Recycling, TV
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sareaI'm not the greenest person ever, but I do try and be conscientious of my carbon footprint, particularly when it comes to REALLY EASY things that take almost no effort to do. And it drives me crazy when people -- supposedly intelligent, informed people -- can't do the same. Two of my biggest pet peeves:
- Writing only on ONE SIDE of pages in a notebook. Write on the other side, which is completely blank, for pete's sake! Related: printing a number of documents, or something with many pages, on one side of a sheet of paper.
- Using a recyclables trash can as a normal trash can, which is right next to it. Is it really that hard to comprehend what is recyclable and what isn't, or to make the effort to notice what fucking trash can you're putting something into? It's not like they're asking us to sort between the various kind of recyclables -- everything from paper to plastic to aluminum can go into one bin. Food, tea bags, the like? The other bin. IT'S NOT THAT HARD PEOPLE.
I see this behavior constantly at work. It makes me insane. What galls me is how EASY it is. It's not like anyone has to go out of their way to be responsible, or that I'm some extremely serious environmentalist who's just being freakish and hard on them. God!
Last week I received an email to see a screening of Mamma Mia. It was from The Screening Exchange, which is an LA program. I am not in LA. Therefore I could not go to the screening. Cry. And this is why I hate Trix, who did get to see it.
I've bit(ten?) the bullet and hired someone to put together the treadmill. It's going to cost around $175, which is a lot, but considering the time and stress I'll save from having to do it myself (and getting it done by someone who knows what they're doing), it'll be worth every penny. Plus they're coming on Monday -- and who knows when I'd get around to it? The only thing is that I had originally wanted to put it in my bedroom ... but apparently getting the thing moved would require hiring other people to do, because it's so damn heavy. >< So I've cleared a space in the downstairs "fun room," which is probably just as well, because now I can watch TV while on the treadmill. Well, it has a built-in TV, so I could have done that before, but it doesn't have a DVD player!
So since my other post about DVDs and watching TV shows, I've finished some things and started others.
House (S3): I love House. It's a great show. But because it's more case-of-the-week and less soapy (which is also why it's good, I'm not complaining), I don't follow it with the same intensity as I do other shows. Their attempts to make things personal -- and here I'm talking about in a romantic sense -- actually is the worst part of the show. The whole Chase/Cameron thing I could not find less interesting. The whole Cuddy/House/Wilson triangle, or whatever it is, is meh. Though Cuddy/House has its appeals. The most interesting personal stuff is more about their friendships/professional relationships. It's what keeps me riveted.
I'm intrigued by the last episode. Is this their way of recasting the whole show, or another gimmicky finale? If the former, I think they're brave and stupid at the same time; if the latter, I'm disappointed but also intrigued by how they managed to take that and make House S4 awesome (which I've heard from several people it is). Don't spoil me on S4 though please. :D
The Tudors (S1): It was all right. I'd give it a 5/6 on my "good TV" scale. Interesting enough to keep me entertained while watching, but not a show where I was dying to know what happened from episode to episode. Plus I'm starting to believe that what's his name is just a bad actor. Some scenes you can just see him going, "INTENSE. I'M SO INTENSE OMG." Plus the Henry/Anne relationship is so tepid and uninteresting, at least to me. The political intrigue, etc., are also not very well done. Nothing really happens from episode to episode, and none of the characters are very well developed -- with perhaps the exception of Wolsey. I keep comparing it to Rome, which is another period drama based on true events, but that is where the similarities end. Rome was just amazing in writing, plot, character development, and execution. As far as The Tudors goes, I'll watch S2 if the DVDs somehow easily fall into my hands, or if there is absolutely nothing else I want to see, but I'm unlikely to go out of my way to watch it.
Friday Night Lights (S1, Disc 1, 4 eps): It's all right so far. It started kind of slow. I don't know how anyone who didn't watch/like the movie or the book could have gotten into it. (I guess that's the problem -- they don't have much viewership.) It has the same problem as Dexter for me -- I don't like the female characters. Well OK, it's not quite that bad. The coach's wife and daughter are OK. But the others, ugh. Especially Street's girlfriend. I hate her on the same level that I hate Dexter's sister, in that the actress bugs the shit out of me and I hope the character is written off the show, stat.
Gilmore Girls (S7, Disc 1, 4 eps): Had ASP left at the beginning of this season? Because it's falling flat for me already. I guess it's because it's the aftermath of Lorelai's big freak out, and that was something already that I thought was stupid and had no basis in reality. Logan's in London and so I don't even have him and Rory to tide over while the lame Lorelai angst is going on, because their phone relationship is BOR-RING. And Lane's sudden marriage and pregnancy is so like, what? WTF is this? It's like when Meg got pregnant on Veronica Mars. They went there?
