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Noticed the widely variant reviews on Harry Potter in the press...and once again am reminded that a constant regarding entertainment or expressions of art is that no matter how much you love it - someone out there, possibly a very close friend or relative - hates it with a blinding passion or is highly critical of it. And if you're really lucky, doesn't know why. If they do know why...run, don't walk, away from that conversation. But do not under any circumstances engage or listen to the reasons - not if you want to stay friends or continue to enjoy whatever it is they are ripping apart. And trust me, no tv writer, comic book writer, movie, book, tv show, fictional character, piece of music, or painting is worth losing a friend over or anyone for that matter. Of course the opposite rings true as well...no matter how much you hate something, some one out there, possibly a very close friend or relative loves it with a passion. Debating these things is a waste of time or so I've discovered. And while it's all good and swell to say that we must be tolerant of others views like the mature adults that we are and...it's easy to live up to.. until you read or listen to a really bad review of something you've fallen madly and somewhat irrationally in love with, or read a glowing review of something that you want to rip to shreds because it makes you see red just thinking about it. Rational thought? It left the building some time ago, even if you or rather in this case, I, refuse to acknowledge it. ;-)

Speaking of...apparently me and roz_k are the only ones on lj (that I'm aware of) that enjoyed last night's Glee? Okay. I admittedly don't expect that much from it. Certainly not a dance or music or song expert. My talents lie in other areas. I just want cheery and mindless entertainment, that occasionally makes me laugh, as well as smile, and it delivers. But I did not know that Ryan Murphy wrote and produced Popular - you remember Popular, right? It was the other snarky teen high school series that was on the WB along with Buffy. Their idol was Gwenyth Paltrow. (I know, odd. But I don't mind Gwenyth Paltrow all that much.. ) What charms me about Glee is the wicked satire combined with the gleeful musical numbers. I was entertained. Although will admit that the last number was a bit too busy. And Nowadays....lacked the panache. Plus, so not a fan of Seal. But hey - Conjunction, Conjunction, What's Your Function! And Make them Laugh....hee.

Watching...Raising Hope which is an amusing working class comedy that is a bit more like My Name is Earl than Roseanne. Absurdist humor as opposed to snark or slapstick.

Grey's Anatomy - last week was quite good. There was this scene between Cristina and Derek on the roof - where all the characters did was talk about remolding a house that spoke volumes. Should explain that, shouldn't I? Cristina much like Derek had been two or three seasons ago - is avoiding being a surgeon and what made her run from it. She's traumatized. Derek gets Cristina on that level - and tells everyone that confronting her or doing an intervention is the wrong thing. They insist on doing it anyway, so he goes to the party Cristina is holding (which is not Cristina - she hates those things, but this is in character, because's she's completely off her game - she's doing everything the opposite of how she used to...trying to be light, and free, and shallow, and not what she was because what she was is how she ended up in a hospital room operating on her best friend's husband with a gun pointed at her head. ) So he rescues her from her party and from the intervention and they spend it doing nothing but talking about flooring and bathroom tile - it's all about having control over a life that you feel you've lost control over. Cristina lost control...her safe place is no longer safe. And Derek feels much the same. The whole scene is about what we do to remain sane in a situation that feels insane. In a world that throws nothing but curve balls. Quiet. Simple. And spoke volumns.

Also, a perfect bit with Bailey - who is struggling with the fact that all her patients are dying, and her residents having nervous breakdowns. I need a win, she tells the Chief, I've had too many losses...and I thought Yang (Cristina) was the one I did not have to worry about.

Nothing else all that memorable to report. Or rather there is, but I doubt you watch it. ;-)

Came home from work with a horrifically bad back ache, neck ache, and sick headache, promptly used ice packs, heating pads, and aleve to stop it. Didn't really recede until I took the aleve.
Also did a little watercoloring on my new picture. My current goal is to put together a children's book for my neice - possibly in time for her birthday, since I doubt I'll make Xmas. Have two more to do..plus have to write the script.

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[empresspatti.livejournal.com]

i love Glee!! It's fun and funny and if I wanted something deep and meaningful, I'd open a book, thanks. Glee is tv - deeply shallow!