just a Monday post about nothing...
...or is it really about EVERYTHING?
Just a few things
1. I refuse to read books with heroines who have unpronounceable names. I am totally serious about this. I would tell you which book I am currently refusing to read because of a ridiculous freaking name that I cannot pronounce and makes my eyes tear up reading, but I don't want to single the author out.
Of course, I did make it through an entire 800 page catastrophe of a so-called novel reading "Renesemee" (I don't care if this is spelled wrong. It's the stupidest fucking name ever, and she knows it) over and over and over again so I suppose I can deal with anything after that, but, still, people what's wrong with Mary? Debbie? Dawn? Jennifer? Cynthia?
2. Let's talk about "Cedar Cove" the TV series. First, it is a lot dull. Second, why it is written and directed by men? Third, the clothes are a lovely 42 minute advertisement for Coldwater Creek, but that does not really make this series any less boring. Fourth, does this small town normally get this many strange and compelling visitors? Fifth, why am I still watching this crap?
3. Dude. Nan from "Circle of Friends" is the WORST. Freaking women.
4. Yeah, I have issues, but, come on, I've been victim to the "Oh I'm your friend, but I'm just going to be over there flirting/kissing/sleeping with the love of your life while I emotionally manipulate you into thinking you're some ugly heavyweight of a girl" too often to ever forgive that skinny slut for what she does to Benny.
5. You would think since this movie came out in 1995 that I would be slightly less pissed about it, but, let me tell you what, at 6:03am Monday morning when I've been awake since 2am I am FURIOUS.
6. Speaking of never getting over things from 1995, as proven this morning when I watched my 3am Oxygen "Party of Five" showing, I'm never getting over Charlie fucking with Kirsten the day of the wedding. NEVER.
-- Sub list --
My top 5 favorite "Party of Five" episodes:
1. "The Wedding" - Because almost twenty years later I'm still upset and because of this**
2. "Intervention" - Because this freaking episode destroyed me in a way that no other "very special intervention episode of any television show ever" has done, and I never saw Bailey's decision at the end coming. It gobsmacked me.
3. "Where There's Smoke"- Because Griffin tells Julia he loves her and then leaves-THE ANGST***
4. "What If..." - Because I love alternate reality episodes, always have, always will
5/ "Falsies" and "Change Partners...And Dance" - a tie because in the first one Griffin kisses Julia in the hallway and the second one is when Griffin gives her the helmet and says her name outside of Salingers. Both moments meant the fucking world to me. I was, coincidentally, desperately in love with someone very much like Griffin so I took it all very personally.
-- end sub list --
7. My father and mother gave a Quick Books tutorial to some friends of theirs this morning who are taking over some accounting duties that used to be my mother's. I tell you this because there was a pot of coffee made when I finally ventured out into the kitchen.
This has been the best Monday morning I've experienced in a while.
8. My parents don't make pots of coffee. I know. It's a fucking tragedy.
9. I saw an advertisement on a Tumblr blog yesterday. Ugh. It wasn't my blog although now that I type that I should go check mine and see if there are ads there. Anyway, I took a screencap. Again, I say, Ugh.
10. After three-five days of feeling sub-human (blame the hormones), I woke up this morning feeling alive. Then when I was walking around the block, I heard Pearl Jam's "Alive". It felt fitting.
Happy Monday.
**Party of Five, "The Wedding"
Kirsten: I would have given you everything I have today. God, Charlie. I would have given you me. I can't give you any more than that. I don't know how. And if that's not enough... if you're not sure.
Charlie: I'm sure. I'm sure.
Kirsten: No, you're not, and I'm sorry there are some things you say that you just can't take back.
Charlie: So I made a mistake. Kirsten, please don't do this to me. Please.
Kirsten: What do you want me to do? I'm afraid to marry you. I'm afraid of the day that you're going to walk in that door and say, 'I don't want you anymore.'
Charlie: I won't say that.
Kirsten: I don't believe you. I love you, but I don't believe you. And I can't take that chance because I would die, Charlie. So I'm gonna walk away from you, and from these children who I love.
***Party of Five, "Where There's Smoke"
Griffin: You probably shouldn't write me. Because I probably won't write back. You kinda, you kinda need to know that. Just forget about me, okay Julia? I mean look at you! And look at me. I don't know. Sometimes I still can't believe you were mine... even for a little while.
I gotta go. Oh yeah, I love you. Okay?
