Simple Pleasure #4

This one is more like a simple guilty pleasure.  In honor of the new super-the-boiling-point-season, my ultimate guilty pleasure is…

Degrassi: The Next Generation

I don’t believe there is anyone who couldn’t enjoy a good re-run of Degrassi.  Or a good 3 hours of re-runs either.  This show is seriously enjoyable, and I know I am not alone when I say I am super-stoked for the new ridiculous season in which there will be a new episode every night mon-fri for the rest of the summer, and I have totally tuned in at least 3 out of 5 days of each week to watch a few episodes during their every-episode-ever-aired marathon.

Degrassi is the absolute top-dog when it comes to ridiculous high school shows.  What can I say? “It Goes There” .  No other show can be this outrageous and this Canadian and remain on the air with about a billion viewers for 10 years.  Did I mention this is their 10th season coming up?  Happy 10 years, Degrassi.  When I need my dose of high school drama, to feel as if I am back in high school again (okay, not really), I will come to you.  If there is nothing else on television, I will watch you.  When conversation lacks pizazz, I will talk about you.  When I just really need to know what hairstyle Spinner is rockin’, or who Manny or Emma will end up with next, I just can’t resist.  Thank you, Degrassi, the guiltiest of pleasures.  Secret Life of the American Teenager has nothing on you. ;D

P.S.  I love every Canadian ounce of your “aboot”s, “sorrie”‘s , and “eh?”s.

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Dani

USA; Win!

I’m not a huge sports fan unless it comes to hockey, maybe a little bit of soccer. I will watch nearly any sport live, but those are the only ones I feel are worth watching on television. I’m not trying to rip on sports, honestly I think it’s just ADD; it’s hard to hold my attention.

I think one thing I actually really enjoy about sports is the unity you can feel with so many other fans. Today, the USA soccer team made an amazing effort and won a ridiculously important game in the last few moments. This was one of those “God Bless America” moments–and yes it would be nice if America agreed on/could celebrate other things, but this was a good feeling nonetheless– facebook, twitter, tumblr, every social networking site (and trust me I have been up to my neck in those lately) blew up. Twitter even crashed a few times. I love this excitement, this warm let’s-celebrate-together moment. Don’t get me wrong, I always feel bad for the losing team…okay, unless it’s like the Caps beating the Flyers…but seriously, I feel for them. We all lose sometimes. Thankfully, the USA did not lose today. We all get to feel that unified pride knowing that we belong to something big, that as Americans we are not alone, and today we get to feel like champions.

USA FTW!

In honor of today’s game I’d like to post some of my favorite sports blogs;

The Sports Dudes:  http://www.sportsdudes.wordpress.com/

OverTheBoards:  http://www.overtheboard.wordpress.com/

Thanks!
Dani