kdlb tag:kadyellebee.com,2008-08-25:/kdlb//1 2011-10-03T03:01:32Z Movable Type 4.21-en fall tv 2011, one month in tag:kadyellebee.com,2011:/kdlb//1.298 2011-10-03T03:01:11Z 2011-10-03T03:01:32Z kristine http://kadyellebee.com TV season 2011-2012.

New shows that have really caught my eye:
  • Ringer, TheCW: I am really enjoying Sarah Michelle Gellar and trying to figure out what is going on between Bridget and Siobhan.  The whole cast is a nice mix, and the clothes are so pretty.  E is not convinced.  The boat scene certainly had the web buzzing at it's terribleness!  But I will definitely keep watching.
  • Revenge, ABC: This was a "alternate" that I wasn't sure I'd like.  Then I heard several people saying how wonderful it was and I gave it a chance.  The mystery is interesting even in a flashback sense.  I love having Nick Weschler on my screen again (Roswell).  Again with the beautiful clothes. 
  • The Secret Circle, TheCW: This was an alternate that I only taped on last impulse, and I'm glad I did.  It's a perfect show to watch on my own... The teens are so young looking (even John Connor, LOL!)  The magic is fun, and I'm so interested to learn more about what happened to the parents.
  • Free Agents, NBC: Ok, so we laughed a lot at this show.  Anthony Stewart Head has some hilarious lines.  Basing the show in Portland makes me smile because My Mountain (Mt. Hood) shows up in the beginning and we see tons of PDX-y stuff.  Characters aren't real Portlanders, but it's fun to see what they have done this way.  Hank Azaria is great, too.  Ratingswise, it's not looking like it will stick around, but since it's NBC, it may have more of a chance than the other networks because they don't have as many options to switch out.  Hopefully, they'll give it more of a chance.
Tried, but no cigar:
  • Up All Night, NBC: Sorry, Will Arnett, we deleted this season pass already.  Too many unfunny jokes.
  • Person of Interest, CBS: Eek.  I had such high hopes.  Too much vengence.  I've got the 2nd episode on the TiVo, and don't really feel like even watching it, although the numbers and computer system is an intriguing possibility.  The filming is really choppy, too.
  • New Girl, FOX: It was funny at times, but also a little too awkward.  I'm not sure yet, but I'm pretty sure we are done.  However, I might give it another episode *because* it's already been picked up for the season, so they have a longer time to make it flow better.
Returnarama:
  • The Vampire Diaries, TheCW: Excellent! I am so in love with this show.  I can't help but be wishing for a little Damon/Elena-goodness...  Caroline and Tyler are entertaining.  Stefan and Nic/Klaus and their 20s storyline was very cool.
  • Fringe, FOX: Oh man, this is so good.  The Anna Torv scenes with both Olivia and Fauxlivia are effortless, I can feel the difference between the characters.  Seth Gabel is fabulous.  But Peter... where's my Pacey?!  My only complaint is that I can't watch it in real time on Friday nights because E games all evening!
  • Hawaii Five-0, CBS: Wow, this show really came back strong.  I've got E watching too and he didn't watch the end of the first season.  I did miss a few eps and so the whole Larissa O storyline is a little foggy.  I gasped outloud at James Marsters in the first ep, I hadn't been spoiled on that!
  • Castle, ABC: When crying off and on through a season premiere, I know it is one I hugely am connected to.  Excellent.  Really want the characters to get back to those all-important words from the finale, but enjoying the ride in the meantime.
  • Glee, FOX: I'm not finding myself connecting to the storylines right  away - a lot of new characters were introduced in the first ep, and then the focus on just West Side Story isn't something I'm familiar with, so I miss some of the broader storylines.  But enough is good that I'm glad to watch it.
  • Big Bang Theory, CBS/How I Met Your Mother, CBS: these shows go together in my eyes, both very entertaining and it's fun to watch them in real time versus on dvd after the fact - I don't have to be careful about spoilers with them for once!  Storylinewise, BBT: I'm quite tired of Priya even when she's not on the screen.  And HIMYM, I loved Barney and Robin dancing.  I'm so interested to see if the storyline with Victoria goes any further.

Terra Nova: still deciding, only seen one ep so far.  Same with Hart of Dixie, one episode isn't quite enough to decide.  Pan Am seems pretty generic - the sisters are interesting. 

House is coming this week and I really don't care.  E will have to convince me to watch it, although the TiVo is set to record.  Grimm, Once Upon a Time, Chuck, and Bones are all still coming either the end of October or very beginning of November in the case of Bones.

and that's the story!
]]> TV season 2011-2012 tag:kadyellebee.com,2011:/kdlb//1.296 2011-09-09T20:32:58Z 2011-09-09T21:24:24Z The consumption of media is a big part of my life. And TV is one of my favorite forms of entertainment. This means I get quite excited as the fall tv season nears - it's the biggest time period for... kristine http://kadyellebee.com The consumption of media is a big part of my life. And TV is one of my favorite forms of entertainment. This means I get quite excited as the fall tv season nears - it's the biggest time period for launching new shows, and that means the canvas is pretty covered with lots of options. One problem with this is that networks give new shows a little less of a chance than they might have in the past. I'm crossing my fingers that my old favorites and much-anticipated-new shows will make it.

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I've enjoyed making these plans for many years now. (2010 - which I also wrote some posts throughout the year about how things were going, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001). Have you written a post about what shows you are going to watch this fall? Comment, I'd love to hear about it!

