Castle

I don’t know if you guys have seen Castle (other than Connie, I know you’ve talked about it at least once before – unless I’m going completely crazy… which is possible), but I have to tell you. It is awesome.

It took me ages to watch it. Mostly because my backlog of “things I need to watch” is looking more and more like an ocean of Netflix streaming…. But! I caved a month or two ago because I found and watched the first episode on Youtube and was immediately hooked. We bought all three available seasons within a week of that initial watching.

The best part about Castle, was getting our in the building friends into it as well (which meant getting to watch it again in that lovely – painful – mid-season break). Natalie had the same reaction as I did, which was basically a high pitched squeal that was some amalgamation of OMG and Nathan Fillion’s name. Because, really, the show doesn’t need anything but him… and somehow it manages to go above and beyond with the infusion of a whole cast of realistic and lovable characters.

Now that we’re all caught up, having to wait until the next weeks episode is a bit of a pain. Mostly because I want it now (sorry, I had to channel Veruca Salt for a minute there).

 

Why I love the show:

(This is pretty much the same reason I love Eureka) There is not a single character (main or secondary) that I dislike. In fact, I love them all. And that makes fitting their weekly hour into my schedule super easy, because I want to spend time with the characters. The plot lines can be a little predictable, but that doesn’t bother me at all.

Why you should take the time to look into it:

1) The first episode is on Youtube. Go, watch it. If you don’t like it, it’s only cost you an hour of your time.

2) OMGNATHANFILLIONOMG

3) It’s a super fun show and I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Dee Dee Ranged, We’ve All Been Through Some S#!%

I’ve always loved old cars… my three dream cars are from 1937, 1953 and 1940 (in that order), so I won’t lie to you and say that I wasn’t partially drawn to Earl because of his car (I’ll get to the rest of that story around Thanksgiving).

For the last four years Earl has owned DeeDee, his dream car. She’s a 1961 Cadillac Sedan Deville and she is a beauty.

As with all 50 year olds… Dee Dee’s had some problems. At the moment, her heart and her body are on two separate sides of the city. But let me tell you, this engine’s triple bypass is going to be a thing of magic.

He had the engine rebuilt a while back and it’s in the midst of getting back together.  Because lets face it, when you get the car of your dreams and it’s all numbers matching, you smile and nod as other people tell you to get a 350 or whatever other motor that person seems to be infatuated with, and don’t tell them how idiotic that would be. It’s about integrity, yo!

One problem – that we haven’t actually had to deal with yet – is the fact that owning an 18 foot long car in a world of Fits, smart cars and the Prius…. can be a challenge – especially when you live down town.

I have no illusions, though. I know that we will soon have to give up our down town lifestyle in favor of a garage that will accommodate our behemoth baby. And that’s okay. I’ve known for quite some time that we’d have to make sacrifices to keep her around, and I’m okay with that.

We could potentially make some money by renting out her trunk as garage space for a smart car… or that new fiat.

I’ll post pictures of it again when it’s got its new upholstery and paint. (but that may be a while – and you’ll understand why when I talk about Brittney next week.)

What about you? Are you into old cars? Or are you a fan of all things new and shiny? What’s your dream car?