'u' is for Una who slipped down a drain

[amand_r]

1. So last night we're decorating the tree at my parents' house. My parents' cats have a track record for wrecking the tree, so this year we're just putting crap ornaments on it and hoping for the best. So mom is putting lights on and messing with branches and she distractedly says, "Next year we'll put some real ornaments on. Get some Ketamine and puts the cats down for a week."

Yeah. LOL

2. For all of you stateside who grew up with her, Olivia from Sesame Street has died of breast cancer. I loved Olivia and her rad braids.

3. Sometimes, SNL gets it right.

4. I can only conclude that the Jantoistas didn't like my meagre offering. SADFACE.

5. CARD ROLL CALL: kel_reiley, sivatheminty, miss_winterhill and lawsontl--thank you so very much! J, your squid is fucking awesome. You should do some TW comics. We can collab!

6. Okay, so Dexter season three is not available on netflix to watch instantly (someone write me Dexter Morgan/Hannibal Lecter mentor!fic. DO. IT.). In my desperation for a series to watch while I do shit, I remembered that I haven't finished The L Word, so I started season three. The L World, man, is horrible, but I can't stop watching it. It makes me cringe on the part of all women, and I'm trying to figure out why that is. But I think it starts with the lyrics to the theme song:



Girls in tight dresses, who drag with mustaches,
Chicks driving fast, ingenues with long lashes,
Women who long, love, lust, women who give
This is the way, it's the way that we live

Talking, Laughing,
Loving,
Breathing, Fighting,
Fucking,
Crying, Drinking,
Writing,
Winning, Losing,
Cheating,
Kissing, Thinking,
Dreaming.

This is the way, it's the way that we live.
It's the way that we live....And Love...!

I don't know why this bothers me so much. It's this line: "Women who long, love, lust, women who give." WOMEN WHO GIVE? GOD, IT'S LIKE THE WOMEN WHO WRITE A SELF HELP BOOK TRIED TO WRITE A FEMALE EMPOWERMENT SONG. AND IT SUCKS. GOD, WHY DO I HAVE TO GET UPSET ABOUT THIS SHIT? Also, the show would be better if it was about more than their love lives. IIRC QaF was. Then again, I can't compare them just because they're both shows whose main characters are homosexual. That's rather limiting.

7. AWWWWWW YEAH HAAHAHAHAA.

8. HEY! LATER TODAY! DRINKS POST! GET YOUR ALCOHOLIC RECIPES HANDY!

9. ALSO, RPS. WOOT!

10. AND A BODY, DEAD, WRAPPED IN PLASTIC.

11. IF SOMEONE MADE A TORCHWOOD VID TO THIS SONG, IT MIGHT TOP I'M A BOSS. MIGHT..

Comments

[cruentum.livejournal.com]

I burst out laughing, with chickenburger in my mouth.

You know why

I can't believe you have an 'i blame crue' tag. me, innocent me... eew, now my keys are sticky with bbq sauce

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

EVERY TIME YOU DO ME (CRUE) SUCH A RUSH.
OOOH IT GOES RIGHT THROUGH ME (CRUE) LEMON CRUSH.

HAAAHAHAH OMG THIS COULD BE THE SADFACE THEME TOO. HAAAHAHAHAH.

I have had this tag for ages. Click it and see A LITANY OF YOUR SINS.

[xtricks.livejournal.com]

6: the L word - welcome to the gay ghetto in which, yes, the only thing that matters is who you fuck and that's all anyone (supposedly) wants to talk about.

That's pretty much why I don't watch shows produced for 'my' demographic and why I'm such a snot about wanting to see queer representation in mainstream media where sometimes there's shows that are more than soap operas.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

God, I guess they started off on the wrong foot in concept, though right? when they say, "oh, let's make a show about lesbians" then they're already starting with the sexual orientation.

The show tries really hard to stress female empowerment, which at it's best sounds to me like someone yelling something really loud because they're not sure you heard them the first time. Or the second.

I wouldn't mind that the L word exists if they made more of an effort, or it if has a counter balance of real lesbians in other media. Hrm.

I cannot. stop. Watching, though. dammit.

[earthly-gnome.livejournal.com]

Dammit. Now I wanna watch Twin Peaks. Grrrrrr.

and YES to SNL

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

1. you can see it on cbs.com streaming, I think. check hulu. I bet you can torrent the fuck out of it.

If you find a torrent for the pilot, let me know.

2. ON THE GROUND. MY DAD'S NOT A PHONE!

[alba17.livejournal.com]

L Word. I totally agree. I think I saw every single episode though. It was like a car wreck. Couldn't...stop...watching. It was the only show about lesbians on TV! That theme song was horrid. The last season was particularly bad and unsatisfying. I can't remember what exactly happened in season 3.

The sad thing about the L Word was that a lot of lesbians were involved in making it.

My cat knocked over our xmas tree within moments of it being put up. Fortunately, there weren't any ornaments on it yet.

Which was your Jantoista offering?

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

Dana just died, and there's one episode left. OMG THE trans character is horrible. Like, I like the character, but the way everyone acts about it is ridic. But like you I cannot...stop...watching, esp as it's free onmy laptop while I do other things.

YestErday's story was my Jantoista offering. :( I WA TOLD IT WAS JANTO.

OMG do your cats become little kitty loaves under the tree the whole time it's up? we have 4 kitty loaves.

[alba17.livejournal.com]

Yesterday - oh, I think I'm behind, I didn't see that. You're a fic machine! Oh, the Dana dies storyline - I hated that! Mainly because she was a good character and usually funny. And I hated that (brain fail) whatsername fell in love with her - that wasn't believable.

