Another Week

[annundriel]

Ah, Monday. Alas, you will never be my favorite weekday. That's just the way it is. Unless suddenly Monday turns into the weekend, in which case Tuesday would be the new Monday and then I'd dislike it. Poor Tuesday.

This week I have to:

- Write a five-page paper for Philosophy
- Read most of Evelina
- Go to a lecture given by bell hooks
- Review/Study for Astronomy test

Fun college times. Looks like this week will involve nothing but staying on top of school work.

This past weekend, though, I totally gave to myself. Kay, Greg, and the kiddos went to the cabin and I house-sat and had a Veronica Mars-athon.

So, Veronica Mars. (You'll have to forgive me, but it's a lot of fun to say her full name.) Never got to watch the first season while it was on TV because 1) I'm not used to actually having UPN available to me and 2) little time. Also, I didn't really hear about it until it started and then I didn't want to watch because, well, I'd missed stuff. So, whatever, didn't watch. But I kept hearing all of these really good things about it and it sounded like the kind of thing that would be right up my alley. Being the kind of person willing to put money down for DVD sets of shows she's never seen, I resolved that once season one was out, I would buy it. Friday Callie wanted to go to Northgate. So I went with and they had one copy. Got back to Kay and Greg's and while they were at doggie class, I watched the first episode.

Half-way through I realized that I was gonna fall in love and I was gonna fall hard. I can even pinpoint the moment. :)

Well, after Veronica quoted Pope off the top of her head that is.

But the scene where I realized the show really was everything people had been saying? After Veronica has rescued Wallace from being duct taped to the flag pole, he sits with her at lunch. Weevil and his gang (or whatever the term is these days), who taped him up there approach and start harassing him. Veronica tells them to stop.

WEEVIL: Sister, the only time I care what a woman has to say is, is when she's riding my big old hog. But even then it's not so much words, just a bunch of oohs and aahs, you know?
VERONICA: So it's big, huh?
WEEVIL: Legendary.
VERONICA: Well, let's see it. I mean if it's as big as you say, I'll be your girlfriend. (breathless) We could go to prom together!
Her refusal to be intimidated surprised and amuses him and he laughs as he looks around at his fellow bikers, one of whom is Felix.
VERONICA: What? What seems to be the problem? I'm on a schedule here, vato.
FELIX: (offended) Dude, Weevil. Don't let blondie talk to you like that!
VERONICA: Sounds like your buddy here wants to see it too.

That whole exchange just grabbed me. Here's this tiny blond girl and this biker gang and she's just not gonna take shit from them at all. Veronica Mars is fantastic.

Her dad's pretty fantastic, too. I love the two of them.

KEITH: Who's your daddy?
VERONICA: Ack. I hate it when you say that.
KEITH: You know what, this is important. You remember this. I used to be cool!
VERONICA: (skeptical) When?
KEITH: '77. Trans Am, Blue Oyster Cult in the 8-track, a foxy stacked blond riding shotgun, racing for pink slips...No, wait a minute, I'm thinking of a Springsteen song. Scrath everything, I was never cool.

And then there's Duncan, Veronica's ex-boyfriend. Out of everyone on the show? I dislike Duncan the most. He's just...blah. Maybe it's just the actor.

So I like the blah-guy the least and the "obligatory psychotic jackass" the most. I don't know why, but I am ridiculously smitten with Logan Echolls. But than again I *am* smitten with Rodney McKay. But I could never picture Rodney being mean in the way Logan is. Rodney's just...arrogant and obnoxious. Logan...Well, Logan really is a jackass. A snarky jackass. I guess I just can't resist snark. (Also, on a purely shallow level, he's got the sweetest goofy mouth and ears and nervous tick-like things.) However, there's also a vulnerability and the stuff you find out about him throughout the first season...Yeesh. He's a sad, sad panda. And I should not love him, but oh, I do.

Wallace and Weevil are also awesome. And there's all this innuendo between Weevil and Logan and yet I have to desire to slash them! ::gasp!::

Oh, and Veronica and Wallace are sort of, but really not at all, like Chloe and Pete on Smallville. Except, y'know, they're so much better and cooler and more interesting. I love the by the end of the season, Wallace is getting a little pissed at Veronica for not telling him anything and always asking for favors. Go Wallace.

And - last thing, I promise - I like the fact that it's cool in ways Buffy sometimes hit on, but it's also more real. And I'm not talking lack of demons and vampires. Everyone on Joss Whedon shows are pretty witty and snappy with their dialog, always ready with one-liners and zingers and things. Always funny. The characters on Veronica Mars are still witty and snappy, but in a way that makes me go "I know people that talk like that" and "Hey, sometimes I sound like that." So that's nice.

Also, Joss totally loves VM. Which is cool.

Dinner now.

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[juliarchy.livejournal.com]

You'll have to tell me how bell hooks is. I'm jealous. I'm working that night. poo.