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July 17, 2008

ZOMFG!!!!!!!

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July 12, 2008

I'll see your OMG! and raise you a ZOMG!

OMG! Gawker Q&A with Joss Whedon!

Oh, and either Marti Noxon has changed her name to Marni Nixon or Gawker needs a fact checker/more skillful transcriber. See, her name is easy to remember if you're a real Buffy fan, because you HATE HER.

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May 11, 2008

television, the fast view.

ANTM: At this point, i have to root for Whitney to win. It doesn't hurt that she's the only one of the three remaining who I don't find to be incredibly annoying.

NUMB3RS: This show is just getting weaker and weaker. It's sad; it used to be so good.

WNTW: It's so obvious that the network decided the show needed to "have a heart" and be less catty. It's a little strained.

Bones: Still love it. During Buffy and Angel I just didn't get David Boreanz as being a hottie and a good actor. Now I get it. He is a good actor, as it turns out, and the show remains strong.

Reaper: Surprisingly, I love this show. It completely does not suck.

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March 25, 2008

bad habits

watching all of my sex & the city dvd's in less than a week.

baking cookies and cake.

BUT hey. soon the three-weekends-out-of-town marathon will begin and i'll desperately miss the shoes and the baking.

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December 16, 2007

Heroes, Season 2 -- too bad.

Dear large stupid television network,

if you're going to yank Heroes from iTunes, only provide downloads of the current season to Windoze/IE users, and also not rerun the current season during the writer's strike (just give the writers a reasonable royalty already, OKAY?), then you realize you're shooting yourself in the foot, right?? Heroes is so intensely plot-driven that I'm really loathe to start watching season 2 in the middle, if and when it ever starts airing again after the strike.

It's 2007 and there's no reason it should be this difficult for me to catch up on the current season of a major network TV show.

smooches,
lisa

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August 09, 2007

house hunters drinking game

• if suzanne whang announces both the city and state, and it's the state you live in, take a drink
• if one of the house hunters is pregnant, take a drink. take two if she's further along than seven months.
• every time someone describes a room, closet, or back yard as "a little small", and it's bigger than yours, take a drink.
• every time someone says, "it needs work" or "i'll have to update it", and the room in question is similar to or better than yours, take a drink
• take a drink every time someone says, "ooh, GRANITE!"
• take a drink every time someone complains that the appliances aren't stainless
• take a drink every time someone complains about the color of a room
• take a drink every time a realtor says that something is "easy to change"
• take two drinks if it's not actually that easy to change (like installing a hardwood floor)
• take a drink when suzanne whang says, "the house was theirs!"

what else?

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January 18, 2007

Throttled!

Ah yes, it has finally happened. Except the way it's happening is kind of... weird.

I'd heard of the infamous Netflix throttle-- it made the news. If you go through a lot of movies in a month, you'll have far more new releases marked "Very Long Wait" than you did when you were a new user. If you turn your movies in too quickly, the turnaround time starts slowing down.

Over the winter break, I decided to embark on a a Star Trek: Voyager marathon. With seven complete seasons to the show, that's a lot of hours of tv to watch. I was dismayed to find that my favorite local video store did not have Voyager. Neither does the iTunes music store. And the discs are wildly over-priced (which might explain why the video store doesn't carry it).

So I turned to Netflix. I loaded my queue with all of the Voyager discs, in order, at the top of the line. I even increased my subscription so I could work through them faster.

This worked great for about a month. Now the turnaround time has slowed down-- not a surprise, I guess. But what's weirding me out is that they keep sending me movies in my queue that are not Voyager. As far as I can tell, they're going to the movies that are placed right after Voyager, and sending those in order. I've got four of these non-Voyager discs in my posession right now, and I'm betting I'll have a fifth before long.

Obviously, increasing my subscription to five at a time has backfired completely; it just put me on the throttle list that much faster. So i'll be bumping my subscription back down.

You know, if they want to limit the number of movies I get a month, yes, I wish they'd be more honest about it. I get that they need to make money to stay in business. Why not let me throw scads of money at them for a month or two if I want to rent 24 disc in 30 days? It would still be cheaper than my one other option, buying Voyager.

But it's absolutely infuriating that they're sending me movies, just not the ones I've said I want. It's so... lame. What the hell are they accomplishing by doing this? I guess it's some weird almost passive-agressive way of sending me a message. C'mon guys.

So, I dunno what I'm going to do. I might remove everything but Voyager from my queue. I can save a record of it and reproduce it if I want to later. If I had a second mailing address, I could open a completely separate Netflix account and they'd be none the wiser. I could experiment with dividing my queue into two different queues.

