The Official Adam Pascal Love Thread, part three — Page 402

I go back Jan. 3rd. Much too short a break, methinks.

Good luck on those. One of my friends started an essay last Thursday and turned it in at eleven thirty that night- a half hour before deadline.

It is short this year! We usually get 15 days, and it's 13 this year for us.

Ugh, I would die! I've already procastinated too much for my own comfort as it is!

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I will! Except I have to go tomorrow to see if I made callbacks! *prays*

Crazy For You. Which is sort of bad, because I can't tap dance to save my life, but whatever.

*catches good luck* Thanks, Nia!

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Good luck Atrias! And Chloe where can you order this?

Well 4th viewing of movie Lotsa different thoughts to sort through...

Guess I'll start w/ just what I took out of it before i bring my friend into it. Okay..you know how I've mentioned always have perhaps an odd moment that on no other viewing makes me cry but one viewing will come along that i really dwell on it and it makes me cry? Tonight's moment was during "Finale" when Collins grabs Mark and brings him into the hug...I prob had some of the cuts of Halloween and Goodbye Love in my head and I just thought about the idea of him detach from being alive through filming and what that hug and "bringing him in" to...live from Collins really meant. So yeah that got to me.

Paid attention to the sweatpants, chair, and waved at Wax Lion And okay Adam stuffing his face...OMG...I'm assuming this is what you guys found so funny, I watched a bit and saw him munching here and there and was like why is this so funny? But then during the song I realized in the back that everyone at the table was standing and watching the fight...except Roger. Roger was sitting down, had his back turned, and was just eating. Totally oblivious. Finally Mimi had to kind of tap him to get him to notice that this huge/song fight is going on. I laughed so hard at that part--b/c that is soo something I would do! Between my love of food and how I can be spacey and oblivious...twas funny.

Also decided I love the way he says "what" to Mimi in Light My Candle instead of the way he did it on the OBC.

And just, the more I see it, the more I accept it, the more I see decisions I was upset about aren't that important, etc.

K, now my friend...see she's the kind of person after a show/movie I'll say what did you think she'll say "it was good." And not a word more, I'm the kind of person that loves to talk and analyze things and it drives me crazy. So I asked her to try to be attentive b/c I really would like to hear more from her than it's good, esp. since she's the first person I saw it w/ who never saw the show. Her response was amusing: "Yeah, all I know it's about a guy w/ Aids." Well...more than one, but...it's a start.

Funny moments like Adam dancing in La Vie Boheme where I'd crack up and she had no clue why...oh and she went to the bathroom for most of LVB and half of I should tell you, what a bad time to go!

Her only question was after Angel and Collins both said they have AIDS, she asked me if everyone does I said no you'll see. After Angel says Mark can come even w/o AIDS I turned to her said see Mark does not have AIDS, she gave me a sarcastic yes I'm aware face.

Otherwise, she said there's nothing she could think of off the top of her head that she was confused about. She said she really wants to see the show, more so when I played some of the cut songs and such. Definitely loved the music and story...was moved by it even though she never cries and told me she thought Mimi died, I told her it's understandable and probably a normal first reaction...Umm said it was good...oh yeah wasn't a fan of Over the moon...

But something got me really thinking...don't rememebr why it came up, but she basically revealed that she's not a fan of seeing men in drag, two men kiss or two women kiss. Not that she thinks it's wrong or wouldn't tolerate it or that she didn't appreciate like Angel and Collins' relationship and was certainly moved by it, but just something she doesn't like to see. Of course I jumped on this was like, what, why, you have no problem w/ a guy and a girl, blah blah blah, and she made me feel like I was overreacting, reiterated she doesn't think it's wrong or anything. So I dunno. My instinct is to say even that viewpoint is kinda wrong, though not as bad as it could be, but I dunno, is it more of just like...something she doesn't like such as a movie? Is it different strokes for different folks? What do you guys think?

Hopefully will take her to the show soon.

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thought i'd add my 2 cents of adam love!

