Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

Last night, since traffic was sucky and I was in a foul mood due in part to my cold and in larger part to the world around me, I went to see Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist after work. I have to say I really enjoyed it. I can't point to one scene in particular that I really enjoyed, but overall I just thought it was a very well done movie. I even liked all the characters, except Michael Cera for the first part. When he's moping I just have a hard time stomaching him, but later on in the film as he became more cheerful I really enjoyed his performance. And I thought the actress that played Norah was great. And Nick's gay friends were also enjoyable and non-stereotypical. They were gay and it didn't matter to the main characters, which was nice. The music was also fun, and New York looked like more fun than I've ever had there. With better parking. I recommend it though!

Yesterday I also got my copy of the "Were the World Mine" soundtrack, and I really like it. It's fun, and now I can listen to the song "Were the World Mine" over and over and over on the ride to work. There are other good songs on there too, but they do that thing I hate on movie soundtracks where every other track is a line of dialogue from the movie. It makes the disc twice as long as it needs to be, and it doesn't add much to the listening experience. But it does make me want to see the movie more than ever.

Tomorrow I've decided I'm marching in the "No on 8" protest in DC. It'll be my first protest, and I kind of want to relax for the day, but since it's such an important issue I can't rationalize laziness. I have to make a poster now, since posters are an integral part of the experience. Maybe I'll get to be on TV. It's strange to be so political, but never before have I felt so strongly about something.

Why doesn't everyone see it this way?

Word.

I agree with everything he said, and it is why I can no longer have conversations with my mother (who is opposed to gay marriage. "Why does it need to be called marriage? I don't care if you have rights, but call it something different"). It's just so...hateful. I cannot fathom it. You don't care for men marrying men? Don't come to my wedding. Don't even be my friend. I've got enough shit being closeted at work on top of the hardships everyone else faces in the world. But how can you possibly tell me I am not entitled to the same things as you because I was born different? I always wind up at this point throwing my hands up in the air. I have no other argument than the Golden Rule, which these people claim to be the basis for their lives. I am a very logical person, and I pride myself on being able to see both sides of an argument, but these people defy any logic I could possibly see. It makes me sad. And I wish I could sit here and celebrate Obama and be happy for the direction the country is taking, but apparently in order for Obama to be elected I have to "take one for the team" as it were. Very sad.

Housewives, Heroes and rants

So the real point of this post is to talk about Housewives, but first I'll just make a general update. I finished two more shows this weekend, and they seem to be going well except for the 3 line fuck-ups on Saturday. But I got to celebrate afterwards at Ted's house with a Scotch tasting. Shit burns, but I could see how people might develop a taste for it. Then on Sunday my whole family and Aiman and his family came, which was nice. Except now I've developed a cold, which is less than stellar. Staying up this late to update is probably not the best idea ever. On Friday I went to this Twenties Group meeting, which is a social group for gay guys in their twenties. It was nice to be social for a bit, and not have to worry about who knows that I'm gay. And this guy Justin cracks me up.

Anyway, on to Housewives, which I thought was pretty good. I read a review today that said the show had lost it's spark, but I really don't think that it has. God, the scenes between Lily Tomlin and Kathryn Joosten were hysterical. I like Gaby's story with crazy Ruth, and Bree was very funny. Lynette was a little bit too manic, and the pregnancy storyline was meh. Susan fell back into stupid. Kathrine was kind of meh this episode too. I like her with Mike, but I see where it's all going. And am I the only one who was hoping that Andrew got the tape back by sleeping with the guy. Or at least one of the bikers. Oh neutered gay characters, how we love thee. Overall I think the show was just alright, but I like where it's going.

Then there was Brother's and Sisters, which makes me realize that I despise Kitty and Tommy. Granted Tommy is barely there, which is good. But I almost stopped watching last night after Kitty went all CRAZY on the surgeon. Seriously, her neuroses at least should make sense! It's like she was looking for a reason to not have the baby. And I just don't buy her reasoning. Saul also talks way too much about coming out. He made at least 5 comments about it last night and it was just odd.

