scott61o.c.: the blog
i tried not to buy the first season of the o.c. on dvd. i really did. i told myself i already owned too many dvds i hadn't watched yet. but in the end, i had two best buy gift cards. and every time i thought about using them to buy something else, it just didn't feel right.

so far, i've watched episodes 1 (without the commentary) and 2. i also watched the less-than-stellar bonus featurettes. i never saw the summer season, so the first several episodes are all "new to me," to borrow a phrase from nbc. it's funny to see how the characters have changed. i'm also not sure the show would have hooked me, had i tuned in from the beginning.

as for tonight's episode, i have a few observations:
•judging by the music, when ryan and lindsay makeout, they travel back in time. that's neat.
•i'm not sad to see d.j. go. when you combine the actor who played him with mischa barton, you get 1/8 of an actor. plus, he wore a tie with a short-sleeved dress shirt.
•whatever happened to marissa's little sister? why didn't she get to be in the family photo?
•tonight's ending was lame. and really, sorta 80s-sitcom-ish. plus, who invited zach to kirsten and sandy's anniversary party. and is it just me, or did it look like the cast was going to sing Kumbya at the end?

dumbest thing i've done recently
left my oven on for 24 hours straight

dumbest person to call the newsroom recently
me: kgw
caller: yeah, i've been watching your coverage of the tsunami. and you know that earthqauke in california...
me to self: huh?
caller: the one that's supposed to happen inland and break california off from nevada...
me to self: oh, sweet jesus.
caller: i think there will be a lot more casualties from that. you should look into that.
me: yeah, that's an idea. i'll pass it along. thanks for calling.

dumbest thing heard in a commercial for the bachelorette
"i will chew him up like a piece of garbage"
who chews garbage?

holiday loose ends
•many thanks to those who sent me christmas cards. (as much as i love the holiday, i've never gotten around to mailing holiday greetings. maybe it's because i'm not what one might call "organized.") Awards go to Kate (for most creative) and Paul (for latest—Dec. 30th)...no award for the earliest, mainly because I can't remember who won. Maral, where's your card?
•Best Christmas Gift (tie): Digital camera and 41 News travel mug. Also of note: a tape of KCTV's 50th anniversary special. It aired over the summer, but my mother was too cheap to ever mail it and just put it in my stocking instead.