Jenna Fischer and Pam Beesley

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Jenna Fischer and Pam Beesley

Friend Review:

So what is there to say about one of the most beautiful girls in the world? Or did I just say all that needs to be said? Maybe I should explain how along with being gorgeous she also plays one of the most beloved characters on the hit show “The Office?”? Did I just blow your mind? Did you ever have a mind or did you leave it on the side of 635 on a rad red couch I saw the other day? I don’t even know man.
Jenna Fischer is gorgeous, cute, adorable, pretty, whatever. I would hit it. And anyone who wouldn’t is a fool. There’s not much I can say about the personality of Jenna Fischer because I don’t know her on a personal level. I mean, I read her blog once and fell in love with her but how much would you trust that? I do, but that’s not the point. Pam Beesley, on the other, I feel like I do have an intimate relationship thanks to how much of my life I’ve spent in front of my television watching my favorite TV show. She’s gorgeous, of course, she cares for others, she’s absolutely hilarious, and she’s gorgeous. People, we should all strive to be a bit more like Jenna Fischer/Pam Beesley.

Friend Rating:

DAYUM/10

Hipster Review:

I feel weird and awkward about this for a lot of different reasons; rather than reviewing an artist's work or an common item, I'm reviewing a person-a rather attractive person at that. This will be difficult, but I'll do my best.
My introduction to Jenna Fischer was on The Office, from her character Pam Beesley. I always thought that she was cute, and her low-key demeanor only made her more so. And as the series progressed I enjoyed watching her character progress from an awkwardly adorable receptionist into a perky, exuberant saleswoman. Other well-known characters of Fischer's include Katie van Walderberg from Blades of Glory and Darline Madison from Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, the latter of which shows the actor at her most enthused and uninhibited. Her humor lies in the subtleties of her various performances, her role in The Office being the most striking (I'm no critique of actors, but I know a good one when I see it). Fischer is wonderfully funny, but not in a ridiculous, side-splitting way; she's able to ease with her humor.
I suppose that's about all I have to say about Jenna Fischer; she's a funny, attractive actress.

Hipster Rating:

8.8

Tea

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Tea

Hipster Review:

After years of killing my body slowly with sodas and such, Tea became my drink of choice in the Fall of 2008. Since then, I've touched a soft drink maybe once or twice in a year (if I was feeling really risky maybe 5 times or so). Do I regret this change in drinking? No I do not.
Tea comes in a variety of flavors, and when I say variety I mean there is absolutely no way in Hell that I can put that in small terms. From sweet tea to fruit tea, to jasmine tea to green tea, there are literally thousands upon thousands of varieties of tea, which guarantees that you will like at least two or three (did I just rhyme? I digress...)
My personal favorite is Camomile, lovingly sweetened with a pinch of honey. It's sweet, healthy and satisfyingly soothing. I don't care how much of a soda junkie you are, you will find a tea at some point in your life that you will enjoy. Hell, the British have a specified time of the day for it! You know you're a classic drink when you have your own meal time. Until we have a specifically chosen "Coke break," then Tea will always reign supreme. Checkmate.

Hipster Rating:

10.0

Friend Review:

There’s a time and a place for everything. This is a lesson I’ve learned many times whether it’s been being yelled at to put my pants back on or having to be resuscitated after trying to do the “Single Ladies” dance underwater. Now that I’m through with my introduction, I will relate it to tea. And now that I’ve explained what I am going to do, I’m gonna do it. What? I don’t know. I figure there are two types of tea: hot tea and cold tea. Now, cold tea is pretty appropriate in any situations. It’s refreshing, it’s healthy for you (kinda?), it’s relatively cheap, and it can give you a good caffeine boost which is usually why when I’m found carrying my Tim Horton’s travel it’s usually early in the morning and it contains tea (coffee is gross). But tea is lacking in one very important aspect that ultimately determines what beverage I will choose to consume: taste! It’s really hard to find a really good tasting ice tea. I love me some raspberry and lemon tea, but I find pretty much everything else repulsive. They should make strawberry tea, I think that’d taste good. And even raspberry and lemon tea has to be VERY heavily flavored for me to enjoy them.
As far as hot tea goes, the situation has to be two-fold for hot tea to be the appropriate drink: you must be cold AND you must be sick. Whenever I’m sick, there’s really nothing that feels better than a hot lemon tea to sooth things. But say you’re just cold and you need to warm up. You would have to be crazy to say you’d rather have hot tea than a good ol’ hot chocolate. Which brings me back to my main point against tea: it just don’t taste that good kids. Usually. There’s some times when tea is the perfect drink but again, they are few and far between. Now go have a Jones!

Friend Rating:

5.7

Coming up on Wednesday, The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III) by Janelle Monae and Champ by Tokyo Police Club! That’s right, a double-post!

Pizza

So, some people had an idea that we at Hipster and Friend should expand our reviews to include more than just music. While we do want to keep the main focus on music, I thought it'd be funny to see how Taylor and I differ on other parts of life...

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Pizza

Friend Review:

I love me some food. I really think I am a fat dude stuck in an average-sized dude’s body. Pizza has always held a special place in my heart. One of the reasons for that is that it’s EVERYWHERE. Last night I was watching hockey with my girlfriend and we got hungry. Guess what we ate? PIZZA. A few years ago my cousin had a party at Chuck E. Cheese’s. Guess what we ate? PIZZA. Why is pizza always there for you? Because it tastes fantastic. And it can please just about anyone. You’re a vegetarian? That’s cool, try pineapple and mushrooms. Oh, you say you love meat? They have meat lover’s pizza. You’re a cowboy? They have barbecue pizza. You don’t like pizza? Get outta here, we don’t like you. I have a friend who’s lactose intolerant and thus has problems eating cheese (we call him Chi-Chi, but that’s another story…) and he still chows down pizza like a champ. Pizza is proof that God is merciful. We are sinners, and He still blesses us with cows, tomatoes, and dough to make delicious food that is also nutritious to some degree. Now, there is good pizza and bad pizza. Good pizza comes from small places such as Zini’s in Deep Ellum or Pizzaghetti on Buckner. Bad pizza comes from chains such as Pizza Hut or Papa John’s. But here’s the thing, bad pizza is still pretty flippin’ delicious. In fact, I’d take bad pizza over most other good foods. So kids, when you’re at home, hungry and indecisive about what to eat, pick up the phone and order a pie, you will never regret it.

Friend Rating:

9.8

Hipster Review:

Pizza: the great American food. While it may be that it is loved by a good majority of people across the nation, I must say that for the most part I am not. Yes, I have had my fair share of delicious pizzas, but compared to most of my experiences with the food, I have for most of my life been served a heap of garbage that dared to call itself "pizza." Most of the good kinds I've found have been homemade, and in most every case the fresher the better. And these have been wonderful moments: just the right amount of sauce, perfectly chosen cheese, fine-tuned oven time, and just all-around quality crafted pizza. But these moments, however wonderful, are small milestones; most pizza I have encountered shouldn't even be counted as food. Papa John's, Pizza Hut, etc, all poor excuses for pizza, and I for one refuse to take part in any and all feasting of these selections. If you want a good example of quality pizza, visit Zini's in Deep Ellum; I promise that you will walk away satisfied. If only all pizza was like that...

Hipster Rating:

6.5

Coming up tomorrow, Nothing Hurts by Male Bonding!