And now for Heroes. Overall, I think the episode was better than previous ones. Although I'm not so much feeling the fact that it had to be told through Hiro's "vision quest". I really liked the Elle and Sylar story. It added depth to both of their characters. Although I thought Noah was being a little crazy. And, uhm, WOW can Adrian Pasdar and Milo Ventimiglia not act. I really liked mama petrelli this episode. And even Linderman redeemed himself slightly. And Fire-Mama was cool as well. All in all a better episode than recently, but still not as good as, say, Company Man.

In other news I'm almost finished Buffy season 6 disc 3, and I do not care for the magic-as-crack storyline, or the Buffy's-fucking-Spike storyline. Which basically leaves nothing. Great season...

Election 2008

Exit Poll results for Proposition 8

So as I write this at 11:17, the decision on Proposition 8 is still technically undecided. Granted it's 52-48 Yes with 95% reporting, so I doubt much will happen, but maybe if we're lucky we'll get a recount. Either way, I found those exit poll results on CNN to be very interesting. It seems like young, educated people mostly voted No. I recognize that exit polls are not the best gauge of anything, but I think it is very interesting the trend that shows. And while I'm kind of crushed that gay marriage has been banned after it was passed, it gives me hope that as my generation gets older, people will realize that equality is important and hopefully in a few years no one will care who you marry, as long as you're happy.

I'm all political these days, and I'm not sure I like it. I wish I could go back to being apathetic about the world.

And before I forget, YAY OBAMA!!! It's a strange day to be in America, but I think a good one. Both speeches last night were very good, and the sense of hope that pervaded Obama's speech is exactly what this country needs. So hopefully we can all work together and fix things.

Forever on a Tree

This took over my life. At least last night and today. My favorite parts are 16 to 20, after the boys are older. Not that the earlier parts weren't well written, but the boys were always a little young for me. And of course this is ridiculously gay (but not so porny) so if that offends you don't bother.

The author is Joey Gumb. I emailed him, he's a cool guy. Just giving credit.

(You can have this ) my man parts

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Housewives Review!

It should probably go without saying, but if you haven't watched it yet (*cough* Adrik *cough*) don't read this post.

So I thought Housewives last night was great. Not the best episode of Housewives ever, but still very enjoyable. Gaby and Bree (who in my opinion are the best characters on the show at the moment, next to the ever lovely Dana Delaney, who was whiny last night) were on top of their game. Gaby's response to Ruth from Six Feet Under was fantastic "Pip pip and arivederci!" Although clearly the old woman was crazy. I knew Orson's roommate wasn't from college, but the scene where he tells Bree was hysterical. The fact that he was Kyle XY's dad was a little creepy, but wherever you can get work. Susan's storyline was forgettable, and predictable, but thankfully short. Lynnette's storyline was alright, but a bit too cliche at the end. I did believe for half a second that Tom actually was cheating, and I was so disappointed, but then I realized just how predictable the storyline would be and got over it. I don't blame Lynette for being a bit paranoid about it though, as she was correct about the flow of mid-life crises. But Tom is a better guy than that. I just wish that next week's episode wouldn't be devoted to correcting Lynnette of her misconception while she gets into a cat-fight. I just don't see it. As for Edie: the bitch is being a stupid cunt and I hope that she dies. I really like her character, but her blind trust of Dave is so mind-blowingly stupid that she deserves what she gets. My assumption is that she will do something heroic to save someone else from Dave and wind up dying the process. That way she can redeem her character while at the same time they trim the fat on the show, which is a bit character heavy at the moment. And the Mrs.McClusky and Lily Tomlin scenes were great too. Kathryn Joosten really deserved the Emmy this year. And then Token Gay #2 showed up! Granted it was purely to be bitchy and feed the flames of Lynette's paranoia, but he was there. With lines! I wish America was at a point where gay visibility was so widespread that background barely-there gay characters weren't an issue, but it's not. I don't care that they're unlikable, I care that they're not used in a more creative way.

So yes, that's the only thing I really watched. Actually that's a big lie, as I watched Greek and America's Next Top Model yesterday too, but I don't feel like talking about that just now. I have to go buy breakfast instead!