]]> Note: All times listed are Pacific, I live on the West Coast... but sometimes I'm lucky and I can get the East Coast feed and see something 3 hours earlier than I should have, tee hee!

Monday8PM9PM10PM

How I Met Your Mother, CBS 8PM Monday (September 19, season 7)

We are caught up when the season start, which hasn't happened for a while. The season finale was full of changes but I'm positive about them. I really don't know if we'll meet the mother this season, but I have faith in the creators to keep me laughing. I mentioned on my podcast how this is one of the few shows that I can turn on at any episode and crack up laughing, kinda like how Friends was for me back in the day. I love that!

Kristine's Score: should

  

Castle, ABC 10pm Monday (September 19, season 4)

One of my most anticipated returning shows. I'm nervous how the changes from the season 3 finale will impact the show: they had such a good thing going between all characters. but I strongly feel Nathan Fillion gets better every year :) and a lot of the characters have had their stories filled in more as the seasons progressed so I'm looking forward to having all of them on my screen again!

Kristine's Score: yes

Terra Nova, FOX 8PM Monday (September 26, New!)

This has been a much anticipated show by tv watchers, since it has been postponed several times. The concept interests me but the promos aren't grabbing my attention.

Kristine's Score: maybe

House, FOX 9PM Monday (October 3, season 8)

Potentially the final season. I'm not enthusiastic about this at all after last seasons end. It will take a lot for me to continue watching, so I'll give it a few episodes.

Kristine's Score: maybe

Hawaii Five-0, CBS 10PM Monday (September 19, season 2)

I waited until quite a while after the end of the first season to catch up with this show. It's not one that E really liked, so I got a marathon to myself. It was great to get to see Daniel Dae Kim again (who even tho he is most often credited from Lost, I still find myself associating him with Angel in my head), and Grace Park from BSG. Masi Oka is full time now and Terry O'Quinn will be "to the rescue" if you can believe the promo video ;) This show did great in the ratings last season and so I'm excited for them to take that momentum and jump in with season 2.

Kristine's Score: should

Honorable Mention: Heart of Dixie, TheCW 9PM Monday (September 26, New!)

Tuesday8PM9PM10PM

Glee, FOX 8PM Tuesday (September 20, season 3)

Last year, I had friends really suggesting this show to me. So after only having seen one episode of season 1, I gave it a chance (and consequently, watched all of season 1 in the meantime). I'm so pleased I did because I really have enjoyed the characters and the music a lot. This year, I'm looking forward to seeing how things change by bringing on new writers including exec producer Marti Noxon of whedon show fame, as well as the decision to have less "tribute" episodes of a single artist.

Kristine's Score: yes

Ringer, TheCW 9PM Tuesday (September 13, New!)

The new show I am *most* excited about with Sarah Michelle Gellar playing twins and many other members of the cast being people I'm interested in watching too. CBS was going to pick it up and then passed it onto TheCW, which could be a good thing, they may be more likely to stick with it if it gets typical genre ratings. The previews look fabulous.

Kristine's Score: yes

  
 

New Girl, FOX 9PM Tuesday (September 20, New!)

Zooey Deschanel has been consistently entertaining to watch on everything I've seen her on, and normally this may not be a show I'd watch but the previews are quite good. I'm looking forward to some quirky fun.

Kristine's Score: probably

  
Wednesday8PM9PM10PM

Up All Night, NBC 8PM Wednesday (preview September 14 at 10PM September 21, New!)

I've been following Will Arnett from show to show since we watched Arrested Development. We actually enjoyed Running Wilde last season. This new show has some crummy less-than-funny previews out there but also some that make it look like trying out. And I did like Christina Applegate on Samatha Who also.

Kristine's Score: maybe

    

Honorable Mentions: Revenge, ABC 10PM Wednesday (September 21, New!); Free Agents, NBC 8:30PM Wednesday (September 14, New!)

Thursday8PM9PM10PM

Big Bang Theory, CBS 8PM Thursday (September 22, Season 5)

Good geeky fun. I enjoyed how the show expanded to include the girls in the nerdy boy's lives. Guest spots are funny. It's definitely our kind of show.

Kristine's Score: should

Person of Interest, CBS 9PM Thursday (September 22, New!)

This is a JJ Abrams show (with Head Writer Jonathan Nolan of Dark Night fame) starring Michael Emerson and wow he seems like he's got the smarts of Ben Linus. It has quite a bit of promise and a lot of hype.

Kristine's Score: should

  

The Vampire Diaries, TheCW 8PM Thursday (September 15, Season 3)

Oh my lovely new show, I can't wait to see you! I watched season 1 and season 2 over the summer. It is *so* my kind of show, and I was only resisting because it was TheCW and I was still annoyed over things they've done (WB + UPN became TheCW). Such very sexy teens with supernaturally motivated story lines and interesting plot twists that blow your mind and make you say OMG out loud repeatedly when an episode ends. Can't imagine how I'll manage to wait between weeks after doing the marathon for the initial eps. There looks to be interesting casting (final scene of season 2!) including Sebastian Roche who I loved on GH and he was diabolical on Fringe.

Kristine's Score: yes

Bones, FOX 9PM Thursday (November 3, Season 7)

Season 6 wasn't my favorite. And Season 7 will be abbreviated to work around Emily Deschanel's real life pregnancy with only 13 episodes. So perhaps they will make those episodes count and really be super television. I still enjoy the characters!

Kristine's Score: probably

  

Honorable Mention: The Secret Circle, TheCW 9PM Thursday (September 15, New!)

