Every year my mom & I still pick out a ceramic piece for our Christmas village & then paint it together. The ceramic line was going out of production, so we had to buy everything else that we wanted. I laughed during the discussion of “The Dragonfly has a bigger covered porch” & “This will pass as the bookstore”. (Who needs a fire station, bah, as long as we have a diner we are fine) Without knowing it, we were setting up a miniature Stars Hallow. (We bought the gazebo last year). I’m very blessed to be surrounded by people who make what is important to me, important to them.  Now I just have to find a miniature Mrs. Kim townsperson.

Most of the population rolls their eyes at my obsessive use of the abbreviation “GG” & my talk of Rory, & my quest to read/talk/think/look like someone who is “fictional”. At this, the season of thanks, I would like to explain why I love the “Gilmore Girls” so much.

1. Taught me that onion rings & muffins go together.  It all just gets mixed up in your stomach anyways.

2.  Rory is trying to bring bangs back into fashion.

3.  Introduced me to Tom Waits, Sylvia Plath, Dorothy Parker, & “Cop Rock”.

4.  Made Tuesdays Sacred. Also gave me a good excuse for breaking up with someone.  “He asked me to do something on a TUESDAY. Can you imagine?”

5. One of the few examples of women in the media who are feminine without being weak, looking for love without being desperate, career oriented without compromising themselves, & pretty while being everything else.

6. Reminded me that even feminine, career oriented, beautiful, strong women have trouble with their mothers.

7. Turned watching the roomba vacuum into a pastime.

8. Broke the myth that the plural of cul de sac is cul de sacs (apparently it is culs de sac)

9. Learned that you never, ever try to get divorced at a Post Boxes etc.

If you were writing a show & you had the main character marry someone other than her love interest of the past seven years, you would follow up the next episode with:

A. Some reason behind Lorelai’s choice, elaborate on the details. Have her family/friends/town deal with the aftermath.

B. Have an inane storyline of Rory & Logan fighting, a boring party they attended that made me wish my remote had sharp corners so I could gouge my eyes out, & have April end up in the hospital with appendicitis.

The answer is obviously B. Logan is moving to New York City. Usually when a main character makes a reappearance on a show I am not saddened. I do think that he should move FURTHER away, like Antarctica. I feel a little bit guilty about that. Not nearly as guilty as I feel for thinking “April could get amnesia & forget she’s Luke’s daughter, & I’d be fine”. Last time I checked a high fever wasn’t a sign of amnesia, but it should have been. April should just forgot to show up at the set. Now that is a storyline.

I did not like Logan’s hair. It’s bad enough that he has to come back & that he’s a jerk. Now his hair looks like it’s been cut with a “flowbee”. (That vacuum attachment that also cuts hair, because the world really needed that). Lorelai cooked snails. Lorelai would never attempt to cook anything. Bah, I say bah. Also, Rory was trying to be a society reporter. She is supposed to be the next Christiane Amanpour. Again, bah.

Now for the positives. I liked that Rory was wearing that cute tapestry coat that she lent to Doyle in Season 6. TV shows don’ t usually recycle their wardrobes, but real people do. Just one more sign that the “Gilmore Girls” are in fact actual people. I also liked the continuity of Rory & GiGi having to share a room, I didn’t think about that. The writers were thorough on that. Even Rory being upset about the elopement was ok because I think she is secretly a Luke & Lorelai Fan. I also like that Logan’s bad hair was nowhere near compared to Jess’ girl haircuts.  The ending where Luke was watching “A Philadelphia Story”, alluding to his trying to get Lorelai back was interesting.  I also like that Lorelai told Christopher of her visit to see Luke at the hospital.  That was what was always missing with Lorelai & Luke, the communication.  So why are they already trying to break them up?

The VCR is finally set for tonight’s “Gilmore Girls” episode. (Yes, I watch the episode, while taping it & then buy the DVD’s, I’m just that sick). It’s a magical Tuesday because Tom Waits’ new album just came out. The GG heart Tom Waits, I heart Tom Waits. (You can read about my deep & abiding love for Tom Waits here. You can read about my deep & abiding love for parenthesis everywhere).  My afternoon was spent on his Myspace page listening to “You Can Never Hold”, then clapping my hands saying “Again, Again” & then repeating the process. Ok I can listen to “You Can Never Hold” about 12 more time before “Gilmore Girls” starts.