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[elapses]

Truly told I am not watching Glee anymore, but let us take a moment to regret that Jayma Mays' total adorableness is wasted on Emma:

GOD, SHE IS SO PRECIOUS, I LOVE HER THE VERY MOST. (Her husband is darling too, oh my goodness. Although lol forever, I THINK THEY MAY HAVE MET ON THE SET OF EPIC MOVIE. Classy. But aww.)

Anyway, what up m'nerds! I just had my pupils dilated, I look like a monster and I cannot see a thing! And in other news, my laptop cord is so completely on its' last legs that I have to prop it properly in two separate places for it to work. I swear to god, all I do is break them. And then I'm like "god, you guys, computer cords are so flimsy! Why doesn't anyone ever make better ones!" and everyone is kind of like "??????" and I'm like, "Seriously, when we had that old powerbook? I LITERALLY SAW TWO CATCH ON FIRE!". And they're still like "...okay!" So I guess it turns out this only happens to me! I am the only one with a personal graveyard of 15 zillion broken computer cords. It kind of makes me wonder what I do wrong with them that everyone else doesn't do. It's really like I'm thirteen again, and I'm the only girl who has to screw her stupid skate blades on tighter every time she gets on the ice. And everyone is kind of like "????? You carry a screwdriver in your skate bag? I tighten my blades twice a year max, WEIRDO" and like, OKAY GUYS, I'M JUST TRYING TO PREVENT A REPEAT OF THAT ONE TIME MY SKATE BLADE LITERALLY FELL OFF MID-JUMP DURING BREAK FROM REHERSAL FOR PIRATES ON ICE (there is nothing with less traction than the bladeless bottom of an ice skate, you guys) so maybe let's tone down the judging buuuuuuut then, what am I doing that makes my blades fall off so much quicker than everyone else? And how is it I break so many computer cords? I would really like to know.

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[stepliana.livejournal.com]

SHE IS SO CUTE.

Also, I have seen Epic Movie. I didn't enjoy it, but it wasn't the worst thing I've ever seen, not gonna lie! And the fact that she met her husband on the set has to mean it's True Love, I mean really.

[elapses.livejournal.com]

I've seen it too! It truly wasn't good but it also sucked me in for the full two hours when I had no intention of watching it. But yes! It's weirdly adorable-- they were parodying Pevensie siblings and they fell in looooooove.

[folding.livejournal.com]

IT DOES NOT ONLY HAPPEN TO YOU. I've been through three power cords in the last year! Shit is ridiculous.

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I am glad to hear that! Only... I guess I'm also not. IT IS INDEED RIDIC, THOUGH, this one is a month old. Wtf can possibly happen in a month, BUILD THEM STURDIER.

[the-wanlorn.livejournal.com]

NO DUDE IT TOTALLY HAPPENS TO ME. I get them and like, two weeks later, I NEED A NEW COMPUTER CORD. WHAT IS UP WITH THAT????

[elapses.livejournal.com]

I DON'T KNOW BUT IT'S NOT OKAY. Like, obviously there is some issue with them being pulled on, BUT MAYBE YOU SHOULD START CONSTRUCTING THEM LESS FLIMSILY, every single computer company >:(

[the-wanlorn.livejournal.com]

Like, I totally get that I am rough on both my laptops and their cords, BUT REALLY. I SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCIDENTALLY SNAP OFF THE END OF AN APPLE CORD. >:(

[elapses.livejournal.com]

THE APPLE ONES ARE THE WORST, man. And the PC ones are pretty terrible, so they've got tough competition for that title. A computer cord's main function is not being the prettiest and skinniest!

Although to be fair, they are a little better now that they connect magnetically.

[thelittlespy.livejournal.com]

HOLD THE PHONE. I just went to her imdb page and this is one of her trivia bits: Enjoys doing long division and multiplying fractions in her spare time. I seriously hope this is true, and she and her cute English husband sit around with legal pads, doing long division while they watch TV.

And I agree that she deserves better than Emma! That two minute video won me over in a way that she never has on the show, but I don't think that's her fault, I think it's just the fact that all she gets to do on the show is make big eyes at Mr. Shuester.

[elapses.livejournal.com]

Oh aw, I had not seen that. Is there anything better than nerds? I THINK NOT.

