Pike's not a name - it's a fish
So it is probably once again time to post something to confirm to the world that I am, in fact, not dead. Not that anyone is probably watching other than thegirl20 who already knows that I have not met with a gruesome fate just yet.
Wish I had more to show for my absence but it would seem that on reflection very little has happened in my life since my last post. In the intervening time I have been to -
One concert - Matchbox 20 - which is a big deal for me y’all (look at me pretending to have multiple friends) as I saw then whem I was young (well at least younger - it was over a decade ago) and before they were big and that was a great concert and I did not want to spoil that memory. I figured enough time has now past and that dementia would quickly erode away any possible bad memories from the more recent concert and that it was safe to attend. I did enjoy it - although it was not as good as the concert of my youth (not sure if that is nostalgia talking). Rob gets major points for having the same name as the man who gave me Veronica Mars (more of that later) and for announcing that “rock concerts are silly” in response to bands leaving and then coming back for their encore.
One musical - Keating - which totally rocked but I imagine that that is only the case if you are Australian and old enough to remember the politicians and events that it referenced - “Gareth, Gareth tell me more” “You’re my foreign affair” “I dream of Kirribilli and the promise that he made” “who ever thought a man could be so liberal through and through” - AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
Four films at the cinema and two of those were today. - Gone Baby Gone - which I didn’t mind and may now have more respect for Ben. U2 3D - which was just like being at the concert except I didn’t have to put up with St Bono proselyting, so I guess it was actually much better than being at the concert. Sex and the City - which I enjoyed more than I thought I would and cried more than I thought I would but still had lots and lots of flaws - all of which I can overlook for the truly fantabulous moment where Charlotte straps her bitch on outside the Library. Indiana Jones 4 - better than I thought it would be but then everyone had told me it was crap. And I wasn’t disappointed in the ‘twist’ so much as I was pondering if they had been watching early Stargate SG1.
In addition I have -
Had my heart broken by two reality tv shows - first by the egregious elimination of Virginia and Mossy on It Takes Two - I love her so much now - “I don’t think they were telling me not to act, they were trying to tell me not to act badly”. More recently Aus Next Top Model has been v v hurtful - so much so that I have been giving diatribes to random passers by about the ridiculously flimsy excuses that they have used to eliminate people (the pre show speech about not condoning bullying and then eliminating the victim was particularly appalling - I would prefer that they were upfront and didn’t try to be PC). I think I am mainly just busy being gutted that they eliminated Jaime cause I found her so pretty.
Had small love affairs with two shows - Pushing Daisies which continued to affirm my love for the Cheno and for Swoosie Kurtz (I think I want an eye patch and to take up synchronised swimming). 3way - (thanks to thegirl20 which I completely adore and don’t really have the words to describe but have to say that for some reason “pop, pop. Pop - you’re really gay” makes me laugh my ass off. I also have to say that I think I love Kristy Swanson. Oh and I had to go and watch Nick and Nora on YouTube and I am glad I did cause the Ladycops stuff is so much more entertaining now.
Had great difficulty dealing with the responses of some people to media - following surgery on my hand I had some time off work and finally got around to watching season two and three of Veronica Mars and was shocked to discover (iva the special features on the disc) how much people disliked Veronica in season three - what the hell did they want her to be like??????? She was kick ass and sassy and smart and had mad skills and yes she was bitching and selfish and a commitment-phobe but she was a very broken girl who had had some pretty major traumas in her life and I happen to think she was doing an ok job of adjusting. No she wasn’t perfect but none of us are. I really don’t get the dislike - she made mistakes and failed at times but she was trying - not always succeeding but definitely trying. I have had to build her a shrine (in addition to the one Krisitn Bell already has for playing Little Mary Sunshine) to deal with the injustice of it all.
Had to come to accept the fact that I will not be a hand model - nor will I be a neurosurgeon. I have a v deformed and not particularly functional finger that still causes me pain 6 months down the track. I just hope I get the wires pulled out in a few days time cause they are making life v difficult for me.
been so insulted by my Wii fit that I don’t like playing on it
Sadly that is about it.
