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You know whose birthday is today? If you said Ian Ziering or Warren Beatty, you are only partially right. Today is also zoemargaret's birthday, and that's much more important than Ian or Warren.
Zoë, it's not very often that a friend like you comes into someone's life, and I count myself incredibly lucky to know you. I'm not sure I deserve your friendship all the time, but I love you very much and I will always be in your corner, cheering you on through the tough times and sharing your joy in the good times. You're incredibly strong and giving and above all, you're an amazing friend. I hope you have a wonderful day and that work isn't stressful, and an even better year. ♥
And while I'm here, let's talk about CSI. So I was lured back to CSI with the promise of nonverbal communication. And I got it. For about 20 seconds, which is pretty much exactly what was in the promo that lured me back in the first place.
CSI Producers: 1 Caroline: 0
But it was worth it, because one of the dead strippers was played by Nadine Heimann, aka Van from Dante's Cove, aka My TV Girlfriend. At least I'm pretty sure that was her. It was hard to get a decent look at her because she wasn't one of the three main dead strippers, and I wasn't watching the opening credits. Maybe I'll download when I get home, just to satisfy my own curiosity.
In the meantime, though, it is nice to see that I have not really missed anything this season. Grissom/Sara still being vaguely creepy in their clandestine love: check. Sophia still being hot for three seconds per episode: check. Brass still rocking like something which rocks very hard: check. Nick and Greg still emotionally scarred and sort of world-weary, yet still together: check.
So hey, not that much has changed. And it was kind of nice to see, because I was a little worried that I'd tune in only to find the show unrecognizable. Granted, I am still the last person on the face of the earth who wishes Greg was still a lab rat, mainly because he's just as battered and world-weary as the rest of them now and it makes me sad, but it was nice to see him nonetheless. It was nice to see Nick being the one to give Sara that mini-pep talk about how she did the right thing. It was also nice to see him trying to look out for her when she hopped into the ambulance and sped off with creepy serial killer guy.
Granted, it was a Sara-centric episode, but for me it was all about getting reacquainted with the characters. So I enjoyed Warrick's scene with Emily's grandmother (I might even have teared up a little; that actress was quite powerful) and I liked seeing Greg's reaction to the news of the settlement. It was easy to picture him going home after work, full of angst and self-righteous indignation, and railing about the unfairness of the world to Nick. And Nick would be all, "At least you don't have to go through a trial."
And Greg would be all, "Can you be a little supportive here? They threw me under the bus!"
And Nick would say something like, "What do you want me to say, G? It sucks and it's unfair, yeah, but it's politics. Getting yourself all worked up about something you can't change isn't going to do anybody any good."
And then Greg would be bitter and sort of annoyed at Nick and storm off to take a long shower. And maybe Nick would join him and apologize, and Greg would try to resist but it's Nick in the shower, so that's pretty much a losing battle. Or Nick would just fall asleep with a clear conscience and Greg would fume even more when he found Nick snoring on his half of the bed. But they'd make up later.
Anyway, so that's what I thought of the episode. I am contemplating watching again next week, but I sort of feel like I need to go back and watch all the Greg arc episodes first, and I'm pretty sure I don't have that kind of time. Maybe I'll just catch up over the summer.
The nonverbal communication on the stairs was very nice, though, and really typified what I loved so much about this pairing from the beginning. The actors just have so much chemistry that they speak volumes in every tiny little scene they're given together, and that keeps us all hanging on through the rest of the substandard plot.
Though I still contend that Hodges' scene with the cell phone would have been more powerful if that had been Greg's scene. ::points to icon:: I miss lab rat Greg. Just saying.
You know what I need? I need someone to go over to my house while I'm at work and vacuum my apartment. Walk the dog while you're at it, would you? And then maybe you could swing by the county clerk's office and register my car so I don't have to do it on my lunch break.
I guess what I really need is a personal assistant. Maybe if I wrote that novel I might have a prayer of affording one someday. Of course I have to pick a plot and go with it first. Maybe I should do a poll.
