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"[You’re exhibiting a] Pattern stemming from issues you haven’t dealt with."
Lil’ Sis on February 24, 2008
Saw the pilot episode for Gossip Girl….
The voice-over is done by my new favourite actress, Kirsten Bell of Veronica Mars voice-over fame.
One of the main characters, Blair Waldorf, is played by Leighton Meester, reminded me to distraction of Rose McGowan, one of my favourite sisters on Charmed, for her fair features, glossy dark hair, and blood red lips. Actually, she is also of Veronica Mars fame as the character Carrie Bishop. In Gossip Girl, she gets the spotlight while reprising her role as the dismissive ice queen bitch.
Kelly Rutherford, who plays Lily van der Woodsen, looks so familiar but I doubt it’s because I remember her from Melrose Place… or do I?
The youngster who plays Jenny Humphrey, Taylor Momsen, reminds me of Sarah Michelle Gellar, especially when she talks and twitches her mouth.
The resident bad boy Chuck Bass, played by Ed Westwick, reminds me at once of Joaquin Phoenix, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Joshua Jackson. I only like one of those actors (JRM, if you wanted to know).
Of course, the show is brought to you by the producers who brought you The O.C., the breakout show that glamourized the lifestyles of the mind-bogglingly rich high school set. Look out for some plot similarities….
Like there are some edgy aspects to the Serena van der Woodsen character that hints at the whiny and dissatisfied Marissa Cooper character from The O.C. (Blech.)
And, of course, before Lily van der Woodsen married rich, she was dating the artistic Rufus Humphrey. They have to meet again when their kids date. This “relive your romance through your kids” happened in The O.C. (Jimmy’s Marissa with Kirsten’s Ryan) and, more aptly, in Beautiful People (Lynn’s Sophie with Julian’s Nicholas).
Come to think of it, the short-lived Beautiful People was also about stupidly rich and beautiful kids who attend private school in New York City!
i tried so hard to reach out to you… but you turned the other way
do you know how much it makes me cry… when you tried to justify your lies
i’m on the verge of losing my mind… cuz i don’t want to live… but i’m too scared to die
baby, can’t you see how much i hurt inside
your silence kills me… when you refuse to reply
you are slowly breaking my heart… when you turn the other way
do you know how much it makes me cry… when you try to justify your lies
i’m on the verge of losing my mind… cuz i don’t want to live… but i’m too scared to die
i try to get some answers… but you refuse to reply
i tried so hard to reach out to you… but you turned the other way
The writer of Cecilia’s blog reminds me of someone I know. Though a lot of people went through this exact routine in anticipation of the release of the final installment of Harry Potter, it would be just like her to blog like this.
“getting ready for HP7
I’m trying to keep my weekend schedule as clear as possible. I’m going to help a friend move for a couple of hours on Saturday, but that’s it. I’m not starting any new books right now. I’m only allowing myself to read short magazine articles so I’m not in the middle of anything on Friday night.
might have to take a nap on Friday evening before heading over to the bookstore to pick up my reserved copy. And I’m going to wear the gold and burgundy scarf I knitted no matter how hot it is. Hmmm, I should probably stock up on snacks.”
Granted, I am subscribed to She She Me that tries to raise shopping to an artform and that is where I read the following with my italics…
[What to Wear for] Lunch with the Girls:
Don’t even try to kid yourselves here girls. It’s all about the style. It’s all about the shoes. It’s all about the handbag. Why else do we get together for lunch? Oh, yes: to dissect our personal choices in style, shoes and handbags (along with the occasional dish about boys)! This is the perfect venue to debut your sassiest sundress, hottest heels, trendiest tote and glossiest lipgloss.
…. makes me want to puke.
Freaky to see some of the establishments we frequent had closed for a few days because of rodent infestation!
"Evil fumes issued from the adjoining sausage factory. Wallace suspected the final pork product of being heavily compounded with unmentionable substances. The shrivelled red bundles of tough meat, speckled with creamy knots of fat, hung like leprous penises on lines at the side of the factory."
On Chinese sausages, from Timothy Mo’s “Monkey King” (Chp.16)
“I have a friend (who will remain nameless) whose domestic partner didn’t work outside the home. While I’m not sure if he ever said these words to her, he told me that he didn’t mind bringing home the bacon, as long as she optimized her time at home to do two things:
1. Keep the house clean
2. Keep herself hot.
He figured that some quality time at the gym and with the vacuum should be easily accomplishable with the 8-10 hours/day available that she’d otherwise spend at work - and that arrangement kept him perfectly happy.”
From a blog post at World Wide Watercooler
"
That congee always give me hiccup.”
“No, that was burping you did.”
Mr. Poon frowned. “I don’t like how that word sound. We Chinese, as you know, have no word like that. Our culture was too refine.”
"Conversation between Wallace Nolasco and his father-in-law, Mr. Poon in “Monkey King” (Ch.11)
