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Nov. 24th, 2011 05:34 pm1. There was an article about how bromance movies tend to celebrate how some boys just don't grow up aww how ~presh, but that the same sentiment doesn't really extend to women. I didn't really notice this or feel its absence until Parks & Recreation's Leslie Knope gave it to me. There are some behaviors that I think society has labeled as juvenile and therefore a "phase" in girls, but Leslie embodies these behaviors AND YET the narrative doesn't punish/degrade her for it. SHOCKING?! They are presented as just another facet of a whole, happy, successful human being, and seeing this is poignantly affirming. YOU'RE OKAY, GIRLS. YOU'RE JUST FINE. You don't have to overcome yourself to ~become yourself! And I am like :'DDDD. There are all kinds of standards about what makes a woman a functional adult, and Leslie Knope dismantles the bullshit by... existing. Okay, existing fictionally, BUT STILL. BLESS YOU, AMY POEHLER.
2. I found a Hawaii 5-0 confessions blog, and it is both hilarious and disheartening how all fandoms are the same. "I miss how chummy fandom used to be." "I hate this new character, they should get rid of her." "I miss the bromance between the two white male leads." It is ONLY THE SECOND SEASON LOOOOOOOOOLOLOLOLOL. Oh, H50 fandom, hang on to your hats.
3. Does anyone here watch Sanctuary? I just finished watching the pilot and have the rest of S1-3 lined up on the torrent queue. I'm very intrigued by Dr. Magnus's character because she seems to be very much the valorized scientist of the type you find in genre stories - compassionate but paternalistic towards the Other. I wonder if this is something the show will address. (DON'T SPOIL ME THOUGH.) I'm also intrigued by Druitt because Christopher Heyerdahl is fucking ace, goddamn. This quote by him about his character that made me go, "FINE FINE OKAY I WILL WATCH SANCTUARY, ARE YOU HAPPY NOW??"
4. I know there are at least 2 Sons of Anarchy fans on my flist, but there are MORE OF YOU, RIGHT? I already babbled a little bit about how awesome the Gemma&Jax relationship is, but this post's bit of SoA love is for the Gemma&Tara friendship and how organically it developed from ENEMIES!! to mentor/mentee BFFs. Like, blink and you miss it. MASTERFULLY DONE. Anyway, what is the deal with the DA, guys? He is super weird.
5. I had the BEST DREAM last night. I call it the banana chocolate waffle burrito. So, you take a waffle, right? You pile it on with bananas, chocolate, IDK, cream and stuff. Caramel, whatever. Strawberries! ANYWAY. You put all this stuff on the waffle, then you roll it up, like a burrito, then you put it in your mouth. WAFFLE BURRITOS. I will patent this and start a franchise.
2. I found a Hawaii 5-0 confessions blog, and it is both hilarious and disheartening how all fandoms are the same. "I miss how chummy fandom used to be." "I hate this new character, they should get rid of her." "I miss the bromance between the two white male leads." It is ONLY THE SECOND SEASON LOOOOOOOOOLOLOLOLOL. Oh, H50 fandom, hang on to your hats.
3. Does anyone here watch Sanctuary? I just finished watching the pilot and have the rest of S1-3 lined up on the torrent queue. I'm very intrigued by Dr. Magnus's character because she seems to be very much the valorized scientist of the type you find in genre stories - compassionate but paternalistic towards the Other. I wonder if this is something the show will address. (DON'T SPOIL ME THOUGH.) I'm also intrigued by Druitt because Christopher Heyerdahl is fucking ace, goddamn. This quote by him about his character that made me go, "FINE FINE OKAY I WILL WATCH SANCTUARY, ARE YOU HAPPY NOW??"
4. I know there are at least 2 Sons of Anarchy fans on my flist, but there are MORE OF YOU, RIGHT? I already babbled a little bit about how awesome the Gemma&Jax relationship is, but this post's bit of SoA love is for the Gemma&Tara friendship and how organically it developed from ENEMIES!! to mentor/mentee BFFs. Like, blink and you miss it. MASTERFULLY DONE. Anyway, what is the deal with the DA, guys? He is super weird.
5. I had the BEST DREAM last night. I call it the banana chocolate waffle burrito. So, you take a waffle, right? You pile it on with bananas, chocolate, IDK, cream and stuff. Caramel, whatever. Strawberries! ANYWAY. You put all this stuff on the waffle, then you roll it up, like a burrito, then you put it in your mouth. WAFFLE BURRITOS. I will patent this and start a franchise.