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rachg82This entry is going to be super-duper random. This is what happens when I go a few days without updating, sheesh.
1. The song on my playlist just changed from "Reckoning" (see current music selection) to Passacaglia/The Shape of Things To Come from the BSG soundtrack, and I have a question for all of you. Am I the only one who finds it almost impossible to listen to this song without wanting to just close her eyes & focus on nothing else? I think this is what heaven sounds like, for real. Words can't even describe how much I love it. That may just be the nerdy inner child who grew up playing violin in me speaking though.
2. Because I'm special like that (and a cheating cheater, heh), I asked for & received two letters for that meme everyone's doing: "B" from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
britishwannabe1 and "N" from hjddabong. Why did I ask for two letters, you may be asking? Well, to make sure I'd have one I could think of things for, of course. Like I said: cheating cheater. Hee.
B really is the best letter ever though. I could easily think of 20 things I love that start with it. But I'm not that that big a cheater, so we'll stick with ten.
10 Things I Love That Start With the Letter B:
1. Bones. Or perhaps I should say BOOOOOOOOOONES, hee. (hey, I haven't typed it like that in a while, had to throw that in there) I'm proud to announce I finally gotdosidella and Kevin hooked on the show (which she's not happy about, btw. All, "I ALREADY HAVE ENOUGH SHOWS TO WATCH, RACHAEL. DAMN YOU." Heeeee. I am a bad influence), which inspired me to have a mini-marathon of season 2 this week myself, which then in turn made me fall in love with the show all over again. I know I've said here before that my fondness for season 1 makes it edge out season 2 for me, but really? Here's how I feel about season 2: eilaghielaaghieaghoiaghagh SO DAMN GOOD.[/flails]
2. Brennan. GOD IN HEAVEN, I LOVE HER. She is absolutely my #1 TV girlfriend of the moment. I want to squish her so tight, and fix the world so it will never hurt her again. And then force her to watch TV with me, just so she can make her scrunchy "I don't know what that means" face at everything, and then tackle-hug & seduce her. After which I will heroically give her up to Booth, because I'm an altruistic shipper like that.
3. Battlestar Galactica. My love for this show knows no bounds. It is gorgeous, complicated, moving, thoughtful, thrilling, daring, bloody FANTASTIC television. Like any show it had its flaws, but the vast majority of the time it was unbelievably rich & good. So many layers, so much heart, so balls-to-the-wall intense. It shouldn't even be named "Battlestar Galactica." It should just be named "FUCKING WATCH IT, IT'S AMAZING." But only if your fan-personality meets the following qualifications: 1. You love angst. 2. You love complex, morally ambiguous characters. and 3. You can handle hearing the word "frak" a lot. Trust me, you'll start saying it yourself within about two seconds. Resistance is futile.
4. Bear McCreary. Ohhh, Bear McCreary. You are my BSG-composing boyfriend, and I want to marry you & have ten thousand of your music babies.
5. Bjork. I think "Debut" was only the third CD I ever owned, back in '94 when I was just 12 years old (and yes, to all of you 30 & 40-somethings on here, I know. That makes me a wee baby to you. Heh. But there are teenagers on here too! So don't give me that look). I used to sit & listen to her music for hours on end, especially "Post" and especially "Homogenic" (my favorite of the three). I still remember the first time I listened to Homogenic (when I was 15), just lying on my bed & thinking to myself, "this is the most amazing thing I've ever heard." Her more recent stuff doesn't inspire the same feelings in me, but her old stuff still gets me everytime. The combination of techno & symphony instruments = WIN. Also, just as an fyi, it's possible I may once or twice have specifically done my hair like this in junior high just because I loved her so much. Yeah, I got looks. Ha. (P.S. that picture is double-full of win because, hello, PJ Harvey! Woot)
