So I was watching the pilot episode of "Pretty Little Liars" today, which is this sort-of terrible new ABC Family show, and obviously most of the cast is 20-25 year olds playing 16, which, honestly, I have no problem with.

And then Bianca Lawson showed up. I was like.. "Kendra the Vampire Slayer! Girl. You've been playing a teenager on TV since like 1994. It's time to stop now." Seriously. The other girls look vaugely 16. Bianca Lawson.... does not.

(still think she's great; really enjoyed her on The Vampire Diaries, but.... she looks hilariously out of place in this show)

Oy. Yeah, I think once you hit your 30s, it's time to stop playing teenagers.

Yeah. Or, I mean, if someone was a freakishly youthful 30 year old, then we could talk. But it's not as though there aren't more age appropriate actors running around who could be cast instead.

Although, I do feel slightly hypocritical as one of my favorite things about the Vampire Diaries is Ian Somerhalder, and while his character isn't supposed to be high school, he's supposed to be grouped with the kids, I think, while he's older than some of the people playing their parents. And on that show, I just don't care.

Andrea Zucker syndrome!

Well, I did not make it to the strand. Instead I bought 25 cent back issues of comics for mac. Now I need to get home.

Yeah, but Ian Somerhalder is also in with the Town Elders, so he has to be at least old enough that they take him seriously, right? Also, the woman playing the aunt is freakishly young, I think.

She is freakishly young! I hadn't thought. She doesn't look super young, even when hanging out with the history teacher, so I had no idea. She's only 2 years older than the girl playing her niece.

Hmm, I guess the town elders do take him seriously. But then no one tells him to stop being a creeper for hitting on all the high school girls.

(Why do I watch such silly TV, is what I want to know! But I totally adore the Vampire Diaries)

Brenda, my brother and sil's dog was a rescue, and she was very neglected (living under a trailer in Tennessee). It took a few months for her to come out of her shell and be willing to play/cuddle/etc.

Did you try peanut butter in a Kong? I hear that's like crack for dogs.

Shopping on eBay again. Having gone back on a diet, I'm taking up one of my other vices again. One vice active at a time. I'm glad maxi dresses are back in style. I like them. Am I the only one who hates the combination of florals with animal prints?

Did you try peanut butter in a Kong? I hear that's like crack for dogs.

Tried that. She just said no.

(I even tried the double whammy of PB and cat chow. No go.)

Honestly, she's extremely well behaved, so not being food motivated is not a bad thing. But I'll feel better when I can figure out her wants a bit more. When we come in from a walk she hovers around looking at me and she so clearly is expecting something to happen. But it's not treats, not petting or playing, not fresh water...I'm stumped.