Or check with other video stores..

Or decide to stop watching so much tv...

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March 20, 2006

which Big O character are you?

Which Big O character are you?

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March 09, 2006

the best tv shows ever, according to me

An attempt at ordering has been made.

1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Best. Show. Ever.
2. Twin Peaks
3. Sandbaggers
4. The Simpsons
5. Dead Like Me
6. Sex and the City
7. Pee-Wee's Playhouse.

Runners Up:
(Those what find themselves in this category should take heart. You're in good company.)

• Battlestar Galactica (the new version)
• Angel
• The Prisoner
• MI-5
• Ultraviolet (yes, it was a tv show)
• The L Word
• Queer as Folk
• Lost
• The X-Files
• Alias
• Jeeves and Wooster
• Monarch of the Glen
• Second Sight

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ps, comments will work on this and future entries.

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August 28, 2005

addams vs. munsters

"Tish! French!" "That's Latin, darling." "Oh. Oh well."

One line synopsis: The Addams Family wins.

The Munsters are the working stiff's answer to odd, the "Married with children" of the 60's horror-sitcom genre.

The Addams Family is eccentric where the Munsters are merely strange. They are refined, educated, with no material cares or wants. They have servants. I realize I'm not being a very good proletariat here, but I like their world better. I like Morticia's fashion sense better, too.

They require a little less suspension of disbelief. In the Munsters, no one in the family realizes that Herman looks strange. The Addams also do not realize that they are strange as compared to the people they live amongst, but thier differences are more aesthetic, less blatantly obvious.

Excepting Cousin It, of course...

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August 21, 2005

Those meddling kids!

Another genre that I have great fondness for is the dorky, formulaic teen sleuth drama. Who doesn't love Scooby Doo?

Last night I was disappointed to discover that my local Cool Video Store Chain doesn't have The Transporter so I got Nancy Drew instead.

I don't remember watching this when it was on tv. I ripped through every Nancy Drew book I could find as a kid; maybe by 1977 I had outgrown them and had no interest in the show. I imagine the Hardy Boys may have held more fascination for me by then. Yes— I had a crush on Parker Stevenson.

The Nancy Drew tv show is quite different from the books (as I recall them). Bess is not in the show. Ned isn't really Nancy's boyfriend. George, while still a tomboy, doesn't have a boyfriend and has been reduced to the role of Nancy's dorky, stupid, un-sexy sidekick, who never does anything but act distressed and surprised.

While in Indy, Steph and I discussed the new Battlestar Galactica, including some ruminations on how cool the new Starbuck character is— a woman who is pretty damn butch, straight, very sexy, and who actually has sex on screen. Starbuck circa 2005 and George circa 1977 represent the opposite ends of the onscreen tomboy spectrum. I'm with Steph on this one; I like the Starbuck version a hell of a lot better.

The Nancy Drew tv show also has a very, very odd take on alchoholism in one episode. Nancy goes to stay with her elderly maiden aunts, one of whom has a pretty healthy addiction to something that she calls her "cough tonic". The other aunt is clearly disapproving of this habit, but never does anything about it except grumble. There's lots of screen time devoted to the watching the "coughing" aunt fondle her porcelain "tonic" bottle, and in the final scene of the episode, she gives a little fake cough, asks someone to hand her her tonic, and everyone gives a little rueful, knowing smile. Jigga-wha??? Everyone in the family, including Ned and George totally get what's happening, and just play along? Ok, nice message to send all the kids...

That episode is also a little bothersome in that the aunts are shown as sharing a bed, although the house is apparently big enough that Nancy and George get separate bedrooms. I imagine this might have been confusing to any kids who picked up on it; were the aunts supposed to be gay? If so, then congrats to the show, but it would be more helpful if that relationship were clear. And define George's sexuality while you're at it... especially if Nancy's flirting with every single, handsome man in sight...

And yes, for those wondering-- the word "meddling" is used in almost every episode to describe Nancy or her actions.

Now I want to rent some Hardy Boys! I'm sure the writing is just as bad.

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July 27, 2005

There's one thing that's troubling me...

It's not the heat. Ok, so seeing 106 on Spacepod's temp gauge is a little unusual, but I've seen it before. Just... never in NC. But no, it's not that.

It's not that my manager hasn't yet approved my vacation time. I mean, it's probably fine. He'll probably let me go.

It's not that the Westy won't start. I'll work it out. It's not like she needs to be somewhere.

No...

