Wow, I really am a unique snowflake

So I was reading this article "Why are Friends Reruns so Incredibly Painful?" and I was like "Right on!" Totally agree! Except, well, I never really watched the show when it was on. But that was ok, because I pretty much agreed with the fact that Friends doesn't hold up to the test of time, while Seinfeld is absolutely timeless and always funny. And Gilmore Girls, well, meh, I never watched that show either.

But anyway, I read through the comments. There were like, 300 of them. And almost every comment disagreed with the article.


It was creepy. People said things like, sorry I disagree. There were long threads of quotes from Friends. None of which I understood, and none of which I found funny.

People said it was their "comfort food."

I was happy to see this:

-Heh. I feel terribly smug with my always and forever hatred of Friends.

BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) was starred BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) was unstarred

-Friends has not aged well because it was awful.

But it was the minority. So I guess I really am a whacko ....I have always found the show to be unfunny. I never identified with any of the characters. I thought the plotlines were ridiculous. The NYC that the show depicts does not exist. (this is something I learned later, though. Who knew that NYC wasn't made up of only reasonably well off white yuppies?) I was a prissy adolescent, and I found the idea of the Jennifer Aniston character having a baby out of wedlock to be insulting to my conservative sensibilities.

Actually, I admit that it still bothers me. I don't get the acceptance of having a baby with your boyfriend to be a positive trend. I am very tolerant, but there is something that bothers me about that. Whatever, I'll save the moralizing.

I just hate Friends, and I always will.
And I guess that makes me a unique and special snowflake because apparently the whole (English speaking, America centric) world seems to love that show.

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I seriously wish I could update this more. But now I am maintaining a WordPress blog for my class, the library blog for work, I am updating on Twitter, and I recently started a Tumblr blog. I may consider switching over to Tumblr because it's just so fun!

You won't be interested in reading my WordPress blog.
Perhaps someday I will consolidate all of this Web 2.o media. For now, I will just let it all float around.
Also: I am working on archiving my old Xanga posts. I don't want to lose them...I hope I haven't lost them already because I maintained that blog for nearly 5 years. Better get on that...

My GoodReads Book Shelf

Who Do I Look Like?

Inspired by Jaime....

The celebrity/famous person that I have been told I resemble is:

Emmy Rossum

I don't know what she has been in recently, but she was the lead in Phantom of the Opera (the movie). The first time I heard of my resemblance to her was from her appearance as "Sean Penn's daughter" in Mystic River.

















I don't usually get "you know who you look like?" comments, but more than one person has told me that I look like her. So that's nice. Maybe it's the hair?

I don't update this very often

But actually, I do update it quite often. I just hide a lot of the posts. I sometimes write things in reaction to other stuff I have seen online. Then I review it and decide it's too incendiary for mass publication and retract it. I should be less afraid to publish my thoughts, but for some reason, I feel fearful. I feel that people will read this and form an idea of me that is not quite true.
Why should I care?

Well, because I have a lot of strong opinions on things and I don't like to offend people. I should feel proud to say what I think. No one comments here anyway....but I should be able to express myself without fear of negative feelings.

I just don't know.

There is Nothing Wrong With You

I occasionally read the blog of a YA author that has written some excellent, if a trifle long and in need of editing, books. Her works are far, far better than the tripe that Stephenie Meyer writes and that girls suck up like desperate vampires. wait...did I say that out loud? Oops.

Anywho, this is her entry on Proposition 8, titled "There is Nothing Wrong with You."

Beautifully written. Rather long, as is most of her writing, but worth reading. I don't know who reads this, and I don't care, but I just had to share this. That is all.

Nothing in Particular...

I found the lyrics that represent my blog, via Morrissey. Morrissey is a musical SUPERSTAR and I am so sad that I have only recently learned about him. Oh well, better late than never! I remember my flatmates in London talking about him and The Smiths....I remember reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower and the main character talks about making mix tapes with The Smiths...too bad I didn't pay attention. There is a time and a place for everything, and Morrissey fits my life perfectly right now. Anyway, let me explain myself before I cause further confusion.

I was looking for new music the other day, and I was exploring 80s new wave bands. I heard the name The Smiths and I thought "what the heck"...so I began researching on Wikipedia. I discovered that The Smiths were a hugely influential band from England in the early-mid 80s. Morrissey was their lead singer. He has an amazing distinctive voice. I am sure that even if one is not familiar with their songs, one would at least recognize the sound.
The Smiths broke up and Morrissey began a solo career. He is pretty much a legend-and he's only 50!

So, I have been collecting some songs. I haven't felt this way about a band in a long time. My faith in music is restored!
Here are some lyric samples:

I'm so glad to grow older
To move away from those awful times
I want to see all my friends tonight-Break Up the Family

So the life I have made
May seem wrong to you
But, I've never been surer
It's my life to ruin
My own way -Alma Matters

And this, the lyric of my blog:
I am the son
And the heir
Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar
I am the son and heir
Of nothing in particular
-How Soon is Now

I mean really, it's like a sign or something! A sign that I have discovered my cosmic music connection. or ummm something.

Music is a very personal thing for me and I am very particular about what I like...I am glad that I have found something to represent my current state of existence. Happiness ensues!