Hulu.com just added "Rhoda" to their library of TV shows. I was super excited to see that because as a child of the 70's with a once-upon-a-time-feminist-mother, I always thought that show (from the handful of episodes I've managed to catch over the years) was going to be one of those shows that would showcase women as smart and independent.
While I knew that she meets and marries "Joe", I also remember that she doesn't stay married. So it didn't start off as being a show about a single woman but evolves into one -well a divorcee that is. I thought I would still find it interesting and hopefully be able to relate to the character but upon watching the pilot, I don't think that is going to be the case. It has 3 elements that I just don't care for in a show I'm going to invest time into.
1. The god-awful laugh track. For some reason I have a really low tolerance for them. The writing has to be so sharp & funny that I'm laughing along loudly enough that I don't hear it or can ignore it easily enough. This one? Nope. The dialogue wasn't that funny.
2. The character of her sister "Brenda" is moaning and groaning about how fat she is when she most certainly ISN'T (Not that I know sizes very well but she can't be bigger than an 12/14) and she is living in her sisters shadow. If I were to watch further episodes I think I would see that "Rhoda" is a good influence on her and maybe she stops beating herself up so much and stops letting her mother make her feel bad about herself but I don't think I can bear to watch it enough to find out
and lastly
3. The character of her meddling mother "Ida". That type of character has never appealed to me (that was one of my reasons for not watching "Everybody Loves Raymond"...I certainly didn't love him/it!)
I'm kind of bummed that it didn't live up to my hopes and expectations. It had nothing to do with it being the pilot (and one really shouldn't judge a show by it's pilot right?) but I think you just know when something's not for you and this wasn't for me. Oh well.
I guess it didn't help that I read the wikipedia page on it and knowing what happens in every season kinda ruins it...well, that's not always the case. I didn't get turned off of "Bones" by reading the wikipedia page first....
Anyhoo...
It's my weekend now and I'm so so happy about that. Sadly, though, it will be a normal schedule for me around this holiday. I thought I was getting the 4th of July off but nope. I'll take small comfort in getting paid double-time that day. And maybe celebrating will be going on still when I get off work and can go join in some fun somewhere...
I'm going to enjoy a lazy recharge-the-battery day tomorrow (uh, today) and then Thursday, hopefully have breakfast w/B (fingers crossed ;) ) then get together w/I that afternoon after she's done with work. The plan is to do something that involves being outdoors enjoying the fine weather ...well, hopefully fine weather, it's been crappy the last couple of days.
OK, I'm talking about the weather. I think that's a sign that I can just stop here for tonight and crash. (Well, it is about 4am...bedtime!)
Nighty night.
Musings from a big and beautiful sometimes "drama queen" on her current state of existence
What's It All About?
"The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates
While you’re here, in this time and in this space, you are beautiful and you are perfect.
You are right where you need to be to get to where you want to go, so start asking yourself where you want to go.
Noire
She'll be 2 years in 2 months! Time flies!
Things I'm grateful for everyday....
- My family
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)
Current Favorite Quotes
“Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” - Lao Tzu
"The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain
(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)
7-25-07
1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.
"The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain
(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)
7-25-07
1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.
Facts of Life (per Sonya Friedman)
- 1. No one can bring your life to you
- 2. No matter what you do, someone important isn't going to like it
- 3. Though painful, rejection won't kill you - it may even lead to growth
- 4. Every choice means giving up something different
- 5. Some people aren't capable of giving you what you're trying to get from them
- 6. The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others
- 7. There are no quick fixes that can permanently change your life
- 8. Life is on a rheostat, not an on/off switch
- 9. Some problems cannot be solved - but you can make peace with them