Mindy and Kelly

I just found out that Mindy Kaling has a new blog, The Concerns of Mindy Kaling, which is good news because I heart her so much. Her whole cute, smart, un-cynical, jealousy-inducing-amount-of-talent thing makes me want to heart things (and cry a little).

She also has a book coming out soon which I will undoubtedly read most of at Barnes and Noble, feel guilty about and end up buying.  Overall, Mindy Kaling is doing great. 

Mindy Kaling looking gorgeous.

But what has happened to Kelly Kapoor? I'm worried about Kelly Kapoor.  Kelly Rajnigandha Kapoor (she hates it!).  

Kelly has seemed kind of sullen to me this season. When she does speak anymore, which is rare, she is usually complaining about something. Who is this dour new Kelly who does things like calmly point out that a pizza party needs another component besides pizza to be a party? Yes, she participated in the planking, somehow getting stuck on top of a bookshelf and unable to get down. Classic Kelly! But, remember when she hugged a pile of bras at Victoria's Secret? Remember when she spontaneously started dancing when Michael and Andy sang "Stayin' Alive" during the CPR demonstration? Fashion show at lunch?

Kelly singing "We Belong."

I miss that Kelly. I want her giddy and gossipy again. I want her to take a seriously considered stance on Beyonce's pregnancy scandal.   Is she still upset about her brief marriage to Ryan that ended in non-amicable divorce a week later? Did that really happen? Wikipedia thinks it did.  I just hope she's okay.

[photos: Go Fug Yourself and NBC]

sometimes I watch the internet

Here are two internet series that that make me feel as warm and smiley as those pumpkin spice lattes everyone is so obsessed with.  (I can't drink sugary drinks anymore because my body is a loser.  Enjoy one in my honor!)

Both of these 'net shows are distantly, obscurely related to TV which makes it okay for me to write about them.  (Painting myself into a corner is one of my cherished muses.)  (My other muses include doing things as inefficiently as possible and mania.)  (I'm aware that my use of parenthetical asides has gotten completely out of control.) (Oh, well!)

7 Minutes in Heaven
http://www.youtube.com/user/7minutesinheaven

"It's simple, it's fun, it tells a story about someone walking into a building." -Mike O'Brien about Flo Rida's "Get Low."

Mike O'Brien (an SNL writer with a gentle manner and Ironic Geeky Old Man clothes), interviews celebrities in a closet for a few minutes.  It's basically just a few minutes of pure nonsense that somehow elicit more natural and uninhibited interviews than, um, any talk show ever?  You don't need me to describe it for you.  Just click on it and give a few seconds.  You will either be entranced by the gentle comedy stylings or become impatient and annoyed and not "get it."  If the latter happens, it's okay, it just means that I failed at recommending things.

2 Man Chain Gang
http://vimeo.com/23515096

I have a crush on Rich Juzwiack's writing, especially his blog fourfour.  He writes about pop culture in such a thoughtful, provocative, hilarious way.  It's dreamy.  His writing is dreamy.  I would totally write him a fan email if I didn't know for a fact that I would become so embarrassed about it that I would never be able to read his blog again.  I really can't risk that.

He's also really funny on-camera.  I love this series he did with Max Silvestri (look up what else Max Silvestri has done?  Nah, can't...effort).  It's just two smart, funny guys eating at chain restaurants and describing them with the detachment of a sociology experiment but also a kind of disgusted fondess.  It's hard to describe.  I mean, it's hard for me to describe pretty much anything because I'm not...uh...writing...good at.

Naomi Clark's patriotic outfit

[image via http://curtdanhauser.com/AG_Collecting/Mol.html]

commenting on comments about a reality show (is a totally valid thing to do)

When she's not busy executive producing reality competition shows with notably repetitive names, Sarah Jessica Parker sometimes pops up on Watch What Happens Live and makes everything happy with her precisely chosen words and (almost painfully long pause) effervescence.  

I got a kick out of her description of Dana's game night dessert spread, with the four bread sticks arranged in a "lattice" fashion to convey a sense of, perhaps, countless bread sticks.  She was right, too, about how it was an almost darkly absurd episode. There was all this "ramping up," with over-sized chocolate chess pieces (an homage to the concept of games!) and "What does one wear to game night?" and ceremoniously moving to a second location so they could...play Celebrity. Um, stodgy* much, ladies?

Also, I loved that she said she doesn't use Twitter because she doesn't have the "constitution" for it. Me too, SJP. Me, too.

Lastly, I was really pleased that Andy mentioned the ridiculously talented artist David Gilmore and his website Pretty On The Outside which I've been enjoying for years. Andy likes something I like! (I'm part of things?!) (no.)

*Just found out that "stodgy" means "Heavy, filling, and high in carbohydrates" in addition to "Dull and uninspired." Awesome! I'm more excited about this than almost anything that happened on RHOBH last night. Oh, except for when the Richards sisters pointed and snarled in unison.  Perfection.

reminiscing about yelling at Parenthood

about two weeks ago:

me: Lorelai, stop fucking everything up!

episode of Parenthood I yelled at: ...

if the episode of Parenthood could have spoken: Lauren Graham's character on this show is named Sarah.  Stop calling Lauren Graham Lorelai all the time.  Also, she is not "fucking everything up" with John Ritter's son.  It will be okay.  I mean, not really, but for now, totally. 

if I could express to Parenthood how fond of it I am:  I just want you to know, Parenthood, that I love you.  I'm in.

Sarah Jessica Parker Never Forgot Sarah Marshall

Work of Art: The Next Great Artist is an amazing show title, and by amazing I mean as close to Crime Scene: Scene of the Crime as we'll ever get in real life.

Photo Source: Bravo, via realitytvmagazine.sheknows.com

Portia de Rossi is beautiful and poignant. Also, I like words.

The word "arrest" just caught my attention.  Really.

It means to suspend but also to engage "as in arrested adolescence, an arresting portrait" -some book.  I like that.  A word that means being held back but can also mean being propelled into awareness.

Arrested Development is, perhaps, my favorite television show of all time.  At one point I was going to make my About Me say, "I like to write about TV.  My main thought about TV is Arrested Development.  This blog is all my side-thoughts." But, Wil (wisely, I think) advised me against this choice.  He thought people might not get that it was a joke and think I just left some words out. I am nothing if not paranoid that people will think I messed up and didn't realize it.

I saw Portia de Rossi on Ellen the other day and she said this lovely thing about how Ellen helped teach her to accept herself.  She said she realized she was already "perfectly good enough."  What a strong yet humble way to be.