bada-bing all over his nice ivy-league suit
I had my dentist appointment yesterday and none of my teeth needed fixing. NOT A ONE. That's what I call good news. I was so relieved. Hasta la vista, Jolly Green Giant (you should see the guy, hee).
Stuff of major SQUEE: Alicia Keys' new album As I Am comes out in less than a week!!! She certainly took her sweet time (The Diary Of Alicia Keys came out in 2003 and I'm not even counting Unplugged) but I forgive cause if the whole thing is gonna be as awesome as the first single (No One), it's gonna be gooood.
And before I leave you for Bones, House & Gossip Girl, I give you the picspam to end all picspams, at least where the size of the pics is concerned. It's a random Gilmore Girls spamfest that I decided to put together after making my latest icon batch out of some TERRIFIC HQ episode stills. Those pics were so gorgeous that reducing them to little tiny wee 100x100 squares broke my heart.
So, carry on, but beware cause under the cut you'll find a major LAYOUT ASSASSINATION that is in no way, shape or form dial-up friendly.
A Pilot still, Lorelai and Rory's first fight. Aw.
I'll take this opportunity to point out something that's been bothering me a little from the first time I saw the Pilot: at the beginning of this episode, Rory's crabby cause she lost her Macy Gray CD and then Lorelai pulls it out of her bag. So it's Rory's CD, presumably the only one in the household cause otherwise why would Lorelai need to borrow Rory's? OK. And after the scene in this pic, the girls simultaneously turn on their stereos and I Try starts up. LOL It's a nice way to show us how similar they are but it doesn't make much sense cause they only have one CD that is somehow playing on two different stereos.
From The Deer-Hunters:
MAX: So are you a B-52’s girl?
LORELAI: What? No, I’m a klutz girl who should not drive with a coffee in her hand.
Hee. I think she's really cute in this pic and that's pretty much the only reason why I felt like including it in the spam (there'll be more of that kind, rest assured. lol)
Rory's Birthday Parties. I loved that party, it was so over the top and festive (the pink feather boa, the crown!). Plus you gotta love the awesomeness of having Rory cut into her own head on the cake.
This one's from Cinnamon's Wake. Cinnamon, Babette and Morey's cat, died and naturally hilarity ensued.
LANE: They said that they rolled her body into a lamp.
(Rory nods her head 'yes.')
LANE: Did you laugh?
(Rory shakes her head 'no.')
LANE: Did you want to?
(Rory nods her head 'yes.')
RORY: But it's sad.
LANE: Yeah, it's sad.
Paris Is Burning. To think, 5 years later Lorelai got away with this.
This is where we learn of Lorelai's inability to take care of pets. The story of Skippy (this is gonna be long-ish but it's just so freakin' funny, I didn't know where to cut it):
RORY: Do I need to remind you of Skippy?
LUKE: Skippy?
LORELAI: I can't believe you would bring up Skippy.
RORY: Skippy was our hamster.
LORELAI: He doesn't care.
LUKE: What happened to Skippy?
LORELAI: Nothing happened to Skippy.
RORY: Every time mom would put her hand in his cage, he'd bite her.
LORELAI: And laugh.
LUKE: Hamsters can't laugh.
LORELAI: Oh this one laughed - trust me.
RORY: So finally she got fed up.
LUKE: Of being laughed at by a hamster?
LORELAI: Well yeah.
RORY: So she stopped cleaning it's cage. Instead everyday she would stuff some Kleenex in there.
LUKE: You didn't?
LORELAI: It was the quilted kind.
RORY: So this keeps going on and the cage is just a cage full of Kleenex that moves a little, and the smell? Really good.
LUKE: I can imagine.
LORELAI: Oh no you can't.
RORY: So then she takes the cage to the place where we bought him, waits for the sales guy to go behind the desk and dumps it on the counter then bolts.
LUKE: You abandoned your hamster.
LORELAI: Look, I know it was bad, but this was a vicious hamster. This was like a Damien hamster with little beady eyes and a big forked tail and...a cape with a...hood...