I think Emma is the thing I was most looking forward to about Glee in the beginning -- I loved Jayma in her Heroes and Pushing Daisies guest stints (she totally fit the Pushing Daisies aesthetic -- I always thought it was so clever how their guest stars were always the cutest people) and I was so delighted she was going to be a regular on a show! And then... Emma turned out to be an abysmally written character. I guess it could be worse though. She could be playing Will.

[modernthirst.livejournal.com]

WAIT WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU HIT THE ICE WITHOUT A BLADE, THAT IS TERRIFYING!!!

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Well, I fell on my butt. Which was not actually an unusual occurrence, it was just that I had no traction and could not... get up. And I'd kind of snuck that last jump in after we'd been called back to rehearsal, so there was no one on my end of the ice, so it took them a minute to realize why I was not back. And then I had to be escorted to the nearest hockey box.

[thecolorbetween.livejournal.com]

THAT VIDEO IS SO ADORABLE. Emma is starting to bother me, but Jayma is so cute! And her husband! Will ya look at them. And yes, major LULZ at Epic Movie.

WAIT, you cannot mention Pirates on Ice without explaining it in detail. Also, Alex, this is my new favorite post of yours. I MISS YOU, even though we are no in correspondence. Ooh, aren't we fancy.

[elapses.livejournal.com]

Emma is the gender reversal version of those gross "nice guys" (well, I guess a little less creepy: she does not feel entitled to sex). IT'S AWFUL, I almost wish the show weren't doing so well so Jayma could move on to something better. I shudder at the thought of three seasons of this Emma.

It wasn't actually Pirates on Ice, it was a Fairy Tale on Ice-- I just call it that, because I was in the Pirates number. Which was actually miserable, because I had so desperately wanted to be a fairy (they got the prettiest costumes, that was always my motivating factor), and my best friend Vivian was a fairy even though she wasn't technically qualified (fairies were Freestyles 5 & 6, Pirates were 3 & 4, I was in 5, she was in 4, IT WAS COMPLETELY UNFAIR.) But there was always something wrong with the shows, I could never be pleased with them. I was (and am) a whiner.

Claire! Did you not get my last email then? Should I resend it?

[thecolorbetween.livejournal.com]

Dude, the part that got me was when Will was singing his "Don't Stand So Close to Me" mash-up, and Emma was just all googly-eyes at him, even though Will just wanted her to be there for support. And hadn't she said in an earlier episode, "I'm engaged to Ken, Will." It makes me SUPER UNCOMFORTABLE.

I used to want to be a fancy ice skater. I did an ice skating camp a looooooong time ago and really wanted to choreograph a routine to the Pink Panther theme. BUT I DIDN'T, because I lamed out. But I actually had the first few steps and everything. Also, that does sound completely unfair and lame! :-\

I did, I did! I'm sorry I took so long to reply, but I just sent off a response!

[elapses.livejournal.com]

Oh, gross. I AM GLAD I HAD QUIT BY THEN. But the whole Ken thing is just terrible and nonsensical, and I do not understand why anyone would inflict that on a character. Her motivations in the engagement are absolute nonsense. NO PERSON WOULD DO THAT, and it does not satirize anything or... further any plot? But in general I am kind of troubled by the way Glee treats the girls, it's like they are all mostly all there to sing and cramp Will's/Finn's/Puck's/Artie's style. It's uncomfortable!

DUDE, choreographing was always my faaaaaaavorite part of ice skating, once we were good enough to be soloists in exhibitions, Vivian and I loved to come up with ridiculous programs (spies! barbies! teenyboppers!). Also the fancy costumes are... pretty much why I got into it. When I was four and found out you had to wear leggings the first time you went ice skating, it ruined the whole experience for me. I bet your "Pink Panther" program would have been magical.

Oh, dude, that wasn't even a long time. I just thought I would ask, since you said we were not in correspondence.

[thecolorbetween.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there's definitely a problem with the way they treat the women, but friends of mine whom I've talked to about it are like, "Guys, they're doing it on purpose. It's just satire." And I'm like, HMM, NO.

I still love the costumes. Ice skating and ballet costumes are always so detailed and lovely and sparkly and WHATEVER, I AM A GIRL, I CAN BE GIRLY. Oh my god, I bet the spies routine would have been amaaaaaazing. And teenyboppers! I love it.

Oh, no, I just realized there was a random "no" in there! I meant to write that we are in correspondence! Whoops.

