0 Horribly Happy Hodgepodge

Good morning, world, and welcome back to the A to Z Challenge as it moves into its second week. I hope everyone had a lovely holiday weekend and that no one's sugar hangover is too terribly great. I had a surprisingly lack of sugar intake going on yesterday so I am more than ready to share with you another list of my favorite H things.

Here we go...


Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog

Yep. I wrote about it last year and I even mentioned it last week when I talked about Captain Hammer. And chances are it'll come up again on Wednesday when I talk about the person I am most likely to one day stalk (unless there are like, law enforcement type people reading this. Then I won't stalk anyone. Ever. Promise.).

Dr. Horrible, played by the impossibly adorable Neil Patrick Harris, is just a evil genius trying to take over the world. "The world's a mess," he says, "and I just need to rule it." He also would like to gain the affection of his laundry buddy (that's right. The evil genius has to go the laundromat), Penny, a do-gooder who's just trying to help the homeless. Standing in his way of achieving both these goals is Captain Hammer, Corporate Tool. I talked about him last Thursday. The humor is fantastic and the songs are super. And I really wish there was more Dr. Horrible to be had.

Because the bottom line is, Dr. Horrible makes me incredibly happy. Whenever I'm having a crappy day, all I have to do is pop in my DVD and voila! My mood has been presto changed-o into something far more cheery. I even downloaded a copy from iTunes to put on my iPod so I could watch it at The Store. I'm pretty sure most of the staff can now sing along with Dr. Horrible. All I can say to that is... co-workers, you're welcome.

Happy Endings

I was introduced to this sitcom found on ABC last year by my brother and sister-in-law. It didn't take long for me to fall head over heels in love with it. I find it to be so damn funny. Sure, not every joke lands but that holds true for every sitcom out there. I have a habit of scribbling down lines that makes me laugh in my notebook and lately most of those scribbles are courtesy of the Happy Endings writing team.

And the best part is, it's one of those rare shows that both The Man and I enjoy so it's something we can watch together. Awww, sweet, right? Right.

Next up...

Halestorm

Halestorm is a rock band out of Pennsylvania. They currently have one album, "Halestorm", out with a second to be released tomorrow, actually. Good for them. Again, I was introduced to this group by my brother and sister-in-law who apparently know exactly what I will like. They saw this band in concert a while back and heard the song below. My sister-in-law looked at my brother then and said, "we have to get this CD for M.J." So thanks for that because I do love this song... and the entire album for that matter.





Heavy In Your Arms

Last but not least is this song by Florence + The Machine. The first time I heard it, I feel deeply in love with it and it remains to this day at the very top of my favorite songs of all time list. This is a hard feat because I am forever searching out new music and no song has held on to the #1 spot as long as this one has. I think probably because it's so damn gorgeous but also because it's such a perfect song for the love stories in my fantasy series. Spoiler Alert: I don't do happy endings. Often.