Friday8PM9PM10PM

Chuck, NBC 8PM Friday (October 21, Season 5 - final season)

The final season will be a special 13 episode run. It's kinda nice to know this will be wrapping things up and not just have the run pulled out from under the writers mid-season. There will be some fun guest stars (Mark Hamill, Carrie-Anne Moss reported so far). The way they ended last season really leaves it open to so many changes around the core group.

Kristine's Score: should

Fringe, FOX 9PM Friday (September 23, Season 4)

It's so exciting to know the show has for sure been picked up for a full season as it was seriously on the bubble. And the way the storyline ended with Season 3's finale really make me wonder just how many timelines we'll be visiting (last season, this was reflected in the opening credit colors, and I *loved* that touch). Seth Gabel is joining full time.

Kristine's Score: yes

  
 

Grimm, NBC 9PM Friday (October 21, New!)

I'll admit, the primary reason I'm trying this out is that it is filmed in Portland. The primary cast aren't people I'm a huge fan, but it is a David Greenwalt creation and he was a Buffy/Angel writer/producer.

Kristine's Score: maybe

  
Sunday8PM9PM10PM

Once Upon A Time, ABC 8PM Sunday (October 23, New!)

This fairy-tale themed show catches my eye more than Grimm and I do pike Jennifer Morrison so that doesn't hurt. It's helmed by Kitsis/Horowitz who wrote for Lost and, more recently, Tron: Legacy. It does have an odd Sunday Night time slot, but in the age of TiVo, that doesn't matter so much. I'm interested to see how it looks.

Kristine's Score: probably

   

Honorable Mention: Pan Am, ABC 10PM Sunday (September 25, New!)

SCORE  

Red Hot, Must See TV! (5 shows): yes

There’s a big reason why I should watch (5 shows): should

Probably want to watch (3 show): probably

Maybe this will be good (4 shows): maybe

Networks   abc: 2 | cbs: 4 | nbc: 3 | fox: 6 | thecw: 2

Midseason

Alcatraz FOX 9PM Monday (New!)

The promos for this look really excellent. Jorge Garcia from Lost, Parminder Nagra from ER, Sam Neill are all starring, and then it's JJ Abrams produced and Bryan Burk and Elizabeth Sarnoff who have done a lot of Bad Robot-y things.

Leverage TNT (November 27, remainder of Season 4)

White Collar USA (remainder of Season 3)

Warehouse 13 SyFy (remainder of Season 3)

Eureka SyFy (Season 5)

Some of my media-ish friends from Twitter made their own lists: as told by jen (@astoldbyjen) and Steph (@ashbychick).

These are a few of the big sites I use to gather my data, along with TiVo (and it's site) to manage my season passes.

]]> tv season summer 2011 tag:kadyellebee.com,2011:/kdlb//1.291 2011-06-10T00:14:12Z 2011-06-10T01:14:50Z As we move into the summer, here's some of the things I'll be watching. (I started putting this list together last week and then promptly forgot, so a few things have premiered already!) White Collar, June 7 on USA (season... kristine http://kadyellebee.com
  • White Collar, June 7 on USA (season 3)
  • Leverage, June 26 on TNT (season 4)
  • Franklin & Bash, June 1 on TNT (New!)
  • Falling Skies, June 19 on TNT (New!)
  • Warehouse 13, July 11 on SyFy (season 3)
  • Eureka, July 11 on SyFy (season 4, starting episode 11)
  • Next Food Network Star, June 5 on Food Network (season 7)
  • HGTV Design Star, July 11 on HGTV (season 6)
  • Cupcake Wars, June 14 on Food Network (season 3)
  • Futurama, June 23 on Comedy Central (season 7)
Excitedly, I've caught up on Eureka through to the new half season, and I'm pleased to get to watch it in real time. And the guest star line up includes Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton, who could complain at that idea?!

Franklin & Bash and Falling Skies are the newbies on the list - F&B has two great my-age actors, and I have high hopes for FS.

Even with shortened seasons that most of these shows have, it's fun to have this many things during a time period that nothing is on the big networks. Go CableChannels!
]]> why is my hair pink? tag:kadyellebee.com,2011:/kdlb//1.290 2011-06-02T21:42:38Z 2011-06-02T21:43:02Z kristine http://kadyellebee.com early morning kristine, photofiltered I have dark brown naturally curly hair.  With a pink streak on one side.

It's really not for a shock value.  It's really not just me being artsy.  It's really not trying to be individual.

It makes me happy!

It's one more way of expressing my smile as true.  I feel pretty when I'm happy.

Okay, yes, so I do smile when people notice it, and I do like that it gives me a little extra creativity. 

It makes me ME, the giggly geeky creative girl.

kristine_pink_curls_eye.jpgHistory: The change has been a long time coming, my geeky personality had seen several tv/movies that captured my eye.  So I had been trying to find the perfect highlights with a hairdresser and we just couldn't seem to get a real red.  Finally, the end of 2008, I got redder-auburn streaks.  It was too expensive to keep up, so through 2009, I  started dying the same streak spots with my own color.  Then in 2010, found a pinker color that lasts well.  The last few times, I moved a little more towards pinky-purple instead of pinky-red.

What fun!
]]> ]]> TV season 2010-2011 recap tag:kadyellebee.com,2011:/kdlb//1.289 2011-05-27T02:01:01Z 2011-05-27T01:59:22Z kristine http://kadyellebee.com plans for 2010-11 to see how it turned out.  I'll do a post about what's new on my radar and my full schedule as we get closer to the fall.  A great resource for upfronts is The Futon Critic: 2011-2012 Season Scorecard.

