2002-11-11 - 7:34 p.m.
It's come to my attention that everyone in this house hates at least one other person who lives here. To conteract that, I will ramble about worthless things for the next...I don't know. However long this lasts.
(And, also, my family is not evil or psycho. For the most part. It's just been a tense day.)
Now, let rambling commence.
Well, Priya liked the Cliff companion to her story. That's all I could've asked for, really. Well that, and cake. Cake is tasty. *cough* Anyway, another reviewer enjoyed it personal despite Cliff dislike. It makes me happy that for a moment, I might make someone see something interesting in a character they'd previously disliked. I've gotten that a few times for my Donna stuff, one or twice or a few of my Amy stories. Actually, one of the more amusing pieces of feedback I'd gotten for my Donna/Leo stuff was a email that said, "I hate Donna on the show, but I love this series!" That, though, might've had more to do with the hunger for romantic Leo stuff. People love their naked!Leo. It's true.
I wrote something for this challenge. I wrote it last night. It's 255 words, although it might get longer. My first instinct was to write 'Noel' Josh stuff - but, I'd already done it. So, I said I had to think outside the box. And after a few moments of thinking, "Yes. Must step outside the box, then think there," and a few more moments of declaring myself an idiot, I came up with a piece of Elliot from 'Scrubs' angst. I'm not sure it's any good, though, but that can be extended to everything I've ever written, so it'll probably surface eventually. I also wrote a snippet (not for this challenge) that's in second person future tense. I think it's experimental to the point of annoying, but I still might post it eventually. Posting weird crap is fun.
And, was anyone disturbed by the amount of times I said, "Boy, I don't know," in the last entry? Well, probably not, but it's starting to bother me, only because I'm using that phrase more and more in real life. Like, the other day my mother asked if she should buy a pineapple pie and I replied, "Pineapple pie? Boy, I don't know." I am also using Amy speak increasingly. And, apparently, "Not so much for Eminem with the me liking him," makes no sense. I do admit it could've been phrased better. But, point is, 'TWW' is taking over my speech patterns.
Oh, and I forgot to mention in my 'TWW' comments the other night that I love Will (Josh Molina). He's damn adorable. And, everyone seems to like Jack (Christian Slater) except for me. I do think it's probably got something to do with the fact that I used to have a crush on him, and I am increasingly hostile to who I was. I also can't stand Winona Ryder, whom I really liked after seeing 'Heathers,' as well. I don't know if I had a crush on her, though. At least I didn't recognize it as such at the time.
And, yeah, I guess I was a weird kid for becoming infatuated with teenage murders. At least I wasn't obsessed with...um, who was a popular boyband when I was a kid? New Kids on the Block? Whatever. At least I was a rather interesting kid, if you look at it in a skewed way.
Still don't like Jack, though. I don't hate him nearly as much as Mark Harmon, though, so I suppose my previous love of him is working in his favor in that way. Don't like Jordan (or Jordon. Her name is confusing me), either, which I just mention because I can't place the reason she bugs me. You know, I can see why people like Jack or Simon, why they'd hate Amy, even though they go against my own opinions. But I can still comprehend the reasoning. But, I don't like Jordan and I can't figure out my *own* reasons. She just...irks me. And hey - Donna and Leo are both going out with people I don't like whose name begin with the letter 'J.' Coincidence? I think....well, actually, I think it is.
And, why the hell did '8 Mile' make 54.5 million? I just don't see his appeal. Granted, as I said, I'll probably see it out of Hanson-love, but I really can't figure out people's motivations for liking Em. It's just going right over my head.
On a related note, 'The Life of David Gale' trailer is on '8 Mile,' or so I've heard. From what I saw on ET, the movie looks pretty cheesy, but I'm already locked into seeing it because of the Spacey love. Really, I wish Kevin would make a movie that would be good without his participation. Like 'American Beauty.' That movie would've been good if *I* had the role of Lester Burnham, but 'TLODG,' would suck no matter who is in it.
Granted, I'm just going by tiny clips and a review of the script (which could've changed before shooting) but I don't have a positive feeling.
Uh, 'Boston Public,' is on now. I'm not going to stop writing, for this show isn't the greatest. And, they've mentioned Lauren several times since she left (in relation to old storylines) but they haven't said where she went. Personally, I prefer the Sorkin way of just pretending characters never existed. I still want to write the Lauren-leaves-Scott-and-the-school-and-Scott's-depressed story at some point. Because as mediocore as this show can get, sad!Scott is still golden.
Now, survey.
a color you like to wear: black
regardless of size or circumstance, an animal you would like to own as a pet: A dog, I guess. All I've had is dogs.
a flower you would like to grow in your garden: American Beauty flowers. Just to make the film ref.
your lucky number: 7. Just to make the film ref.
a smell that makes you pause: Smoke. I have to think, "Is that sausage burning, or the entire house?"
a taste that makes you melt: Something involving chocolate.
a hobby that occupies your time: Writing. Watching TV. Writing about TV shows I watch.
a sport you enjoy watching: basketball. Sometimes, that is.
a sport you enjoy playing: Um...None?
a city you would like to visit: Someplace I haven't been? Chicago. I have my reasons.
a country you would like to explore:
Ireland. Or Austrailia.
your favorite meal: Something involving chicken.
a drink you often order: Coffee, iced tea.
a delicious dessert: chocolate cake!
a book you strongly recommend: 'Bastard Out of Carolina,' Dorothy Allison. I read that book years ago, but I still think about it.
the magazine you read most frequently:
Entertainment Weekly.
music you prefer to listen to when you are alone: Um..Over the Rhine, I think.
the singer or band you currently listen to: Lisa Loeb, Over the Rhine, Pete Yorn, David Baerwald, Tori Amos, Ryan Adams.
the film you could watch over and over (and do!): The Usual Suspects, The Ref, the Negotiator, American Beauty, Glengarry GlennRoss. And, on a non-Spacey note, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Bowfinger, Double Indemnity
a TV show you watch regularly:
West Wing, CSI, Scrubs, Gilmore Girls, Smallville, Boston Public
a piece of clothing you love to wear:
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back shirt. And my West Wing shirt. Yes.
your favorite time of day: any time of night. I feel most productive at night, for some reason.
your favorite place to sit at home: chair in front of my computer.
what you most like to do on Sunday: Read a whole bunch of newspapers and drink a lot of coffee. Um, coffee.
your motto: "A naked Spencer is a good Spencer." Okay, so that's not my motto. It's just the first thing I came up with. Might as well be my motto.
Oh-ka-lee-doke-a-lee. I'm going to go now.