This year I was lazy and didn't get a real tree, we already had a fake tree. The cats love either one, actually. Real tree - yes, they're fascinated by the smell and go into a little ecstasy underneath it. The fake one they like to eat the leaves and then we find little piles of cat throw up with fake pine needles in them all over the place - lovely!

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

Haahah we always have a fake tree, because they knock it over and the water stains the hardwood while we're out. also, pine needles! We are lazy.

Oh god, the whole thing with the cancer. ::eyeroll:: Though I am glad they addressed the compiclation of the immune system. Yeah shitheads who don't vaccinate, this is who you're vaccinating your kids for. Bleaugh. so yeah, I thought that was interesting.

[paragraphs.livejournal.com]

The trans situation was a bit of a turnoff for me.

I only watched a handful of episodes though...

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

I don't know if I expected them to be more accepting of the trans issue because they are lesbians (and how prejudiced is that if me that I would assume that?), or if I at least thought they might be more knowledgable of it. Like, KNOW THAT IT OCCURS.

The whole "I'm taking the drugs under the table" I cab buy, but they're really just...I don't know, something retarded about Max's behavior and gah. It makes men, trans individuals, and lesbians all look bad.

[paragraphs.livejournal.com]

I think too with the trans issue their attitudes really surprised me because we have so many transpeeps in our fandom, and, uh, you know, it isn't that hard to deal with.

I was hoping for a positive portrayal but I guess...yeah. Or course, positive portrayal to me would mean it wasn't an issue at all. You are a guy? Great! Let's go get a cheeseburger!

I think I watched maybe six episodes so I didn't see much of what you speak, but I can imagine it.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know what you mean. It was na early episode in which the trans kid appeared, and no one had actually said it yet, she was just a butch lesbian, and they were all sitting around going, "why is she so butch? she doesn't have to live up to stereotypes!?" and I was all, "OMG HE'S FUCKING TRANS. EVEN I CAN SEE IT."

I knew then that the plotline was going to be shitty.

But then, as testament to how shallow I am, the trans kid fucks Alan Cumming up against a bar, and that was hott. so.

Anyone who watches this show for anything other than 1. the trainwrecks and 2. the sexy scenes is LYING.

[paragraphs.livejournal.com]

Okaayyy I missed the Alan Cumming episode. LOL.

[kel-reiley.livejournal.com]

THAT FIC ROCKED!
KITTY LOAVES LOL

[noveldevice.livejournal.com]

Is it sung to the tune of "My Favourite Things"?

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

NO. IT IS SUNG TO THE TUNE OF HORRIBLE.

[kel-reiley.livejournal.com]

2. :( :( :(

3. wow

5. \o/

6. that... is the worst song ever and i've never even watched that show

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

I KNOW WORST SONG EVER.

[nancybrown.livejournal.com]

4. I am confused? You have 90 comments on it already. And that without it showing up on the big comms. *this is totally not my exceedingly jealous face AT ALL*

8. I have been promised chocolate martinis for New Years. It's apparently entirely gin, Bailey's and Godiva liqueur. OMG.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

Oh man, most of those comments are either back and forth or from people on my flist who would read my non Janto stuff. I dunno. I just thought I'd get some of those IantoxJack people.

YOU ARE GOING TO BE IN LIQUOR HEAVEN.

[nancybrown.livejournal.com]

http://community.livejournal.com/jackxianto/profile

They have 3000 people watching the comm if you join and post it there. And then you can leave the comm again if you feel dirty there. (I do. Yet I keep watching.) *needs therapy, will settle for liquor heaven*

Um. LOOK! A BUNNY!

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

I CANNOT. FOR ME THE PAIN IS STILL TOO NEAR.

/Legolas

[curriejean.livejournal.com]

11 can only be streamed in the US. :(

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

awwwww. sucks to be hululess.

[huesiemama.livejournal.com]

#2 RIP Olivia, you were awesome.

#3 Is it possible to be shocked and LOL at the same time? I loved Franco's reaction!

#4 Not sure what this is, but *hugs*.

#5 Bad Panda, it's coming, I swear!

#7 I am married to a diehard Prince fan. May need to make a playlist sometime!

#8 Can't wait!!

#11 THIS.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

ON THE GROUND!

[huesiemama.livejournal.com]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE GROUND!

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

PUT SOME CAKE IN THE CAKE!

[huesiemama.livejournal.com]

Ack! Cannot get the song out of mah head today!!

May need to transcribe the lyrics to make the noises stop.
Oh wait!
http://www.cliqueclack.com/tv/2009/10/04/snl-digital-short-on-the-ground-lyrics/

ON THE GROUND!

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

MY DAD'S NOT A PHONE!

[sivatheminty.livejournal.com]

You know, I've never watched Twin Peaks, but Steve's on a Sliders kick right now and I really need to get him off it. Maybe that..or Torchwood (which I still haven't gotten to yet...so sad)

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

TORCHWOOD!! WOOOOOOOOOOO!

[sivatheminty.livejournal.com]

I need to just start it. I have the Netflix dvd, but I keep getting sucked in by daytime televsion.. DAMN YOU DAYS OF OUR LIVES AND YOUR MIND NUMBING PLOT...ahem..sorry

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

HAAHAHAH THAT HAPPENED TO ME ONCE, WITH ALL MY CHILDREN.

[annemjw.livejournal.com]

Girls in tight dresses, who drag with mustaches,
Chicks driving fast, ingenues with long lashes,
Women who long, love, lust, women who give
This is the way, it's the way that we live

Huh, you can actually sing this to 'Favourite Things' from The Sound of Music. Never noticed that before.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

OMG YOU'RE RIGHT!