6. Beaches.
(appropriate shot of the Oregon coast is appropriate)
Born & raised in Oregon, so I couldn't leave them out, could I? One of my favorite memories of high school was our junior year bus trip to the Pacific Ocean with the seniors. We played arcade games at Seaside, and then made a pitstop at some other no-name nearby beach where there were no people, and the beach was so beautiful that day it literally stole my breath away. I walked off by myself & just sat for awhile, and I don't even know how to explain how I felt. I'll just say that I'd been going through a really rough time around that age, including struggling with suicidal thoughts & not telling anyone, and as I sat there I had the most overwhelming feeling of peace, like God was right there showing me this gorgeous image as a way of saying, "if you'd ended things, you wouldn't be here to see this right now. I'm here, and things are going to be okay." I'm sure the atheists on my flist are making Bones-y scrunchy faces right now, and that's all right, but it's how I felt. And it was powerful. I'll never forget it.
7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I completely blame those of you I met on the metaboards & MBTV/Television Without Pity as well asdosidella for getting me sucked into that show. I tried so hard to resist to no avail. Heh. Moving in with a crazy Buffy fan was probably not the best way to resist though, huh? Yeah, thought so. But the minute she was like, "I'll watch X-Files if you watch Buffy," I was a lost cause. By the time we got to the end of the second season, I was like "where's the next disc? PUT IT IN NOW." And by the end of season 3, I was stealing her DVDs and keeping them in my room, watching them over & over until she had to be like, "Uh, Rach? Can I have my DVDs back?" Hee. Then of course she & Kevin moved back to Pittsburgh and I proceeded to buy all seven seasons on DVD for myself. WAY TO KILL MY BANK ACCOUNT, JEN. Serves her right if I get her addicted to Bones! Heh.
8. Burritos, specifically the ones from Taco Del Mar. I have one within walking distance of my apartment, and I'm there so often the people know my order without me even having to say anything. Sometimes I keep them on their toes by getting one with pork instead of shredded beef though, heh. I like to live on the wild side!
9. Buddhism & eastern philosophy in general. I find it fascinating and it's one of the main reasons Asia is the continent I most want to visit.
10. Books. When I was a kid I would walk to the library & literally need a grocery bag to carry home all the books I'd check out. I was a major bookworm. As an adult, I go through phases where I read all the time, and phases where I hardly read at all, but no matter what phase I'm in my love for them stays the same. Just touching a book or smelling one--particularly if it's one that's all tattered & used--makes me feel good.
3. Who here saw the Bones promos yet that started airing this week? I am frothing at the mouth for new episodes, especially based on the one I saw for the 100th episode. When is that one airing? I know the show returns on April 1st, and that's what most of the promos I've seen are for, but I also saw one that sneaked in a clip for the 100th ep, and started doing cartwheels around the room. Okay, so not REAL cartwheels, but you get the idea. I MISS MY SHOW.
4. My mood is much better today, but for the past several days I have to admit I'd slipped into a bit of a funk. I haven't been able to shake off this cold, I've missed more work than I even care to admit, and I'm really glad I have that appointment with the counselor in a couple days (on Tuesday). At this point it's more than clear to me that I need it. But at least I'm feeling okay today. More okay anyway. Emotionally, I mean. I'm trying to cut myself slack and not stress my "less okay" days, because I'm only human. But I've got to get a grip on it before it affects my life any more than it already has.
5. I found out yesterday that my grandma has to have a biopsy for something they found in one of her breasts. I'm pretty much in denial that she's anything but immortal (she's my only currently living grandparent now, but she's Nanny, a.k.a. Nanny Norny, and therefore cannot die. Because I say so), so I'm just going to tell myself for now it'll be something benign & no big deal. Universe: you have been screwing me around enough lately, so you are hereby ordered for it to be benign, you hear me? THERE IS NO OTHER OPTION.
