Hanging With The Lorelais
Holy crap! Everytime I update this blog on my laptop, I am reminded of why I have taken to using the app to do so via my phone. This is the bloody forth time I have attempted this. The page keeps crashing and when I try to restore, it restores a post from like 2 weeks ago. I swear as time goes on, I am finding this site less and less user friendly.
Anywho... I was planning on talking about Netflix and how I don't seem to be as obsessed as everyone else. Like, I can easily watch 3/4 episodes together, but that's my limit. I can't do one of those epic over-night binges on shows. I end up falling asleep.
There is a few exceptions though.
And the biggest one is The Gilmore Girls. When I was younger, I became obsessed with the going-ons of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore. I loved music and books, and as I was the same age as Rory, I felt a strong connection with the program. Rory loved her books, whilst her best friend, Lane, loved music. I wanted to be Rory and Lane's friend, I wanted to live in Stars Hollow and join in the quirky fairs and celebrations. I can easily watch this program so much. I think when I was a teenager, and trying to figure out where I wanted to go, Rory and Lane really made me feel okay with not having it all sorted, and for having friends who were all in different stages with their own interests. The other big show I liked as a teen was Daria. And Daria was the sarcastic girl who just wanted to be left alone to function without having to interact with the outside world. Daria was super smart, and her friend Jane (Lane, funnily enough), was really creative.
I think when I was trying to find out who I was, having programs with such good female characters was helpful. I mean, of course, they had their flaws, like everyone else. But, they were still good people, people with interests not to dis-similar to me.
Thanks to The Gilmore Girls coming onto Netflix, with new episodes coming later this year, I have been watching from season 1 (again). And I am stupidly obsessed with this show again, and am watching it EVERYWHERE.
Anywho... I was planning on talking about Netflix and how I don't seem to be as obsessed as everyone else. Like, I can easily watch 3/4 episodes together, but that's my limit. I can't do one of those epic over-night binges on shows. I end up falling asleep.
There is a few exceptions though.
And the biggest one is The Gilmore Girls. When I was younger, I became obsessed with the going-ons of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore. I loved music and books, and as I was the same age as Rory, I felt a strong connection with the program. Rory loved her books, whilst her best friend, Lane, loved music. I wanted to be Rory and Lane's friend, I wanted to live in Stars Hollow and join in the quirky fairs and celebrations. I can easily watch this program so much. I think when I was a teenager, and trying to figure out where I wanted to go, Rory and Lane really made me feel okay with not having it all sorted, and for having friends who were all in different stages with their own interests. The other big show I liked as a teen was Daria. And Daria was the sarcastic girl who just wanted to be left alone to function without having to interact with the outside world. Daria was super smart, and her friend Jane (Lane, funnily enough), was really creative.
I think when I was trying to find out who I was, having programs with such good female characters was helpful. I mean, of course, they had their flaws, like everyone else. But, they were still good people, people with interests not to dis-similar to me.
Thanks to The Gilmore Girls coming onto Netflix, with new episodes coming later this year, I have been watching from season 1 (again). And I am stupidly obsessed with this show again, and am watching it EVERYWHERE.