Here's my list:

  • Chuck: watched in chunks when E wasn't around.  picked up for 13 eps next season as the "final season".
  • The Event:  first time I referred to it as "The Crappy Event" I knew I just was too far gone.  I really liked the idea, the actors, but they didn't go fast enough to keep me interested.  Plus, a giant hiatus made it worse.  I hope Jason Ritter gets another show, he was the most interesting part of The Event for me.  canceled, but the whole season was shown.
  • Chase: didn't even watch the first ep, it got poor reviews and I had too much on my Monday.  canceled.
  • House: watched all season.  Liked some storylines, towards the end I was less happy.  renewed for next season, probably as the final season and without Cuddy.
  • Castle: watched obsessively all season.  SO GOOD.  renewed for next season.
  • Hawaii Five-O: watched initial eps but later in chunks when E wasn't around.  Pretty good.  renewed with good ratings.
  • No Ordinary Family: watched 5 or 6 episodes and just wasn't feeling the writing.  I liked the storyline idea, and the characters and the actors.  But it just wasn't strong enough to keep me tuning in.  canceled with poor ratings.
  • Running Wilde: watched and enjoyed.  It actually got better as episodes went on.  Watched all episodes (9).  canceled with 4 episodes unaired - hopefully can see these on DVD.
  • Undercovers: watched and gave up after 4 or 5 episodes.  Actors were gorgeous and I really wanted the story to be as bright and shiny.  It was a poor fit for the timeslot and network, IMO - billing it as having sexploitations and then putting it on at 8pm really took away the option of sexy storylines. canceled with several unaired episodes
  • The Whole Truth: watched and gave up when I heard it was canceled.  E didn't enjoy it at all, but I really wanted to give the great actors a chance.  Seeing Rob Morrow in such a diff character than on Numb3rs was more hilarious to me than the storylines.  canceled very early on, 7 eps weren't aired!
  • Bones.  This season was not my favorite.  I mean, it's still a good show, but I don't jump and sit down to watch immediately anymore.  I left eps sitting to watch in bunches instead.  renewed for next season but with most likely a shorter episode order to accommodate Emily's real life pregnancy.
  • The Office.  Watched a few episodes and then deleted the season pass.  It got stupid, IMO!  renewed for next season.
  • Human Target.  Watched and the writing didn't feel as good as last season.  Music really drew me in last season and Bear McCreary's absence this year really was felt.  Trying to bring in women wasn't very successful either.  Too bad, I had high hopes.  canceled.
  • V.  watched in a big marathon and enjoyed it.  A little more gimmicky than first season.  canceled but the whole season was shown.
  • Mr. Sunshine.  midseason replacement and we felt it got better as it went along.  canceled with 4 unaired episodes.
  • Big Bang Theory.  wasn't on my list for last year, but we got caught up on DVD and then started watching.  Very great, totally our kind of show!  renewed for next season.
  • Fringe.  wasn't on my list for last year, but we got caught up on DVD and then started watching obsessively.  Very good show, I'm so happy we gave it a chance.  renewed (surprise!) for next season.
  • Glee.  wasn't on my list for last year, but I started watching without seeing any of season 1.  With friends to catch me up, I enjoyed this a lot and now am watching first season too.  renewed for next season.
  • Leverage, Warehouse 13, White Collar. watched, loved, will keep watching.  The seasons are offset, so we'll be watching these over the summer and into the beginning of the next year.
  • Eureka.  wasn't on my list for last year, but we are catching up on DVD to be caught up for next season when it starts this summer.
]]> bday 35 playlist tag:kadyellebee.com,2011:/kdlb//1.287 2011-05-03T02:49:15Z 2011-05-03T02:49:17Z Following in the footsteps of my last few birthdays, I put together a playlist to play on my birthday extravaganza - fancy way of saying "out-for-the-day-with-E" :) I divided them up into the original list and then the extras... kristine http://kadyellebee.com

Following in the footsteps of my last few birthdays, I put together a playlist to play on my birthday extravaganza - fancy way of saying "out-for-the-day-with-E" :)

I divided them up into the original list and then the extras I didn't make it to, with definitions of why each was included. WHAT FUN! I did get to use an iTunes gift card from Christmas, and had a pretty huge wishlist on iTunes waiting for me... I also had the added enhancement of @astoldbyjen (as told by jen) Glee tracks :)

I hope you find some music inspiration in my choices!

