dc dvd’s

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Got my Dawson’s Creek DVDs today! So very excited. I haven’t gotten the chance to watch them yet… saving that for the weekend so it’ll be a marathon along with the season 2 episodes that I’ll be taping the rest of this week.

Ok, going to make some screencaps of “The Dance” now — definitely one of my favorite s1 episodes. I loooove the Dawson/Jen scene at the end. “I want to be your boy adventure. ” Awww… back then, I wanted Dawson and Joey to realize their feelings for each other but I did love Dawson and Jen’s brief relationship as well. Sometimes I feel like the only person in the DC fandom who loved Jen in season 1. I know the writers set her up as “the obstacle” to Dawson and Joey but I never used that as a reason to dislike her — and since she’s my favorite character, it disappoints me to read all the blind hatred of her characters simply because she “got in the way.”

Anyway, if anyone else wants me to make them screencaps of certain scenes from my DC DVDs, I’d be happy to do so. I probably don’t have time to do entire episodes but short scenes are fine. 🙂

my poor ears

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Gah, who decided it would be a good idea to have disco night on American Idol? Cause seriously, my ears are not happy. It was torture sitting through most of it. I did like Kim L, Clay and Ruben but everyone else was just… meh. I especially found Kim C and Josh to be completely boring — they didn’t hold my attention at all. I’m thinking they’ll both be in the bottom two tomorrow. Speaking of the results show, does anyone know if they’re actually going to eliminate someone now that Corey is gone? Or are they just going through the motions of the show and then let everyone breathe a sigh of relief when they find out they’ve all been given a free pass to the next round? Hmmm. I wouldn’t put the latter past the AI producers. And geesh, AI has been all about the scandal this year — Frenchie and her nude pictures, that one guy who was found to be connected to a murder, Trenyce’s sticky fingers, and now Corey’s charges for assault. Wow. Those AI/Fox people are really doing in-depth background checks. Damn.

Anyway, is it just me or do other people also get emotional (for the lack of a better word) when they hear sad things about the personal lives of celebrities? I just read a short article about Jennifer Garner and Scott Foley splitting up and it made me so sad. I find them to be such a delightful couple — in interviews, they come across as very loving and supportive. It’s unfortunate that their work, if the speculation in the article is true, had to come between them. 🙁

grrr… argh

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My Dawson’s Creek season 1 DVDs shipped today! Hopefully I’ll have them by the weekend so I can have my DC marathon. I actually woke up early today (5AM!) to watch the first few episodes of the DC reruns. Lol, I’m insane. This I know.

So I was surfing the net while at work today (I am *so* productive!) and I found out that Good Charlotte/New Found Glory and Norah Jones are going to be playing in the area over the summer. Where the hell have I been?!? Why did I not know about this? Grrr. And of course, when I check to see if there are any tickets left, both shows are all sold out. Waaaahhh. I want to go! So. Bad.

Grrr. Argh.

pipe dream

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Ok, so going to Wilmington in April is definitely a pipe dream. I spent all weekend going back and forth about whether or not I can actually afford it. And as much as it pains me to say it, I finally decided that I can’t spare the money right now. Waahhh.

But I did get the boyfriend to agree to take me in August. Woohoo! The cast of Dawson’s Creek will probably be long gone but at least I’ll get the chance to see the place where my favorite show was filmed. And I’ll probably be able to stay a lot longer than I would have had I gone through with going in a few weeks. Thanks to everyone who volunteered to go with me though! 🙂 What an adventure that would have been!

Anyway, don’t forget that the DC reruns start tomorrow on TBS. I still can’t believe that they start at 5AM(!) for us on the West Coast. I mean, honestly, who watches TV at that time? Weird.

And yay for Michelle Kwan! I’m so happy that she won the World Championships yesterday. Her performance was nothing short of amazing. I felt a surge of happy emotion during her entire long program. As soon as she took the ice, I just knew she was going to be perfect — she rocked her triple jumps and I loved her straight line footwork. *sigh* I wish that Sasha Cohen and Sarah Hughes had pulled it together, though — it would have been awesome to see a US sweep. I really do think that we had the most depth and technique on our team compared to the rest of the countries in attendance. Must watch it again, hee.

wilmington

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Call me a desperate fan!girl or whatever, but I really want to go to Wilmington to catch filming before Dawson’s Creek ends.

I even spent hours tonight trying to find inexpensive plane tickets! hee. I just don’t know if it’s something I can actually pull off. First of all, I’d have to make arrangements immediately if I want to go before April 25, which is rumored to be the last day of filming. I’d also have to get a few days off from work — and not having been at the company too long, I can’t gauge how my boss will react to this just yet. And then there’s the matter of trying to convince someone to go with me! (Anyone up for a Wilmy adventure? ;)) Cause my boyfriend didn’t seem too thrilled when I told him what I wanted to do.

It sounds perfect in my head — but I guess I don’t need to go right now. It would have been nice though. 🙂

$@!# guestbook

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$@!# Megabook!

