Tag: TV

Whimsical Spring

Before everything currently green gets shriveled in Texas’ summer heat, which started last week, there’s a sweet spot of cozy spring days. Still cool in the mornings, pleasant through the day, and cool evenings. Bugs haven’t started swarming yet and junebugs don’t crash head-on into your forehead if you’re sitting outside. Mosquitos haven’t started sucking you dry either.

Last spring I finished watching Gilmore Girls. I never watched it when it was in season. It screams cozy fall vibes. Is there something for spring? I’m the type of person who watches shows well after they premiered and ended, so I’m clueless about newer shows.

A family member recommended The Madison and I enjoyed the first episode. I’ve started Downton Abbey twice, but need a less chaotic schedule to chip away at it along with the two episodes I’ve watched of Bridgerton. I need to refrain from multitasking while watching TV.

If Gilmore Girls is the go to series for cozy fall vibes, I think rom-coms fit cozy spring vibes. Perhaps the term I’m looking for spring is whimsical. S. watched Father of the Bride a few weeks ago, perfect for spring. Prom season makes me think of my favorite, Pretty in Pink.

For now I’ll continue with The Madison, although it isn’t whimsical. Any recommendations for a series I likely haven’t watched to fit the season?

Saturday, March 28, 2026

When I Was a kid

When I was a kid
I wanted to live inside Jeanie’s bottle 
and travel by magic carpet

be chosen as a contestant on 
the Price is Right 
get slimed on Nickelodeon’s 
You Can’t Do That on Television
make it to bucket number six on 
Bozo’s Grand Prize Game
walk off stage with a pile of prizes, 
a brand new bike

When I was a kid
I wanted to eat SpaghettiOs
we never had in our house 
raise cute little sea monkeys 
what would I name them? 
shrink myself to ride 
Mister Rogers’s trolley
go on a real field trip with him
feed his fish

When I was a kid
I wanted to 
sit on the steps of a brownstone
on Sesame Street 
even though I might have been 
too old
dance in a fire hydrant’s fountain
releasing its cool spray
on a hot summer day
claim the top bunk
at camp
write letters home by flashlight
swat at mosquitoes on 
my neck 
sticky with sweat

When I was a kid
I wanted to explore the woods and
Frank Lloyd Wright’s 
Falling Water
even though I didn’t 
know about architecture 
listen to babbling brooks 
as snowmelt
swelled streams and creeks and rivers
I wanted to wave at Santa 
from Broadway
at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade
catch snowflakes on my tongue
wave at the camera
to kids watching from home
ride a subway

When I was a kid
I wanted to teach the 
world to 
sing
in perfect
harmony

and then I grew up

Thursday, March 26, 2026