Facebook and a resurrection
Sometimes, Facebook depresses the shit out of me. Anyone else? When did everyone I went to high school and college with get married? Buy houses? Have kids? Seriously world? I think I need to ban myself for awhile.
Facebook, you (along with Potbelly) are ON NOTICE.
So, this is weird. Last weekend, I was writing an entry which was eaten by LJ. It hadn't taken me super long to write it up, but I didn't really have it in me to reconstruct it, so it never got posted. But lo and behold, when I logged on today, it magically "restored from previous draft". Why it didn't restore last weekend, I have no idea. But anyway, here is what I wanted to say last Sunday:
On vacation, in the evenings after dinner was eaten and any shopping that wanted to be done was done, my family tends to gather round the TV and watch...whatever. A movie, TV show, whatever. It's what we do. It's probably what most families do.
Last year, I was in the middle of my Frasier rewatch (the actual, first time I rewatched it, not the subsequent erm...perhaps obsessive rewatches), so I brought some along. I had made a list, actually, of what I thought the cream of the crop was. And on the nights my sister and Justin weren't there (which was maybe 4 out of the 9 I was there) we watched episodes from that list. And, it was great, because I hadn't seen my parents (my dad especially) laugh that hard in ages. It was a nice feeling.
This year, they asked me to bring some more, because they enjoyed it so much last year. So I did. And since Dori and Justin didn't come with us (due to the bambino expected any day now), we watched Frasier every night on vacation. I did a little curating, choosing to go with a theme this year instead of random episodes, and chose Niles and Daphne. (Shocker.) Not to toot my own horn, but....they loved it. Once again, I saw my dad laugh harder than he had in probably a year. At one point we had to pause the DVD because he was laughing so hard. My work was done.
So tonight I'm going over to my parents' house for a labor day cookout. My parents have spent the weekend thus far looking for and purchasing a new car. (That's a whole other story, which I will get to eventually, but let me just preview it with: dead car battery on the way home.) Anyway, I just had this text message exchange with my mom:
Mom: On our way to get the new car. I feel we might be in the need of some Frasier this evening; maybe some Lillith sodes? Can you accommodate?
Me: Haha. Sure, I think that can be arranged. Are you having withdrawal? :)
Mom: Actually .... yes.
Me: I don't know my own strength.
Seriously you guys, it's a gift. There isn't any show I cannot hook people on, if I try hard enough. Buffy, Gilmore Girls, The Office, Veronica Mars, Dexter...
Now, to be fair, my parents watched and loved Frasier when it was on. But still. I have to say I am a little proud of this. I am...The TV Pusher.
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I feel the need to write some stuff out, re: my life, what's been going on, both good and bad, and general feelings. I've not been too good on the LJ lately, partly because I've actually been busy at work and home, and partly because I've...been afraid of what I'll say? I dunno. But anyway, it's coming. For reals.
Also I finished The Wire. But I wrote about that on my pop culture blog, so I won't repeat it here.
Facebook, you (along with Potbelly) are ON NOTICE.
So, this is weird. Last weekend, I was writing an entry which was eaten by LJ. It hadn't taken me super long to write it up, but I didn't really have it in me to reconstruct it, so it never got posted. But lo and behold, when I logged on today, it magically "restored from previous draft". Why it didn't restore last weekend, I have no idea. But anyway, here is what I wanted to say last Sunday:
On vacation, in the evenings after dinner was eaten and any shopping that wanted to be done was done, my family tends to gather round the TV and watch...whatever. A movie, TV show, whatever. It's what we do. It's probably what most families do.
Last year, I was in the middle of my Frasier rewatch (the actual, first time I rewatched it, not the subsequent erm...perhaps obsessive rewatches), so I brought some along. I had made a list, actually, of what I thought the cream of the crop was. And on the nights my sister and Justin weren't there (which was maybe 4 out of the 9 I was there) we watched episodes from that list. And, it was great, because I hadn't seen my parents (my dad especially) laugh that hard in ages. It was a nice feeling.
This year, they asked me to bring some more, because they enjoyed it so much last year. So I did. And since Dori and Justin didn't come with us (due to the bambino expected any day now), we watched Frasier every night on vacation. I did a little curating, choosing to go with a theme this year instead of random episodes, and chose Niles and Daphne. (Shocker.) Not to toot my own horn, but....they loved it. Once again, I saw my dad laugh harder than he had in probably a year. At one point we had to pause the DVD because he was laughing so hard. My work was done.
So tonight I'm going over to my parents' house for a labor day cookout. My parents have spent the weekend thus far looking for and purchasing a new car. (That's a whole other story, which I will get to eventually, but let me just preview it with: dead car battery on the way home.) Anyway, I just had this text message exchange with my mom:
Mom: On our way to get the new car. I feel we might be in the need of some Frasier this evening; maybe some Lillith sodes? Can you accommodate?
Me: Haha. Sure, I think that can be arranged. Are you having withdrawal? :)
Mom: Actually .... yes.
Me: I don't know my own strength.
Seriously you guys, it's a gift. There isn't any show I cannot hook people on, if I try hard enough. Buffy, Gilmore Girls, The Office, Veronica Mars, Dexter...
Now, to be fair, my parents watched and loved Frasier when it was on. But still. I have to say I am a little proud of this. I am...The TV Pusher.
~~~~~
I feel the need to write some stuff out, re: my life, what's been going on, both good and bad, and general feelings. I've not been too good on the LJ lately, partly because I've actually been busy at work and home, and partly because I've...been afraid of what I'll say? I dunno. But anyway, it's coming. For reals.
Also I finished The Wire. But I wrote about that on my pop culture blog, so I won't repeat it here.