[elapses.livejournal.com]

Yeah that's what everyone says! But the really irksome stuff doesn't even fit with the stereotypes they're satirizing, they're just... completely ridiculous. I don't know. It just comes off like a show written by some bumbling white dudes who are unaware of their privilege and unable to write their intent (if that makes sense, that is an awkward sentence), and... blerg. I WAS SO EXCITED FOR THE SHOW, TOO. We have established how I feel about all musicals :(

Yeeeeeeeeeees!! Me too. Girly costumes were my motivation in everything as a child, and... IDK, I guess I haven't changed that much. I'm crossing my fingers there's a midnight premiere for The Princess & the Frog so my friends & I can dress up in old prom dresses and $2 tiaras.

That sentence makes so much more sense now.

[thecolorbetween.livejournal.com]

I don't know, I like it. I enjoy it. But there are problems with it, and it sort of bothers me that people won't accept that there are problems. I get it, it's a happy show, it's fun, but guess what guys, just because it's all those things doesn't mean people can't criticize it. :-\

[elapses.livejournal.com]

It is fun, and the musical numbers are delightful. But yeah. I agree completely. Your happy place is not immune to criticism, internet.

[thecolorbetween.livejournal.com]

Unless it's Chuck, in which case I will yell, "TRA LA LA!" in your faaaaaaaace. (No, I can accept criticism, I'm just on a Chuck high right now, and nothing can stop me!)

[elapses.livejournal.com]

Cannnnnn we talk about how waiting this long to put the season 2 DVDs out is good for no one? Or possibly how amazing Awesome knowing is going to make this season? Because omg.

[thecolorbetween.livejournal.com]

I knooooow! I didn't even realize they weren't out yet until calikalie mentioned. What is with that?! Not cool. OMG, SO EXCITED. Aww, Awesome. He has such a big heart, I adore him.

[elapses.livejournal.com]

Awesome is exactly my type. It's a big joke (...in real life): for me it is always the traditionally pretty, athletic, earnest ones. It's kind of a problem, because sometimes it even takes me a week or two before I notice that they aren't that bright. AWESOME IS, THOUGH, in his way, so, best of both worlds.

Buuuuuuuuut yes. I was afraid I wasn't going to be that excited (until January, obviously, when I will be no matter what) but then that promo was full of Awesome being all "OMG BRO THIS SPY STUFF RULES" and suddenly, Chuck was the greatest again. Even though they will all stay at the Buy More this season. I am going to have to get over my dislike of that.

[thecolorbetween.livejournal.com]

Awesome isn't really my type, but I still love him. You've got the best of both worlds. You're like Hannah Montana.

I'm not crazy about the Buy More plotlines, but I think the last/only time I did an unpopular opinions post, one of the ones I gave for Chuck was that I don't hate that storyline as much as other people do.

[elapses.livejournal.com]

Ahahahahahah :|

Now that you mention that I remember you saying that! I... don't know. Part of it is a mobility thing, I am overinvested in Ellie and her view of Chuck, and I was so excited when the finale aired and it looked like they'd uproot the Buy More stuff. Idk, it's weird-- it's mostly that the plots they give to the Buy More kids are pretty asinine, and it always makes someone look bad. In season 1 it was Morgan, and Jeff and Lester were usually amusing, in season 2 I thought it was the other way around.

[thecolorbetween.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I shouldn't really like it. And I'm not sure I like it, I just don't dislike it? I like Tony Hale, but the Emmett stuff got pretty tired pretty fast for me. And I like it a lot more when Morgan is the one who's amusing and Jeff and Lester are the ones taking the fall, simply because we've seen that Morgan really is a good guy, despite being stuck at the Buy More and always trio-ing with Jeff and Lester. But, like, the Jeffster stuff? I really enjoy that. I CRIED DURING THE "MR. ROBOTO" WEDDING MONTAGE, I AM NOT LYING. And Morgan can grate, too, but he has his moments. I like when they make Jeff, Lester, Morgan, etc. more sympathetic. We get very brief moments of something, I don't know, different from Jeff and Lester occasionally. It's rare, but I like it when it happens.

(Gosh, that icon/scene reminds me so much of a scene from S1 of Alias when Syd is doing a dead drop. I just went through screencaps of the first ten episodes before realizing that I made an icon of that scene (a really long time ago, HAAAAAAY, memory). I just looked at the icon, and the ground is different, so it's not the same walkway. But! They've both filmed at UCLA, so whatevs, points for me still.

