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I am absolutely exhausted today, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense, since I had one of those weekends where I sit around like a useless lump and feel sorry for myself (this tends to happen when I'm sick). Granted, I didn't sleep much last night, but it makes the weekend feel like a total waste when all I wanted to do was catch up on sleep, and I end up even more tired on Monday morning.

Anyway, I mostly read fanfic (some of which was good, and I'll talk about it in a less miserable post) and watched TV. I made it through series 3 in a rewatch of Red Dwarf. Sadly, it didn't cheer me up as much as I'd have liked it to, though I did have the amusing realization that my professor from last semester is exactly like Rimmer when he's had his anger removed by a polymorph. :) This, however, will never stop being funny.

I also watched See Jane Date, starring Charisma Carpenter - who, btw, has enormous post-pregnancy boobs and fantabulous short hair that is not at all like the awful things they did to it on Angel. (Zachary Levi is also in this movie, but I'd already seen pretty much his entire scene on YouTube.) It was cute, although it kind of got my feminist hopes up, only to disappoint me. It starts out with a typical romantic comedy situation: Jane, tired of all the criticism and relentless nagging from her family and friends because she's single, lies and says she has a boyfriend - who, of course, is now expected to be her date at her cousin's wedding. So now Jane has two months to meet and fall in love with a guy, so she can bring him to the wedding and avoid getting caught in an embarrassing lie. After a string of horrible dates and her cousin's snide (albeit true) accusation that this supposed boyfriend doesn't really exist, Jane flips out, delivering an awesome and empowering rant about how trivializing it is to be judged on whether or not she has a boyfriend. She's a great person, and has a great career, and she's really satisfied with her life, and how dare they determine her self-worth based on her dating status. So Jane proudly ends up going to the wedding alone... where, of course, she meets the man of her dreams, and the movie completely undermines its message by being unable to deliver a happy ending unless its heroine is in a relationship. *sigh* I should stop expecting things from romantic comedies.

Comments

[lostboy-lj.livejournal.com]

I've heard that the original ending they shot for Pretty in Pink had Andie dump Blane for Ducky... which, while Plucky, would've still been Sucky. The movie would've worked a whole lot better if she didn't end up with anyone at all.

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I've never seen Pretty in Pink, but I do enjoy how it makes you rhyme.

[lostboy-lj.livejournal.com]

I was gonna say something like "Holy crap you HAAAAVE to see Pretty in Pink." But you know what? You don't have to. You really don't. It's really just an above average movie.

I think "Heathers" is the perfect romantic comedy for those who like a heaping helping of independence in their leading ladies. As a side benefit, it also has explosions.

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Hahaha, I think I missed the entire John Hughes era. I do recall catching bits and pieces of Heathers on TV, but it's probably worth a rewatch.

[lostboy-lj.livejournal.com]

Alright... for the love of... okay...

So here's the part where I say "OH NOES U HAZ 2 SEEZ IT." Not as in "bits and pieces on TV." As in, Netflix it straight to the top of your list, expeditiously and pronto.

It's okay. Go ahead. I'll wait.

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LOL, yes sir.

[spikesdeb.livejournal.com]

I hadn't realised you were a Dwarfer! I have all the seasons on DVD, and the outtake tapes (actual tapes - like VHS I've had them that long!) Love 'Tongue Tied', it's hysterical. I find that I often drop bits of dialogue from the Dwarf into conversation and no bugger understands me. Ah well, their loss!

Hope you feel refreshed and better soon. I've had the same problem myself lately but this weekend I finally seem to have balanced the rest with the activity and I felt pretty chipper this morning. Here's wishing you the same.

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Yep! I only have Series 1 and half of 2 on VHS. I watched most of it in reruns on PBS, so I'm Netflixing it now.

I will (hopefully) be feeling better once they give me my damn medicine. I am starting to lose faith in my PA - she promised that if I had symptoms, all I had to do was call and they'd have me right in for a treatment. Two weeks later... not so much.

[dragonflylady77.livejournal.com]

She does have fabulous short hair and OMG at Zac Levi and the Grant thing. *giggles*


*huggles*

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Hee! I totally want her hair now. (And Zac Levi, but that goes without saying.)

[dragonflylady77.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

Yes I want her hair as well.

I'll let you have Zac Levi if I can have Lee Pace.

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Not a fan, so he's all yours. :)

[dragonflylady77.livejournal.com]

*grins*