]]> Playlist: bday 35 mix Page: 1/1#NameArtistAlbumYear 1.Ready to Go (US Mix)RepublicaRepublica1996 the "let's start this trip" track 2.Are You Happy Now?Michelle BranchHotel Paper2003 this song makes me happy, plus, "happy" birthday. 3.Umbrella/Singin' in the Rain (Glee Cast Version)Gwyneth Paltrow/Matt MorrisonAccording to Jen: Glee: The Music - Season 2, Vol 32010 i loved umbrella on its own. but ohhhh so much better this way :) 4.IgnoranceParamoreBrand New Eyes2009 a new paramore track i didn't have. 5.Supermassive Black HoleMuseTwilight Soundtrack2009 one of my fav twilight songs, this album introduced me to Muse and Paramore and more. 6.FirefliesOwl CityOcean Eyes2010 i first really heard this at Craig and Krista's wedding weekend. pretty 7.Remembering SundayAll Time LowSo Wrong, It's Right (Bonus Track Version)2007 recommended for me from iTunes - lead singer is Juliet Simms of Automatic Loveletter. AL was introduced to me by @astoldbyjen. very nice mix of voices, and pretty guitar. 8.Journeyman (Main Title Theme)Amanda Ghost & The RuralJourneyman (Theme Song from "Journeyman") - Single2007 song one of journeyman trilogy, for obvious reasons 9.Lucky ManThe VerveUrban Hymns1997 song two of journeyman trilogy, this song was on one of the last eps and was so perfect. 10.How We OperateGrey's Anatomy CastGrey's Anatomy: The Music Event2011 song three of the journeyman trilogy, this is journeyman aka kevin mckidd aka dr. owen hunt - singing for the special musical episode. i loved this song, but i love the journeyman version even more. 11.I'd Rather Be With YouJoshua RadinSimple Times2008 i can't remember how i heard of this, it may be another one iTunes recommended to me. i see (wikipedia) he's had songs on Eli Stone, Bones, Grey's Anatomy, House, and Leverage! i wrote "e" next to this song because i knew he'd like. and the lyrics are adorable. 12.Rolling In the DeepADELE212011 heard first on the I Am Number Four previews, and then heard @astoldbyjen talking about Adele. had to have it, it rocks. 13.I RemainAlanis MorissettePrince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)2010 from the end credits. alanis remains one of my favorite "specific memory" people, Uninvited from City of Angels soundtrack has a very specific memory for me as well. 14.Losing SleepCharlotte SometimesWaves and the Both of Us (Bonus Track Version)2008 another iTunes rec. it really called to me! 15.SyndicateThe FrayThe Fray2009 i have several The Fray tracks, the obvious suspects from the radio and Grey's. i was hesitant to get another since e was less excited about the others, but this one was really good. 16.Hello SeattleOwl CityOf June2007 e found more Owl City, and this one is so tinkley and sweet and it's about Seattle so that makes it even better, yay washington! 17.If Everyone CaredNickelbackAll the Right Reasons2007 probably my favorite non-screaming-voiced Nickelback song. first time i heard it, i thought it was a christian song from the words! 18.Rumour Has ItAdeleRumour Has It - Single2011 not as good, IMO, as the other track, but this one was a starbucks freebee, and it's still nice. 19.No One's Gonna Love YouBand of HorsesCease to Begin2007 purchased The Funeral as soon as i could after hearing it on Numb3rs. this one is my next favorite from BoH. 20.I Want TearsMichelle BranchEverything Comes and Goes - EP2010 i love her, she's one of my favs, and this was one of her new-ish tracks that caught my ear. not full fledged country like The Wreckers but not quite as pop-y as her originals - very nice balance. 21.Landslide (Glee Cast Version) Gwyneth Paltrow/Naya Rivera/Heather MorrisAccording to Jen: Glee: The Music - Season 2, Vol 42011 fabulous song, and the scene from this glee ep goes through my head every time i hear it and it tugs at my heart. liked this song a lot from the Dixie Chicks back in the day. 22.AgainFlyleafMemento Mori (Expanded Version)2009 Flyleaf has a Christian background. but i heard of my first track "All Around Me" from a General Hospital commercial. this is from their newer album... the lyrics are powerful. but also fab rockyness! 23.We'll Never KnowLifehouseLifehouse2005 i have no idea why i found this and bought it now. it's from 2005! i have no other Lifehouse, although some are familiar! 24.River Deep, Mountain High (Glee Cast Version)Amber Riley/Naya RiveraAccording to Jen: Glee: The Music - Season 2, Vol 22010 fabulous way of using these two artists voices together. never had heard the song before and so it was pretty fabulous to be new-to-me. 25.Forget You (Glee Cast Version)Gwyneth Paltrow/Kevin McHale/Amber RileyAccording to Jen: Glee: The Music - Season 2, Vol 32010 obviously, Gwyneth's voice really catches me, they gave her some fab songs on the shoe, and this one is quite fun. 26.(Do You Wanna Date My) Avatar (feat. Felicia Day)The Guild(Do You Wanna Date My) Avatar (feat. Felicia Day) - Single2009 just caught up on The Guild season 4, and i couldn't help but go back and get this song. it's so greatly geeky and hilarious. felicia's voice is excellent, also! second set, when there wasn't time for everything! 1.So SmallCarrie UnderwoodCarnival Ride2007 2.Forever & Always (Piano Version)Taylor SwiftThe Best of Taylor Swift (According to Jen) 3.Hurricane30 Seconds To MarsThis Is War2009 4.CircusBritney SpearsCircus (Deluxe Version)2008 5.crushcrushcrushParamoreThe Best of Paramore (According to Jen) 6.Tik Tok (Glee Cast Version)Heather MorrisAccording to Jen: Glee: The Music - Season 2, Vol 42011 7.Toxic (Glee Cast Version)Heather Morris/Lea Michele/Matt Morrison/Naya RiveraAccording to Jen: Glee: The Music - Season 2, Vol 12010 8.How You Remind MeNickelbackSilver Side Up2001 9.Harder to BreatheMaroon 5Songs About Jane2003 10.The HowlingWithin TemptationThe Heart of Everything (Bonus Track Version)2007 11.The FuneralBand of HorsesEverything All the Time2006 12.Lonely No MoreRob ThomasLonely No More - Single2005 13.Make-Up Smeared Eyes Automatic LoveletterThe Best of Automatic Loveletter (According to Jen) 14.DecodeParamoreTwilight Soundtrack2009 15.Dog Days Are Over (Glee Cast Version)Jenna Ushkowitz/Amber RileyAccording to Jen: Glee: The Music - Season 2, Vol 32010 16.Somebody Help Me (Theme from "Tru Calling")Full Blown RoseTru Calling (Theme) - Single2003 17.What You Don't KnowJonatha BrookeDollhouse Theme 18.DronesJed Whedon and the WillingHistory of Forgotten Things2010 19.Your GhostGreg LaswellCovers - EP2009 20.No, I Don't RememberAnna TernheimLeaving On a Mayday (Bonus Track Version)2009 21.RemainsMaurissa Tancharoen & Jed WhedonRemains - Single2009 22.The WorldEarlimartMentor Tormentor2007 23.Sweet DreamGreg LaswellThree Flights from Alto Nido2008 24.I Don't Wanna BeGavin DeGrawChariot2003 25.Cherry LipsGarbageKristine's Birthday Mix frm Rina 26.I Just Wanna LiveGood CharlotteThe Chronicles of Life and Death (Death Version)2004 27.Sing (Glee Cast Version)Glee CastAccording to Jen: Glee: The Music - Season 2, Vol 42011