ROTFLMAO!!! The hamster LAUGHED. And had a cape and a hood! Ahahahaha...I'M DED.
Concert, Interruptus. Rory and Paris at The Bangles concert.
Which leads me to:
One of my favorite behind the scenes pics for 3 reasons: it has Lauren in it, it's yellow and it's The Bangles.
Sadie, Sadie. I don't think this scene was included in the actual episode; we saw the flowers at the inn in season 1 finale and then in this episode they were just all over town. But I don't remember a scene at their house with Kirk. But the pic is real pretty.
The Bracebridge Dinner. Definitely one of my favorite season 2 episodes.
Here we have Lorelai standing next to their Björk snowwoman, holding the stroke mouth. Hee. I still crack up every time that head falls off.
The Bracebridge Dinner. Nothing to say here, just enjoy the pretty. ♥
A-Tisket, A-Tasket. Hee, a classic. Most of Rory/Jess shippers know this awesome scene by heart:
JESS: The person who buys the basket wins the company of the person who makes the basket for lunch. Basket, (points at Rory) basket maker, (points at Dean) guy who didn’t bring enough money.
DEAN: You think this is funny.
JESS: Well, it’s no Lenny Bruce routine but it has its moments.
MWAHA.
I Can't Get Started. Cause they're cute. And Jackson was forced to wear a kilt, hee. Lookin' pretty snazzy in it, though.
Let The Games Begin. Cause sometimes it hits me just how beautiful they are, especially Lauren. ♥
A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving. Remember them over-booking themselves and having to eat 4 Thanksgiving dinners? Lmfao.
Say Goodnight, Gracie. Isn't this picture just a PERFECT representation of the bigger part of the Luke-Jess relationship? Hee.
Those Are Strings, Pinocchio. This was a great episode, the second time this show made me cry (during Rory's speech; and c'mon, gimme a break, even Luke cried! lol).
Say Goodbye To Daisy Miller. The awkward mother-daughter-grandma lunch post-Rory/Dean sex. Bleh, I hate it when Rory and Lorelai aren't getting along.
But also, Lauren is the cutest pouter.
Written In The Stars. I wasn't a Rory/Marty person in any way but I kinda liked the guy before season 7 happened to him. I included this shot cause I totally love the composition.
Wedding Bell Blues. This is the episode in which my love and my hate for Emily peaked. This scene right here is definitely one of the best Emily scenes EVER. She's getting her drink on (plastic cups!) with Miss Patty and Babette and she's weirdly obsessed with Gypsy, lmfao.
EMILY: It's going to be fabulous. Isn't it, Lorelai?
LORELAI: Ab fab, sweetie darling.
EMILY: Isn't she hilarious? I never have any idea what she's talking about, but she's so entertaining! Like a chimp. Isn't she like a chimp, Gypsy?
ROTFLMAO. First, they referenced Absolutely Fabulous, then Emily called Lorelai a CHIMP and then the Gypsy fixation. Ahahaha OMG. Perfection.
And then later she wrecks Luke and Lorelai by manipulating Chris and I hate her SO MUCH for it. I did, however, LOVE the scene where the Gilmores are gathered for picture taking (this is after all the Luke/Lorelai/Chris drama) and Lorelai just says to Emily, totally furious but cold: You and me, WE'RE DONE. Chilling.
But I'm A Gilmore! Of course, Luke and Lorelai found their way back to each other and here she badgers him into cooking for the Dragonfly cause Sookie ended up on bed rest.
Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out. Oh man, this episode. It broke my heart in so many ways. This scene, where he says (after showing her his book): So I just basically wanted to show you that. Tell you - tell you that I couldn't have done it without you..
And later when he snaps her out of it and makes her realize what's she's been doing and what she should be doing. How perfect was it that he was the one who put her back on the right track when even Lorelai couldn't? Heartbreak, once again.