6. Remember how I said recently I had a rant at the Tea Party people & Fox News stored up? Well, I cannot hold it inside any longer. Dear Crazy People: Stop photoshopping pictures of Obama with the Hitler mustache, or I will personally buy you all tickets to visit Auschwitz so you can see what GIANT IGNORANT ASSHOLES you are for drawing the comparison. Guess what? Trying to create a public option for healthcare does not equal genocide & plots of world domination. YOU FAIL AT LIFE. Also: you cannot one minute compare him to Hitler and then in the next breath say he's a Marxist. NAZIS & COMMUNISTS ARE NOT THE SAME. AND PUBLIC HEALTHCARE DOESN'T MAKE HIM COMMUNIST ANYWAY, YOU FUCKWITS. ESPECIALLY SINCE WE ALREADY HAVE A FORM OF PUBLIC HEALTHCARE & IT'S CALLED MEDICARE & MEDICAID. THE FORMER OF WHICH MANY OF YOU OLD SELFISH BASTARDS ALREADY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF! ARGH![/rant] Okay, *deep breaths*. Heh. Sorry, that's been brewing in me for a while now. I feel better now! But seriously, if I hear one more person fearmonger about taxes & social services, I'm going to blow a gasket. TAXES ARE NECESSARY, PEOPLE. Without them, we wouldn't have libraries, roads, schools, or cops. You like having those things, right? WELL THEN STFU & QUIT YOUR BITCHING.
All right, I promise I'm done now. For real this time. Heh.
7. Amy randomly left me a comment on Facebook again this week, talking about getting together. I still need to reply back, but felt the need to mention it. I wonder if we'll actually follow through on hanging out this time. I won't lie, there's a part of me that's like "maybe she still likes me, and something could happen between us again?"--which is the same part of me that hasn't dated anyone in three years and omgneedstofuckinggetsome--but then I remember the reasons I broke up with her in the first place & why we decided to go back to just being friends and am like "Shut up, Rachael." Heh. Sigh, I'm just tired of being single though. Tired, tired, tired.
8. The plus side to my crap mood/physical health this week has been that I've had time to watch loads of television, including (but not limited to): Caprica, Parks & Recreation, Modern Family, Community, Southland, and Parenthood. And because Ilike to subject my friends to my endless rambling love you guys so much, I figured I'd share some of my thoughts on them with you.
Parks & Recreation: Still love it, and am now officially shipping Ron & Leslie. HE GAVE HER THE AWARD SHE WANTED. And then everyone told them to get off the stage! Haha. Also: how much do I love April & Andy? A lot, that's how much.
Modern Family: Also still loving it, although this week's episode didn't make me laugh as hard. But Cameron makes me want to leap through the TV screen just so I can hug him forever. He is all kinds of adorable.
Community: I was debating whether I liked this show enough to keep it on my DVR, but then this week's episode sealed the deal for me. Dude, THAT SHIT WAS HILARIOUS. Naked pool! And Abed! With the vampire face! Oh my God, I could not stop laughing. So yes, it stays on my DVR for sure.
Southland: Regina King kicks a ridiculous amount of ass on that show, so I would probably watch just for her alone, but the whole thing is extremely entertaining. It's airing all new episodes now on TNT, and I am basically already hooked. Gritty LAPD cop drama with realistic police officers & a side of humor FTW! (on a similar note, I have NOT been able to stop watching A & E's "The First 48" lately. That show is crack.)
Parenthood: LAUREN GRAHAM IS BACK ON MY TV SCREEN EVERY WEEK, PEOPLE. CAN I GET AN AMEN? Especially with those boots she was wearing. HELL-O. But aside from my love affair with Lauren Graham, I will also say the rest of it was pretty decent. I cried at the scene between Graham's character & her son at the gas station. Sniff. And I'm interested to see where they take the plotline with the Aspergers kid. He's like a little mini Bones & Zack! I already want to squish him.
Caprica: I haven't watched last night's ep yet, but here are my thoughts on last week's:
-WAY TO KICK ASS, ADAMA KIDS. Seriously, do not fuck with Baby!Adama! He will crack your head open with a frakkin' rock, yo. And Tamara? Way to pwn all of virtual Caprica City. Get down with your bad self, girl.
-Sam Adama: still love him. Although I wish the show had him teaching Willie some positive things too, to balance out the criminal thing. But I liked him giving Joseph shit for ignoring his son. And seeing him drink with Willie kinda helps explain Adama's later penchant for the booze.
