Like a bad first date
Feb. 17th, 2006 06:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
coffeesnob318You know those things that the experts tell us not to discuss on a first date? Well, that's all I have to say right now.
1. Regarding politics:
I have become so jaded. When news of Cheney's accident reached us (finally), my reaction was, "Well, it's not the worst thing they've done." I'm actually glad that the investigation is closed and that no charges are being pressed. Because as eager as I am to hear about the stupid pet tricks of Tweedledee and Tweedledum in the White House, I'm not certain that I want my life interrupted by immediate or prolonged notification. Besides, I'm not sure being a PR nightmare is a punishable offense.
*sighs* Is it 2008 yet?
2. Regarding religion/spirituality (just can't bring myself to leave religion by itself):
No wonder I've been sleeping badly. God has been waking me up to pray for people. Don't get me wrong - it's nice to hear later that they actually needed it and that they are more at peace with whatever they were going through. But dude. A girl's gotta rest. *annoying whine* At least my realization that the culprit is positive makes me more at peace with my sleep hiatus.
3. Regarding work (and weird sleep patterns - look, Ma, a segue!):
I just woke up at 4:00 a.m. Someone in Central decided that, since we have New People Training (am I really new still? I've been here six months...) from 8:00 to 1:00, it would be a good idea for the night desk people to come in at 5:00 am, work the last three hours of the desk shift, and then meet for training. Which looks like a good idea on paper, until one realizes that we are, in fact, human and not machine - you can't just make us sleep and wake up any time that you want. We don't have an on/off switch. And my body, no matter how much of a pep talk I give it about this round of sleep just being a nap, insists that any sleep done at night be a real night's sleep. So no matter how good an idea it seemed at the time of decision, it turns out that getting to work at 5:00 a.m. still feels like getting to work at 5:00 a.m.
Oh, well. I will have had three hours to caffeinate before I actually have to be nice to anyone. *sips fourteenth cup of coffee*
4. Regarding "I'm so boring the most interesting thing in my life is TV"-ness:
Gilmore Girls: Man, Luke was whiny this week. Not so much liking Whiny!Luke. But he made up for it with "It's my favorite thing out of the sea now. Kicks tuna's ass. Kicks salmon's ass" and "I love you, and I'm going to marry you, and at our wedding we are having lobster." I'd marry him. You know, if he wasn't a decade older than I am.
There should be a breakfast Santa. It's the gift that keeps on giving.
I loved the Gilmore Girls at the gym. I wonder who could massage me at our gym. *plots* Although I must say that it's really not fair that the two of them can eat the way they do and don't work out and still look like that. With Rory, I understand - she's 21. She still has metabolism. But Lorelei is in her late 30's. She should definitely be hippier.
A 21-year-old, by the way, is not allowed to wax philosophically about "The One." *puts on protective mother hen hat* Rory. You do not need to be making any more major decisions. You are both quite likely going to be completely different people than you are now in five years. Just relax and enjoy the coffee cart.
It was sweet of Logan to bail Luke out with the necklace. OK, so it was a little arrogant, but it had sweet intentions. And, to his credit, Luke didn't act all macho and resent it but really seemed to appreciate the gesture. The jewelry was very pretty. And you'll be so proud of me - I only cried for a couple of minutes thinking about how it was the fruit of all those poor, armless kids in the diamond mines.
*pets Logan* He handles his father as well as can be expected. Although I'd like to believe that, if I were in his shoes, I'd tell Daddy to take a flying leap, I'm not sure that I would. Because I never claimed to be deep, ambitious, or motivated. And flying leap from the dad means no more weekends at Martha's Vineyard.
But on the up side, it would also mean no more conflict jewelry. The kids in the mines might get to remain intact.
House:
I heart this show so much. House is the best.
"Something about your face - I always think your name is Dick."
"I know your math skills - they blow."
Gross. Maggots?! Really? *shudders*
I love Wilson being loud during House's self-induced migraine. I also love that he did the Superhero stance when he came in and continued to do it as House was discussing his plans to scientifically prove that his arch nemesis is an idiot.
I have so much love for this show. And now it will be on Mondays, I think, so I can actually watch Supernatural again on Tuesdays! Yay!
Smallville:
I love Victor. I think he ranks at least a 9 on Chloe's "1 to Taye Diggs" scale.
I liked his interaction with Clark in the beginning (not so much toward the end - Clark is a "hero?" Heh. Just wait, buddy, until he panics and turns his back on you...*is obviously not bitter at all*). Milk does a body good! Hee! Getting all defensive when Clark x-ray-visioned through hispants skin!
OK, this trying to make sense of my notes is giving me a headache. I haven't been awake long enough to do it. So here they are, in play-by-play reaction form:
- Bionic like me. That should be the name of an afternoon special.
- I love Lex giving Clark snarky diplomacy lessons. Lex is the best.
- Also, Lex is hot. Just in case you didn't notice. Rawr.