BTW, this episode, Literati-wise, felt like total fanfiction to me. Awesome fanfiction but still. Same goes for The Real Paul Anka. Seriously, how many fics have I read where Jess has gotten his act together, he's a writer and/or owns/runs an artsy bookstore? And kisses Rory once more? Right? Totally delicious fanfic material (as is that scene in Nag Hammadi where he says 'I love you' and the one in Last Week Fights, This Week Tights where he asks her to ditch everything and run away with him).
Man, this pairing was and still is the death of me.
The Perfect Dress. Beautiful and completely heartbreaking in hindsight.
Friday Night's Alright For Fighting. One of the best season 6 episodes, hands down. I just loved how they aired it all out and the way in which it was done. Everything was top-notch and in keeping with the atmosphere, the acting, the camera work...It was all so erratic, hilarious, frustrating and awesome. A truly brilliant episode.
Partings. That damn episode that killed us all. But how gorgeous is this woman?
Partings. As much as I fancy myself a total, complete, 100% Rory/Jess shipper, this episode made me have actual emotions about Rory/Logan. I've always liked them, don't get me wrong, I think Logan is cute and amusing; that said, I was just never really invested in this relationship. But them sitting on that couch, clinging onto each other a moment longer before he has to leave and then the morning after scene with Rory crying (probably THE best crying Alexis gave, ever) and the elevator...Sad.
Lorelai's First Cotillion. She's pretty. Yes.
Lorelai's First Cotillion. HOW MUCH DID THIS SCENE ROCK? Heeee. One of the rare civilized moments between these two. More than that, they're actually having fun but are still a bit reluctant to admit it. Which I totally get, that's how I am with my brother. It's nice slash awkward, having a civilized moment or two. lol
French Twist. Yeah that's right! I ain't no hater! I've always loved Chris and Lorelai's relationship. Not the marriage itself, cause that was rushed and just plain wrong; I mean their friendship, their buddy vibe, the total compatibility in the sense of humor and well, hotness levels. lol
Hay Bale Maze. It was a pretty obvious metaphor for Lorelai's life at that moment but hey, still pretty.
Bon Voyage. Just one pic from this episode and then I'm bolting cause I still haven't dealt with this episode or the fact that the show is really over, finito, has a fork sticking out of it and all that.
Stuff of major SQUEE: Alicia Keys' new album As I Am comes out in less than a week!!! She certainly took her sweet time (The Diary Of Alicia Keys came out in 2003 and I'm not even counting Unplugged) but I forgive cause if the whole thing is gonna be as awesome as the first single (No One), it's gonna be gooood.
And before I leave you for Bones, House & Gossip Girl, I give you the picspam to end all picspams, at least where the size of the pics is concerned. It's a random Gilmore Girls spamfest that I decided to put together after making my latest icon batch out of some TERRIFIC HQ episode stills. Those pics were so gorgeous that reducing them to little tiny wee 100x100 squares broke my heart.
So, carry on, but beware cause under the cut you'll find a major LAYOUT ASSASSINATION that is in no way, shape or form dial-up friendly.
A Pilot still, Lorelai and Rory's first fight. Aw.
I'll take this opportunity to point out something that's been bothering me a little from the first time I saw the Pilot: at the beginning of this episode, Rory's crabby cause she lost her Macy Gray CD and then Lorelai pulls it out of her bag. So it's Rory's CD, presumably the only one in the household cause otherwise why would Lorelai need to borrow Rory's? OK. And after the scene in this pic, the girls simultaneously turn on their stereos and I Try starts up. LOL It's a nice way to show us how similar they are but it doesn't make much sense cause they only have one CD that is somehow playing on two different stereos.
From The Deer-Hunters:
MAX: So are you a B-52’s girl?
LORELAI: What? No, I’m a klutz girl who should not drive with a coffee in her hand.
Hee. I think she's really cute in this pic and that's pretty much the only reason why I felt like including it in the spam (there'll be more of that kind, rest assured. lol)
Rory's Birthday Parties. I loved that party, it was so over the top and festive (the pink feather boa, the crown!). Plus you gotta love the awesomeness of having Rory cut into her own head on the cake.
