Kate Rivet

Hi! I’m actually writing this in bed on my iPad right now. I’m still sick; I even went to a walk-in clinic for this, because it was getting absolutely ridiculous. I was going to see my doctor, but they were unwilling to work with me, so i went to the clinic and went to work late and ended up leaving halfway through the day because I was so sapped of energy.

So, the verdict is that I have an infection in my left ear (which came as a surprise! I only thought my ears were congested), my allergies are flaring up, and with the way my cough is progressing, I wouldn’t be surprised if this turns into one of my typical 2 yearly bouts of bronchitis before my Z-Pak kicks in. I came away with three prescriptions — the aforementioned Z-Pak, Nasonex, and Tessalon Perles — and was greeted nearly immediately upon return to work by my dad with his own Z-Pak prescription from one of our doctors. My mom came home after HER appointment with another doctor at our practice with a prescription for Bactrim DS and a new Epipen for her peanut allergy. So needless to say, we’re running our own Rivet pharmacy here. I did the whole 8 hours of my shift today, but around hour 6, I had done way too much and ran out of energy.

This leads me to today’s post! In all this time sick, I’ve been catching up on my television shows. Now, I’ve never been too big of a television show regular watcher, but this season has been actually fairly good for many shows. I’m becoming a slave to my TV, and even though I have a DVR, I tend not to use it. There are a maximum of two nights a week that I’m not trying to watch something, and now that hockey’s back, that may leave no days free for me. Of course, since this is my blog, I’m going to tell you that I like all kinds of TV, but I do watch a fair amount of what my mom calls crap. Here’s a typical week for me right now:
Sunday: maybe hockey or soccer/football, or else nothing
Monday: 90210 from 8-9 on The CW, Gossip Girl 9-10 on The CW
Tuesday: Glee from 8-9 on Fox
Wednesday: maybe hockey or else nothing
Thursday: The Vampire Diaries from 8-9 on The CW, Jersey Shore from 10-11 on MTV
Friday: Degrassi from 9-9:30 on TeenNick
Saturday: typically an Arsenal game starting somewhere between 8 and 12 and ending by 2, msybe hockey

Yeah, I know. Super crazy! I was close to dropping 90210, but I have been pleasantly surprised by season 3. Season 2 was pretty disappointing, but it’s getting juicy again. Gossip Girl wasn’t something I set out to watch; I saw most of season 1, but gave it up before the finale. I gave it another shot with the DVD’s but just didn’t have the time. I was taking Italian classes if I’m not mistaken during these first few seasons, so it was difficult to commit the time. I remembered that Clémence Poésy (Fleur Delacour in the Harry Potter movies!) had an arc this season, so I gave it a shot. Needless to say, it reminded me why I got hooked in the first place.

Glee is something I had been interested in when I saw the pilot, but I didn’t have time for it when it first came out. I got hooked before the halfway point of season one, and quickly caught up with the DVD set of season 1 part 1. There is only one episode I haven’t really cared for so far, and I absolutely love the music that’s been coming out every week. There are some that make you remember periods of your life and a few good ones you’ve never heard, too. The Vampire Diaries is my favorite besides Glee (they’re tied) and this is one show that keeps getting hotter and hotter. I have seen every episode and DVR’d them to rewatch during the holiday break, and I own a good portion of the episodes on iTunes (Glee too!). This show literally has gotten better with each episode, and I look forward to new developments every week. I’ve read all but one of LJ Smith’s TVD series (gave up on the newest for now with my own writing going on) and the show is actually slightly better, which is a rarity.

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the biggest of my two guilty pleasures — Jersey Shore bitches! My three favorite housemates are Snooki, J-Woww, and Vinny, then Pauly D, The Situation, Sammi, Ronnie, and Angelina the dirty hamster. People either love this show or hate it, and I’m in the former category. You can’t take it seriously or it’ll make you a part of the latter group. Tonight is actually the season 2 finale, and I can’t wait for a few more fist pumps until season 3. Lastly, Degrassi is my other guilty pleasure. I’ve been watching this show for a good couple of years now, and this definitely is the closest to a real high school experience that I’ve ever seen. It’s definitely worth a watch during one of the many marathons TeenNick runs.

Well, that’s all for me tonight, because I only have 2 more minutes until I’m transported to Miami via my TV to join the Jersey Shore cast. I hope you enjoyed this as much as I enjoyed writing it — it’s nice to have a sort of escape from this constant sickness in my house!

Until next time,
Kate