Zoë, it's not very often that a friend like you comes into someone's life, and I count myself incredibly lucky to know you. I'm not sure I deserve your friendship all the time, but I love you very much and I will always be in your corner, cheering you on through the tough times and sharing your joy in the good times. You're incredibly strong and giving and above all, you're an amazing friend. I hope you have a wonderful day and that work isn't stressful, and an even better year. ♥
And while I'm here, let's talk about CSI. So I was lured back to CSI with the promise of nonverbal communication. And I got it. For about 20 seconds, which is pretty much exactly what was in the promo that lured me back in the first place.
CSI Producers: 1 Caroline: 0
But it was worth it, because one of the dead strippers was played by Nadine Heimann, aka Van from Dante's Cove, aka My TV Girlfriend. At least I'm pretty sure that was her. It was hard to get a decent look at her because she wasn't one of the three main dead strippers, and I wasn't watching the opening credits. Maybe I'll download when I get home, just to satisfy my own curiosity.
In the meantime, though, it is nice to see that I have not really missed anything this season. Grissom/Sara still being vaguely creepy in their clandestine love: check. Sophia still being hot for three seconds per episode: check. Brass still rocking like something which rocks very hard: check. Nick and Greg still emotionally scarred and sort of world-weary, yet still together: check.
So hey, not that much has changed. And it was kind of nice to see, because I was a little worried that I'd tune in only to find the show unrecognizable. Granted, I am still the last person on the face of the earth who wishes Greg was still a lab rat, mainly because he's just as battered and world-weary as the rest of them now and it makes me sad, but it was nice to see him nonetheless. It was nice to see Nick being the one to give Sara that mini-pep talk about how she did the right thing. It was also nice to see him trying to look out for her when she hopped into the ambulance and sped off with creepy serial killer guy.
Granted, it was a Sara-centric episode, but for me it was all about getting reacquainted with the characters. So I enjoyed Warrick's scene with Emily's grandmother (I might even have teared up a little; that actress was quite powerful) and I liked seeing Greg's reaction to the news of the settlement. It was easy to picture him going home after work, full of angst and self-righteous indignation, and railing about the unfairness of the world to Nick. And Nick would be all, "At least you don't have to go through a trial."
And Greg would be all, "Can you be a little supportive here? They threw me under the bus!"
And Nick would say something like, "What do you want me to say, G? It sucks and it's unfair, yeah, but it's politics. Getting yourself all worked up about something you can't change isn't going to do anybody any good."
And then Greg would be bitter and sort of annoyed at Nick and storm off to take a long shower. And maybe Nick would join him and apologize, and Greg would try to resist but it's Nick in the shower, so that's pretty much a losing battle. Or Nick would just fall asleep with a clear conscience and Greg would fume even more when he found Nick snoring on his half of the bed. But they'd make up later.
Anyway, so that's what I thought of the episode. I am contemplating watching again next week, but I sort of feel like I need to go back and watch all the Greg arc episodes first, and I'm pretty sure I don't have that kind of time. Maybe I'll just catch up over the summer.
The nonverbal communication on the stairs was very nice, though, and really typified what I loved so much about this pairing from the beginning. The actors just have so much chemistry that they speak volumes in every tiny little scene they're given together, and that keeps us all hanging on through the rest of the substandard plot.
Though I still contend that Hodges' scene with the cell phone would have been more powerful if that had been Greg's scene. ::points to icon:: I miss lab rat Greg. Just saying.
You know what I need? I need someone to go over to my house while I'm at work and vacuum my apartment. Walk the dog while you're at it, would you? And then maybe you could swing by the county clerk's office and register my car so I don't have to do it on my lunch break.
I guess what I really need is a personal assistant. Maybe if I wrote that novel I might have a prayer of affording one someday. Of course I have to pick a plot and go with it first. Maybe I should do a poll.