Photo Challenge

Since I'm still bogged down with bar exams, I thought now would be a good time to add the Photo Challenge to my repertoire. For those of you who haven't seen it on Facebook or other blogs yet, the goal is to post 30 pictures in 30 days that fit the categories on this list. As usual, I plan to improvise because I don't have pictures for some of the categories, or I can't think of anything/anyone at the moment. I'm also going to start out of order with Day #3: a picture of the cast from your favorite show.

It may surprise you to learn that I really don't have a "favorite" show at the moment. It's too hard to pick just one because I really like a few from totally different genres (comedy, teen soap/drama, and dark vampire drama). And, no Jersey Shore isn't one of them because that's just a mindless guilty pleasure and clearly a show that I could live without.

Funniest show of all time...enough said

Gossip Girl - cast with the best fashion sense and it's filmed in NYC

One of the craziest plots, plus I adore Eric

Freedom!

See ya in February!

     I am SO excited to announce that I am FINALLY finished grading the July 2010 bar exam. Every year it seems that grading becomes more taxing than the last, but then I change my tune when I receive the nice check at the end. In past years, I deposited the checks into my house savings account.

     From now on, this well-earned cash will be applied toward my share of our property taxes. Jim and I got a sneak preview of our property/school tax bill this weekend courtesy of a new Times Union database -- ouch! Either the real estate broker was citing old numbers when we first considered buying this property in 2009, or he was completely sugarcoating it. Either way, we're on the hook now and are looking forward to moving in sometime next month.

     Now that this monumental task is over, my readers can look forward to more frequent and interesting (I hope) blog posts. In the coming days, I plan to devote some posts to my love of travel and our most recent trips. I will also be spending some time catching up on my guilty pleasures -- watching episodes of Gossip Girl that I missed and reading US Weekly.

     On that note, did you hear that Courteney Cox and David Arquette's marriage officially ended this weekend?  Does it bother you that 11-years is considered a "long-term" marriage these days?

Friday Flick: The Town

     I decided to add a new feature to the blog. As most of you know, I could not live without Netflix. We watch at least one DVD every weekend. In this feature, I plan to briefly review a new movie in theaters (or recently released DVD) and give it a thumbs up or down!

     This week, the featured flick is The Town, a fast-paced crime drama based in Boston. It stars actor/director Ben Affleck, Jeremy Renner (remember he allegedly dated Jessica Simpson his performance from the Oscar winning Hurt Locker?), and Blake Lively of Gossip Girl fame.  After seeing numerous previews this summer, I was convinced this was a "must see" theater movie.  Jim and I went to the Crossgates Imax two weekends ago and my heart was pounding almost the entire time. It's sort of a combination of The Departed and Heat, with a little forbidden romance thrown in for good measure! I've never been a big Affleck fan, but this flick truly stands out. I highly recommend it...we may even buy the DVD!

    On that note, do you have a Blu-Ray? Is it worth the hype and extra cost?