Sound the trumpets, strumpets: We have an awesome Gossip Girl giveaway today!

Even rich people like free stuff.

Thanks to the delightful people publicizing the hell out of this show, we have one gift pack to give away. The gift pack includes Season 1 of the show on DVD (field hockey catfight! Blair + Chuck in the back of the limo! SERENA AND NATE IN THE CAMPBELL APARTMENT OMG!), the brand-new soundtrack from the show, OMFGG: Official Music Featured on Gossip Girl, AND the sparkly-like-Nate’s-eyes Gossip Girl–themed board game, titled Never Have I Ever. Throw in some comically overpriced martinis, very short skirts, and an ascot and you have one hell of an evening right there, friends.

Here’s the track list for the soundtrack, you know, if relaxed and groovy music-from-TV is your thing:

1. The Kills – “Sour Cherry”
2. The Kooks – Do You Wanna”
3. Phantom Planet – “Do The Panic”
4. The Teenagers – “Feeling Better”
5. The Virgins – “One Week Of Danger (Demo Version)”
6. Nadia Oh – “Got Your Number”
7. Crystal Castles – “Crimewave”
8. The Republic Tigers – “Fight Song”
9. Junkie XL – “Cities In Dust”
10. The Ting Tings – “We Started Nothing”
11. Oppenheimer – “Breakfast In NYC”
12. The Pierces – “Three Wishes”
13. Albert Hammond Jr. – “Hard To Live In The City”

Ha! “The Virgins”! Like there are any of those left on the show!

You guys, I am so jealous I am no longer eligible to win the swag. So if you want in on all this awesome, e-mail tifaux -at- gmail -dot- com with the subject line Team Chuck Bass, and include in your e-mail a sentence that begins with “Never have I ever…” and ends with something that will amuse me and Dan. “Accidentally killed a drug dealer” and “Failed to close the deal with super-boring minor British royalty” will get you disqualified. And remember: Tights are not pants! Contest ends next Friday, Halloween. For extra credit (read: to win immediately) put on your Gossip Girl–inspired costume and send us pictures.

I’ve noticed some things this week while watching TV. Not anything that’s worthy of its own post, but perhaps all laid out together they will amount to something. There’s a funny video at the end!

• Why does Pushing Daisies keep putting Chuck in those hideous high-waisted pants? She belongs in adorable full-skirted dresses with matching scarves. No to high-waisted pants! No!
• John Corzine on the Daily Show? More like John BORE-zine. (Genius.)
• Why is House so upset about Cuddy’s adopting? Is he jealous? Lonely? Does he wish he could’ve made her pregnant himself?
• Everyone’s been saying this, but How I Met Your Mother could really slow things down a bit. I feel like Ted got engaged yesterday, and now everything’s status quo. At least Barney is taking his redemption at a reasonable pace (one step forward, two steps back).
• Has anyone besides me and Kyle been watching Gavin and Stacey on BBC America? It is delightful. Sometimes, either due to accent or UK-ishness, I don’t understand what’s going on, but that’s part of the fun. However, none of the characters seem to think ahead about anything. If you get married and move, you will not be able to live in your old house and keep your old crap, too. Stacey’s the worst at this. But whatever. It’s the Nessa and Pam and Bryn show as far as I’m concerned. Also: Move out of your parents’ house, you crazy kids.
• My love affair with Life on Mars may have ended yesterday, after only three episodes. Pull it together, Life on Mars! I liked it with the good music and the crazy clothes and the anachronisms. I don’t like the speechiness.
• At least if you’re dating Michael Scott you’ll totally know if/when he’s lying to you, and he’ll be extremely up front about his intentions/expectations. I suppose that’s a benefit to having no filter.
• Don’t read the next sentence if you don’t want to see one joke from next week’s 30 Rock. My personal favorite, mostly thanks to Alec Baldwin’s amazing delivery: “I worked the day shift at the graveyard and the graveyard shift at the Day’s Inn.”
• Still love: Greek. On the fence: Dirty Sexy Money. Probably dropping: Heroes.
• And here’s your video, via Videogum:

• Watch the premiere of 30 Rock RIGHT NOW!
• Ugly Betty tired of the Lohan, cuts her appearance short
• Veronica Mars’ Jason Dohring to join the cast of Washingtonienne
• Sports Illustrated talks to Kaitlin Olson from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
• Curb Your Enthusiam to begin shooting season 7 in December
• Obama not impressed with SNL impression of him
• E! renews Chelsea Lately
• Variety interviews the creator of Mad Men
• A parking garage executive involved in the Jay Leno lawsuit committed suicide
• The Smurfs turn 50
• This day in lists: The top 30 moments from 30 Rock