Debra Messing...and other topics
Has anyone seen The Starter Wife? It was a miniseries last year and had such great reviews, that they made it into a regular show on USA. Debra Messing is the main character - Molly - who was the wife a movie exec in Cali. In the miniseries, her husband (who was originally played by the guy that is now Dr Taub on 'House' and has been replaced by a younger and much more attractive actor) decides to divorce her for a younger woman, leaving Molly and their daughter to figure out how to take care of themselves. Molly ends up falling for a guy who she thinks is a struggling actor, but really is homeless (more by choice than anything else). To find her financial freedom from Kenny, the ex husband, Molly ends up writing a children's book and the miniseries ends happily ever after. Well, now that they've got a regular series going, Molly and the homeless man broke up - we still don't know why - and the book didn't sell as well as planned. There's a new potential beau in the picture - a fellow author, who has a daughter in the same class as Molly's daughter (whose name is escaping me right now). The characters are pretty funny - Molly's two best friends are a gay interior designer who has a secret relationship with his very masculine, "straight" client and an older woman, who's a recovering alcoholic working in the rehab center. I can't remember her name right now, either, but her husband has just given her the okay to have an affair, as long as she doesn't fall in love, since he is no longer interested in sex. Yikes! There are these moments in the show where you get a glimpse inside Molly's head. For example, she leaves her journal at the sexy author-dad's house after a party and in the scene in her head, she's decked out in black spy gear and her two friends are back in the secret lair, controlling the wires that are suspending her from the ceiling. They move her about the apartment, so she can sort through the remnants of his party. They dangle her inches from the author's face, as he sleeps on the couch. These scenes are so out there that you know they are only the reality in Molly's mind. But they're so fun to watch.
And what strikes me most when I watch this show is how Molly - or maybe even Debra Messing herself, because I seem to remember feeling this way when she played Grace - reminds me so much of one my closest friends. I'm not sure if I just feel like they look similar or if their mannerisms are similar or maybe it's because they're both literature-inclined. They're both funny, in a matter-of-fact type of way. They both would do anything for their children, and they both wear their hearts on their respective sleeves.
I love TV. Maybe this is what I should blog about. I have plenty to say on my 25 weekly shows.
So, more about this weekend's house warming party. We had a pretty good turnout. My fam all showed up, with the exception of my mom's parents which was sort of disappointing because I don't think they'll ever make the drive up by themselves. My cousin and her husband came up from Indiana, which was very nice. I'm glad that she's around, but I wish her sister and brother would come around, too. I have dreams about Anna all the time. Asking her why she's written me off. Or me being angry with her. I am hurt that she doesn't want to be a part of our family. I don't understand how she could just pretend like we don't even exist. I've never tried to talk with Rose about it because I would hate to put her in an awkward position. I know that they're close. I wonder if she told Anna about the party. I wonder if Anna ever thinks about us. I always wanted to be closer to her when I was younger. I see the relationship that Chris has with his cousins and it makes me sad that I don't have that. There were also a handful of my girlfriends that came to the party - I got excuses from a lot of the sorority girls, and lies from others. I guess I shouldn't lament about it. The people that mattered were there. I always say that you know who your friends are at times like this. I just wish people would be honest. If you don't want to make the drive or you just don't like me, don't tell me you've got a family party and then let me find out that you went dress shopping with another sister. Don't tell me you're sick or that your husband had to work late the night before, when I know that you really just don't want to be confronted by my husband. Whatever.
Having a bunch of kids running around this weekend just made me want one of my own that much more. I know that it'll be a lot of work and money. But to have someone that loves you so unconditionally...Someone that comes to me for comfort before anyone else. I guess until that day comes, I'll just have to live vicariously through my friends.
BTW, yesterday, I talked about the gifts that we'd received and hadn't received at our party. I realized that that was all that I'd said about it and that it may have sounded very selfish or snooty. In all honesty, I wasn't expecting to get gifts from anyone at all. The whole point was that I wanted to have friends and family come over, see our house and how much we love it. Enjoy a meal together. Spend some time with people that we may have not seen in a while. It would've been nice to receive some cash donations from the uncles, but like I said, I wasn't expecting to get anything. I think the party went well. The food was pretty good - I think. Everyone had a place to sit and someone to talk to. No one got intoxicated and there weren't any arguments. Overall, I think it was a pretty nice day.
And what strikes me most when I watch this show is how Molly - or maybe even Debra Messing herself, because I seem to remember feeling this way when she played Grace - reminds me so much of one my closest friends. I'm not sure if I just feel like they look similar or if their mannerisms are similar or maybe it's because they're both literature-inclined. They're both funny, in a matter-of-fact type of way. They both would do anything for their children, and they both wear their hearts on their respective sleeves.
I love TV. Maybe this is what I should blog about. I have plenty to say on my 25 weekly shows.
So, more about this weekend's house warming party. We had a pretty good turnout. My fam all showed up, with the exception of my mom's parents which was sort of disappointing because I don't think they'll ever make the drive up by themselves. My cousin and her husband came up from Indiana, which was very nice. I'm glad that she's around, but I wish her sister and brother would come around, too. I have dreams about Anna all the time. Asking her why she's written me off. Or me being angry with her. I am hurt that she doesn't want to be a part of our family. I don't understand how she could just pretend like we don't even exist. I've never tried to talk with Rose about it because I would hate to put her in an awkward position. I know that they're close. I wonder if she told Anna about the party. I wonder if Anna ever thinks about us. I always wanted to be closer to her when I was younger. I see the relationship that Chris has with his cousins and it makes me sad that I don't have that. There were also a handful of my girlfriends that came to the party - I got excuses from a lot of the sorority girls, and lies from others. I guess I shouldn't lament about it. The people that mattered were there. I always say that you know who your friends are at times like this. I just wish people would be honest. If you don't want to make the drive or you just don't like me, don't tell me you've got a family party and then let me find out that you went dress shopping with another sister. Don't tell me you're sick or that your husband had to work late the night before, when I know that you really just don't want to be confronted by my husband. Whatever.
Having a bunch of kids running around this weekend just made me want one of my own that much more. I know that it'll be a lot of work and money. But to have someone that loves you so unconditionally...Someone that comes to me for comfort before anyone else. I guess until that day comes, I'll just have to live vicariously through my friends.
BTW, yesterday, I talked about the gifts that we'd received and hadn't received at our party. I realized that that was all that I'd said about it and that it may have sounded very selfish or snooty. In all honesty, I wasn't expecting to get gifts from anyone at all. The whole point was that I wanted to have friends and family come over, see our house and how much we love it. Enjoy a meal together. Spend some time with people that we may have not seen in a while. It would've been nice to receive some cash donations from the uncles, but like I said, I wasn't expecting to get anything. I think the party went well. The food was pretty good - I think. Everyone had a place to sit and someone to talk to. No one got intoxicated and there weren't any arguments. Overall, I think it was a pretty nice day.