-Taurons getting crap from everyone & getting called "dirt eaters." This does confuse me a little, because I thought on BSG they said Tauron was one of the rich colonies? I want more background on this, so it doesn't just seem like an inconsistency.
-The funeral. I thought that was a nice scene, and when everyone was teaching Willie to clap I couldn't help but think "OMG THAT'S WHERE HE LEARNED THE SLOW CLAP." Haha.
Seriously though, I thought the "Will you bid them farewell, will you let them go?" part was really touching. Poor baby!Adama. I wonder if he said something like that after Roslindied took her temporary vacation on the shore before returning to build their cabin? (see how I respect your guys' denial? Hee) The thought of him saying goodbye to her makes me want to tear up in a major way. GAH.
-Speaking of the funeral though: Why didn't Adama have any tattoos on BSG? And despite the tattoos some characters had, how come we didn't see more Tauron ones? I know, it's probably just a continuity flaw, or we're supposed to believe the Tauron culture evolved, but it bugs me.
-Willie pissing his dad off with the pen. That made me laugh. Ha. (((Baby!Adama)))
-Joseph finding out Tamara's still in Virtual Land. Poor Joseph. You know he'll never be able to get over her now.
-Tamara's last words in the episode after Vesta asked her who/what she was (to which she replied, "I'm awake"): Random, I know, but that TOTALLY made me think of that Buddhist story about people asking Buddha what he was. Conveniently, I can quote it because it's in one of my books on world religions:
"Are you a god?" they asked.
"No."
"An angel?"
"No."
"A saint?"
"No."
"Then what are you?"
Buddha answered, "I am awake."
I have no idea if the writers had that in mind there, but it caught my attention nonetheless.
Overall verdict: Still not a perfect show (i.e. I wouldn't wave pom-poms for it & nag people to watch yet), but my interest is still piqued and it seems to be slowly finding its groove. I'm still enjoying it & down to see where it goes.
And now for the Vid of the Day. You guys get a two-for-one special this time, because I came across both these vids last night & loved them so much I can't resist posting both.
Vid #1 is by ViddersRock and focuses on all (well, most) of the main characters of Bones. It is fantabulous, and I wish there were more vids out there like this that pay tribute to the whole cast, instead of just Booth & Brennan. And don't get me wrong, you guys know I LOVE Booth & Brennan, but I also love everyone else on the show too, and I really appreciate vids that showcase the whole team.
Vid #2 is by aPASSINGthought and is joyous crackfilled good times. Next time I feel myself slipping into a funk again, I'm going to put on this video, because I think it'd be impossible to feel depressed while watching it.
SHOW, STOP MAKING ME LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
1. The song on my playlist just changed from "Reckoning" (see current music selection) to Passacaglia/The Shape of Things To Come from the BSG soundtrack, and I have a question for all of you. Am I the only one who finds it almost impossible to listen to this song without wanting to just close her eyes & focus on nothing else? I think this is what heaven sounds like, for real. Words can't even describe how much I love it. That may just be the nerdy inner child who grew up playing violin in me speaking though.
2. Because I'm special like that (and a cheating cheater, heh), I asked for & received two letters for that meme everyone's doing: "B" from
britishwannabe1 and "N" from hjddabong. Why did I ask for two letters, you may be asking? Well, to make sure I'd have one I could think of things for, of course. Like I said: cheating cheater. Hee. B really is the best letter ever though. I could easily think of 20 things I love that start with it. But I'm not that that big a cheater, so we'll stick with ten.