bday 35 mix: 57 songs, 3.5 hours, 360.0 MB

]]> where's the music? tag:kadyellebee.com,2011:/kdlb//1.285 2011-03-26T20:10:35Z 2011-03-26T20:13:20Z kristine http://kadyellebee.com
itunesicon.gifHome Sharing!  The newest version of iTunes/iOS have a new feature that makes home sharing easier.  The great thing about this is that you don't have to have the music synced ONTO my iPhone to listen.  Note: To use home sharing the same way as me, you should have iTunes 10.2.1 and iOS 4.3 on your iPhone.  I have a Mac, but it should work the same way with Windows. 

Setup:
  • in your iTunes menu, under Advanced, click "Turn on Home Sharing"; sign in to your iTunes account, and "Create Home Share"
  • on your iPhone, go to Settings.  Scroll down and tap iPod; under "Home Sharing" put your iTunes account username/password.
To use on your iPhone:

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  • go to the iPod app, and click More, then Shared (it's a little house with a music note).  Select your computer name, and it will connect to that library.  Now you can pick any item that's on your computer and play them over the iPhone speakers.
Similarly, you can control the music being played on iTunes (through speakers attached to that computer) with your iPhone using the Remote app. 

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  • in your iTunes preferences, click on the Sharing tab.  Check the "Share my library on my local network" and you can pick all or some of your music.
  • on your iPhone, download the "Remote" app from the App Store.  (It's created by Apple Inc. when you search)
  • To use: in iTunes, start some music or podcast playing.  Open the Remote app on your iPhone.  Notice it connects to your music library and you can pause, go through tracks, change the volume, etc.  Also, if you don't have music playing yet, you can start a song or playlist directly!

]]> mirror Kristine with my new ring.

my iPhone is never far from me!

In our house, here's what we have set up.  All the music is on either my computer or Eric's and shared for streaming.

In the office: Use iTunes directly to play out of the speakers hooked to my computer.  If I'm on the couch, I may use Remote to switch things.

In the craft room: Use an AV cable to plug my iPhone into the stereo under my copier.  I can use home sharing to listen to anything from my library

In the bedroom: Use home sharing to listen to anything from my library over the speakers of my iPhone.  (not ideal, I need speakers there!)

When I'm downstairs: Use the Mac mini hooked to the TV to listen to anything from mine or E's libraries and the Remote to more easily switch things up while I'm anywhere in the general area.  But I do get lazy when I'm going between upstairs and downstairs and just play out of the speakers of my iPhone.

In the car: Plug my phone into the car stereo so the music goes through the car speakers.  I sync my very favorite songs or albums to my phone to be ready.
]]> cartoon kristine tag:kadyellebee.com,2011:/kdlb//1.284 2011-03-23T20:32:43Z 2011-03-23T22:11:43Z kristine http://kadyellebee.com This is the coolest thing ever!  Amy (@amysnotdeadyet) turned me into a cartoon!  I'm a little weeble version of me.  I thought it would be lots of fun, so we did a trade - a cartoon for a shawl.  I made her a soft cotton version of the Wren Shawl in a beautiful purple-blackberry color.

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Amy talks about her process in her blog post: Weeble Wednesday: Kristine Beeson

I took a few pictures wearing one of my favorite new outfits to give plenty of inspiration, wearing my own Wren Shawl to make it even more special and "me". 

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Amy added a lot of features to really bring the drawing to life, like the iPhone that really is usually in my hand, and knitting needles, and of course the pinky-red streak in my hair and shiny shoes.

Cartoon-Kristine is now part of the design on the Yarnings Podcast site, where she greets you friendily from the sidebar.

Now for the fun stuff:
I'm loving being a cartoon, it's been making me smile all throughout the process. :)

]]> Bazaar: Green Holiday Event tag:kadyellebee.com,2010:/kdlb//1.273 2010-11-19T20:48:22Z 2010-11-19T21:57:13Z kristine http://kadyellebee.com reusing.blogspot.com.  My Christmas list really wasn't ready enough to buy things, but I really enjoyed some of the ideas I got.

The featured creators in The Columbian's article was Rock Candy Art, and they had some neato bags and purses made out of reclaimed vinyl or chip bags or gum wrappers - really cool idea.

I felt some super soft t-shirts from WearYourVeggies, I'd love to wrap some babies up in their organic cotton shirts!  From Goldendale, WA.

I really like the idea of Bug Baby designs - they had reusable sandwich and snack bags that closed with velcro.  They were adorable!