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Yes, it was taped; Seth tapes all of the concerts, but you can't buy them legally.

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Not the same one Chloe was talking about, but I do love that.

Gotta love Raul's hips.

By the way, wrq -- I think there's a distinction between being intolerant and simply not wanting to see it. Not that I like either, per se, but perhaps your friend is fine with people doing what they want, as long as she doesn't have to look at it, which is a little bit better than totally hating. Kind of like "do you what you want, but not in front of me," in the same way that people just think PDA in general is really tacky.

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Updated On: 12/21/05 at 11:10 AM

"K, now my friend...see she's the kind of person after a show/movie I'll say what did you think she'll say "it was good." And not a word more, I'm the kind of person that loves to talk and analyze things and it drives me crazy."

Heh, I am totally the same way. My mom gets annoyed sometimes when we watch one of our favorite TV shows together because I'll be busy looking for moments of foreshadowing and pointing out the symbolism of the episode title and she just wants to sit back and watch.

"But something got me really thinking...don't rememebr why it came up, but she basically revealed that she's not a fan of seeing men in drag, two men kiss or two women kiss. Not that she thinks it's wrong or wouldn't tolerate it or that she didn't appreciate like Angel and Collins' relationship and was certainly moved by it, but just something she doesn't like to see. Of course I jumped on this was like, what, why, you have no problem w/ a guy and a girl, blah blah blah, and she made me feel like I was overreacting, reiterated she doesn't think it's wrong or anything. So I dunno. My instinct is to say even that viewpoint is kinda wrong, though not as bad as it could be, but I dunno, is it more of just like...something she doesn't like such as a movie? Is it different strokes for different folks? What do you guys think?"

I think the key here is that from what you're saying, it sounds like she was fine with watching a guy and a girl kiss, but not two guys or two girls. So, it's not just that seeing people kiss sorta makes her uncomfortable, but on some subconscious level the same-sex kissing bothers her even though on an intellectual level she respects that people have the right to love whom they want to love. Sorta like my mom, who believes that diversity is a good thing, important, etc., but would probably flip out if I ever dated a guy who wasn't Jewish. It's not right, and it's more than a little hypocritical, but at least it's a bit more enlightened than outright prejudice.

"Billboard--8AM--ouch! I had a choice between a Friday class and an 8AMer, elected for giving up Fridays."

I'm sorta lucky in that most of the classes I have to take aren't offered on Fridays, because if there is one thing I will try my best to avoid, it's taking a class on Friday. That, and taking a really late class (as much as I'm dreading the 8 AM, I'd much rather take that than a class that starts at 5 PM). My poor roommate actually had a Saturday class this semester (she plays the harp, and her instructor scheduled the lessons for Saturday).

"But for you and everyone else, it's good that you don't sleep too much later on weekends than you do over the week--it contributes to insomnia and can severely throw off sleep schedules and can be unhealthy"

Good to know, since my sleep schedule is pretty bad as it is (no matter how much sleep my body actually needs, I usually wake up after 6 or 7 hours. Even if I stay up late on the weekend and don't go to bed until 3, chances are I'll be awake before 10).

"Anywayz, you certainly have a right Billboard to get up. I used to get onto my labtop and was able to type so quietly that my roomie would wake up a little later and not know I was up. "

See, my problem is I'm not very good at being quiet. I have long fingernails, so I tend to make noise when I type, plus I'm rather noisy in general.

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Okay thanks for the input guys! I definitely see and agree it's better than thinking it's wrong or not tolerating it, I just didn't know where to put my feelings about it...whether it's really not something I shoudl think is wrong at all, like not liking a similar movie, or whether I can say it's not that bad but I still think it's a little wrong, but accept there's nothing I can do. Think it's the latter.

Thanks skittles! My friend actually lives in Harpers Ferry, WV so if it's playing there, that's where we'd see it, but I'd be willing to drive into DC to take her if it's not there.

And who likes the rest of 2005 year icon?

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