10 Things I Love That Start With the Letter B:
1. Bones. Or perhaps I should say BOOOOOOOOOONES, hee. (hey, I haven't typed it like that in a while, had to throw that in there) I'm proud to announce I finally got
dosidella and Kevin hooked on the show (which she's not happy about, btw. All, "I ALREADY HAVE ENOUGH SHOWS TO WATCH, RACHAEL. DAMN YOU." Heeeee. I am a bad influence), which inspired me to have a mini-marathon of season 2 this week myself, which then in turn made me fall in love with the show all over again. I know I've said here before that my fondness for season 1 makes it edge out season 2 for me, but really? Here's how I feel about season 2: eilaghielaaghieaghoiaghagh SO DAMN GOOD.[/flails]2. Brennan. GOD IN HEAVEN, I LOVE HER. She is absolutely my #1 TV girlfriend of the moment. I want to squish her so tight, and fix the world so it will never hurt her again. And then force her to watch TV with me, just so she can make her scrunchy "I don't know what that means" face at everything, and then tackle-hug & seduce her. After which I will heroically give her up to Booth, because I'm an altruistic shipper like that.
3. Battlestar Galactica. My love for this show knows no bounds. It is gorgeous, complicated, moving, thoughtful, thrilling, daring, bloody FANTASTIC television. Like any show it had its flaws, but the vast majority of the time it was unbelievably rich & good. So many layers, so much heart, so balls-to-the-wall intense. It shouldn't even be named "Battlestar Galactica." It should just be named "FUCKING WATCH IT, IT'S AMAZING." But only if your fan-personality meets the following qualifications: 1. You love angst. 2. You love complex, morally ambiguous characters. and 3. You can handle hearing the word "frak" a lot. Trust me, you'll start saying it yourself within about two seconds. Resistance is futile.
4. Bear McCreary. Ohhh, Bear McCreary. You are my BSG-composing boyfriend, and I want to marry you & have ten thousand of your music babies.
5. Bjork. I think "Debut" was only the third CD I ever owned, back in '94 when I was just 12 years old (and yes, to all of you 30 & 40-somethings on here, I know. That makes me a wee baby to you. Heh. But there are teenagers on here too! So don't give me that look). I used to sit & listen to her music for hours on end, especially "Post" and especially "Homogenic" (my favorite of the three). I still remember the first time I listened to Homogenic (when I was 15), just lying on my bed & thinking to myself, "this is the most amazing thing I've ever heard." Her more recent stuff doesn't inspire the same feelings in me, but her old stuff still gets me everytime. The combination of techno & symphony instruments = WIN. Also, just as an fyi, it's possible I may once or twice have specifically done my hair like this in junior high just because I loved her so much. Yeah, I got looks. Ha. (P.S. that picture is double-full of win because, hello, PJ Harvey! Woot)
6. Beaches.
(appropriate shot of the Oregon coast is appropriate)
Born & raised in Oregon, so I couldn't leave them out, could I? One of my favorite memories of high school was our junior year bus trip to the Pacific Ocean with the seniors. We played arcade games at Seaside, and then made a pitstop at some other no-name nearby beach where there were no people, and the beach was so beautiful that day it literally stole my breath away. I walked off by myself & just sat for awhile, and I don't even know how to explain how I felt. I'll just say that I'd been going through a really rough time around that age, including struggling with suicidal thoughts & not telling anyone, and as I sat there I had the most overwhelming feeling of peace, like God was right there showing me this gorgeous image as a way of saying, "if you'd ended things, you wouldn't be here to see this right now. I'm here, and things are going to be okay." I'm sure the atheists on my flist are making Bones-y scrunchy faces right now, and that's all right, but it's how I felt. And it was powerful. I'll never forget it.
7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I completely blame those of you I met on the metaboards & MBTV/Television Without Pity as well as
dosidella for getting me sucked into that show. I tried so hard to resist to no avail. Heh. Moving in with a crazy Buffy fan was probably not the best way to resist though, huh? Yeah, thought so. But the minute she was like, "I'll watch X-Files if you watch Buffy," I was a lost cause. By the time we got to the end of the second season, I was like "where's the next disc? PUT IT IN NOW." And by the end of season 3, I was stealing her DVDs and keeping them in my room, watching them over & over until she had to be like, "Uh, Rach? Can I have my DVDs back?" Hee. Then of course she & Kevin moved back to Pittsburgh and I proceeded to buy all seven seasons on DVD for myself. WAY TO KILL MY BANK ACCOUNT, JEN. Serves her right if I get her addicted to Bones! Heh. 8. Burritos, specifically the ones from Taco Del Mar. I have one within walking distance of my apartment, and I'm there so often the people know my order without me even having to say anything. Sometimes I keep them on their toes by getting one with pork instead of shredded beef though, heh. I like to live on the wild side!