The most interesting items to me were from GiftSAC, with their burlap sac bags and purses.  The owner, Chris, chatted with me for a few minutes and we learned we'd both be jurying for another market together in a few days, so that was really a nice connection.  She mentioned how one of her bags was the perfect size for a file folder, and that's exactly the size I need right now for carrying around my lists and comp book.  I think I'm going to get myself one!

I made an Etsy Treasury of the some of the vendors I saw and some other local Vancouver shops: It's a Green Holiday in Vancouver

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I'm excited for more craft fairs and bazaars through the holiday season :)
]]> TV season in progress, 2010-2011 tag:kadyellebee.com,2010:/kdlb//1.271 2010-11-08T19:27:22Z 2010-11-08T19:27:29Z As we are several months in to the current TV season, it felt like a good time for a brief recap. This has kinda been a slow season so far and we've watched more shows on Netflix to fill our... kristine http://kadyellebee.com current TV season, it felt like a good time for a brief recap. This has kinda been a slow season so far and we've watched more shows on Netflix to fill our evenings.

2 shows on my list were already cancelled: Undercovers, which I had high hopes for but they lost me by the 2nd ep; The Whole Truth, and I hung onto it for more eps than I should have because I enjoyed happy-Rob Morrow.  (for ratings and cancellation info, I read tvbythenumbers and http://thefutoncritic.com/)

I really tried to get into No Ordinary Family, but by ep 3, it was too much family drama instead of super-y stuff. I gave up on Chase before it started and we never started back in on The Office.

But I did give Glee (FOX, Tuesday) a chance when I wasn't planning on it, thanks to several friends encouraging me that I should be able to jump in even w/o watching season 1.

As for new shows, The Event (NBC, Monday) has definitely kept me interested. It's not bounce-up-and-down excitement like I had for Heroes the first few seasons, but still quite good. Hawaii Five-O (CBS, Monday) was one I started to enjoy first ep and then set it aside - I did a marathon last week and caught up, and I'm really enjoying it.

Our only half hour show is Running Wilde (FOX, Tuesday), and that really has been funny. Ratings are low, tho, so it's hanging on my a string and that's too bad.

When it comes to returning shows, Castle (ABC, Monday) is my fav this year so far. They've done a great job keeping it good even with Castle having a girlfriend. On the other hand, Bones (FOX, Thursday) has gotten stale for this same reason (Booth having a girlfriend), and the cases are keeping my interest as much. House (FOX, Monday) surprised me because I wasn't thinking I'd enjoy the new relationship on the show but they handled it better than expected. Chuck (NBC, Monday) is better to me when watching in a chunk of eps, so I waited till I had a nice pile - still 2 eps behind right now, they've certainly had the array of guest stars!

Human Target got bumped till Nov 17 and V isn't until January, so I have no input on them yet!

On Netflix, we've just finished the whole series of Alias. We are watching Big Bang Theory from last season while we eat dinner downstairs (and taping the current series). The same taping idea for Fringe, we'll be watching season two next now that we are done with Alias. The Vampire Diaries first season is high on my queue for after Fringe.

I had higher hopes for this season, but I am happy that a few shows are still keeping me excited to turn on the TiVo :)]]> November launch day fun tag:kadyellebee.com,2010:/kdlb//1.270 2010-11-02T17:51:38Z 2010-11-02T18:24:24Z Yesterday was November 1st, and it was a great day to refresh my sites and shop with everything new I've been working on lately.Podcast is Live! After finishing recording my 3rd episode of the Yarnings Podcast, I decided to make... kristine http://kadyellebee.com
Podcast is Live! After finishing recording my 3rd episode of the Yarnings Podcast, I decided to make it live to my main site and share it with my friends outside the knitting circle.  from the site: "The Yarnings Podcast is a new audio blog that talks about fibery/crafty projects with stories of cooking, geekyness, and more." 

kadyellebee patterns.  Even though I've been designing my own patterns for a while, I didn't have any live until yesterday.  The patterns site launches with the Wren Shawl, a knitted pattern for a round shawl designed to wrap around the wearer many ways.  This pattern itself has both charted and written instructions. 

kadyellebee on Etsy refresh.  3 new product lines were added to the kadyellebee shop, and all products got a retouch in their descriptions and keywords to make things easier to find.  The 3 new lines are the Wren Shawls, Rambaldi Scarves, and Woven Purses.  This is the culmination of hundreds of hours of designing, knitting/crocheting, and photoshoots!  

Three big things for a big day.  It is a great start to the holiday season, and makes me very excited for things to come :)
]]> the soundtrack to our afternoon tag:kadyellebee.com,2010:/kdlb//1.226 2010-10-17T00:17:03Z 2010-10-26T19:11:06Z We played a new game this evening, World Without End. It was really fun. To add to my enjoyment, the songs that came up on my randomized "livingroom" play list were super. Here's what we heard (newest at the end):... kristine http://kadyellebee.com We played a new game this evening, World Without End. It was really fun. To add to my enjoyment, the songs that came up on my randomized "livingroom" play list were super. Here's what we heard (newest at the end):