No, it's that the second season of Dead Like Me, while still laugh-out-loud funny with three-dimensional characterizations, rich and complex story lines, and all that good stuff... just doesn't have the food that the first season had.

They still spend lots of time in Der Waffle Haus, but they hardly eat a thing! And Georgia orders oatmeal with raisins every freaking day. I happen to know that Der Waffle Haus serves all kinds of stuff. And no one is eating it.

I have to get my vicarious excess carbohydrate somehow. Someone order a cruller for chrissakes.

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May 29, 2005

alias

due to a Startling Revelation Cliffhanger ™ at the end of the last Alias of the season, i have been having an Alias season one marathon this weekend. i have two observations:

one, someone in the production department digs european vans. it being a spy show, they use a lot of vans for skulking about with loads of equipment. so far, in addition to the bare metal van that i believe i mentioned in an earlier blog post, i have seen a citroen van, a spiffy new vw eurovan, and, oh yes, a lovely blue vanagon! and nary a boring american minivan, white panel van, or black suv in sight.

two, they have this little tiny spray bottle that knocks people out. you just puff a little in their face and down they go. i wonder if something like that actually exists? i totally want that.

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May 07, 2005

coincidence? i think not.

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March 26, 2005

queer-a-thon

three yes count them three queer as folk dvd's arrived in my box this morning which dovetailed nicely with a sudden desire to be all lethargic and stuff.

you know, i know it seems like i keep busy and get a lot done, but wow do i spend a hell of a lot time watching tv. sometimes, it just feels deadly. and so, some words to live by, from my favorite new tv show...

lindsey: do you know what's funny? i really wanted to get back into the world and prove myself. and now all i want to do is be home with gus, changing his diaper.

emmett: same with me and ted. except for the diaper thing.

lindsey: in fact, i can't understand why people would ever want to leave their house.

emmett: when it's so much safer just to close the door.

lindsey: but if you close the door, nothing will ever happen will it?

emmett: well you just sit there in your safe little room for the rest of your life, wondering what might have been.

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January 09, 2005

i heart 'dead like me'

i've watched more tv and movies in the last five days than i can possibly remember or recount (so much for tracking my movies this year) but the standout is the 'dead like me' re-watching marathon in which i've been indulging.

not the least of the appeal is the food. i mean, the writing is great, the characters pop off the screen, blah blah blah, but god, i love the food.

the primaries are all grim reapers who are passing as the living. just like living people, they sleep and walk around and talk and, yes, eat. in fact, their home base is "der waffle haus", a diner, and the menu in this place! t-bone steaks, extra crispy bacon, fruit and cottage cheese, corned beef hash, patty melts, peanut butter protien shakes, milkshakes, tomato juice with ginsing (garnished with a wedge of lemon), pecan pie, bearclaws, and yes WAFFLES, big fluffy belgian ones doused in syrup. (and, ok, a lot of eggs, but whatever.)

yesterday, i ate a lot. it was probably boredom combined with a well-stocked fridge, but i have this theory that i need extra calories to mend my arm. of course, today i didn't feel very good so i didn't eat much. but mom and dan brought the boys' truck over (ok, SUV) and oooh baby, i went out and got a hamburger and fries. i did. i'm an addict. i admit it.

i feel kinda hungry now but i should go to bed after this episode instead.

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December 06, 2004

i think that lorne and jambi were meant to be together.

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November 21, 2004

zyzzybalubah!

so i've reinstated my sunday morning ritual of waffles and pee-wee. i woke up kind of depressed this morning so i was hoping it would cheer me up. i guess it did a little.

it's been so long since i've done this that my waffle meal has changed radically. of course, i still use my grandmother's old waffle iron, that hasn't changed.

then:

bisquick waffles with butter and fake maple syrup; vegetarian sausages; tea with honey. pee-wee on VHS.

now:

low carb waffles with homemade sugar-free syrup (butter, cream, and sugar free hazelnut sweetener); bacon; strong coffee with hazelnut and lots of warmed milk. pee-wee on DVD.

the show still blows me away. it's incredibly demented. i just watched pee-wee make cowboy curtis put on a fake mohawk and teach him how to pogo, complete with a background of punks in a graffiti-covered warehouse. i kid you not. i can't believe that we once lived in a world where this show actually existed.

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November 18, 2004

at last, at last

i now have in my posession the complete seasons one and two of pee-wee's playhouse.

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August 17, 2004

you want a tivo?

watch the sales. from a bit on today's boingboing about how other DVR's suck ass:

"Yesterday I was at Best Buy, and I noticed that 40-hour TiVos were on sale for $50 after rebate."