This one's from Cinnamon's Wake. Cinnamon, Babette and Morey's cat, died and naturally hilarity ensued.
LANE: They said that they rolled her body into a lamp.
(Rory nods her head 'yes.')
LANE: Did you laugh?
(Rory shakes her head 'no.')
LANE: Did you want to?
(Rory nods her head 'yes.')
RORY: But it's sad.
LANE: Yeah, it's sad.
Paris Is Burning. To think, 5 years later Lorelai got away with this.
This is where we learn of Lorelai's inability to take care of pets. The story of Skippy (this is gonna be long-ish but it's just so freakin' funny, I didn't know where to cut it):
RORY: Do I need to remind you of Skippy?
LUKE: Skippy?
LORELAI: I can't believe you would bring up Skippy.
RORY: Skippy was our hamster.
LORELAI: He doesn't care.
LUKE: What happened to Skippy?
LORELAI: Nothing happened to Skippy.
RORY: Every time mom would put her hand in his cage, he'd bite her.
LORELAI: And laugh.
LUKE: Hamsters can't laugh.
LORELAI: Oh this one laughed - trust me.
RORY: So finally she got fed up.
LUKE: Of being laughed at by a hamster?
LORELAI: Well yeah.
RORY: So she stopped cleaning it's cage. Instead everyday she would stuff some Kleenex in there.
LUKE: You didn't?
LORELAI: It was the quilted kind.
RORY: So this keeps going on and the cage is just a cage full of Kleenex that moves a little, and the smell? Really good.
LUKE: I can imagine.
LORELAI: Oh no you can't.
RORY: So then she takes the cage to the place where we bought him, waits for the sales guy to go behind the desk and dumps it on the counter then bolts.
LUKE: You abandoned your hamster.
LORELAI: Look, I know it was bad, but this was a vicious hamster. This was like a Damien hamster with little beady eyes and a big forked tail and...a cape with a...hood...
ROTFLMAO!!! The hamster LAUGHED. And had a cape and a hood! Ahahahaha...I'M DED.
Concert, Interruptus. Rory and Paris at The Bangles concert.
Which leads me to:
One of my favorite behind the scenes pics for 3 reasons: it has Lauren in it, it's yellow and it's The Bangles.
Sadie, Sadie. I don't think this scene was included in the actual episode; we saw the flowers at the inn in season 1 finale and then in this episode they were just all over town. But I don't remember a scene at their house with Kirk. But the pic is real pretty.
The Bracebridge Dinner. Definitely one of my favorite season 2 episodes.
Here we have Lorelai standing next to their Björk snowwoman, holding the stroke mouth. Hee. I still crack up every time that head falls off.
The Bracebridge Dinner. Nothing to say here, just enjoy the pretty. ♥
A-Tisket, A-Tasket. Hee, a classic. Most of Rory/Jess shippers know this awesome scene by heart:
JESS: The person who buys the basket wins the company of the person who makes the basket for lunch. Basket, (points at Rory) basket maker, (points at Dean) guy who didn’t bring enough money.
DEAN: You think this is funny.
JESS: Well, it’s no Lenny Bruce routine but it has its moments.
MWAHA.
I Can't Get Started. Cause they're cute. And Jackson was forced to wear a kilt, hee. Lookin' pretty snazzy in it, though.
Let The Games Begin. Cause sometimes it hits me just how beautiful they are, especially Lauren. ♥
A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving. Remember them over-booking themselves and having to eat 4 Thanksgiving dinners? Lmfao.
Say Goodnight, Gracie. Isn't this picture just a PERFECT representation of the bigger part of the Luke-Jess relationship? Hee.
Those Are Strings, Pinocchio. This was a great episode, the second time this show made me cry (during Rory's speech; and c'mon, gimme a break, even Luke cried! lol).
Say Goodbye To Daisy Miller. The awkward mother-daughter-grandma lunch post-Rory/Dean sex. Bleh, I hate it when Rory and Lorelai aren't getting along.
But also, Lauren is the cutest pouter.