- And he said, "rectifying." Heh. *is twelve*
- Ooh - go with the Cuisinart. They make a mean coffee grinder.
- Clark. They know he's with you. And you think no one's going to look for him at the Talon? It's a good thing you're pretty.
- So let me get this straight, Clark. When Lex seems to be even the slightest bit unethical, you have all the time in the world to look into it. But when you can't seem to find anything wrong with him, no matter how hard you look, you lose interest really quickly. Ass.
- "I've seen the way you help people." And how is that, Clark? Competently? Quickly? Well? Ass.
- It's so evil of Lex to want to save a guy's life. What a jerk. /sarcasm
- "Some miracles have a price, but that doesn't make them any less profound." *loves to bits*
- The Clana was way awkward this week. It's ok for some relationships to die. The death doesn't have to be so slow. Come on, kids - let it go. Quick. Like a bandaid.
Beauty and the Geek:
- I think Sarah just made my Exceptions list. I actually said out loud, "Sarah's so cute. I'd date her."
- Speaking of cute - Josh's date conversation - "That man stole my murse!" LMAO!
- "Here's to getting you drunk and you putting out." Maybe that's the reason the conversation was so forced. Because Wes has nothing but sex in common with a sniveling, uber-competitive backstabber.
- Joe. "Playboy, give her a ring?" You know, Joe, there are other magazines out there that are less demeaning and would treat sweet little Brittany more like a person and less like a side of beef. Pick one of them. Any of them. To his credit, he did pick great shots. I agree that they were the best.
- Wow. That dress really does not fit Cher right.
- "Be sexy, Sarah." Like Sarah could not be sexy. And she's so nice. I'd buy her 10 drinks. Those guys at that party are crazy. But I am glad that Jennipher won that one, because she actually got over being freaked out about not being made up and used her personality to win. And I suppose that was the whole point of that challenge.
- I'm a little offended that a beer question is considered a "guy" thing. But I'm over it now.
- I must admit - I freaked out a little when I realized that either Josh or Sarah/Wes had to go. Ach. Sophie's Choice. Well, not entirely. Clearly, my preference is that Josh stay, and I'm so glad that he did, but I'm sad to see my favorite team leave. *moment of silence, followed by light sniffing*
And after all that, you don't even get a goodnight kiss.
OK. Maybe just this once. *smooches the flist*
I'm going to visit The Parents this weekend. Yay! Free food and relaxation. I'm taking the running shoes and the Pilates tape, but I make no promises that I will actually use them.
Have a good weekend!
1. Regarding politics:
I have become so jaded. When news of Cheney's accident reached us (finally), my reaction was, "Well, it's not the worst thing they've done." I'm actually glad that the investigation is closed and that no charges are being pressed. Because as eager as I am to hear about the stupid pet tricks of Tweedledee and Tweedledum in the White House, I'm not certain that I want my life interrupted by immediate or prolonged notification. Besides, I'm not sure being a PR nightmare is a punishable offense.
*sighs* Is it 2008 yet?
2. Regarding religion/spirituality (just can't bring myself to leave religion by itself):
No wonder I've been sleeping badly. God has been waking me up to pray for people. Don't get me wrong - it's nice to hear later that they actually needed it and that they are more at peace with whatever they were going through. But dude. A girl's gotta rest. *annoying whine* At least my realization that the culprit is positive makes me more at peace with my sleep hiatus.
3. Regarding work (and weird sleep patterns - look, Ma, a segue!):
I just woke up at 4:00 a.m. Someone in Central decided that, since we have New People Training (am I really new still? I've been here six months...) from 8:00 to 1:00, it would be a good idea for the night desk people to come in at 5:00 am, work the last three hours of the desk shift, and then meet for training. Which looks like a good idea on paper, until one realizes that we are, in fact, human and not machine - you can't just make us sleep and wake up any time that you want. We don't have an on/off switch. And my body, no matter how much of a pep talk I give it about this round of sleep just being a nap, insists that any sleep done at night be a real night's sleep. So no matter how good an idea it seemed at the time of decision, it turns out that getting to work at 5:00 a.m. still feels like getting to work at 5:00 a.m.
Oh, well. I will have had three hours to caffeinate before I actually have to be nice to anyone. *sips fourteenth cup of coffee*
4. Regarding "I'm so boring the most interesting thing in my life is TV"-ness:
Gilmore Girls: Man, Luke was whiny this week. Not so much liking Whiny!Luke. But he made up for it with "It's my favorite thing out of the sea now. Kicks tuna's ass. Kicks salmon's ass" and "I love you, and I'm going to marry you, and at our wedding we are having lobster." I'd marry him. You know, if he wasn't a decade older than I am.
There should be a breakfast Santa. It's the gift that keeps on giving.
I loved the Gilmore Girls at the gym. I wonder who could massage me at our gym. *plots* Although I must say that it's really not fair that the two of them can eat the way they do and don't work out and still look like that. With Rory, I understand - she's 21. She still has metabolism. But Lorelei is in her late 30's. She should definitely be hippier.