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June 01, 2004

ok, this is bugging me

so i'm now almost all the way through my twice-yearly S&TC marathon, and this time one thing i paid particular attention to was charlotte's divorce settlement.

harry gets her the apartment... but there's no place where she gets money or an income. yet, she doesn't have to work and still maintains a wealthy lifestyle.

maybe she got standard alimony or something? when they go over the terms of the pre-nup in the coffeeshop, it's clear she gets no money until five years, and they definitely didn't make it that long.

maybe when she sold the apartment she made so much money that she could live off the difference between the old and new places?

maybe we're supposed to fantasize that trey is giving her an allowance out of the goodness of his heart?

i realize it's almost certainly just a writing problem, but given that many of the money things are plot points, it's bothersome.

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May 24, 2004

which S&TC girl are you?

i'm mostly miranda. i think there's a bit of carrie thrown in there, but mostly, i'm the nerdy redhead who does awkward stuff at the wrong moment and has a relationship with her tivo.

except, unlike miranda, i can fix my own tivo and don't need a guy to do it for me.

• S&TC = sex & the city

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May 21, 2004

a woman's right to shoes

"The fact is, sometimes it's hard to walk in a single woman's shoes. That's why we need really special ones now and then, to make the walk a little more fun."

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May 20, 2004

my favorite waste of time

my sex in the city season six part one dvd's arrived today.

see you in a few days.

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May 05, 2004

need new telly

so, i've found that a good way to get myself through a big web site development project is to continuously watch a tv series on dvd while doing the development work. something i really like.

so i've worked my way through all the available episodes of:

• buffy
• angel
• sex & the city (new will arrive in late may)
• alias

now, i think i've decided that the sopranos is just too violent for me. six feet under is great, but it makes me think about death all the time and believe me, i don't need to be doing that.

so... suggestions on a series to carry me through the end of this project? preferably something i can get from netflix. it doesn't have to be recent. like, maybe i should re-watch the prisoner or something.

just don't suggest dr. who. gawd.

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March 11, 2004

which buffy season are you?

thanks, alicia for finding this one!

Season One - You're the beginning of greatness,
witty and scary, but a bit on the shallow side.
Don't worry, though, you make up for it with
"Prophecy Girl," your best episode.

Take the quiz.

Well, it is one of my favorite seasons :)

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February 28, 2004

hackers love tommy tutone

thanks to sarah for leading me to this, my favorite of the batch.

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February 26, 2004

bored with tv

i'm totally bored with tv.

i mean, i still like the shows i like. but the filler stuff... whatever need i had for that before is gone now.

it makes me restless. i haven't quite figured out what i'm going to do with this extra time and energy.

theoretically, i should be working like crazy on all these hobby projects... and tonight, i am. but that's, i'm sure, not all i really want to be doing.

time for... something.

i think it's just criminal and wrong to be bored. and here i am, bored as hell! as my mom so wisely used to tell me, "bored people are boring".

dammit!!

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February 16, 2004

angel cancelled

i was horrified to learn this morning (via dave who read it on slashdot) that angel will be cancelled after this season ends.

ok, so it's not the greatest work joss has ever done, especially not this season, but it's distressing to find that the buffy franchise is going off the airwaves completely.

here's hoping there's movies or another spinoff in the offing... the long-rumoured "ripper" series wouldn't be a bad place to start...

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January 23, 2004

goodbye, captain kangaroo...

bye bye.

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January 11, 2004

slim fast

whoopi goldberg NEEDS TO LOSE THE GLASSES.

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December 31, 2003

my favorite big bad

• the master
• angel
• the mayor
• adam
• glory
• willow
• the first/caleb

sarah was saying that the mayor is hers. we had a buffy marathon at shayne's house the other day, and we watched an episode with some good mayor stuff in it.

i'm inclined to agree with her, though angel is really great as a bad guy. he just enjoys it so much. and i liked the master, too, he just doesn't get enough of the story that season.

adam and the first/caleb were definitely disasters.

much of the way the willow story was handled was pretty bad-- the heavy handed addiction metaphor, egads. but jeez, she just looked so good with the black hair and the veins ("i'm simply covered in these viens...").

yeah, i'd have to say either the mayor or angel. or the master.

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December 21, 2003

creepy tv

if you think about it, those OnStar ads are creepy.

i wonder how often the OnStar operator is actually talking to a dead or nearly dead person?

"Sir? We got a signal that your airbag deployed. Are you all right? Sir? Sir?" Sigh. "I think we got another dead one...."

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