"Glitter" has been mentioned several times as one of the worst movies, both on "Gilmore Girls" & of all time. I’m a big fan of Mariah Carey, my youth was spent listening to Mariah Carey music on new fangaled CD’s.  So of course, I would hate any movie that caused her to have a nervous breakdown, or was associated with that in any way.  It wasn’t a terrible movie, yes it didn’t haven’t a lot of plot & relied heavily on music.  The camera angles made me seasick.  However, that is pretty predictable for anytime you put a singer in a movie & tell her to act.  I think the reason this movie got such a bad reputation was the story of Mariah Carey’s breakdown.  Otherwise it would have just faded away into the mediocre movie hall of fame where all movies featuring popstars go to die. I would give it a solid entire pop tart, basically because people showed up to make the movie.  That is still one more pop tart than most critics would give "Glitter".  I’m kind hearted.

Tags: gilmore-girls, tv, movies, music, mariah-carey, glitter, movie-reviews

Dear writers,

What’s up with naming Lane’s kids Kwan & Steve?  They should have rock & roll names.  I also don’t understand the obsession with making April seem like Rory.  You did the same thing in that awkward Season 3 episode where Jess went to his dad’s & meet his dad’s girlfriend’s daughter.  Rory was a special kid because she was unique, it makes her less special when you keep trying to replicate it over & over.  Nice job though, this episode was pretty funny & I heart Michel & Taylor. This is the first time all season that I am waiting to see next weeks episode instead of dreading it.  (It will be good to see Lorelai back at the diner).

Dear Lorelai,

You have wonderful instincts, you are right to hate Logan.  I hate Logan, & we always know that I am always right.  Don’t let him sweet talk you & tell you that he is in the same situation you were in when you left your parents house.  When  you left to set out on your own, you were not a loser, & Logan is & always will be.  You are right to be skeptical.  I really loved when you got lost in the maze, it’s been awhile since we’ve had an "Ahh Lorelai’s all alone" shot. BFF

Dear Stylists on the GG set,

I really love the comeback of the shrunken 3/4 sleeve cardigan.  I’m off to wash everything I own in hot water in hopes that it will look that I’ve been wearing the same sweater since I was seven years old.

Dear Rory,

You seemed like you were more Rory-ish this episode.  You had ambitions, you had sparkle, you made a pro con list, you weren’t completely obsessed with your boyfriend.  Welcome back. You’ve been missed. 

Dear April,

I’m glad that you like New Mexico so much, but the purpose of you moving there was so you wouldn’t be in Connecticut do try & work on that please, thanks.

Dear Paris,

At first I was disgusted as you that Logan was living in your apartment, basically free loading. However, I think you are just the person to whip him into shape.  He is definitely someone that needs more structure, a life plan, & to be yelled at, please take care of that for me.

Dear Rhode Island,

Please move closer to Connecticut so Rory can make it home for Friday night dinner & crazy town festivals, should she choose to take that job at a later date.  Love Ya!

I feel like I should apologize to Julie Orringer, the author of "How to Breathe Underwater" for her low toaster pasty rating.  I feel like I’m breaking up with someone.  She is a brilliant writer, she really is.  Short stories really should be my favorite genre.  I love that it doesn’t take forever to read them, & that you get to read a lot of different works from the same author.  However, my problems with almost all short stories is how dark they are.  Apparently, they just don’t have enough room for goodness or humanity.  Instead it seems to be "Look how good of a writer I am, I can suck your will to live in only 32 pages".

I’m not scared of alien movies, or those featuring ghosts or monsters.  There is however one thing that always make me uncomfortable, creepy children.  The kids who see ghosts, or point to ghosts, or who are possessed by ghosts, or otherwise evil, always bother me.  I try to avoid them at all costs.  However, they seem to be a given in most short stories, & therein lies the problem.  It’s not you it’s me.

Tags: reading, short-stories, writing, gilmore-girls, tv, book-club, book-review

There’s an all new episode of “Gilmore Girls” tomorrow, I have to go buy lots of candy, beef jerky, & poptarts.  I think the hiatus was good for my cholesterol.  Blast my lack of being able to keep a post to only once sentence.