]]> 38. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Around the Bend (from an iPhone commercial!)
37. Nickelback - Figured You Out (shhh, the words are bad!)
36. Gavin DeGraw - In Love With A Girl
35. Rob Thomas - Her Diamonds
34. Michelle Branch - All You Wanted
33. Syntax - Pride (we just heard this on something else we were watching - I think it was on Bones when I first heard it.)
32. Republica - Ready to Go (US mix)
31. Mute Math - Spotlight (Son Lux Remix)
30. Evanescence - Lithium
29. Nickelback - Savin' Me
28. Nickelback - Someone That You're With
27. t.A.T.u. - All About Us
26. Christian Kane - The House Rules the band facebook page has more songs
25. B.o.B - Airplanes [feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore] (Explicit Album Version)
24. Vanessa Carlton - Half A Week Before The Winter (very possibly my fav VC song)
23. Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles
22. Goldfrapp - Ooh La La
21. Eastern Conference Champions - A Million Miles an Hour
20. Avril Lavigne - Fall To Pieces
19. Garbage - Boys Wanna Fight
18. Dixie Chicks - Not Ready To Make Nice
17. Lauren Mayhew - Sinking
16. Michelle Branch - Are You Happy Now? (I sing along even tho I can't hit the high notes!)
15. Good Charlotte - I Just Wanna Live
14. Mute Math - Typical
13. The Bravery - Believe (paused playing to be reminded who sang this)
12. Sara Bareilles - Bottle It Up
11. Kelly Clarkson - Miss Independent
10. Adrina Thorpe - Fly (i only have this one track of hers, but it's great)
9. Avril Lavigne - Hot
8. Gavin DeGraw - I Don't Wanna Be
7. Simple Plan - Your Love Is A Lie
6. Automatic Loveletter - Make-Up Smeared Eyes
5. Maurissa Tancharoen & Jed Whedon - Remains (bonus, watch the new video for the song)
4. Jimmy Eat World - Kill
3. Barenaked Ladies - Who Needs Sleep? (where I paused and replied to my sleepy sister on facebook)
2. Rob Thomas - Streetcorner Symphony
1. The All-American Rejects - It Ends Tonight

tee hee, my list needed internal notes :D

]]> comp book tag:kadyellebee.com,2010:/kdlb//1.225 2010-10-03T05:02:27Z 2010-10-03T05:02:27Z it's back to school time and you'd think I'd be able to find a composition book. but oh no, I'm picky. the one I have is almost full - I use it for online classes and general crafty notes. I... kristine http://kadyellebee.com it's back to school time and you'd think I'd be able to find a composition book. but oh no, I'm picky. the one I have is almost full - I use it for online classes and general crafty notes. I can't find any this brand (Tops). I can't find any that are grid + light enough to be not distracting. I have found a few spiral that were okay colored grid, but spiral would eat my yarn if they are in the same bag. I've looked at many stores, and then revisited Office Max and Office Depot today.  perhaps I need to learn to book bind and get some of the grid paper that we used in Pre-Calc and make that work. hmm, I sense a google search coming on... Structured Fanciful tag:kadyellebee.com,2010:/kdlb//1.224 2010-09-17T02:57:06Z 2010-09-17T03:06:31Z I have been a fan of trying to define myself for years. I so closely identified with my ISTJ-ness (Meyer-Briggs) that I created a blog version of the test (bloginality). It just makes me feel more firm in myself... kristine http://kadyellebee.com

I have been a fan of trying to define myself for years. I so closely identified with my ISTJ-ness (Meyer-Briggs) that I created a blog version of the test (bloginality). It just makes me feel more firm in myself when I understand ME.

I don't know why I was surprised when Tara made the suggestion to me that defining myself would help my business. (Seriously, her ideastorming *is* magic, if you need some help, she's your girl!) Idea being, if I knew more about myself, I could sell to my Right People better.

Enter the book Style Statement: Live by Your Own Design. After reading through the text portion of the book, I spent the last week just going over the worksheets and writing in my little black composition book every evening. When the questions got hard to answer, I set it down and waited until I was inspired again. I wrote a lot of words that I associated with myself.

In the end, I came up with a result that resonates with me, and gives me a style to enhance how I already dress, communicate, and express my personality and my business.

Structured Fanciful

That means that 80% of my personality follows the guiding principle of Structured, and the other 20% (or creative portion) of my personality is Fanciful.

Structured was really a no brainer, once I saw the word and the synonyms, it captured my orderly-ness, my love for architectural elements that are lined up, and my need to have lists that follow the pattern of the previous lists.

Fanciful was a little harder. My tagline of "giggly geeky girl" had me wanting to capture the girly-ness but without calling myself Feminine (which has a lot of nurturing associated with it) or Romantic (true, but not quite encapsulating it all) or Designed (which seems to imply fashionable and trendy, where I have my own flow). Once I saw the word Fanciful and looked it up in the thesaurus, it fit.

What will I do with this information? It will be my guiding principle when creating for the kadyellebee shop... but I think I've already followed this look without knowing it! Just embracing it seems so natural now, making lists with curlies in the sidebar (and using words like "sidebar" :wink: ) are ME, and making it my standard is okay.

Give yourself a moment to consider what your guiding principle is. Trust me, it's a fun ride!

]]> Vox is no more... tag:kadyellebee.com,2010:/kdlb//1.223 2010-09-03T20:12:49Z 2010-09-03T21:14:16Z kristine http://kadyellebee.com Vox is closing September 30, 2010.  I used Vox as my primary blog for almost 3 years, managing my moblogging and media consumption.  Plus, I worked for Six Apart during the time Vox was launching and growing.

I'm moving my posts and photos over to my old TypePad blog: kdlb-pad.  This way, I have all those archives somewhere.

I still must figure out what to do with my media tracking - I loved that about Vox, having date-managed Books, Movies, and Music.  I'm using Goodreads now for my books, but I never pulled in any of the Vox stuff.

bye-bye, Vox, I'll miss you.
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