A 21-year-old, by the way, is not allowed to wax philosophically about "The One." *puts on protective mother hen hat* Rory. You do not need to be making any more major decisions. You are both quite likely going to be completely different people than you are now in five years. Just relax and enjoy the coffee cart.
It was sweet of Logan to bail Luke out with the necklace. OK, so it was a little arrogant, but it had sweet intentions. And, to his credit, Luke didn't act all macho and resent it but really seemed to appreciate the gesture. The jewelry was very pretty. And you'll be so proud of me - I only cried for a couple of minutes thinking about how it was the fruit of all those poor, armless kids in the diamond mines.
*pets Logan* He handles his father as well as can be expected. Although I'd like to believe that, if I were in his shoes, I'd tell Daddy to take a flying leap, I'm not sure that I would. Because I never claimed to be deep, ambitious, or motivated. And flying leap from the dad means no more weekends at Martha's Vineyard.
But on the up side, it would also mean no more conflict jewelry. The kids in the mines might get to remain intact.
House:
I heart this show so much. House is the best.
"Something about your face - I always think your name is Dick."
"I know your math skills - they blow."
Gross. Maggots?! Really? *shudders*
I love Wilson being loud during House's self-induced migraine. I also love that he did the Superhero stance when he came in and continued to do it as House was discussing his plans to scientifically prove that his arch nemesis is an idiot.
I have so much love for this show. And now it will be on Mondays, I think, so I can actually watch Supernatural again on Tuesdays! Yay!
Smallville:
I love Victor. I think he ranks at least a 9 on Chloe's "1 to Taye Diggs" scale.
I liked his interaction with Clark in the beginning (not so much toward the end - Clark is a "hero?" Heh. Just wait, buddy, until he panics and turns his back on you...*is obviously not bitter at all*). Milk does a body good! Hee! Getting all defensive when Clark x-ray-visioned through his
OK, this trying to make sense of my notes is giving me a headache. I haven't been awake long enough to do it. So here they are, in play-by-play reaction form:
- Bionic like me. That should be the name of an afternoon special.
- I love Lex giving Clark snarky diplomacy lessons. Lex is the best.
- Also, Lex is hot. Just in case you didn't notice. Rawr.
- And he said, "rectifying." Heh. *is twelve*
- Ooh - go with the Cuisinart. They make a mean coffee grinder.
- Clark. They know he's with you. And you think no one's going to look for him at the Talon? It's a good thing you're pretty.
- So let me get this straight, Clark. When Lex seems to be even the slightest bit unethical, you have all the time in the world to look into it. But when you can't seem to find anything wrong with him, no matter how hard you look, you lose interest really quickly. Ass.
- "I've seen the way you help people." And how is that, Clark? Competently? Quickly? Well? Ass.
- It's so evil of Lex to want to save a guy's life. What a jerk. /sarcasm
- "Some miracles have a price, but that doesn't make them any less profound." *loves to bits*
- The Clana was way awkward this week. It's ok for some relationships to die. The death doesn't have to be so slow. Come on, kids - let it go. Quick. Like a bandaid.
Beauty and the Geek:
- I think Sarah just made my Exceptions list. I actually said out loud, "Sarah's so cute. I'd date her."
- Speaking of cute - Josh's date conversation - "That man stole my murse!" LMAO!
- "Here's to getting you drunk and you putting out." Maybe that's the reason the conversation was so forced. Because Wes has nothing but sex in common with a sniveling, uber-competitive backstabber.
- Joe. "Playboy, give her a ring?" You know, Joe, there are other magazines out there that are less demeaning and would treat sweet little Brittany more like a person and less like a side of beef. Pick one of them. Any of them. To his credit, he did pick great shots. I agree that they were the best.
- Wow. That dress really does not fit Cher right.
- "Be sexy, Sarah." Like Sarah could not be sexy. And she's so nice. I'd buy her 10 drinks. Those guys at that party are crazy. But I am glad that Jennipher won that one, because she actually got over being freaked out about not being made up and used her personality to win. And I suppose that was the whole point of that challenge.
- I'm a little offended that a beer question is considered a "guy" thing. But I'm over it now.
- I must admit - I freaked out a little when I realized that either Josh or Sarah/Wes had to go. Ach. Sophie's Choice. Well, not entirely. Clearly, my preference is that Josh stay, and I'm so glad that he did, but I'm sad to see my favorite team leave. *moment of silence, followed by light sniffing*
And after all that, you don't even get a goodnight kiss.
OK. Maybe just this once. *smooches the flist*
I'm going to visit The Parents this weekend. Yay! Free food and relaxation. I'm taking the running shoes and the Pilates tape, but I make no promises that I will actually use them.
Have a good weekend!
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Date: 2006-02-17 03:33 pm (UTC)yeah what she said about GG and SV...
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Date: 2006-02-17 04:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-17 06:14 pm (UTC)Agree about B&G. We're so Josh girls. Love the man.