Introducing Mrs. Nate Humphrey

I attempted to "live blog" while watching Gossip Girl this week. It was pretty successful. Before I publish though, I may add a bit here and there (in blue). Enjoy...

• I laughed out loud when Nate said, "It's not like I've been doodling Mrs. Nate Humphrey." Best line of the episode. The dynamic of Nate and Dan is awesome.
• Serena still hasn't chosen? Seriously? It's annoying now.
• Vanessa sucks now. She's whiny and vindictive and pathetic. I used to love Vanessa. She was an individual, independent, and a breath of fresh air to all the UES drama. But now, she just follows Dan around like a little puppy.
• Has Columbia always been Serena's dream? It is insulting that the writers all of a sudden write Serena to be this studious career driven woman. Bull.
• Finally, Lily gets some screen time. She was a good momma bear with the dean.
• Dan and Nate are gayer than Eric and his bf. But I love them.
• Ugh, Jenny's back. Why does Serena hate Jenny? Is it because Jenny sent out that GG blast that broke up Nate and Serena? I lose track.
• So Anne Archibald can be married to a man in prison, and it's okay for her to run Girls, Inc. But Blair is not suitable if she's with Chuck? Didn't Chuck just donate a ton of money to whatever charity Eva chose? Ridic. This was the biggest plot hole of this episode. Even bigger than that Dan nor Nate could recognize Serena's kissies.
• I loved that Chuck and Blair were getting pedicures at the same time.
• Chuck's face when he said ILY was the best Chuck face ever. He's getting hotter.
• What other teacher was S with? Is it Ben? I'm starting to connect dots, but I don't know if it is the right dots. But I'm pretty sure it is.
• Why does Serena keep wearing blazers? Again, we know she is not a career woman. Let it go.
• Dan is fine. As of today I think he's hotter than Nate.
• Juliet is bossy. Vanessa is acting like her little biotch.
• Lily is right. Serena is a screw up.
• The guy at the door doesn't know Serena? Whatev. Her picture was in the NY Post THAT morning!
• I loved when "Serena" (who I am really wishing they would clarify was Juliet as opposed to Jenny) kissed Dan, and he said "Tell Nate I'm sorry." and then whispered, "Not sorry enough to want you to change your mind." I laughed out loud again. Dan and Nate were the shining stars of this episode.
• Chuck is beautiful. Seriously. Even though he talks like Bruce Wayne. Or Batman. Did Bruce talk like that even without the mask?
• Is it really THAT big of a deal that Chuck and Blair be together? I mean, he's not a Nazi; he's not trying to build a mosque on Ground Zero. I would think her being friends with Serena would be worse than being with Chuck.
• It pissed me off that Blair didn't call Anne out about her hubby being in JAIL!!!! What happened to my beloved Blair? And Chuck was okay enough to be Anne's son's best friend? Really, the biggest plot hole.
• If Girls, Inc. had picked Serena over Blair, I would have written the CW a letter.
  Wow. Smart move S. Insult Eric. The ONE person who is not mad at you right now.
  Blair is not going to like being "Chuck Bass' Girlfriend." They broke up 1 minute after I typed this.
• Does Vanessa say Brookland? As opposed to Brooklyn? I swear I hear a D.
• Are Nate and Dan about to make out? I thought at the very least they were about to hold hands.
• How did Juliet get Serena upstairs? Is she kidnapping her?
• My prediction (based on the fact that they kissed in the preview for next week): Serena picks Dan. But then again, it is Serena.

Oh No He Didn't

Facebook is about to piss me off.

No, I didn't get hacked. I am not getting stalked. My privacy has been no more compromised than I allow it to be. Mark Z. has announced a new Facebook program that he so affectionately dubbed a "Gmail killer."

'xcuse me?? Surely I didn't hear him correctly. You're planning on killing my beloved Google Mail? With my sweet little Gchat? With my Google Reader built right in? With my handy dandy Google Calendar? Over my dead body.

I love Facebook, let me say that first (even though this is at least paragraph 2). I do. I love reconnecting with old friends (even though, if we were really friends we wouldn't need Facebook). Okay fine! I really just love Facebook because I am 90% nosey and 10% self-absorbed. I like to know what people are doing, when they break up, when they have bambinos. And I enjoy that there are people out there who feel that way about me! Plus, I hate talking on the phone, and Facebook is a way to contact people whose email I may not have. Which, I suppose, that is why they thought of this whole Facebook Email in the first place.

But I digress.... I will not switch to Facebook Email or whatever it will be called. I may get a facebook email address, just because it's free and I am a hoarder of sorts, but will I use it? Doubtful. Here's the cut and dry of why:

1. Privacy concerns. I trust Facebook with my photos. I trust Facebook with my friends' names. Would I trust Facebook with my credit card information? Um, no. I don't think you can reasonably post a picture of yourself photobombing at your friend's wedding under the same account with which you pay your student loans. I might as well hand over my diploma and my bank account. Some things just need to stay separate for sanity's sake. (BTW, this is the only semi-mature reason I have.)

2. It sounds ridiculous. When I say xxxx@gmail, I sound hip. I sound young and techno and cool. If someone told me that they used AOL, I would think they were old as dirt and probably only check their email once a month. But if someone told me that their primary email was @facebook.com, I would think that they spend umpteen hours a day on Farmville, fight in Mafia Wars, and are going to forward me a lot of crap I don't care about. Yes, Facebook is the new hot thing (even though I've had mine since 2003, when it was still a COLLEGE networking site), but it still has a certain immature connotation ingrained with it.

3. Gmail killer. Now I just want to keep Mark Z. from doing that. If I have the sole Gmail account left in the post-apocalyptic world. As long as there is breath in my lungs... As long as there is life in my veins... As long as there are witty comebacks in my repertoire... I will never give up my Gmail!!!!

Here are few articles I found on the subject:

Here's one.

Here's another.

And another.

Oh, and one more.

Okay this is the last one.

Ny New Favorite Shoes

They are warmer than Rainbow sandals.

They are more comfortable than Sperrys.

They are dressier than Wallabies.

They are Crocs.

I swore I would never wear Crocs.

I will never wear Crocs as it pertains to the duck like clogs that are hideous.

These are different.

These are like loafers.

Loafers with youth.

Loafers with spunk.

Loafers with little white clouds as soles.

Crocs, Melbourne, Gold/Oyster