[elapses.livejournal.com]

OKAY, THE MR. ROBOTO THING? UNDENIABLY HILARIOUS. It's not that there's no potential for humor in the Buy More stuff: there is. I just think they shouldn't've made them theme song level stars (except maybe Morgan, but even he is best in smaller doses)-- it should be okay to leave them out of some episodes. I just... idk, I feel like it would be better if they mostly didn't try to make storylines out of them, and just fit them into brief moments of comic relief.

YOUR EYE IS MAGIC, I would not have recognized that at all.

[thecolorbetween.livejournal.com]

I was just reading an interview with Vik Sahay, and he kept denying the interviewer any S3 tidbits because of confidentiality and stuff, but he did say that the budget cuts will be noticeable in one way or another. So who knows if that means less of the Buy More or less of something else? And I agree with the credits thing, but I think Morgan has to be. As annoying as Morgan be, Chuck needs him.

THANK YOU. I don't know, so many shows film at UCLA that I just start to notice it, I guess?

[elapses.livejournal.com]

I thought I heard something about Sarah working at Subway this season? I... am hoping that is wrong. But yes, Chuck needs Morgan. I actually liked him a lot more in season 2. In season 1 he was my greatest source of annoyance, in season 2, Jeff and Lester were more frequently the truly obnoxious ones. And that episode where Morgan gets kidnapped kind of... explained and cemented their friendship. Sometimes I wondered, in season 1.

The only show I ever notice things on is FNL, and that is a product of my Austin childhood, not my eye. But it's true: UCLA and USC have to front for every college. Good thing they're both pretty campuses.

[thecolorbetween.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I thought I remembered reading that Subway is going to factor in in some (even more) obvious way. The Subway stuff actually hasn't started yet, though, but I'm only on 2x06.

Oh, that's great that you can notice stuff on that show, though! I can't tell the difference betwene UCLA and USC. Well, maybe, I don't know. I did a three-week summer program at UCLA a few years ago, but I barely remember the campus. I occasionally recognize Occidental, though, but that's only because I picked it over where I go now, so I went out to visit it a couple times.

[chibirhm.livejournal.com]

WEIRD. My laptop cord just EXPLODED AND DIED. Like it was so random, it was working perfectly and then I unplugged it and went to my room and suddenly it was SPROUTING LITTLE WIRES OUT OF WHERE IT PLUGGED INTO THE LAPTOP. QUOI. I now have to use the old desktop (DESKTOP?!?!) and it's like, what is this ass-backwards fuckery.

[elapses.livejournal.com]

WHO USES DESKTOPS, MAN. But ugh that is terrible, I truly share your pain. They're cheap if you get 'em on ebay, but you should get a $12-15 one with a clear warranty instead of a $10 one without.

[http://users.livejournal.com/spyglass_/]

UGH DUDE. OUR DOG BIT THROUGH MY LAST LAPTOP CORD WHEN MY BROTHER BORROWED MY COMPUTER. I NEARLY KILLED HIM. Then, I forced him to pay for the replacement cord.

Which was good, because I've had to replace plenty in my day.

BUT THAT IS NOT THE ACTUAL POINT OF THIS COMMENT. WHICH WAS: WAIT, DUDE? DO YOU ICE SKATE? Because that, like, makes you THAT MUCH MORE AWESOME THAN YOU ALREADY ARE. Just sayin'.

[elapses.livejournal.com]

Hahaha for a second, I thought you were (jokingly) saying you had made the dog pay for it. But then the "which was good..." didn't make sense. I've got it now.

I... used to skate! In... elementary, middle, and high school. I'm still okay though, I get to be the trick pony when my friends and I go recreationally.

[http://users.livejournal.com/spyglass_/]

Hahaha. Most of what I say doesn't make sense. You probably know this already though ;)

LOL, you skate like I play violin then, I suppose! BUT STILL, that is awesome. I always wanted to, but my mom said it was too dangerous (lol pediatricians?). I AM NOT BITTER. Although, really, in retrospect, I would have been horrible at it. I am no athlete.

[elapses.livejournal.com]

And you play violin like I play piano! I... was kind of more well-rounded and talented in high school. That's awkward.

