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hafitalI'm bored, but I also have a mountain of work to do. My desk is a nightmare. blergh.
I'm not watching any of the new season of television, completely lacking any desire to, although I may just have to check out the new Knight Rider, not only because of Val Kilmer, but also because of this:
NBC's Knight Rider threw viewers for a loop when FBI agent Carrie Ruvai (Sydney Tamiia Poitier) was introduced in a February television movie/pilot: She was shown climbing out of the bed she had just shared with a blond woman.
"There was a girl lying there when she was getting out bed, and I went through it like 10 times and watched it and wondered, 'Are they friends? Is that her roommate? Are they saying she's bisexual or she's gay or what?' I had to go to them and ask," said new Knight Rider executive producer Gary Scott Thompson in an interview. (He wasn't involved in the making of the TV pilot movie.)
...
"It was clear to the gay, lesbian and bi community that they knew what it was supposed to be," Thompson said in an interview from the show's Santa Clarita, Calif., set. "Others didn't get it. I knew it. They got a lot of flak about doing that, but in some ways it sets a precedent."
Thompson added: "My inclination is to leave her as she was. Why change it? But the thing about my argument is that, in the case of Anne Heche, she was straight, then bi, then a lesbian, then bi, then straight. If [Poitier's character] is actually bisexual, she would appear different ways, depending on the situation. Of course, in my book, that would make her a much more interesting character, much like Capt. Jack Harkness in Torchwood. If I could use Jack in Torchwood as a role model--I would absolutely use him as a role model--I love his conflictedness about ... everybody. He's real cool."
...
"It's such a non-issue for my generation at this point," Poitier said. "I was really surprised that people were thinking about it and that they were so concerned. Bottom line, to be honest, I don't think you are going to see her have a personal life....
I'll forgive Torchwood for many sins if it manages to turn Hollywood less homophobic.
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In other news, I've finished another pass on the novel and now I'm procrastinating on writing my![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
dw_femslash femslash ficathon story, as well as procrastinating on writing in general. I also got my hlh_shortcuts assignment on the horizon. I just sort of want to watch movies off my Netflix queue and fun British TV and not much else.
I've also been running on the weekends, and horseback riding once a week, but I still feel like I need more exercise. I stopped the yoga because it's a bit inconvenient to get to, but I should start that up again. Although, as it is I'm physically sore for most of the week. My legs are, at any rate. Sometimes it's so bad I can't cross my legs, haha, but it's all good. Maybe I'm a bit weird, or just twisted by gymnastics at an early age, but I've always enjoyed the aches and pains resulting from physical exercise.
Maybe if I finished setting up my room properly I'd feel less at odds.
Why yes, I am whiny and complainy, thank you very much. I have to deal with the fact that I have no school anymore, I'm done with the novel, and I... don't know what to do with myself. Someone come rescue me. meep.
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I have a family of raccoons living near/on top/underneath my apartment building. At night I hear them on the roof (I'm on the top floor) having, I swear to God, their own Olympic track events or possibly line dancing or maybe a gang style rumble. Tea party? Whatever it is, sometimes it sounds like wacky hijinks and other times it's sounds like World War 3. I don't want to complain to the landlord about it, though, because I'd worry something bad would happen to the raccoons.
~~~
Oh, hey!
YOU GUYS PROJECT RUNWAY HAD LL COOL J AS A GUEST JUDGE. I cannot get over this. I LOVE LL COOL J. I think he's awesome, gorgeous, and awesome. And also gorgeous.
Heidi: "What do you think, LL? Is Kenley's outfit hip hop?"
*dies*
ahem.
Aside from LL Cool J (!!!), Suede got knocked off. I think Kenley should have gone, just for giving Tim Gunn lip like that. I mean, you have to be seriously annoying and difficult for Tim Gunn to smack you down in that way.
Leanne made me laugh out loud doing her hip hop runway walk.
It's totally going to be Leanne, Korto, and Jerell. Awesome to have to POC in the top four, mostly likely to be in the top three, as well as nearly all female top 4.
Next Week: Tears, tears, and more tears. Dude, I think I even saw Nina Garcia crying. What up?
