"There's nothing ironic about show choir!"

With the 62nd Emmy Awards just hours away, I wanted to go ahead and pick my ideal winners for each of the major categories. I definitely have not been shy about my love for certain nominated shows and actors/actresses, so I'm sure most of my picks will come at no surprise. Hey! I'm even beyond thrilled that the main actors from my new favorite show are among the nominees, and will hopefully walk away with their very own statues.

Let's run down the nominees and my choice to win, shall we?

Actor - Comedy. Nominees: Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"; Steve Carell, "The Office"; Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"; Matthew Morrison, "Glee"; Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"; Tony Shalhoub, "Monk"

MY choice to take home the Emmy: Matthew Morrison

Actress - Comedy. Nominees: Toni Collette, "United States of Tara"; Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"; Tina Fey, "30 Rock"; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "The New Adventures of Old Christine"; Lea Michele, "Glee"; Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"

MY choice to take home the Emmy: Lea Michele

Actor - Drama. Nominees: Kyle Chandler, "Friday Night Lights"; Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"; Matthew Fox, "Lost"; Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"; Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"; Hugh Laurie, "House"

MY choice to take home the Emmy: Kyle Chandler

Actress - Drama. Nominees: Connie Britton, "Friday Night Lights"; Glenn Close, "Damages"; Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order"; January Jones, "Mad Men"; Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"; Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"

MY choice to take home the Emmy: Connie Britton

Supporting Actor - Comedy. Nominees: Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"; Chris Colfer, "Glee"; Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men"; Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Modern Family"; Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother"; Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family"

MY choice to take home the Emmy: Chris Colfer

Supporting Actress - Comedy. Nominees: Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"; Jane Krakowski, "30 Rock"; Jane Lynch, "Glee"; Holland Taylor, "Two and a Half Men"; Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family"; Kristen Wiig, "Saturday Night Live"

MY choice to take home the Emmy: Jane Lynch

Supporting Actor - Drama. Nominees: Andre Braugher, "Men of a Certain Age"; Michael Emerson, "Lost"; Terry O'Quinn, "Lost"; Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad"; Martin Short, "Damages"; John Slattery, "Mad Men"

MY choice to take home the Emmy: Michael Emerson

Supporting Actress - Drama. Nominees: Christine Baranski, "The Good Wife"; Rose Byrne, "Damages"; Sharon Gless, "Burn Notice"; Christina Hendricks, "Mad Men"; Elizabeth Moss, "Mad Men"; Archie Panjabi, "The Good Wife"

MY choice to take home the Emmy: Christine Baranski

Best Comedy. Nominees: Curb Your Enthusiasm, Glee, Modern Family, Nurse Jackie, The Office, 30 Rock

MY Choice to take home the Emmy: Glee

Best Drama. Nominees: Breaking Bad, Dexter, The Good Wife, Lost, Mad Men, True Blood

MY choice to take home the Emmy: True Blood

I am very interested to see who walks away with each of these awards. I think each of the categories really are chock full of amazing nominees this year. Plus, I'm very much looking forward to seeing what fashion awaits the red carpet. I have no doubt in my mind that Lea Michele will "shut it down" as Rachel Zoe always says. And I still have high hopes that my fashion fave Cat Deeley will cross the pond and show up in something stunning, as per usual. Stay tuned for a fashion wrap up in the next few days!

Until next time... xo

Title quote: Rachel Berry, "Glee"

"I want the world. I want the whole world. I want to lock it all up in my pocket. It's my bar of chocolate. Give it to me now."

While being sick last week, I had to find ways to entertain myself while being unable to do much more than just lay there. At a friend's suggestion, I decided to finally check out the "watch instantly" section of Netflix and see what the big fuss is about the show Friday Night Lights. She has yet to steer me wrong on TV show suggestions (Veronica Mars, for example), so I figured, what else am I going to do during my self-imposed quarantine? Again, she was right!

Not only about the amazing show that is Friday Night Lights, but also about the best way to watch episode after episode after episode of a show without actually buying all the DVDs, Netflix's "watch instantly". Now, I'm not a fan of football, or high school football for that matter, which is what initially kept me away from the show, but let me tell you, I am now officially hooked. Who wants to head over to Texas and go check out a high school football game with me? Anyone? No?

Anyway, due to my new appreciation for this particular section of Netflix, I started thinking about instant gratification and wanting/needing things NOW. It seems to me that ever since the invention of the microwave in the mid 1900s, fast, instant, now, etc became key words in the vocabulary of American's. When looking up "instant" on urbandictionary.com, I came across pages of words and phrases that begin with instant or insta. Apparently getting things done quickly is very important to us!

I'm definitely a big fan of instant gratification, no matter how disparaging the term may be. Where would we be without cable on demand (and Netflix watch instantly for that matter) and microwave ovens? We would have to watch TV shows at their scheduled times or buy or rent the DVDs and cook meals in more than 5 minutes. I'm not even a big fan of online shopping because it just takes way too long to wait for the overnight shipping. I'll just run to the store and buy it now. Even blogs are a form of instant gratification. We no longer have to wait for the daily news or the latest entertainment gossip. Just check your blog roll and see what's going on in the world the second it happens!

Let's face it. Even though instant gratification may be "frowned upon" by some, it will always be a part of our culture. So come on stuffy, nose-in-the-air folks! Just jump on the band wagon!! We won't judge you.

Until next time... xo

Title quote: Veruca Salt, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"