[mis-friz-uhld] Shortened: frizzle
**I wrote this last night but was shy about publishing it. But I feel good about it today. Please forgive any grammar or spelling errors. I’m not the best editor. ** - Jen Kirkman
I was supposed to talk to the Larry Mantle show on NPR this week. They wanted to talk to me about the recent…
Did you ever know that you’re my hero?
Welcome to the first installment of One Tree Hill Rants. The title of this post alone is hopefully warding you off from reading any further. For those with a masochistic streak, read on…
I am an ashamed lover of OTH. As a fan of seasons 1-6, I am fully aware of the sometimes-silliness of this show.
I kind of gave up on the show after Peyton and Lucas disappeared into the sunset at the conclusion of season 6, but when post-Leyton seasons 7 + 8 showed up on Netflix instant, I thought I’d give them a shot.
I actually really enjoyed Season 7, but there are a couple of issues that I just can’t shake (spoilers ahead if you care)…
-Mom’s Dead, Oh Well: Haley is supposed to have like 7 siblings, right? It’s part of why she spends so much time with childhood friend Lucas and his Mom, Karen because they “need her more” than her family. Then how come when their Mom dies, only 2 of her sisters bother to show up to the hospital and funeral and no one else in her family is mentioned?
-Lay Down the Law: Clay and Quinn get shot and almost die by the hands of a crazy tennis player/evil twin of Clay’s dead wife (played by the ballerina from Center Stage), because she suffers a mental breakdown and believes she is Clay’s dead wife (this is not a joke, I am not exaggerating). This in itself=utter ridiculousness, but I’ll let it go because utter ridiculousness is utterly entertaining. The part that bothers me is that there has been no mention of the police, of finding her, of arresting her, nothing. I can stand for mentally disturbed athletes with identity disorders, but I will not tolerate a lack of the law.
-Just Die Already: Clay’s possible death via gunshot wound dragged on for so long and he and Quinn were so nauseating that I’m bummed that he didn’t just die.
-Ripoff: Ok, OTH writers…we’ve all seen Ghost, you’re not fooling anyone with the “Clay is dying but his spirit is lucid and wandering around the hospital” bit.
-Son’s Dead, Oh Well: When Clay is in the hospital, clinging onto life, why does no one from his family show up?
-Just Die Already: Mia does not fit in the show and needs to leave because I irrationally hate her.
-Southern Hospitality: Alex is a Hollywood movie star—I have a hard time believing that she wants to stay in a small town in North Carolina instead of going back to LA. Although, Tree Hill is a magical wonderland, so I guess I get it.
-Ripoff: Athlete retires due to injury and then uses his chops to become a sports agent. [Friday Night Lights]
“Ron Fucking Swanson” - Portrait Painting by Sam Spratt
Being a fan of high-quality comedy television and not watching Parks and Recreation might just be the second most blasphemous thing you could do (the 1st of course being not watching Arrested Development). If for some reason you are in the “yet to watch” category, I present to you Ron Swanson aka exhibit A on what you are missing (youtube video).
If you have “seen the light” and are already familiar with Swanson Greatness, I humbly give you my painting of him. Features include: High and tight Swanson haircut, Swanson body hair, Swanson mustache, Swanson mustache chest hair (not groomed, grows that way naturally), Tammy tattoo, Tammy 2 tattoo, Tattoo of the text from Ron’s Speech to the boy’s basketball team, copious amounts of meat, the Swanson Pyramid of Greatness, Food and Stuff grocery store desk sticker, and Mulligan’s Steakhouse apron. High-quality Archival Prints Available HERE
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OMG I’m going to die…the ineffable Casey Wilson as Kristy Thomas in a Babysitter’s Club play!
So excited to see Babysitters Club play (Taken with instagram)
Update: I’m beginning the journey of watching through all of Seinfeld.
My conclusions so far:
This show is amazeballs and,
The 90’s were a far more superior time than our era infected by Courtney Stodden’s boobs (are they real or fake?!!?…oh wait, NO ONE CARES).
(Source: aniitajg, via thelovingarethedaring)
