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( echoes of the past )
Day 15 - A fanfic
Hmm. Well, I don't really read fanfic, but there are a couple of exceptions. First is the excellent Virtual Gilmore Girls. Since I was so disappointed with the way the show ended, I was happy to see someone carrying the story on, into a much better place. Virtual Season 10 is currently on hiatus (the episodes "air" as if they were the actual show) and I can't wait until it comes back!

Secondly, here's a one-off story I thoroughly enjoyed: Journey's Dawn. It's a crossover fic between new-Doctor Who and Diane Duane's Young Wizards universe. And it frames Ten in a way that I really enjoyed, because there really has been something "off" about him. Manic and enjoyable yes, but also just a bit off. Plus, it gives Donna a wonderful story.

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Okay, here's where my confusion came from. In my mind, an apple tart looks like this:



And what I had always pictured Lorelai stuffing in her purse was something like this (what I would consider a turnover):



I suppose I could (gasp!) improvise something like a cross between the two, kind of like the no-pan apple pies where you fold the crust up over the filling but it's still open in the middle -- so it could be theoretically wrapped up in a napkin and stuffed into a purse. And make them itsy and personal-sized.

I'm really overthinking this, aren't I?

So, John and I started watching The Office...

We watched all of season one on Thursday night (only 6 episodes) and I'm REALLY trying to be good and wait for him to get home from work today before starting season 2. Really. I also, uh, should clean the living room & kitchen and do laundry and change the sheets on the bed....I'll get to that in a second.

So I was humming the song from the credits of The Office and YouTube-surfing, and found this:



It is....so perfect. Taylor as Michael (although Michael makes Taylor look like the coolest guy EVAR), Kirk as Dwight, Rory and Jess as Pam and Jim (what can I say, I helplessly root for Jess over the protests of...well, everyone I know), and Dave as Ryan the temp. Because sadly, he was a temp on GG also...

I'm feeling kind of weird and meh today, so this kind of reflects that...

( Nod Over Coffee by Mark Heard )

This one's pretty angsty-Lorelai, though. It's mostly Lorelai's feelings toward Pod!Luke's behavior last season (or at least, what I would have been feeling had I been her)...

( Give Me A Reason by The Corrs )

From the forums over at TWoP:

...when she [Lorelai] saw that Emily had bought a house for L/L [Luke/Lorelai] she wasn't really against. Granted she also thought it wasn't going to happen, but she didn't get upset that Emily was trying to move her out of her beloved CS [CrapShack, what Lorelai said that she and Rory named their house, because they couldn't think of anything else]. Instead she was genuinely touched by Emily's gesture and generosity as well as listening when Emily was talking about how a man needs his own space. Plus we've seen that in L/C [Lorelai/Christopher] there isn't compromise. And we know that isn't Lorelai's strength, but she was starting to learn to compromise with Luke. Of course maybe's that cause Luke didn't just arbitrarily put her Pop-tarts back! Sorry. Remember the purple wallpaper and Lorelai telling Luke honestly that she wanted him to feel like he could do his own thing and he didn't have to always go along with her if he didn't want to.

Back to the episode at hand. I think Chris reacted to the letter as a love letter because it's the only way he knows how. It's been stated a lot that Chris is immature, and that's the truth. And Chris hasn't really ever thought of himself as a father. Even in Christopher Returns he says he wants to be "another pal for Rory." He thinks of himself as the man who loves Lorelai, and so he reacted to the letter as such. He doesn't know how to be angry at the revelation that he's a horrible dad, just a horrible significant other. And the flat screen, that's what Chris thinks is a great thing to do. Luke thinks a santa burger is a great thing to do. We know which one means more to Lorelai.

This is everything I wanted to say and what Jessica and I were silently growling about this WHOLE TIME! Good riddance, Chris! Although, I do hope Lorelai has some time by herself to figure things out and doesn't just go running to Luke. But from the previews, ( Cut for spoilers ) Ahhh...why do you suck me in, show?

In other news, Grey's Anatomy tonight! Burke proposed to Cristina! George proposed to Callie! Which will say yes (if either)? I'm hoping we get to see preparations for a Burke/Cristina wedding...so much fun Cristina planning. It'd be like Paris getting married on GG...so much fun!

Gilmore Girls, yay!  This week was mostly a meh, filler episode, but it looks like we're setting up exciting things!

 

( Whoa, whoa, Sookie, don’t do math! You know that hurts your head! )

 

Next week: There's some sort of party involving '40s period costume, both Rory and Paris are decked out, and confrontations between the elder Gilmores and the elder Huntzbergers.  Best line from Richard, exclaiming that Lorelai was right about everything she told them!  Also implies that the sole reason Rory dropped out was Mitchum's comments.  Not really a surprise, but still...so disappointed in Rory.  Hopefully Paris will pound on her a little.    

So, week two of the Gilmore Girls Tuesday night club opened with a bang.  We browsed around in Elizabeth's new TiVo, and found the best one-line description of a movie ever.  The movie's called Trust, and the description is as follows: "Pregnant high school dropout falls for moody genius who carries a hand grenade, just in case."  It is apparently a romantic comedy, and got three stars!  We can't wait to watch it next week!  Anyway, on with the recap...

( Hole…dirt…bad dirt…hole! )

 

Next week: Rory becomes the gossip queen of the DAR, and while everyone is pressing Luke and Lorelai to set a date, Lorelai doesn’t want to until everything is right with Rory.  That’s right, lots and lots of drama!

 

Whew!  Another season down...and what a finale!  On so many levels...the good, the bad, the ugly, etc.  Here we go...

( The sound of one TiVo shattering... )

And now I will survive reruns all summer.  I'm so glad Stargate starts up in July!

ETA: The WB will be rebroadcasting the entire Gilmore Girls season finale on Tuesday, May 31st, at 9:00pm (PST). Their official quote: "We feel silly..." Yeah, I bet you do.

Wow, it's been a while...first of all, the Lost "clip show" on Wednesday night may have been fine for newbies catching up, but for me, kinda boring.  I've seen every episode, so all this did was show how you can condense an entire season into 1 hour: no flashbacks!  And I'm mad at the TiVo for telling me there would be pre-crash flashback connections.  Ah well, c'est la vie!

Ok, Gilmore Girls.  After last week, my expectations were lowered pretty far.  So I was pleasantly surprised with this one.  Rory/Logan and Paris/Doyle get back together, with hilarity from Paris being freaked out by sick people: "But you're pre-med!", they tell her.  And Rory tells Logan she can't do the no-strings thing, so Logan decides to be her boyfriend.  As Rory describes it to Lorelai, "We're boyfriend and girlfriend now!"  And Rory's officially in sixth grade now.

So Rory goes to meet the Huntzbergers and apparently, *gasp!*, they don't approve of her because she wants to work, and has no idea of the demands of being in their family.  Eventually, Logan takes her away, but not before he drops this anvil: "Josh isn't marrying the Huntzberger heir, you are. (emphasis mine)"  And then Mitchum, Logan's dad, offers Rory an internship at one of his local itsy-bitsy papers as an "apology".  And she refuses at first, but then decides to take it.  Overall, good episode, good plot, good moments.  Looking forward to many more!

And tonight, we're double-dating with another married couple to go see Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.  So excited!  I'll get a review up tomorrow with the whole experience, traditional Mongolian BBQ and all!!