9. Buddhism & eastern philosophy in general. I find it fascinating and it's one of the main reasons Asia is the continent I most want to visit.
10. Books. When I was a kid I would walk to the library & literally need a grocery bag to carry home all the books I'd check out. I was a major bookworm. As an adult, I go through phases where I read all the time, and phases where I hardly read at all, but no matter what phase I'm in my love for them stays the same. Just touching a book or smelling one--particularly if it's one that's all tattered & used--makes me feel good.
3. Who here saw the Bones promos yet that started airing this week? I am frothing at the mouth for new episodes, especially based on the one I saw for the 100th episode. When is that one airing? I know the show returns on April 1st, and that's what most of the promos I've seen are for, but I also saw one that sneaked in a clip for the 100th ep, and started doing cartwheels around the room. Okay, so not REAL cartwheels, but you get the idea. I MISS MY SHOW.
4. My mood is much better today, but for the past several days I have to admit I'd slipped into a bit of a funk. I haven't been able to shake off this cold, I've missed more work than I even care to admit, and I'm really glad I have that appointment with the counselor in a couple days (on Tuesday). At this point it's more than clear to me that I need it. But at least I'm feeling okay today. More okay anyway. Emotionally, I mean. I'm trying to cut myself slack and not stress my "less okay" days, because I'm only human. But I've got to get a grip on it before it affects my life any more than it already has.
5. I found out yesterday that my grandma has to have a biopsy for something they found in one of her breasts. I'm pretty much in denial that she's anything but immortal (she's my only currently living grandparent now, but she's Nanny, a.k.a. Nanny Norny, and therefore cannot die. Because I say so), so I'm just going to tell myself for now it'll be something benign & no big deal. Universe: you have been screwing me around enough lately, so you are hereby ordered for it to be benign, you hear me? THERE IS NO OTHER OPTION.
6. Remember how I said recently I had a rant at the Tea Party people & Fox News stored up? Well, I cannot hold it inside any longer. Dear Crazy People: Stop photoshopping pictures of Obama with the Hitler mustache, or I will personally buy you all tickets to visit Auschwitz so you can see what GIANT IGNORANT ASSHOLES you are for drawing the comparison. Guess what? Trying to create a public option for healthcare does not equal genocide & plots of world domination. YOU FAIL AT LIFE. Also: you cannot one minute compare him to Hitler and then in the next breath say he's a Marxist. NAZIS & COMMUNISTS ARE NOT THE SAME. AND PUBLIC HEALTHCARE DOESN'T MAKE HIM COMMUNIST ANYWAY, YOU FUCKWITS. ESPECIALLY SINCE WE ALREADY HAVE A FORM OF PUBLIC HEALTHCARE & IT'S CALLED MEDICARE & MEDICAID. THE FORMER OF WHICH MANY OF YOU OLD SELFISH BASTARDS ALREADY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF! ARGH![/rant] Okay, *deep breaths*. Heh. Sorry, that's been brewing in me for a while now. I feel better now! But seriously, if I hear one more person fearmonger about taxes & social services, I'm going to blow a gasket. TAXES ARE NECESSARY, PEOPLE. Without them, we wouldn't have libraries, roads, schools, or cops. You like having those things, right? WELL THEN STFU & QUIT YOUR BITCHING.
All right, I promise I'm done now. For real this time. Heh.
7. Amy randomly left me a comment on Facebook again this week, talking about getting together. I still need to reply back, but felt the need to mention it. I wonder if we'll actually follow through on hanging out this time. I won't lie, there's a part of me that's like "maybe she still likes me, and something could happen between us again?"--which is the same part of me that hasn't dated anyone in three years and omgneedstofuckinggetsome--but then I remember the reasons I broke up with her in the first place & why we decided to go back to just being friends and am like "Shut up, Rachael." Heh. Sigh, I'm just tired of being single though. Tired, tired, tired.