And where is Lorelai's sadness over losing Luke? Where are the days of catatonia that people have to bring her out of? Instead she jumps right into a relationship with Christopher? Plus I just know that Luke and Lorelai are going to get back together and get married like they're supposed to (this is their Max/Liz forced break up), and yet part of me is like, but HOW could he FORGIVE her for sleeping with someone else (and yes, it was soon, but at ALL!)? And granted I am not these people -- and probably not like most people -- but still! It's like, that's a big freaking deal! Isn't it? How do people get over that? It's not the 'cheating' or the 'we were on a break' aspect -- but it's like, how could you WANT TO with someone else? I don't know, like I said, I know most people aren't like that. It just boggles my mind that other people have the perspective where it's OK, ever, because of this reason or that reason. I'm like, no, it's not OK, because HOW COULD THEY.
30 Rock (midway through S1): Still enjoying this, but still waiting for the moment when I realize that the show is pure genius.
Lost (S2, for like the 3rd time): I'm completely intrigued as to how they got S3 to be so good after a lackluster S2.
Still to be watched:
Veronica Mars (S3): I'm totally spoiled on it, and from what I know, I have very little desire to actually watch it. It, like Lost and Rome and Alias and Arrested Development and so many other shows, had such an amazing S1 -- what happened? I guess there was nowhere to go but down?
Lost (S3): Oh, I'm excited.
Californication (S1): Curious to see whether I have retained any love for David Duchovny post-XF.
- Writing only on ONE SIDE of pages in a notebook. Write on the other side, which is completely blank, for pete's sake! Related: printing a number of documents, or something with many pages, on one side of a sheet of paper.
- Using a recyclables trash can as a normal trash can, which is right next to it. Is it really that hard to comprehend what is recyclable and what isn't, or to make the effort to notice what fucking trash can you're putting something into? It's not like they're asking us to sort between the various kind of recyclables -- everything from paper to plastic to aluminum can go into one bin. Food, tea bags, the like? The other bin. IT'S NOT THAT HARD PEOPLE.
I see this behavior constantly at work. It makes me insane. What galls me is how EASY it is. It's not like anyone has to go out of their way to be responsible, or that I'm some extremely serious environmentalist who's just being freakish and hard on them. God!
Last week I received an email to see a screening of Mamma Mia. It was from The Screening Exchange, which is an LA program. I am not in LA. Therefore I could not go to the screening. Cry. And this is why I hate Trix, who did get to see it.
I've bit(ten?) the bullet and hired someone to put together the treadmill. It's going to cost around $175, which is a lot, but considering the time and stress I'll save from having to do it myself (and getting it done by someone who knows what they're doing), it'll be worth every penny. Plus they're coming on Monday -- and who knows when I'd get around to it? The only thing is that I had originally wanted to put it in my bedroom ... but apparently getting the thing moved would require hiring other people to do, because it's so damn heavy. >< So I've cleared a space in the downstairs "fun room," which is probably just as well, because now I can watch TV while on the treadmill. Well, it has a built-in TV, so I could have done that before, but it doesn't have a DVD player!
So since my other post about DVDs and watching TV shows, I've finished some things and started others.
House (S3): I love House. It's a great show. But because it's more case-of-the-week and less soapy (which is also why it's good, I'm not complaining), I don't follow it with the same intensity as I do other shows. Their attempts to make things personal -- and here I'm talking about in a romantic sense -- actually is the worst part of the show. The whole Chase/Cameron thing I could not find less interesting. The whole Cuddy/House/Wilson triangle, or whatever it is, is meh. Though Cuddy/House has its appeals. The most interesting personal stuff is more about their friendships/professional relationships. It's what keeps me riveted.
I'm intrigued by the last episode. Is this their way of recasting the whole show, or another gimmicky finale? If the former, I think they're brave and stupid at the same time; if the latter, I'm disappointed but also intrigued by how they managed to take that and make House S4 awesome (which I've heard from several people it is). Don't spoil me on S4 though please. :D
The Tudors (S1): It was all right. I'd give it a 5/6 on my "good TV" scale. Interesting enough to keep me entertained while watching, but not a show where I was dying to know what happened from episode to episode. Plus I'm starting to believe that what's his name is just a bad actor. Some scenes you can just see him going, "INTENSE. I'M SO INTENSE OMG." Plus the Henry/Anne relationship is so tepid and uninteresting, at least to me. The political intrigue, etc., are also not very well done. Nothing really happens from episode to episode, and none of the characters are very well developed -- with perhaps the exception of Wolsey. I keep comparing it to Rome, which is another period drama based on true events, but that is where the similarities end. Rome was just amazing in writing, plot, character development, and execution. As far as The Tudors goes, I'll watch S2 if the DVDs somehow easily fall into my hands, or if there is absolutely nothing else I want to see, but I'm unlikely to go out of my way to watch it.