I'm not watching any of the new season of television, completely lacking any desire to, although I may just have to check out the new Knight Rider, not only because of Val Kilmer, but also because of this:
NBC's Knight Rider threw viewers for a loop when FBI agent Carrie Ruvai (Sydney Tamiia Poitier) was introduced in a February television movie/pilot: She was shown climbing out of the bed she had just shared with a blond woman.
"There was a girl lying there when she was getting out bed, and I went through it like 10 times and watched it and wondered, 'Are they friends? Is that her roommate? Are they saying she's bisexual or she's gay or what?' I had to go to them and ask," said new Knight Rider executive producer Gary Scott Thompson in an interview. (He wasn't involved in the making of the TV pilot movie.)
...
"It was clear to the gay, lesbian and bi community that they knew what it was supposed to be," Thompson said in an interview from the show's Santa Clarita, Calif., set. "Others didn't get it. I knew it. They got a lot of flak about doing that, but in some ways it sets a precedent."
Thompson added: "My inclination is to leave her as she was. Why change it? But the thing about my argument is that, in the case of Anne Heche, she was straight, then bi, then a lesbian, then bi, then straight. If [Poitier's character] is actually bisexual, she would appear different ways, depending on the situation. Of course, in my book, that would make her a much more interesting character, much like Capt. Jack Harkness in Torchwood. If I could use Jack in Torchwood as a role model--I would absolutely use him as a role model--I love his conflictedness about ... everybody. He's real cool."
...
"It's such a non-issue for my generation at this point," Poitier said. "I was really surprised that people were thinking about it and that they were so concerned. Bottom line, to be honest, I don't think you are going to see her have a personal life....
I'll forgive Torchwood for many sins if it manages to turn Hollywood less homophobic.
~~~
In other news, I've finished another pass on the novel and now I'm procrastinating on writing my
dw_femslash femslash ficathon story, as well as procrastinating on writing in general. I also got my hlh_shortcuts assignment on the horizon. I just sort of want to watch movies off my Netflix queue and fun British TV and not much else. I've also been running on the weekends, and horseback riding once a week, but I still feel like I need more exercise. I stopped the yoga because it's a bit inconvenient to get to, but I should start that up again. Although, as it is I'm physically sore for most of the week. My legs are, at any rate. Sometimes it's so bad I can't cross my legs, haha, but it's all good. Maybe I'm a bit weird, or just twisted by gymnastics at an early age, but I've always enjoyed the aches and pains resulting from physical exercise.
Maybe if I finished setting up my room properly I'd feel less at odds.
Why yes, I am whiny and complainy, thank you very much. I have to deal with the fact that I have no school anymore, I'm done with the novel, and I... don't know what to do with myself. Someone come rescue me. meep.
~~~
I have a family of raccoons living near/on top/underneath my apartment building. At night I hear them on the roof (I'm on the top floor) having, I swear to God, their own Olympic track events or possibly line dancing or maybe a gang style rumble. Tea party? Whatever it is, sometimes it sounds like wacky hijinks and other times it's sounds like World War 3. I don't want to complain to the landlord about it, though, because I'd worry something bad would happen to the raccoons.
~~~
Oh, hey!
YOU GUYS PROJECT RUNWAY HAD LL COOL J AS A GUEST JUDGE. I cannot get over this. I LOVE LL COOL J. I think he's awesome, gorgeous, and awesome. And also gorgeous.
Heidi: "What do you think, LL? Is Kenley's outfit hip hop?"
*dies*
ahem.
Aside from LL Cool J (!!!), Suede got knocked off. I think Kenley should have gone, just for giving Tim Gunn lip like that. I mean, you have to be seriously annoying and difficult for Tim Gunn to smack you down in that way.
Leanne made me laugh out loud doing her hip hop runway walk.
It's totally going to be Leanne, Korto, and Jerell. Awesome to have to POC in the top four, mostly likely to be in the top three, as well as nearly all female top 4.
Next Week: Tears, tears, and more tears. Dude, I think I even saw Nina Garcia crying. What up?
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Date: 2008-09-25 09:20 pm (UTC)*nods* Ditto!
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Date: 2008-09-26 05:58 pm (UTC)