me...). It's going to run nearly $700, having it built as cheaply as possible.

The other sad part about being a new Desi Arnaz fan is that some of the songs he sings on the show are not available anywhere. Haven't really looked, but I'm assuming they are not. Like the song that he sings when the baby comes home on the show. On my DVD collection, it even says that this record was recently released, getting a little plug in for the record company. I'll have to search, but I doubt I'll find the mp3 of it. Oh well. I can still watch it if I'm really that desperate to hear it.

You know there's a problem when the New Kids on the Block comes on through the speakers and you don't change the song. I guess I'm just feeling a little notsalgic today... that and I'm really trying to get the song "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" Out of my head. I love the song, but I really need to stop singing it. She and Him are really cool... and I want their CD that drops Tuesday, but I'm poor and I'm a better decision maker than most when it comes to finances. Okay, I lie. But just a little. I did spend an enormous amount of money on I Love Lucy: The Complete Series on DVD, but I got it for $100 under the retail price. I just couldn't pass up that kind of a deal. I don't regret it though. I will enjoy watching all the DVDs when I am stuck on my parents couch still making $50 a week freelancing. Old comedy always pulls me out of a depression... and I could really use a laugh today.

TVLand has ruined my life. not really--just my schedule. Usually, I would work for two hours, watch I Love Lucy at 11:30 while eating lunch, then go back to work. But now, since I Love Lucy is only going to be on at noon and that's it all day (no more at 5pm either!) I have to change my whole work schedule. I'm really not that flexible. I really need to just buy the DVDs.

I just watched the chocolate factory episode of I Love Lucy this morning for the first time. Can we say overrated? Not a complete waste to watch--I love the show. But what I don't understand was that the chocolate factory scenes were just Lucy's normal physical comedy. Nothing special there. What I found hilarous about the epidsode was the boys trying to be housewives. What killed me (and mind you, I have a hangover watching this) was when Ricky's dinner goes horrible and the rice begins to boil over because he cooked four pounds of it. Anyway, when he slips on the floor trying to clean it up, it was the funniest thing ever. It looked like it wasn't scripted for him to fall, and he broke character right before it faded out. I love when people break character. I don't know why, but that was just funt to watch.

The writer's strike is over, yet I'm still frustrated with the television lineup and barely watch TV anymore. Not that this is a bad thing. I don't think I really need to watch that much TV. Give me my soap opera and a good I Love Lucy rerun and I'm happy. But most of my favorite prime time shows, according to Entertainment Weekly, are not coming back until April. Some not until the fall. And the final four episodes of Scrubs is completely up in the air. There's a rumor that the network might not show them at all, and that the episodes will go straight to DVD. That's a big disappointment for me. However, I have found one cure. The obsession with podcasts. But--now I get to watch all those video podcasts on my TV with my new iPod A/V cord. It's amazing, and I think I got it for about four bucks on eBay. Not too shabby.