be the worst thing we'd have to worry about. So I called out sick on Tuesday to try and get better as quickly as possible. Then I get a text from Erin on Wednesday evening that she thinks she broke her foot and is headed to the ER. Of course I crossed my fingers that it wasn't as serious as she thought. It turns out it was and then some. She was told to see a surgeon and was given the choice between surgery or wear a cast for 12 weeks. She went with the cast. I could not feel worse for her. I know how badly she (and me!) wanted to come hang out for the weekend. We had all of these plans but it just didn't work out that way. Sometimes things just don't. We're hoping to try again around Labor Day weekend. In the meantime, I'm just hoping for a fast recovery.
Watching:
Gilmore Girls - I've been dying to re-watch this series after hearing Netflix is releasing more episodes at the end of the year. I wanted to refresh my brain on everything Gilmore since I hadn't watched the show since it aired on TV. I just finished season two last night. As much as I love(d) Gilmore Girls I had forgotten so much of it. For example I totally forgot about Rory's father Chris. I mean, he plays a decent size role in the series but I honestly forgot all about him. But the show is just as delightful as it was in it's prime. The writing is so witty and fun and still 99% relevant today. Although I do get a kick out of seeing the old brick Nokia cell phones and ancient Apple computers.
The Friday night dinner scenes at Lorelei's parents house remind me a lot of my childhood. My mom and I have never been close so we are in no way anything like Lorelei/Rory, but we would go to my very proper, wealthy grandparents for dinner weekly. My grandma (as much as I love her) always criticized my mother over various things and my mom would leave just about every dinner pissed off. However, I always had a good relationship with my grandparents much like Rory. Also, since we didn't have any money my grandparents would hand me checks (just like Emily does in Gilmore Girls) to pay for regular things like karate lessons or yearbooks or a dress fro the school dance. It's interesting picking up on similarities like that long after the fact.
I have a lot to say about the romances. I love Rory and Dean. Dean is the absolute sweetest to Rory but as the show progresses she totally takes advantage of that and doesn't really treat him fairly at all. I can't blame her for liking Jess because he's always been my pick for Rory. Dean is sweet but a little too perfect whereas Jess has so much more depth. Sure he's a troublemaker but beyond that is a book-loving romantic. I just feel like he challenges Rory in a way Dean never could. So my fingers are way crossed for Jess and Rory to be together in the new episodes. If they aren't I'd prefer to see her with a new person entirely.
Now the love interests for Lorelei are a little more frustrating. She dated Rory's teacher Max whom I loved but I guess I can see how they weren't totally right for each other. And then there's Rory's dad Chris who she sleeps with on more than one occasion throughout the two seasons I've re-watched so far. I like him because he definitely seems like a good guy but how can Lorelei be so forgiving that he took off and left her alone to raise their child for 15 years. And how can Rory just be ok with him coming in and out of her life? That didn't seem realistic at all to me. And then there is of course Luke. The chemistry between he and Lorelei is so great but nothing has happened with them yet. I don't remember which season they finally get together but I cannot wait to watch it happen again.
I plan on spending my Memorial Day beginning season 3!
X-Men: Apocalypse: Dustin and I went to see this over the weekend. I love X-Men. Dare I say it's my favorite superhero/comic brought to the big screen. I love the older movies. I love the new ones. And I was even more pumped that my girl Olivia was in Apocalypse. With that being said, I wasn't overly impressed with this latest movie. My biggest complaint with Marvel (especially Avengers) is the amount of action and destruction in every single film. They take out an entire city every movie like it's nothing. I find it way too over the top. I prefer more character progression and dialogue than an added 15 min. fight scene with giant explosions. X-Men characters are my favorite. The scenes where they are learning about their powers or walking around school are some of the best. And in the last two X-Men movies the Quicksilver slo-mo scenes are perfection. I hated Apocalypse. This villain didn't do a damn thing for me. And my girl Olivia played Psylocke who barely spoke the entire movie. What a rip! I read an interview with her where she said she was offered the role as Vanessa (Deadpool's girlfriend) but she turned it down because she didn't want to play the girlfriend. I can understand that but her role as Psylocke was so small that I'm not sure it was really any different. I really liked all of the 80s clothes and references. So yes, I enjoyed the regular scenes but could have done without 75% of the explosions.
Preacher: Dustin and I just tried this new show on AMC. I know nothing about the comics so I had no idea what to expect from the show. It has a Quentin Tarantino meets True Blood feel though which I'm totally digging. There where a lot of "what-the-fuck" moments in the pilot that totally kept me intrigued to keep tuning in. I especially liked the whole Tulip sequence.
Game of Thrones: Ok, I'm sure EVERYONE is watching this as they should be but I believe this is the best season in a long time. I'm not saying there have ever been bad seasons but there have been moments (usually in the beginning of the season) where he plot drags. This season they have just gotten straight to business with every episode. I like that certain characters are finally coming back together and that the whole story is progressing at a faster pace than before.
Listening to: Thrice's new CD came out Friday so Dustin and I have been playing it at home while we clean, in the car, and at the gym. It's good. Real good. Thrice is one of those bands that consistantly churns out quality music. Not only that but they somehow have a different sound and vibe with each new CD which is really hard to do. They have so much range it's crazy. They have songs that are pure rock, to a little more pop punk, to total indie. Dustin, Pat, and I cannot wait to see them live in June. We're actually going to see them twice (on the same day). We are going to their in-store acoustic performance at Park Ave. and then later that night they will be at HOB.
I've also been listening to the new Tegan and Sara CD which could not be any more different from Thrice. Ha! Well actually only 4 songs because the whole thing isn't out until 6/3 but since I pre-ordered it I get a little taste of what is in store. And it's good. It's very pop driven like their last one 'Heartthrob' but with a more 80s feel. It's catchy as fuck but with total sincere lyrics. I'm so pumped for the rest of it.
In Cat News: Dustin and I bought cat carriers for both our little furballs. Dustin got Cheeto the "Deluxe" partly because he's huge and also because Dustin wants our cats to have nice things. Ha! I bought Olive a top-loading carrier which makes putting her in there so much easier. Just open and place inside. Boom! We wanted to get them carriers for trips to the vet and what not but mainly because we wanted to get them on flea and tick medicine. Amanda told me about this mobile vet service in Seminole County where they set up at different businesses different days of the week and you can bring your pet for a bunch of different things. So I figured that would be easiest since we could go on the weekend. Dustin and I loaded the kitties up in the car and drove only a couple miles away to parking lot of True Value. There were a couple dogs being checked out but we didn't have to wait at all which we were thankful for since it was hot as balls. Poor Olive was panting with her tongue out from the heat. I had to fill out a quick form and the vet had to make sure they were healthy which took all of 3 seconds. They wanted to weigh both cats in a fabric carrier but Dustin got us out of that. Could you imagine us trying to put Cheeto in another carrier in our car? Total mayhem! We used the weights from when they got shots in March which worked. We got 6 month pills for both of them. We only had to pay for the pills themselves. The visit itself was free which was awesome! We loaded them back in the car and cranked that A/C. My friend Nicole suggested that we give them wet food mixed with dry food and stick the pill in the middle so they can't tell the difference between the food and the pill. It worked like a charm on our little kittiot Cheeto. But then he tried to eat Olive's food so we had to quarantine him so he didn't double dose. She finally ate her pill too but it just took a little more coaxing. So now they are good to go, at least until next month...!
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