If anyone has ever wanted to hear my personal philosophy in under a minute, here's a clip from Boy Meets World that got it perfectly*.

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It's been quiet around here of late because things have been intensely busy around here lately, nearly all of which has been either terribly boring, frustratingly awful, or both.  Entertainment-wise, I recently gave in and have been watching the last three seasons of Boy Meets World (which has necessarily prompted me to slip in a few episodes of ( Read more... )

A moment of unanticipated insight has just revealed to me the origin story of my weakness for guys who are good with children.  It's a short, uncomplicated origin, and it goes something like this:

Many years ago, when I was in high school and first revisiting a show I had a fondness for in my childhood while also (completely incidentally) working ( Read more... )

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( Largely spoiler-free thoughts about a couple of intriguing stories )

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My mother does not seem to appreciate Boy Meets World as much as I do.  I suppose that may have something to do with the fact that OMFG I GET YOU ERIC AND ALAN and she's concentrating on how predictable the plots and jokes can be* and how Cory's stories are generally fairly pointless and annoying at this point in the show.  Anyway, I'm enjoying my ( Read more... )

Seven-and-a-half years later, and I find that I identify with Eric Matthews even more than I did last time I watched this show in order.  Season Four is going to be a bit of an emotional blood-letting, isn't it?  Good thing I have Season Three of Arrested Development to get through first...

Also, the BMW Disney World episode is WAY schmaltzier and ( Read more... )

Apparently dissatisfied with the lack of Parks & Rec in my diet last night, my brain very graciously granted me an emotional roller coaster of a dream that could very easily have been an episode of the show.  Well, it could have been an episode of the show provided Tom was applying to grad schools, the Parks Department started using vigilante ( Read more... )