Friday, May 26, 2006

Whisp

I hold the threads
They glisten between my fingers
Slowly undulating
And rising with the heat
Like spider webs
Turning more translucent
Slowly breaking down
And almost as soon as they appear
They vanish with a breath
The only trace of them
Is the sticky residue
In between the grooves
Of my finger tips.

-5/26/06

I just thought I should share one last poem before I head off for a few days. Enjoy!

Thursday, May 25, 2006

Only two more days

Saddle up!
OK, it's a little less than two days now, but I'm seeing Madonna again soon!

So you'll have to excuse me if I don't post for the next week. Oh wait, I've been posting weekly anyway, so you probably won't even notice.

I'll give a full report as soon as I get back!

Dancing Queen!!!

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Its good...Isn't it great...Isn't it swell...

Goodnight GracieYes, I did just see Chicago: the Musical again for like the fourth time, but enough about that.

My extended t.v. family of eight years, Will & Grace (& Jack & Karen), has played their final episode. It was a touching episode, and unlike a few other series finales of years past (most notably Seinfeld), did seem to bring closure and wrap up loose ends well.

By the way, there are SPOILERS ahead for those of you who haven't seen it yet, though you will get your chance to when the DVD of the series finale is released Tuesday, the 30th.

Grace's dream sequence in the beginning was excellent. It was funny seeing the worst case scenario happen to Will and Grace, and seeing what happens to Jack (funny how Kevin Bacon doesn't age), and Karen (you knew that the Rosario thing was going to eventually happen. She doesn't really make a bad biker dyke does she?).

It was a little contrived that Will's and Grace's children happen to meet in the dorms, and end up getting married to each other, but in the grand scheme of things, at least they didn't all end up in jail... I'm glad that everyone was able to get together with those that they loved (Will with Vince, Grace with Leo, and Jack and Karen) and that they realize that they will always have eachother. If only all friendships could be like that.

I think the best part of the whole thing is Jack and Karen's duet of Nat King Cole's "Unforgettable". That got me all choked up, and made me think, "yes, this is ending, but it's been a wonderful ride."

I still can't believe that I was only 19 and out of high school and starting at the UW when the show started, all those eons ago. I know things must eventually end, and that we must all go on, but there is always that moment when you think everything in your life is lined up perfectly; when you are still young enough to have youthful ideals and hopes and dreams, yet old enough to make wise decisions and to have a clear vision of how you are going to get there. And you wish time could stand still at this magical crossroads forever.

That's what Will & Grace embodied for me. All the characters grew with me as I aged those short eight years, and in each character, I saw a reflection of parts of myself. I think at one point, I actually was the embodiment of each of the characters (though my friends will probably say that there is a snowball's chance in Hell of me ever drinking as much as Karen).

Anyway, I want to thank the entire cast and crew, and everyone involved with the production of Will & Grace for the magical journey that they have taken us. As my sister and I said, this was like our church. We watched it religiously, only missing a first airing here or there. But now the congregation has disbanded, and it's time to move on, but we will always cherish the memories in our minds, hearts, and souls.

Goodnight Gracie...

Friday, May 12, 2006

Schlecht

I'm sorry that I'm not writing more. All my inspiration seems to have dried up. Either that or I'm not anywhere near a computer with internet connection when inspiration strikes.

That and I've been mildly depressed lately. I don't really know why. You know how some people have free-floating anxiety disorder? Well, I seem to have some sort of free-floating depression, not actually being sad about any concrete thing, but just a lingering feeling of sadness that I can't shake off easily. I can usually cover a little mild depression pretty well though, since I've been going through this since middle school. People usually can't tell, since I'm still functional, so this isn't really a debilitating condition, except for those few times when I really slip down in the dumps.

And the only thing that really seems to improve it is time. Though it sometimes seems like an eternity. I think that's why I've slowly become an impulsive collective shopper. I tend to buy things just because I can, not because I really have a use for it. I have more action figures, DVDs, CDs, and books that I can possibly do anything with, and yet there they are, cluttering up my bedroom and den so that I can barely walk around the room. But the thrill of buying something seems to (for a moment) ease the strain of whatever it is that troubles me.

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Will "Will & Grace" Gracefully bid adieu?


I can't believe it!

Will & Grace is ending after eight seasons of giving my sister and me not only years of hilarious entertainment, but also (and most important), witty one liners that we can slam each other with.

Will, Grace, Jack and Karen have been a staple of our regular T.V. watching habits for so long, that I don't know what we will do with all our newly found freetime on Thursday nights. I guess we could probably take a cooking class together or something, because we sure won't actually be watching T.V. anymore. Really! Will & Grace was basically the last regular series (dramatic or comedy) that we watch together. Now, except for Family Guy and American Dad, all we have left to watch on T.V. is the Food Network and HGTV.

It just goes to show you that there really isn't any quality television on network T.V. anymore. Everything is either crap, or a contest reality show (and my sister and I never really got into any of those shows except for Project Runway).

Anyway, I will cherish my time that I have spent with you, even through all the little minute changes that compromised the richness of the show last seen in season three (over the years, Will has gotten a little too queenie, Grace a little too charactertured, Karen a little too over the top, and too many guest stars to even remember. Only Jack has stayed faithful to the original characterization.) Plotlines started repeating (why did both Will's father and Karen's husband need mistresses? And why did they keep giving Grace a second bad assistant when she had Karen?), the same arguments kept cropping up, and Jack never really seemed to grow as a character through his plotlines (everyone else keeps going through Earth shattering events for themselves, but Jack never seemed to have any). But through all the faults, I still love the show.

Now the officially released DVDs, on the other hand, I will never forgive. Many episodes have been butchered (actually, I found out that the episodes on the DVDs are more like the syndicated versions, instead of the first run versions on NBC). Most notable are the "Supersized" episodes (the episodes that ran 40 minutes on NBC, instead of the usual 30). I can't even watch the episode "Ben, Her? (Parts 1 & 2)" because so much has been altered. And then the DVD come with flimsy extras, and the video quality all seem a little washed out. Why couldn't the Will & Grace DVDs come with the same lavishness that the Friends and Seinfeld DVDs are getting? They have small scenes put back that were not in the network airing, commentary by the producers, directors, and actors, and many other extras, including outtakes. Oh well, at least I have all my video tape recordings of the original airings (except for episode 8.08, "Swish Out of Water", and the two Eastcoast broadcasts of the live episodes, "Alive and Schticking (8.01)" and "Bathroom Humor (8.11)". If anyone can help me out by getting these episodes, it would be much appreciated!)

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