Sunday, November 26, 2006

late at night

An Update For Amy Sherman-Palladino

Dear Amy, we just finished watching last week’s episode of Gilmore Girls and it was awful.  All of the extra drama for absolutely no reason.  No Michel, Sookie, Paris, Lane, Parental Unit Gilmores, et al.  At the very least, April should’ve tragically died.  I blame you for April’s existence, so couldn’t you pull some strings to have her surgery take a terrible and unexpected un-Gilmore Girls-like turn for the worse?  Mind you, I have nothing against the actress who plays April (except that every time she shows up in a scene, my eyes roll into the back of my head...I’m sure it’s just the writing), but can’t she please please just go away?  This one’s on you, Amy Sherman-Palladino.  You invented her, now make her go away.  Surely, even though the show is no longer yours, you could do something about this terrible mistake you made last season.

Honestly, I’m thisclose to ending what was a beautiful (yet unnatural, I admit) relationship I’ve had with those wacky Gilmore girls.  But now, the show is about 5 minutes of the show we knew and loved, and the rest is either filler (read:  Luke & April, Lucy & Olivia) or just annoying.  I no longer rub my hands together in glee when I see Gilmore Girls waiting in the queue on the TiVo.  Now, it’s like, “Okay, let’s watch it and get it over with, so we can watch something we enjoy.” It’s very very sad.

Saturday, November 25, 2006

late evening

An Open Letter To Amy Sherman-Palladino

Leigh-Ann and I just finished watching the “Gilmore Girls” episode from the 14th.  Gah, it keeps jumping the shark, and then jumping it again this season.  Yes, I HATED Luke & Lorelai last season, and the character of April is just horrible - a (finger quote)tragic(finger quote) chemistry experiment, done by the girl genius, gone awry would be lovely.  She’s really really annoying and boring.  She’s like Punky Brewster, but not nearly as interesting.  However, this season is putting the crappy parts of last season into perspective.  Rory’s new BFFs, Lucy & Olivia?  Terrible, just terrible.  If the Palladinos had written them, I’m sure they wouldn’t have tried to give them Lorelai and Rory’s lines and expected them to be able to pull them off.  Instead, it’s like watching girls from “Laguna Beach”, only without the pretty scenery.  I’ve never watched an episode of that show, but “The Soup” has shown enough clips for me to be able to make the comparison. 

Unlike many GG’s fans, I don’t hate Christopher.  He seems like a nice enough guy these days, so having him around occasionally is okay.  But at the expense of Sookie, Michel, the elder Gilmores, Mrs. Kim, Paris, Taylor (where the hell is Taylor?), et al.?  No, a thousand times, no.  The last season of “Buffy” left much to be desired, but there were still episodes that were brilliant; not so with “Gilmore Girls” this season.  It’s so sad that it’s going to end its run with a whole wasted season.  When recommending the show, I’ll tell people to buy/rent seasons one thru six, and to just forget about seven.

I honestly don’t know why I titled this “An Open Letter to Amy Sherman-Palladino” in order to just complain about whomever is running the show now.  But, I’d like to end it with, “Amy, I hated the Luke & Lorelai crap, and I think April is one of the worst plot devices to infect a great tv show, but this season...I miss you terribly.  The writing is missing all of the great pop culture wit.  It’s missing the supreme comic relief of the townies.  It’s missing the Palladinos.  Please let them pay you whatever it takes to write, say, a two hour season/show finale.  Let the show go out on a good note.  Please?!?!”

Now, I want to write about some good television - “Heroes”, if you’re not watching it...start now.  You can catch up by watching the episodes on the NBC website.  I promise that you’ll love the show, or I’ll give you back all those hours of your life.  No, really, I will.  And, if you have more time to spend, please also watch ”Studio 60 Live on the Sunset Strip”.  If you’ve been wasting your time on “Gilmore Girls”, it’ll thrill you to see good snappy writing again.  One more NBC show plug - “30 Rock”.  I wasn’t overly fond of the season premiere, but since then, it’s been damned good.  Alec Baldwin is spectacular.

Friday, November 24, 2006

early morning

Black Friday Is Stupid (because I got zip)

We left home at 4:15am.  We went to two Best Buys, but didn’t get into either one because they were SWAMPED - lines around the block.  Blech.  Then, we went to Starbucks and got a tall peppermint mocha, to fortify us on our way to Circuit City.  Circuit City must’ve been swamped outside right before we got there, because when we got inside, there were hundreds of people in line buying things.  Yuk.  So, we made our way past Target, and when we saw that they hadn’t opened yet and the line was around the building, we decided to keep on driving...to McDonald’s, where we picked up breakfast.  Now that we’ve taken the little dogs out and fed the kittens, we’re finally going to bed.  I will never ever go out on Black Friday again, not even if you pay me.  I’ve never done it before and while we had an interesting little adventure, I never want to do it again.

Thursday, November 23, 2006

late at night

Jones Soda Candy - The Jones Reviews Return

Okay, I admit it, I love the whole idea of Jones Soda - their flavors, their marketing, and most of their products.  Since I couldn’t find any Jones Soda candy in any stores around here, I ordered some off eBay.  I got them yesterday and I’m surprised that I like them as much as I do.  Plus, the packaging...fabulous.  They’ve made three of their popular drink flavors (Green Apple, Fu-Fu Berry, and Berry Lemonade) into carbonated little candies.  Imagine carbonated Sweet-Tarts, but with better flavor, and then put them in a cool metal tin.  I’m not sure what I’ll put in the little tins when I’ve finished the candy, but they’re too cute to throw away.  Maybe I could use them to hold Advil or something.  Does anyone know if it’s bad to store meds in a metal container?

the wee hours

I Anthropomorphize Because I Love

Our little dogs just love their Merrick pet food.  It comes in lots of tasty flavors and they gobble (gobble, heh) it up like it’s candy, even though it’s actually good for them.  And, good for us because they seem healthier *and* they poop a lot less.  I saved a special can of food for them today because they deserve special food today too.  So, they’re getting Thanksgiving Day Dinner - Turkey, Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, Green Beans, & Granny Smith Apples.  Mmm, mmm, good.