Julia: Okay.
Just a few things
1. I refuse to read books with heroines who have unpronounceable names. I am totally serious about this. I would tell you which book I am currently refusing to read because of a ridiculous freaking name that I cannot pronounce and makes my eyes tear up reading, but I don't want to single the author out.
Of course, I did make it through an entire 800 page catastrophe of a so-called novel reading "Renesemee" (I don't care if this is spelled wrong. It's the stupidest fucking name ever, and she knows it) over and over and over again so I suppose I can deal with anything after that, but, still, people what's wrong with Mary? Debbie? Dawn? Jennifer? Cynthia?
2. Let's talk about "Cedar Cove" the TV series. First, it is a lot dull. Second, why it is written and directed by men? Third, the clothes are a lovely 42 minute advertisement for Coldwater Creek, but that does not really make this series any less boring. Fourth, does this small town normally get this many strange and compelling visitors? Fifth, why am I still watching this crap?
3. Dude. Nan from "Circle of Friends" is the WORST. Freaking women.
4. Yeah, I have issues, but, come on, I've been victim to the "Oh I'm your friend, but I'm just going to be over there flirting/kissing/sleeping with the love of your life while I emotionally manipulate you into thinking you're some ugly heavyweight of a girl" too often to ever forgive that skinny slut for what she does to Benny.
5. You would think since this movie came out in 1995 that I would be slightly less pissed about it, but, let me tell you what, at 6:03am Monday morning when I've been awake since 2am I am FURIOUS.
6. Speaking of never getting over things from 1995, as proven this morning when I watched my 3am Oxygen "Party of Five" showing, I'm never getting over Charlie fucking with Kirsten the day of the wedding. NEVER.
-- Sub list --
My top 5 favorite "Party of Five" episodes:
1. "The Wedding" - Because almost twenty years later I'm still upset and because of this**
2. "Intervention" - Because this freaking episode destroyed me in a way that no other "very special intervention episode of any television show ever" has done, and I never saw Bailey's decision at the end coming. It gobsmacked me.
3. "Where There's Smoke"- Because Griffin tells Julia he loves her and then leaves-THE ANGST***
4. "What If..." - Because I love alternate reality episodes, always have, always will
5/ "Falsies" and "Change Partners...And Dance" - a tie because in the first one Griffin kisses Julia in the hallway and the second one is when Griffin gives her the helmet and says her name outside of Salingers. Both moments meant the fucking world to me. I was, coincidentally, desperately in love with someone very much like Griffin so I took it all very personally.
-- end sub list --
7. My father and mother gave a Quick Books tutorial to some friends of theirs this morning who are taking over some accounting duties that used to be my mother's. I tell you this because there was a pot of coffee made when I finally ventured out into the kitchen.
This has been the best Monday morning I've experienced in a while.
8. My parents don't make pots of coffee. I know. It's a fucking tragedy.
9. I saw an advertisement on a Tumblr blog yesterday. Ugh. It wasn't my blog although now that I type that I should go check mine and see if there are ads there. Anyway, I took a screencap. Again, I say, Ugh.
10. After three-five days of feeling sub-human (blame the hormones), I woke up this morning feeling alive. Then when I was walking around the block, I heard Pearl Jam's "Alive". It felt fitting.
Happy Monday.
**Party of Five, "The Wedding"
Kirsten: I would have given you everything I have today. God, Charlie. I would have given you me. I can't give you any more than that. I don't know how. And if that's not enough... if you're not sure.
Charlie: I'm sure. I'm sure.
Kirsten: No, you're not, and I'm sorry there are some things you say that you just can't take back.
Charlie: So I made a mistake. Kirsten, please don't do this to me. Please.
Kirsten: What do you want me to do? I'm afraid to marry you. I'm afraid of the day that you're going to walk in that door and say, 'I don't want you anymore.'
Charlie: I won't say that.
Kirsten: I don't believe you. I love you, but I don't believe you. And I can't take that chance because I would die, Charlie. So I'm gonna walk away from you, and from these children who I love.
***Party of Five, "Where There's Smoke"
Griffin: You probably shouldn't write me. Because I probably won't write back. You kinda, you kinda need to know that. Just forget about me, okay Julia? I mean look at you! And look at me. I don't know. Sometimes I still can't believe you were mine... even for a little while.
I gotta go. Oh yeah, I love you. Okay?
Julia: Okay.