8. The plus side to my crap mood/physical health this week has been that I've had time to watch loads of television, including (but not limited to): Caprica, Parks & Recreation, Modern Family, Community, Southland, and Parenthood. And because I
Parks & Recreation: Still love it, and am now officially shipping Ron & Leslie. HE GAVE HER THE AWARD SHE WANTED. And then everyone told them to get off the stage! Haha. Also: how much do I love April & Andy? A lot, that's how much.
Modern Family: Also still loving it, although this week's episode didn't make me laugh as hard. But Cameron makes me want to leap through the TV screen just so I can hug him forever. He is all kinds of adorable.
Community: I was debating whether I liked this show enough to keep it on my DVR, but then this week's episode sealed the deal for me. Dude, THAT SHIT WAS HILARIOUS. Naked pool! And Abed! With the vampire face! Oh my God, I could not stop laughing. So yes, it stays on my DVR for sure.
Southland: Regina King kicks a ridiculous amount of ass on that show, so I would probably watch just for her alone, but the whole thing is extremely entertaining. It's airing all new episodes now on TNT, and I am basically already hooked. Gritty LAPD cop drama with realistic police officers & a side of humor FTW! (on a similar note, I have NOT been able to stop watching A & E's "The First 48" lately. That show is crack.)
Parenthood: LAUREN GRAHAM IS BACK ON MY TV SCREEN EVERY WEEK, PEOPLE. CAN I GET AN AMEN? Especially with those boots she was wearing. HELL-O. But aside from my love affair with Lauren Graham, I will also say the rest of it was pretty decent. I cried at the scene between Graham's character & her son at the gas station. Sniff. And I'm interested to see where they take the plotline with the Aspergers kid. He's like a little mini Bones & Zack! I already want to squish him.
Caprica: I haven't watched last night's ep yet, but here are my thoughts on last week's:
-WAY TO KICK ASS, ADAMA KIDS. Seriously, do not fuck with Baby!Adama! He will crack your head open with a frakkin' rock, yo. And Tamara? Way to pwn all of virtual Caprica City. Get down with your bad self, girl.
-Sam Adama: still love him. Although I wish the show had him teaching Willie some positive things too, to balance out the criminal thing. But I liked him giving Joseph shit for ignoring his son. And seeing him drink with Willie kinda helps explain Adama's later penchant for the booze.
-Taurons getting crap from everyone & getting called "dirt eaters." This does confuse me a little, because I thought on BSG they said Tauron was one of the rich colonies? I want more background on this, so it doesn't just seem like an inconsistency.
-The funeral. I thought that was a nice scene, and when everyone was teaching Willie to clap I couldn't help but think "OMG THAT'S WHERE HE LEARNED THE SLOW CLAP." Haha.
Seriously though, I thought the "Will you bid them farewell, will you let them go?" part was really touching. Poor baby!Adama. I wonder if he said something like that after Roslin
-Speaking of the funeral though: Why didn't Adama have any tattoos on BSG? And despite the tattoos some characters had, how come we didn't see more Tauron ones? I know, it's probably just a continuity flaw, or we're supposed to believe the Tauron culture evolved, but it bugs me.
-Willie pissing his dad off with the pen. That made me laugh. Ha. (((Baby!Adama)))
-Joseph finding out Tamara's still in Virtual Land. Poor Joseph. You know he'll never be able to get over her now.
-Tamara's last words in the episode after Vesta asked her who/what she was (to which she replied, "I'm awake"): Random, I know, but that TOTALLY made me think of that Buddhist story about people asking Buddha what he was. Conveniently, I can quote it because it's in one of my books on world religions:
"Are you a god?" they asked.
"No."
"An angel?"
"No."
"A saint?"
"No."
"Then what are you?"
Buddha answered, "I am awake."
I have no idea if the writers had that in mind there, but it caught my attention nonetheless.
