In another little nook, lay books that I intend to read, or have recently read, that have yet to be fed into my three main bookshelves, where I hold MAJOR books of significance, with one shelf dedicated to all things Little House on the Prairie (momma knows where to find inspiration when needed), another shelf reserved for favorite books since I last arranged this bookshelf, and another shelf for pictures that I intend to hang, somewhere.
Currently in my DVD player is Melrose Place, Season 1, disc 6. Yes dear reader, disc 6. And no, I haven't skipped any of the episodes so far.
It's funny to read a book or watch a TV show from a specific time in your life. It's a bit like tapping into the memory bank of who you were at the time. Melrose Place was required viewing back in my college days, and then casual viewing thereafter. I (and many others) can vividly recall when Kimberly Shaw whipped off the red wig to reveal some big crazy surgical scar that proved she was evil, the scheming Sidney, the crazy Amanda Woodward and the black and white themes of the MP gang.
But these early episodes are really touching to me...you can barely detect Billy's lisp, Allison is not drinking, Jake and Daphne Zuniga are just dating, Jayne Mancini is pregnant, that girl from the south is still on, they haven't given Matt a storyline yet other then the fact that he's GAY, etc.
But it's so BORING! All they talk about is their relationships and what happenned and what's going to happen, blah blah blah.
And the issues they try to tackle! It's worse then 90210---Matt's GAY and works at a halfway house for homeless teen boys! Really MP? Rhonda's BLACK and teaches hip-hop aerobics! Michael's an INTERN at a hospital and working really hard and is hot-headed! Jayne's an aspiring FASHION DESIGNER and torn between her career goals and desire to start a family. Allison works in ADVERTISING! Billy wants to be a writer and has a LISP! Jake is a MOTORCYCLE MECHANIC and just finished his GED! Daphne Zuniga is a tough-talking new yorker PHOTOGRAPHER who can't commit, even to the true hotty of the show. Sidney is the kid sister of Jayne, and causes TROUBLE at the CLUBS of LA!
Watching these now, I was studying advertising/communications/blah blah blah in college, and at the time even, I thought, that's definitely not realistic. How could these writers churn out this crap? But I also thought, what cute clothes! Am I more like Allison? Or Jayne? I knew I wouldn't be teaching hip-hop aerobics, a decision I still feel was the right one based on my recent performance as Dance Jam.
But it's an idealized world that was only a year or two away from where I was at, and I kind of mocked/kind of loved it.
So, I've been sick this week, and Andy gave this to me for Xmas, so I've been watching one after another. I don't think I'll invest in any further seasons, and this may be my last viewing. But I am thrilled that Amy is coming over, and we're going to watch a few episodes together and dream about the past when we were dreaming about our futures.
And then SUPER BOWL!
Oh! Andy gave this to me because he had berated me for watching 90210 Season 3 saying things like "It melts my brain." or "We don't watch TV during the day at our house". But it's been great for this illness, which had my head throbbing too much to read the boring book or watch TV that requires thought (Lost? What happened this week? I have no idea).
He also gave me This American Life, which I've carefully protected and not opened yet for it's own protection.
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