I don’t understand — this is the *second* time my guestbook has crapped out on me. It’s a conspiracy! Gah — is anyone really familiar with Megabook? When I go to the admin panel, it doesn’t accept my password even though I know the password I put in is completely right. And the guestbook no longer shows up. Stupid thing. *kicks guestbook*

B U T… yay for the new episode of Dawson’s Creek! The possibility of Pacey/Joey, the rekindling of Dawson/Pacey — *sigh* — loved it. 😀

linkin park

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Got my new Linkin Park CD today! Wheeeeeeeee! It’s definitely a must-listen — I am currently in love with Somewhere I Belong, Hit the Floor, Faint, and Nobody’s Listening. Awesome stuff.

New DC tomorrow! The last 8 episodes — *sniff*

bored at work

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omg, will this day never end?!?

I’m afraid I’m going to fall asleep right now. On my desk. At work. There’s just nothing for me to do — which is nice cause I’ve been catching up on spoilers for my TV shows but now… nothing.

Anyway, some more answers to your questions…

If you could be any age, how old would you be?
I’d like to be 28 — I guess it’s because I see that age as being “on the verge” for me. It’s an age that’s well past college and the entry-level part of my career (*crosses fingers*) yet it’s just before the tide of huge responsibility, ie. buying a house, engagement/marriage, kids. But of course, this is all subject to circumstance. 🙂

What was your favorite age. Why?
My favorite age was when I was 19. It was my second year of college and I was having so much fun — my classes were finally interesting, I had a fab roommate, I started hanging out with my future boyfriend, and I was super involved with clubs and activities. I remember that I was always running around campus doing something! 🙂 Some of my best memories are from that point in my life.

Would you watch an awful television show frequently — if Joshua Jackson was on it?
Definitely. I need my weekly Josh fix! I would hold out for as long as I possibly could. Which is probably forever. I mean, I’m still watching Dawson’s Creek and that show descended into awful a few years back. lol.

Thanks to Jessica, Jill and Lisa for the questions!

And thanks to everyone for your words about my previous post — there has been no sign of protest troubles today and I hope it stays that way. The groups that are still protesting in front of my office building aren’t being disruptive and I totally respect that.

Yes! Time to go home!

protests

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The past few days have not been pleasant for me. At all.

I work in the financial district of downtown San Francisco, which is a major site of all the war protests going on here. Can you imagine my paranoia/fear/anger when I arrive in the city and find protesters throwing entire huge metal newsstands into the streets? Or when protesters are throwing water at people who are trying to get into their office buildings? Or when I get to the train station to go home and find that service has been delayed due to protesters throwing rocks at the trains going from San Francisco to the other parts of the Bay? Or when I am stuck in my office for hours because the police have asked building security not to let anyone in or out of the building?

This is what I have had to deal with these last few days.

I mean, come on. I’m all for people voicing their opinions through large group demonstrations — heck, I went to UC Berkeley, the home of the free speech movement. But I do not understand why a protest needs to escalate into violence and the destruction of property.

At first I was scared. But after two straight days of feeling that way, I think I’ve reached the point where I feel upset and angry. What is the point of taunting innocent people who are trying to go on with their daily routine? Am I a selfish person for going to work while the war is going on?

Gah.

Anyway. The answers to more of your questions tomorrow.

it begins

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Did anyone catch the pilot episode of Dawson’s Creek tonight? Ahhh, so many good memories came back. The pilot is definitely one of my most favorite episodes — I can’t wait for the DVDs! There were so many awesome quotes —

“Did you notice the long fingers?”

“I like your hair color — what number is that?”

“I reject reality.” (This is my favorite scene in the entire episode — Dawson/Jen rock!)

“You did it again — you grabbed me ass.” “Like you even have one.”

“Please, years ago. To a trucker named Bubba.”

Fun stuff — what happened to those snarky characters?!? Dawson, Jen, Pacey and Joey just seemed more genuine and real back then. *sigh*

Ok, some more answers to your questions…

What would you rather be? Deaf or blind? Why?
I would rather be deaf. With the power of sight, I don’t think I would feel as detached from everything. I would be able to see the people I love and communicate with them through written word. I would be able to watch TV with the subtitles on. And I would be able to read books, which is something that I love to do.

Were you in any clubs or on any sports teams in high school? if so, what team(s)/club(s)?
I didn’t play any sports, ie. soccer, basketball. But I was on the dance team as a freshman and for the last three years of HS, I was on the pep squad as a Songleader. My other major extracurricular activity was the filipino club — I was heavily involved as a junior and as a senior when I took the office of Dance Troupe Coordinator. We held an annual show featuring skits and cultural dances and I was responsible for putting it together. Both these activities are some of my most favorite memories from high school. Look at me, I’m getting all nostalgic!

What do you think of this war?
To be quite honest, I’m not the most informed citizen. I don’t watch the news as often as I should and even then, the news broadcasts I do watch tend to focus more on local news rather than national or foreign news. I guess I function in my own little bubble — which I’m not proud to admit. I *should* know what’s going on and I don’t — it’s only now that the war has actually started that I’ve been scouring the net for articles and stories. Anyway, to answer the question — I really don’t know what to think. I’m not anti-war but I’m not pro-war either. I understand the motive behind it but I don’t understand why there can’t be another resolution. One that won’t leave me feeling depressed after watching the news or after seeing the pained face of my boss whose husband just got activated. It’s pretty terrifying.

These questions are definitely keeping me on my toes! More questions — more! 🙂