Overall verdict: Still not a perfect show (i.e. I wouldn't wave pom-poms for it & nag people to watch yet), but my interest is still piqued and it seems to be slowly finding its groove. I'm still enjoying it & down to see where it goes.
And now for the Vid of the Day. You guys get a two-for-one special this time, because I came across both these vids last night & loved them so much I can't resist posting both.
Vid #1 is by ViddersRock and focuses on all (well, most) of the main characters of Bones. It is fantabulous, and I wish there were more vids out there like this that pay tribute to the whole cast, instead of just Booth & Brennan. And don't get me wrong, you guys know I LOVE Booth & Brennan, but I also love everyone else on the show too, and I really appreciate vids that showcase the whole team.
Vid #2 is by aPASSINGthought and is joyous crackfilled good times. Next time I feel myself slipping into a funk again, I'm going to put on this video, because I think it'd be impossible to feel depressed while watching it.
SHOW, STOP MAKING ME LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
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Date: 2010-03-07 03:06 am (UTC)OMG, when she broke down outside of Russ's hospital room? All I could think was SHE IS SUCH A GOOD ACTOR. I love Southland so much. That episode was super tight and tense and well done.
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Date: 2010-03-07 03:28 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-03-07 04:41 am (UTC)I remember Regina King from 227 back in the 80s! so cool to see her still going!
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Date: 2010-03-07 06:11 am (UTC)Regina King is win! You should give Southland a chance if you like her. She's great in it.
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Date: 2010-03-07 05:37 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-03-07 06:13 am (UTC)This icon is how I feel about them, just in general.
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Date: 2010-03-07 06:23 am (UTC)OK, Bjork's hairstyle was very popular in the '90s, especially among the grungy and wannabe-punk crowd. Honest to Roslin. I met many girls who wore that same style.... I think I even did my hair like that once. *prays there's no photographic evidence*
Speaking of photographic evidence, I am in love with that photograph. I wanna make it my mistress. And what you said about it? I feel ya; nature has a way of doing that.
Republicans introduced the Healthcare Reform back in '93, and they're bitching about it now. Hypocr_tes. Wanna buy a vowel?
I'm still iffy about Caprica. And hello? Adama DID say goodbye to Roslin; he did so when he went to buy materials for their cabin in the galactic Home Depot. Did you miss that? Shame on you.
I'll shut up now. *wanders into galactic Home Depot*
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Date: 2010-03-07 06:45 am (UTC)As for Caprica, I'm still iffy about it too. I like it, but it still hasn't sucker-punched me the way BSG had by now. I'm gonna keep watching though.
Thank you for joining me in my embarassing '90s hairstyle admission! Ha. I do remember other girls doing it too, but not until a couple years later. Come to think of it though, my best friend did her hair like that for her sophomore year photo! Ha! I forgot about that until just now. Ohh, '90s. Sometimes I miss you.
P.S. If it makes you feel better, I haven't played violin in about ten years (I played it off and on between 10-18 or so). Listening to Bear McCreary tends to make me go into withdrawals for it though.
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Date: 2010-03-07 06:57 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-03-07 10:55 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-03-07 11:44 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-03-07 10:19 am (UTC)Meeeee. *squee*
Cannot effing wait that the show comes back! Seriously!
BTW, the 100th episode scheduled for April 8th.
And you love "Parks & Recreation", too!? Yay, finally a lj-friend who knows and loves it! :-)
Been shipping Ron & Leslie since the christmas episode but I have to say Ann/Leslie is my OTP! :-)
Crossing my fingers for your grandma! And wish you all the best for your appointment next week!
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Date: 2010-03-07 11:03 am (UTC)Dude, I loves me some Parks & Rec. And I could totally go for some Ann/Leslie too, now that you mention it. They were cute on their fake!date together.
And thanks. :-)
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Date: 2010-03-07 11:13 am (UTC):-)
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Date: 2010-03-07 07:46 pm (UTC)You are totally selling me on the Ann/Leslie here!
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Date: 2010-03-08 03:46 pm (UTC)And I'm with you... Leslie is soooooooo cuuuute! Gods.