Written In The Stars. I wasn't a Rory/Marty person in any way but I kinda liked the guy before season 7 happened to him. I included this shot cause I totally love the composition.
Wedding Bell Blues. This is the episode in which my love and my hate for Emily peaked. This scene right here is definitely one of the best Emily scenes EVER. She's getting her drink on (plastic cups!) with Miss Patty and Babette and she's weirdly obsessed with Gypsy, lmfao.
EMILY: It's going to be fabulous. Isn't it, Lorelai?
LORELAI: Ab fab, sweetie darling.
EMILY: Isn't she hilarious? I never have any idea what she's talking about, but she's so entertaining! Like a chimp. Isn't she like a chimp, Gypsy?
ROTFLMAO. First, they referenced Absolutely Fabulous, then Emily called Lorelai a CHIMP and then the Gypsy fixation. Ahahaha OMG. Perfection.
And then later she wrecks Luke and Lorelai by manipulating Chris and I hate her SO MUCH for it. I did, however, LOVE the scene where the Gilmores are gathered for picture taking (this is after all the Luke/Lorelai/Chris drama) and Lorelai just says to Emily, totally furious but cold: You and me, WE'RE DONE. Chilling.
But I'm A Gilmore! Of course, Luke and Lorelai found their way back to each other and here she badgers him into cooking for the Dragonfly cause Sookie ended up on bed rest.
Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out. Oh man, this episode. It broke my heart in so many ways. This scene, where he says (after showing her his book): So I just basically wanted to show you that. Tell you - tell you that I couldn't have done it without you..
And later when he snaps her out of it and makes her realize what's she's been doing and what she should be doing. How perfect was it that he was the one who put her back on the right track when even Lorelai couldn't? Heartbreak, once again.
BTW, this episode, Literati-wise, felt like total fanfiction to me. Awesome fanfiction but still. Same goes for The Real Paul Anka. Seriously, how many fics have I read where Jess has gotten his act together, he's a writer and/or owns/runs an artsy bookstore? And kisses Rory once more? Right? Totally delicious fanfic material (as is that scene in Nag Hammadi where he says 'I love you' and the one in Last Week Fights, This Week Tights where he asks her to ditch everything and run away with him).
Man, this pairing was and still is the death of me.
The Perfect Dress. Beautiful and completely heartbreaking in hindsight.
Friday Night's Alright For Fighting. One of the best season 6 episodes, hands down. I just loved how they aired it all out and the way in which it was done. Everything was top-notch and in keeping with the atmosphere, the acting, the camera work...It was all so erratic, hilarious, frustrating and awesome. A truly brilliant episode.
Partings. That damn episode that killed us all. But how gorgeous is this woman?
Partings. As much as I fancy myself a total, complete, 100% Rory/Jess shipper, this episode made me have actual emotions about Rory/Logan. I've always liked them, don't get me wrong, I think Logan is cute and amusing; that said, I was just never really invested in this relationship. But them sitting on that couch, clinging onto each other a moment longer before he has to leave and then the morning after scene with Rory crying (probably THE best crying Alexis gave, ever) and the elevator...Sad.
Lorelai's First Cotillion. She's pretty. Yes.
Lorelai's First Cotillion. HOW MUCH DID THIS SCENE ROCK? Heeee. One of the rare civilized moments between these two. More than that, they're actually having fun but are still a bit reluctant to admit it. Which I totally get, that's how I am with my brother. It's nice slash awkward, having a civilized moment or two. lol
French Twist. Yeah that's right! I ain't no hater! I've always loved Chris and Lorelai's relationship. Not the marriage itself, cause that was rushed and just plain wrong; I mean their friendship, their buddy vibe, the total compatibility in the sense of humor and well, hotness levels. lol
Hay Bale Maze. It was a pretty obvious metaphor for Lorelai's life at that moment but hey, still pretty.
Bon Voyage. Just one pic from this episode and then I'm bolting cause I still haven't dealt with this episode or the fact that the show is really over, finito, has a fork sticking out of it and all that.