These Eyes Cannot Watch TV

For about two weeks I've been having eye issues and it has seriously cut into my TV time. Hopefully, the mystery will be solved tomorrow morning after an all-important trip to the optho. Before I move on, please let me bitch and moan for a minute about how hard it is to get a doctor's appointment in NYC.

Here's a brief re-enactment of my attempts to get an appointment:

Dr. 1
Me: Hi, I'd like to make an appointment. I'm having pain behind my eye and my vision is blurry.
Office: We can give you an appointment on 11/25.

WHAT?!?!? Are you kidding me?!?!!?

Dr. 2
Me: Hi, I'm having really bad pain behind my eye. I think I might have an infection.
Office: The soonest we can get you in is on 11/14.

OK, 2 weeks - we're getting better. I think I should've mentioned swelling and puss. Mental note for the future.

Finally, after three more phone calls, I found someone that could see me tomorrow. Hopefully, he's not a crazy hack doc who'll gouge my eyeballs out. Alas, despite slightly blurred vision and eye pain, I did manage to make a few observations this week. Lets see if we're in agreement.

MONDAY
Heroes: To me, this is THE most overrated show on TV. At first, I was pretty excited about it. It looked cool and the chick who plays the cheerleader used to be on my soap opera. No, not a Korean one - Guiding Light, the longest running show in TV history and the most hated soap opera in America. More on that in another post. The only characters from Heroes that are somewhat interesting are Peter P (mostly cuz he's cute) and Japanese Hiro. Now, I say Japanese Hiro because futuristic, English-speaking dork Hiro is LAME. If I could be a "hero," I'd be telekinetic and control EVERYTHING. As far as this week's show, there's no point in discussing the "plot" because it was completely boring and a waste of typing effort.

NY Rangers vs. LA Kings: Yes, I've been a die-hard Rangers fan since I inhabited the womb. All I have to say is, we totally sucked and lost 4-1. I do not understand why our D suddenly looks like a tag-team of Tom Poti bastard children.

TUESDAY
One word - HOUSE!!! The absolute best show on television with the best leading man. Hugh Laurie=HOT. Dr. House=genius, sarcastic, obnoxious=HOT HOT HOT. Not only do you have great writing and acting, but you get truly disgusting guts shots and peculiar medical mysteries. It's perfect. This week, Dr. House discovers his married patients are actually half-brother and sister. EWWWWWWW!!! Then House gets arrested for narcotics possession - come on, I know lots of docs who pop the vic while they're examining me. Give the guy a break! Obviously, I cannot wait until next week. If you haven't seen this show, you must check it out.

WEDNESDAY
Wed. is usually a slow TV night for me because it's the night of my Italian class. I mean, Non guardo la televisione perche io faccio una classe di italiano il mercoledi. Anyway, I think that's right. BUT...I have started watching Top Chef. What can I say, I like a reality show where the people actually DO something. Also, I really like to cook. Quickfire Challenge this week was creating an original icecream flavor. Hmmm...what would mine be? I'm thinking it might involve my latest obsession, Nutella. If you haven't had it, you are REALLY missing out. The absolute worst flavor created was avocado bacon icecream. That's right - AVOCADO BACON. Needless to say, the kids who were taste testing were spitting it on the ground and scraping their tongues with the spoon. OUCH. Elimination Challenge was to create a new dish for TGI Fridays. To make a long story short, over half the dishes the chefs created were total crap and a grilled cheese won. You can't go wrong with cheese.

Also on Wed night, NY Rangers vs "Quack-Quack" Ducks: I must admit, I mostly listened to this game because my eyes kept tearing up. No, not because I miss the glory days of 94, but because of my eyes, remember? Anyway, I'm quite happy to report that we pulled out a pretty important overtime victory.

THURSDAY
I just got home a little while ago and am watching the start of the Rangers vs Sharks as I type this. Now, I briefly rooted for the Sharks when Adam Graves, my FAVORITE player of all time, was on the team. I also liked Todd Harvey. I don't want to make any predictions....ok screw that..the Rangers are gonna kick ass!!! What do you know? Matt Cullen scores a SICK breakaway goal with seconds left in the first period!! GO RANGERS!!!

It's 1am and the Rangers just devoured the Sharks 3-1 after an awesome empty net goal by Shanny. Although, as has happened many times, I found myself screaming at the TV because my boys could not clear the puck in the final minute of the game. Why, oh why must you put us through this torture? Still, it was a pretty convincing win and I can't wait to see them play the Devs on 11/14! Now, it's time for the Golden Girls, and then Zzzzz.