Okay. This isn't exactly a revelation, but I just have to come back and talk about how much I love 'The Good Place.' When I watch this show, I genuinely consider giving up writing because, if I am honest, it is in the top five things closest to *my* taste in art that I have ever come in contact with. It is stupid, funny, philosophically centered, and smart. It is so unbelievably dumb-smart! I just wish I could have created it myself...Except maybe not? Because if I created it, I'd probably judge it without as much love. And I LOVE 'The Good Place' so so so much.
I’m a bit late to the party (too much celebrating May the Fourth I’m sure) but I came here to tell you about two things I love.
1) Six Feet Under - I very much grew up watching this show and it’s so smart, dark and funny. I actually wrote my dissertation on it, and made myself wait years and years to rewatch it after that so I didn’t spoil it. Pleased to report it’s a delight to go back to.
2) Mario games. They’re so charming and well made. Plus Mario just always seems really happy even in dire straits!
so much of my loves are food related. i really love a ton of food-related tv and youtubes. nice food competition shows like GBBO, halloween/holiday/spring baking championship, cupcake wars, or america's worst baker, kid's baking championship. watching kid's bake is SO NICE and they are SO HELPFUL to each other. really any sort of food competition where there is some fun and camaraderie and thinking on your feet. i love to see how creative people get. i'm also not gonna lie, i sometimes just let diners, dive-ins, and dives play in the background. yell at me about crazy sandwiches guy!
i also love to experiment with new recipes but i especially kind of love to fail at new recipes. these no stakes failures can be really fun for me. regardless of the "failure," it usually means there is something delicious to eat. cooking and baking is one of the only times i can turn my brain off so it's a really comforting to me. I LOVE IT.
Two things: 1) The Crown, 2) really good hot black coffee. Not really together, just those are the 2 things that give me a lot of life right now. It's actually my second time through the series, and it makes me want to marry a British prince (which reminds me that I also really love Red, White, and Royal Blue).
I recently rediscovered my almost fanatical love of the movie "Mary Poppins Returns." Movie magic that I can watch over and over, a soundtrack I can sing to over and over while cleaning house, driving in the car, whatever. And I don't apologize a bit for it!
Also, I love the musical "Cats." This is a harder one to justify, but it was the first professional theatre I ever saw! In London, in 1982, when it had just opened, when the choreography was much more feline and MUCH more erotic (!). Plus my Mom read all the Eliot poems to us when we were kids. So I was ripe for the plucking. Is it shallow? Is it smarmy? Is it sentimentalized? Is it RIDICULOUS? Absolutely. I love it.
And you're right: these days when one mentions that one is a fan of almost anything someone immediately has to hike his leg all over it.
I love trains. And everything about them. I grew up riding subways and taking train trips, both short and extended. When I go on vacation, I research ahead of time if my time away will include a train museum (there's plenty of those) or a train ride. I've even had the opportunity to ride in a diesel locomotive. I subscribe to live feeds on YouTube to "keep an eye" on trains all over the U.S. and even the world. I watch videos of cab rides that make it feel like you're riding up front with the engineer. My love of trains also includes trolley cars and I look forward to model train shows that come to my area that feature trains and trolleys. Did you know that Puerto Rico has a subway system? Yes, and of course, I've been on it. All 11 miles of it! From people to freight to track layout, there is much to like about trains. The biggest private construction project in the U.S. right now is building a passenger train along Florida's east coast that, when finished, will stretch from Miami to the airport in Orlando. My goal is to ride it when it's ready to go in 2023. I think you can tell that I'm pretty enthusiastic about my love of all things train and train related.
I love Gilmore Girls. I know there are other things, but I just finished the entire series for like the 6th time plus the reunion “season” for the 3rd time, and it’s fresh in my brain.
Okay. This isn't exactly a revelation, but I just have to come back and talk about how much I love 'The Good Place.' When I watch this show, I genuinely consider giving up writing because, if I am honest, it is in the top five things closest to *my* taste in art that I have ever come in contact with. It is stupid, funny, philosophically centered, and smart. It is so unbelievably dumb-smart! I just wish I could have created it myself...Except maybe not? Because if I created it, I'd probably judge it without as much love. And I LOVE 'The Good Place' so so so much.
I’m a bit late to the party (too much celebrating May the Fourth I’m sure) but I came here to tell you about two things I love.
1) Six Feet Under - I very much grew up watching this show and it’s so smart, dark and funny. I actually wrote my dissertation on it, and made myself wait years and years to rewatch it after that so I didn’t spoil it. Pleased to report it’s a delight to go back to.
2) Mario games. They’re so charming and well made. Plus Mario just always seems really happy even in dire straits!
so much of my loves are food related. i really love a ton of food-related tv and youtubes. nice food competition shows like GBBO, halloween/holiday/spring baking championship, cupcake wars, or america's worst baker, kid's baking championship. watching kid's bake is SO NICE and they are SO HELPFUL to each other. really any sort of food competition where there is some fun and camaraderie and thinking on your feet. i love to see how creative people get. i'm also not gonna lie, i sometimes just let diners, dive-ins, and dives play in the background. yell at me about crazy sandwiches guy!
i also love to experiment with new recipes but i especially kind of love to fail at new recipes. these no stakes failures can be really fun for me. regardless of the "failure," it usually means there is something delicious to eat. cooking and baking is one of the only times i can turn my brain off so it's a really comforting to me. I LOVE IT.
Two things: 1) The Crown, 2) really good hot black coffee. Not really together, just those are the 2 things that give me a lot of life right now. It's actually my second time through the series, and it makes me want to marry a British prince (which reminds me that I also really love Red, White, and Royal Blue).
I recently rediscovered my almost fanatical love of the movie "Mary Poppins Returns." Movie magic that I can watch over and over, a soundtrack I can sing to over and over while cleaning house, driving in the car, whatever. And I don't apologize a bit for it!
Also, I love the musical "Cats." This is a harder one to justify, but it was the first professional theatre I ever saw! In London, in 1982, when it had just opened, when the choreography was much more feline and MUCH more erotic (!). Plus my Mom read all the Eliot poems to us when we were kids. So I was ripe for the plucking. Is it shallow? Is it smarmy? Is it sentimentalized? Is it RIDICULOUS? Absolutely. I love it.
And you're right: these days when one mentions that one is a fan of almost anything someone immediately has to hike his leg all over it.
I love trains. And everything about them. I grew up riding subways and taking train trips, both short and extended. When I go on vacation, I research ahead of time if my time away will include a train museum (there's plenty of those) or a train ride. I've even had the opportunity to ride in a diesel locomotive. I subscribe to live feeds on YouTube to "keep an eye" on trains all over the U.S. and even the world. I watch videos of cab rides that make it feel like you're riding up front with the engineer. My love of trains also includes trolley cars and I look forward to model train shows that come to my area that feature trains and trolleys. Did you know that Puerto Rico has a subway system? Yes, and of course, I've been on it. All 11 miles of it! From people to freight to track layout, there is much to like about trains. The biggest private construction project in the U.S. right now is building a passenger train along Florida's east coast that, when finished, will stretch from Miami to the airport in Orlando. My goal is to ride it when it's ready to go in 2023. I think you can tell that I'm pretty enthusiastic about my love of all things train and train related.
I’m currently loving Life in Pieces. It makes me laugh so hard that I choke. And I really need that energy rn
I love Gilmore Girls. I know there are other things, but I just finished the entire series for like the 6th time plus the reunion “season” for the 3rd time, and it’s fresh in my brain.