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By the power of Grayskull!!!

13 Apr

So, ever since I found out that I had 10 toes and 10 fingers brewing inside my belly last year, I started thinking about a million things.  Ok, a million and one.

One of those things we started thinking about (besides immunizations, food the bay-bay will eat, public school/home school, what she’ll look like, when will she say “Mama,” … you get the point)—I should say one of the lighthearted things we started thinking about–  is what kind of TV we would let her watch. Most likely some people will voice their opinion proudly to me that “TV is the devil and my child will not watch TV.”  That’s fine, no need to voice it, peeps.  For my family, I hope to have balance. However, I come from a generation in which we lived our adventures through talking bears who expressed their feelings, man-size turtles who were skilled ninjas with a rat as their loyal sensei, more bears who drank magic potion and bounced to save the day, and a pair of twins who suffered from some sort of identity crisis. I love tv- and I agree with some who believe too much is not good.  But that’s true for anything … especially regarding my dirty obsession with Krispy Kreme Honeybuns—but that’s a whole other post all together. So don’t worry all you folks who want to lecture me on why I shouldn’t let my kiddo watch TV – it’s all good in the hood. When that moderation comes around, I’m gonna make sure it’s quality shnizz and truly outrageous!

This past year I discovered Amazon.com (yes I’m late to the game).  It’s amazing.. I can order things (even diapers! Wipes! Paper towels!) and it comes to my door! LOOOOOVE IT.  With this new discovery it’s SOOO easy to look up OLD SCHOOL cartoons and order  volumes and volumes for your little one.  I swear the Amazon.com app on my Iphone is the MOST dangerous thing since SunDrop was created as Golden Cola back in the day.  If you are reading this post and do not know what Sun Drop is:  Google it.  Try it.  Drop it likes it’s hot.  Then come back to madtimemama.com and  talk about how inferior other soft drinks are to it.

Back to the topic at hand. I started compiling a list of the old school cartoons and even old school movies that I grew up watching and that I want my baby to know (and love!).  I have found the best prices for the movies I have on my list mostly  on Amazon.com.  However, today at Target I bought TWO VOLUMES of He-Man for $5 each.  Yes, $5!  God, I love Target.

Anyways, here’s my list of tv show volumes/movies that I am presently collecting for the bay-bay:

Gummi Bears

He-Man

She-Ra

JEM

GI Joe

Fraggle Rock

Duck Tales

The Care Bears Movie

Watcher in the Woods

Flight of the Navigator

The Child of Glass

Willow

Cloak and Dagger

The Never Ending Story

The Dark Crystal

Labrynth

The Worst Witch

The Last Starfighter

The Last Unicorn

The Journey of Natty Gann

Krull

Teen Witch

Iron Eagle

Explorers

BeastMaster

Flash Gordon

Space Camp

The Secret of Nymh

The Monster Squad

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The Hobbit (the cartoon)

Scooby Doo cartoon (the original — none of this new crap)

The Boy Who Could Fly

The Goonies

Anne of Green Gables (all of ’em)

Star Wars Collection

Star Trek Collection (Original and Next Gen)

This list can and will continue to grow …. The bay-bay will have the ULTIMATE collection of quality tv entertainment.

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Jamie Lee Curtis + NCIS = ??????

10 Apr

The baby’s in bed and I got some chores done.  I need to fold laundry, but, I can’t bring myself to do it (I f’n HATE doing laundry).  I did clean the kitchen and finish washing all the clothes so my husband would have clean underwear tomorrow.  HEE HEE.  I cover all my bases.   I figured I’d fold everything and put it away tomorrow morning.

I’m watching tonight’s NCIS episode and so many things come to mind.  First off.  I ❤ ❤ ❤ NCIS. I even named my dogs after some of the characters– Gibbs and Ducky. THe creator, Donald Bellasario is a former Marine and knows the ins and outs really well.   This show is quite possibly my favorite show ever…. Up until this last season that is.  I have been emotionally invested in the characters of this show ever since the first season.

1)   The main character, Agent Gibbs (Mark Harmon), plays a Grunt (Infantry Marine) and my husband was a Grunt.  We got through two tours to Iraq and one to Africa.  With the small knowledge of the Marine Corps that I have as well as my husband’s experiences, Mark Harmon does an EXCELLENT job portraying a former Infantry Marine.

2)   I love the other characters:  Abby, Ducky, DiZozzo, McGhee, Kate … I love them all. I cried when Kate got killed.

3)   I can relate to a lot of the moments they show between the Marine families.