Friday Night Lights (S1, Disc 1, 4 eps): It's all right so far. It started kind of slow. I don't know how anyone who didn't watch/like the movie or the book could have gotten into it. (I guess that's the problem -- they don't have much viewership.) It has the same problem as Dexter for me -- I don't like the female characters. Well OK, it's not quite that bad. The coach's wife and daughter are OK. But the others, ugh. Especially Street's girlfriend. I hate her on the same level that I hate Dexter's sister, in that the actress bugs the shit out of me and I hope the character is written off the show, stat.
Gilmore Girls (S7, Disc 1, 4 eps): Had ASP left at the beginning of this season? Because it's falling flat for me already. I guess it's because it's the aftermath of Lorelai's big freak out, and that was something already that I thought was stupid and had no basis in reality. Logan's in London and so I don't even have him and Rory to tide over while the lame Lorelai angst is going on, because their phone relationship is BOR-RING. And Lane's sudden marriage and pregnancy is so like, what? WTF is this? It's like when Meg got pregnant on Veronica Mars. They went there?
And where is Lorelai's sadness over losing Luke? Where are the days of catatonia that people have to bring her out of? Instead she jumps right into a relationship with Christopher? Plus I just know that Luke and Lorelai are going to get back together and get married like they're supposed to (this is their Max/Liz forced break up), and yet part of me is like, but HOW could he FORGIVE her for sleeping with someone else (and yes, it was soon, but at ALL!)? And granted I am not these people -- and probably not like most people -- but still! It's like, that's a big freaking deal! Isn't it? How do people get over that? It's not the 'cheating' or the 'we were on a break' aspect -- but it's like, how could you WANT TO with someone else? I don't know, like I said, I know most people aren't like that. It just boggles my mind that other people have the perspective where it's OK, ever, because of this reason or that reason. I'm like, no, it's not OK, because HOW COULD THEY.
30 Rock (midway through S1): Still enjoying this, but still waiting for the moment when I realize that the show is pure genius.
Lost (S2, for like the 3rd time): I'm completely intrigued as to how they got S3 to be so good after a lackluster S2.
Still to be watched:
Veronica Mars (S3): I'm totally spoiled on it, and from what I know, I have very little desire to actually watch it. It, like Lost and Rome and Alias and Arrested Development and so many other shows, had such an amazing S1 -- what happened? I guess there was nowhere to go but down?
Lost (S3): Oh, I'm excited.
Californication (S1): Curious to see whether I have retained any love for David Duchovny post-XF.
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Date: 2008-06-27 02:25 am (UTC)I hear you about the work bitching. We have compost bins in our kitchens now, which is great, but it's a hard habit to break, not throwing away your paper towels, but putting them in compost instead.
But in the copy rooms ... oh my god. The people who THROW AWAY PAPER instead of putting it in the recycling bin? How stupid are you????
I always write on both sides of the paper in notebooks, but have a hard time doing so when I'm using a legal pad. It's always such a pain to flip it over and write, because once it's folded over the top you lose half the page, and if you tear it out and flip it over, then you're stuck with a loose piece of paper instead of it being with the rest of the sheets.
I cannot WAIT to see "Mamma Mia." Do you want to try and catch it together?
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Date: 2008-06-27 05:30 am (UTC)It's really really disheartening that people -- particularly our coworkers -- could be that thoughtless and just plain lazy.
I know what you mean re: the legal pad... that's why I try to stay away from those. I like pads with spiral bindings, makes it easy to turn a page and write on the other side without the weird flip over or tearing out. And they make pads where the spiral binding goes vertical across the top, those are ok too.
Would love to go see Mamma Mia! I don't know when it officially opens though...
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Date: 2008-06-27 04:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-27 03:15 am (UTC)That's all I can say until you finish.
FNL is like, my West Wing -- except apparently I won't actually give up on it before I at least try. :)) But that's exactly how I feel about it, it's like I don't care how good it is, or how much people love it, it just holds such anti-interest for me. But I can't in good conscience turn my back on what is purported to be such a good show, so I will try. It's not like the Sopranos where even the subject matter disinterests me.
re: 30 Rock -- tell me when you get to Paul Reubens as a prince. Yes, you read that right.
Lost -- I KNOW, re: s2. It's seriously mind boggling how the dismal failure that is S2 turns into S3 and S4.
re: Californication -- it's actually the best test for you, because if you *don't* like DD in this, you can pretty much say that you only cared for him as Mulder. Because this is probably the performance of his career. I also have a new quote I use that's from there -- see if you can guess what it is as you go along! Though this isn't fair, because there's a lot of quotable stuff. But I bet you'll catch it.
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Date: 2008-06-27 05:34 am (UTC)Do you just not like sports stuff in general? Like, I know you liked Remember the Titans, but that was like, the ultimate sports movie. Generally though, are you OK with them or dislike? Because in general I like sports movies. And I loooooooooooved FNL the movie. But the show I'm having a bit of trouble with.
Intriguing re: your Californication test. We will see my friend. We will see.