[book-babe.livejournal.com]

SHE IS THE CUTEST MOST ADORABLE THING OH MY GOD.

ps she was in mall cop which filmed in my local mall and that was when caitlin worked at teavanna, AND SHE HAS HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH HER AND MADE HER TEA, I AM A LITTLE JEALOUS.


no but really i am not supposed to be on the internets i have too much work but this is honestly the best post, i love you to deal, if it makes you feel better i have discovered i wear the paint off my computer and i break keys (f6 no longer attached, semicolon and quote keys stick like hell and generally rarely work for me on the first try now, my space bar is a little fucked up, and yes. the list keeps growing.)

but the point is that this post made me laugh and i love you to pieces and i am sorry i sucked with the texting, i was at dinner, i hope you did not go insane.

over christmas break, we are catching up, okay. i miss you.

[elapses.livejournal.com]

OMG I KNOW. And jeaaaaaaalous, damn. Any adorable details? I am enjoying the adorable mental picture of her and her husband and their long division and their protein shakes.

I guess we all have our things (Mulder is missing T and F and L and M, btw. And his is the truly broken cord. He's kind of a junker. If he didn't have more RAM than Scully he would probably not get paid much attention.)

I love you tooo, dude. And dude, all I was texting was whining, I would have ignored me. Btw, what is it with Tufts and drowning kids under work?

[allibabab.livejournal.com]

I just had my pupils dilated, I look like a monster and I cannot see a thing!

HAHAHAH THIS IS WHY WE ARE FRIENDS.

And yes, I'm pretty sure there is nothing more adorable than Jayma Mays, and nothing more truly saddening than that she is being wasted on Glee, which, yeah, I'm not really watching anymore. SORRY, DUDES. ALSO IS HER HUSBAND ENGLISH OR AUSTRALIAN? I'M TRYING TO DECIDE HOW PATHETIC IT WOULD BE ON A SCALE FROM ONE TO TEN FOR ME TO LOOK THAT UP. SIX? SEVEN? I CAN'T HELP IT, I'M SORT OF ACCIDENTALLY OBSESSED WITH THAT CONTINENT/COUNTRY. I've kind of sort of taken to Wikipedia-ing people up when I hear them on TV and I think they're Australian, but uhhh, not really, I just made that up. I mean. :D?

The powercord that came with the iBooks my mom and I have both exploded within about two months of our having them, so you're not alone! Near the end there was a lot of sparking and exposed wires and burnt rubber smells and then we finally broke down and bought new ones off eBay. Our house breathed a sigh of relief at no longer being in danger of burning down. Do you have an older Mac or one of those fancypants new ones with the magnetic cord?

[allibabab.livejournal.com]

Okay, random and inconsequential, but why is this entry tagged Mulder & Scully? I THINK I'M MISSING SOMETHING.

[elapses.livejournal.com]

OKAY-- I THINK ENGLISH? But now it feels like cheating to check. I will check as soon as I have sent this comment, though, because for some reason that seems less cheaty. I DON'T EVEN KNOW.

I actually do not have a mac! Our family computers were powerbooks while I was in high school, but when I went to college I got a PC because I missed them. The powercord problem crosses all boundaries: they are all equally terrible. Although I guess none of my broken PC cords have flamed. MY DAD HAS THE FANCY MAGNETIC CORDED MAC LAPTOP, though, I think that is clever design.

Funny story: a week ago I was looking at my tags, trying to find some old entry or another and I wondered why I had a tag in the misc section labeled "mulder & scully" since I don't have ship tags. And if I did, they would not be misc! But once I looked at the one entry I had it for, I realized it was a techy tag-- Mulder and Scully are my laptops. I like to name my computers things that enable terrible jokes that amuse no one but myself (No one runs Photoshop like Gaston! I can't take Mulder off the desk and into bed with me because Scully will get jealous!). Idk, when Gaston died the factory warranty was over and he was under this terrible Staples store warranty, and after taking too long and completely screwing up (he was sent in for a -- surprise -- powercord issue and they called me and told me he was dead and my data was irretrievable), they... screwed up again and sent me two replacement laptops instead of one. So: Mulder and Scully. I really don't need a tag for them by themselves, it should be misc: computer stuff or something, but Gaston had one of his own, so.

Anyway no, you are not really missing anything and I'm sorry this answer is so long and crazytalky.

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HE'S A BRIT.

[allibabab.livejournal.com]

OH DANG. I jumped the gun.