Now, for all the love I have for this show and all the THANKS I have that it’s still on and has been renewed for yet ANOTHER season … I’m a little confused by Jamie Lee Curtis’ character as Gibbs’ love interest.  It doesn’t make sense and it even kind of wigs me out a bit.

I respect JLC.  I especially loved her in A Fish Called Wanda and of course she epitomizes terror in the original Halloween.  She has her place—I’m not saying she doesn’t.  HOWEVER, having her play Gibbs’ love interest is a stretch only because Gibbs’ is obsessed with RED HEADS… HELLO!! His first wife was a red head and she was the love of his life.

EWwww they just kissed.  It grosses me out. Again, nothing against JLC or Mark Harmon (God, I think he’s a sexy man).  But seriously, GROSS.

Back on topic—his first wife was a red head and defined every single woman we was with since then.  WHY then- WHYYYYYYYY—EEEEEEEEEEE did they bring in JLC?

It almost makes me not want to watch anymore. But I LOVE it regardless.  And I am loyal.  Cote de Pablo is such a badass.  Michael Weatherly is my movie trivia soulmate.  Sean Murray is my geek brotha from anotha motha. We’d so play WOW together.

Did you know that Sean Murray was in Hocus Pocus?  Yep.  The black cat who was really a boy – that was him.  Keep a look out next time.   Ok, I’m gonna attempt to finish this episode.  It’s quite painful.  **sigh**

 

**UPDATE**  WORST LINE EVER.  JLC just said “you be careful, I may have to show you what’s behind the curtain.”   OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!  PUH-LEEZE!!!  Donald Bellasario, we need to talk.  SERIOUSLY.  Call me.

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New town, new season, new baby, and lots of tv.

10 Apr

I have a typical tale to tell. We recently moved to a new town, it’s spring time FINALLY,  I’m a new stay at home mom and it’s a new way of life.  I LOVE being a stay at home mom.  I’m not gonna lie.  It’s SO fun.  I had to bow out of work in my 8th month of pregnancy.  That last month ½ was INCREDIBLE.  NO WORK…Sleeping in… watching my programs on the tele, spending time with absolutely THE BEST husband, pedicures, shopping,  take naps with the pups….. then the baby came. Change but in the best way! I’m very lucky to be able to stay at home with my little one and watch ALL of the ways she changes every day.  Mostly, I’m really thankful that I don’t have to have anyone else watch her right now.  I think I would be a basket case if I had to leave her with ANYONE other than maybe my Mom or MIL/FIL.  No one is worthy to be in her presence as much as me or my husband.  She’s so fantastic. AND she is so smart. Seriously, I know parents are bias… but OMG, she is the smartest baby on the planet.

With this new lifestyle, I’m having to find a new “groove” in my day to day living.  I have ALWAYS held down a steady, good paying job.  The fact that I don’t have a “job” to drive to and execute every day is a different kind of living for me.  I’ve been trying to treat my new lifestyle/role as my job (because it IS a job—the best job).  I’m tackling lots of cooking, learning how to clean (sorry mom, it never took as a youngin’) and keep my child entertained.

In the midst of all my daily chores, I record A LOT of tv. Ever since I was introduced to the DVR, I have recorded and kept up with an impressive list of shows.  I have been saying FOR YEARS that I would be an excellent tv program critic.  I love my programs and I love a good story—especially when I am taken on an emotional rollercoaster ride.  I love even more awesome talent acting and Here are the shows I am currently watching/evaluating at the moment:

Once Upon a Time (NEW)

Desperate Housewives

GCB (NEW)

Smash (NEW)

Dancing With The Stars

NCIS

NCIS: Los Angeles

Unforgettable (NEW)

Scandal (New)

Law and Order: SVU

Fashion Star (NEW)

Celebrity Apprentice

The Client List (NEW)

Revenge (NEW)

BFF (NEW)

Up All Night (NEW)

Betty White’s Off Their Rockers (NEW)

Touch (NEW)

Awake (NEW)

Person of Interest (NEW)

The Mentalist

Grimm (NEW)

Missing (NEW)

The River (NEW)

Castle (NEW)

Long Island Medium

Cake Boss

Little People

Alcatraz (New)

Don’t Trust the B**** in Apt 23 (NEW)

American Horror Story (NEW)

Justified

Sons of Anarchy

Some may say I waste a lot of time on these shows, or some may say “you have a 6 mos old child, how can you spend your time watching all of those shows?”  Easy.  I’m a multi-tasker and I LOVE TV series—it’s like one big extra long movie.  Love it or hate it, it’s what I do.

Binky catastrophe in the nursery- gotta go!

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