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That’s the Problem

July 21st, 2009 by Manda | 3 Comments | Filed in Relationships

I liked the character of Cassie less and less as her story arc in Skins progressed, but I will always, always remember one of the things she said in the show:

I’ll always love you. That’s the problem.

I don’t know what I wouldn’t give to be able to not relate to what she said.

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My Visited Countries

July 20th, 2009 by Manda | 6 Comments | Filed in Travel

It’s no secret that I love to travel. I have a map in my house where I’ve used pins to mark which cities/countries I’ve been to1, and I love the Where I’ve Been application on Facebook.

I came across the Visited Countries website, which works pretty much the same way the Where I’ve Been Facebook application does. You mark which countries you’ve been to in the world, and then it color-codes the world map according to which places you’ve visited. Then it generates the coding for the map, and you can always update your map as long as you have a saved copy of the code!

This is my map:


visited 12 states (5.33%)

Apparently I’ve visited 5.33% of the world (Where I’ve Been has me listed as visiting 4%). That means I have 94.67% of the world left to explore!

  1. The pins are color coded to represent whether my family has lived or visited there, and then there are different colors for each member of my family. [↩]

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I Need More TV Shows

July 19th, 2009 by Manda | 17 Comments | Filed in Entertainment, Question of the Week

I’ve been rotting away in front of the TV (or my laptop screen, watching TV online) this summer. Needless to say, I’ve gotten through quite a bit of my TV show “catch up” list. There are still a few shows I need to watch, some of which include:

  • Skins (season 3)
  • Veronica Mars (recommended by Krissy)
  • Supernatural (season 4)
  • Black Books (recommended by Melody and Sophie)

Still, I’m looking for new TV shows as I can never have too many on my to-watch list. However, I’m rather disheartened by what I’ve found so far (the new 10 Things I Hate About you series, I’m looking at you. Who thought that series would be a good idea?). I want to find a new show that’s light and funny, similar to How I Met Your Mother or The Big Bang Theory (congrats to Jim Parsons on his Emmy nod!), really good drama similar to Skins, or something along the lines of Merlin, all of which I love.

Maybe I’m just looking in the wrong places, but good TV shows to watch are hard to find!

Question of the Week: What are some of your favorite TV shows? What shows would you recommend for others?

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