Mindy, I Can Only Apologise...

Sometimes I get things wrong.

In the early 2000s I wore feathers on necklaces, glitter gel on my face and some sort of cone hair accessory on a daily basis.

It was all wrong, but I was sure at the time that I was 100% right.

Other things I've been wrong about include:

• thinking black hair dye was a good idea
• white jeans
• popper tracksuits
• 'tattoo' neck chokers

My point is sometimes we think we know what we like, but we can be wrong (and often a 10 year old has fashion choices that are questionable).

2012, along came The Mindy Project, and these titles. I hated it, I was sure.  What is this theme about? In the pilot she is introduced as a dreamer, looking for love, working as a OB/GYN doctor. Basically, my opposite. I dismissed it and moved on with my life.

I WAS A FOOL.

For starts I should have seen the warning signs that this program was onto something. BILL HADER was in the pilot.

I can't remember why, but at some point I gave it another chance, and I am so glad that I did. I am going to put this out there, The Mindy Project is at least 5 times better than New Girl* (which started around the same time, and seems to be doing much better). Once I got over my incessant neediness for every character in a TV show to be exactly the same as me, I started to appreciate Mindy for who she was. Which turns out IS me, but in disguise. We have different hopes and dreams, but we share common interests. Much like a good group of friends, it's important that we aren't the same because that would be boring.

Here are just some of the reasons I was wrong about Mindy:

She shares my love of Tina Fey, anyone that can quote 30 Rock is fine by me.

She shares my inability to be comfortable with my own thoughts. Over thinkers unite!

This is exactly my reaction to anyone under the age of 16. I don't know what to do with them, they are a completely different species. Before you say 'You were that age once!", according to my mum I have always been like this around other children, I was literally born disliking children.

She doesn't take any crap. Especially sexist crap.

 

She has of love of food, and is proud of it.

 

There's so much more and I haven't even started on her companions...

 

And guest stars have included James Franco, Seth Rogen and Chloë Sevigny to name just a few.

So I implore you, ignore the titles, which I still can't get into, and give Mindy a chance, and if you don't like her, give her another chance, because you are wrong. Just like I used to be. 

*I now expect full on daggers from Hannah for choosing someone else over her beloved Zooey, but I ACCEPT those daggers, and stand by my choice!

New Playlist ! Guaranteed* To Make You Run Faster

 So a while ago I posted an old running playlist of mine, it was a bit of an alternative one in that it wasn't solid beats.

This is a more of a 'traditional' work out playlist. I can vouch that it both hypes and motivates. It also made for a really fun early morning run, what with the dark mornings, it was like clubbing, except not at all like clubbing (I don't get out much).

Anyway here it is, enjoy, and let me know what your favourite 'pump' tracks are!

* Not a guarantee, be your own guarantee!

How Was Your Year?

So it's almost over.
2013, you have been shitty.
You started out so well, there was champagne, and She Wolf, but somehow you took an absolute shit-turn for the worst....


My Year In Review:

Facebook now has a feature where you can see the 'highlights' of your year.

January:

I posted a screenshot from The IT Crowd, and although it is funny it's hardly a pivotal moment of my year.

February:

A photo of my cousins from years ago, which I won't post because 

a) I'm protecting their identity

 b) they all hate it.

March:

April:

May: 

June:

...I went bridesmaid dress shopping.

July:

August:

My sister got married.

Déjà vu

September:

October:

November:

December:

Apparently December doesn't count towards my year in review, but I bet it would be something along the lines of my new fringe, or some cookies I made.

Am I having a particularly dull and depressing year? Or do all of your years in review look this uneventful (obviously family deaths aside)? 

 My dad died, and it is still the worst thing I'll ever have to go through, and I'm proud that I haven't become a skaghead as a result of the heart carving, daily pain, but this is not a year that I would look back on and feel proud of. Not at all.

I haven't done anything! 365 days, and what do I have to show for it? This has been a complete non year, and I don't want to be having those until I'm at least 80. I have struggled so much with money, and moods, and situations, and blah blah blah excuses....

The world is too vast a place to be having another year like this one, change is coming...

(This is part one of two, so don't all go killing yourselves just yet. "2014" will be uploaded in two weeks time! In the meantime, why not have a look at your 'year in review' and see how much you like the look of it...)