Wish I had more to show for my absence but it would seem that on reflection very little has happened in my life since my last post. In the intervening time I have been to -
One concert - Matchbox 20 - which is a big deal for me y’all (look at me pretending to have multiple friends) as I saw then whem I was young (well at least younger - it was over a decade ago) and before they were big and that was a great concert and I did not want to spoil that memory. I figured enough time has now past and that dementia would quickly erode away any possible bad memories from the more recent concert and that it was safe to attend. I did enjoy it - although it was not as good as the concert of my youth (not sure if that is nostalgia talking). Rob gets major points for having the same name as the man who gave me Veronica Mars (more of that later) and for announcing that “rock concerts are silly” in response to bands leaving and then coming back for their encore.
One musical - Keating - which totally rocked but I imagine that that is only the case if you are Australian and old enough to remember the politicians and events that it referenced - “Gareth, Gareth tell me more” “You’re my foreign affair” “I dream of Kirribilli and the promise that he made” “who ever thought a man could be so liberal through and through” - AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
Four films at the cinema and two of those were today. - Gone Baby Gone - which I didn’t mind and may now have more respect for Ben. U2 3D - which was just like being at the concert except I didn’t have to put up with St Bono proselyting, so I guess it was actually much better than being at the concert. Sex and the City - which I enjoyed more than I thought I would and cried more than I thought I would but still had lots and lots of flaws - all of which I can overlook for the truly fantabulous moment where Charlotte straps her bitch on outside the Library. Indiana Jones 4 - better than I thought it would be but then everyone had told me it was crap. And I wasn’t disappointed in the ‘twist’ so much as I was pondering if they had been watching early Stargate SG1.
In addition I have -
Had my heart broken by two reality tv shows - first by the egregious elimination of Virginia and Mossy on It Takes Two - I love her so much now - “I don’t think they were telling me not to act, they were trying to tell me not to act badly”. More recently Aus Next Top Model has been v v hurtful - so much so that I have been giving diatribes to random passers by about the ridiculously flimsy excuses that they have used to eliminate people (the pre show speech about not condoning bullying and then eliminating the victim was particularly appalling - I would prefer that they were upfront and didn’t try to be PC). I think I am mainly just busy being gutted that they eliminated Jaime cause I found her so pretty.
Had small love affairs with two shows - Pushing Daisies which continued to affirm my love for the Cheno and for Swoosie Kurtz (I think I want an eye patch and to take up synchronised swimming). 3way - (thanks to thegirl20 which I completely adore and don’t really have the words to describe but have to say that for some reason “pop, pop. Pop - you’re really gay” makes me laugh my ass off. I also have to say that I think I love Kristy Swanson. Oh and I had to go and watch Nick and Nora on YouTube and I am glad I did cause the Ladycops stuff is so much more entertaining now.
Had great difficulty dealing with the responses of some people to media - following surgery on my hand I had some time off work and finally got around to watching season two and three of Veronica Mars and was shocked to discover (iva the special features on the disc) how much people disliked Veronica in season three - what the hell did they want her to be like??????? She was kick ass and sassy and smart and had mad skills and yes she was bitching and selfish and a commitment-phobe but she was a very broken girl who had had some pretty major traumas in her life and I happen to think she was doing an ok job of adjusting. No she wasn’t perfect but none of us are. I really don’t get the dislike - she made mistakes and failed at times but she was trying - not always succeeding but definitely trying. I have had to build her a shrine (in addition to the one Krisitn Bell already has for playing Little Mary Sunshine) to deal with the injustice of it all.
Had to come to accept the fact that I will not be a hand model - nor will I be a neurosurgeon. I have a v deformed and not particularly functional finger that still causes me pain 6 months down the track. I just hope I get the wires pulled out in a few days time cause they are making life v difficult for me.
been so insulted by my Wii fit that I don’t like playing on it
Sadly that is about it.