Busy Monday Rambly Bits

[gnomi]

-- Been busy, and this week looks busy, too. I'm approaching a deadline at work, so stuff is kicking into high gear. If posting is sparse here, that will be why. Alternatively, if I become Posty McPostalot, it will be due to my avoiding stuff I should be doing. :-)

-- Between Friday and Sunday, mabfan and I experienced two power outages. The one Friday started just before we were leaving for work, and power was restored long before we were home from work; yesterday's was more inconvenient (started around 5:30 PM and ended around 7:45 PM). At least yesterday afternoon's weather was on the cool (and rainy) side, so we weren't stifling in our powerless state.

-- Saturday night, I received word that I have sold my second story.

-- I've been morbidly fascinated by the ever-changing news story regarding Clark Rockefeller.

-- Some sort of allergen has been bugging me for the past week. I'm not sure if I'm now allergic to new and exciting summer plant life or if the recent consistent rainfall has stimulated my normal allergens to reinvigorate.

-- I've gotten particularly hooked on a couple of this summer's new shows, specifically "The Middleman" and "In Plain Sight." What surprises me about how much I like IPS is that I really didn't like Kate Harper, Mary McCormack's character in the later seasons of "The West Wing," and a lot of it was because of her acting style. But it seems to work well for IPS. And "The Middleman" is just plain fun. I wish it was pulling in better ratings.

Comments

[i-beckygardens.livejournal.com]

I tried Middleman, it has all the elements in it that should make me like it, but for some reason it doesn't work for me as much as it annoys me, so I stopped... however, I love IPS. It has quickly become one of my favorite "can't miss" TV shows.

[i-beckygardens.livejournal.com]

and congrats on the story sale!

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

I think Middleman is one of those shows that either you love it or you hate it. I can see it getting annoying, though I'm in the "love it" camp.

And IPS, I love, as well. There's something about the dynamic among the characters (especially Mary and Marshall) that really appeals to me. I'm very sad that next week is already the season finale.

[i-beckygardens.livejournal.com]

Me too. When it first started I didn't like the whole Jinx/brandy storyline, but it got really involving.

I still have the closer and saving grace though, to get my strong woman fix:)

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Both Jinx and Brandy were very flat characters when they were first introduced, but I think they've given both of them substance.