// March 4th, 2003 // 1 Comment » // tagged: House > Movies > Sarah, My Niece > TV
I’m just the regular blogger here lately, aren’t I? It’s only been 9 days since my last blog though — I’m doing better (well … it’s better than two weeks between blogs?!?). We’re swamped with paperwork and things to get completed for our house. The process of buying a house requires you to sign your name at least 500 times (in blood … ), write so many checks that you check your checking account balance hourly to make sure you still have enough there to cover, and coordinating your apartment utilities cutoff dates with the house utilities turnon dates is a surefire way to get a migraine. BUT we’ll be homeowners at the end of it … so it will all be worth it!
Oh — Sarah is TWO months old today!!! I’ll post pictures later ;)
A few TV and Movie notes:
ALIAS …. I still think Irina might be a good guy. She knows the only way Sydney will leave the CIA is if Sloane is taken down. Maybe she and Jack are plotting together? I want her to be a good guy now. Oh, and Freplica is freaky with her hypnosis.
BUFFY …. I kinda enjoyed last week’s Andrew-centric episode. When he’s introducing all the characters …. Buffy with her wind blown hair pouring the cereal, shirtless Spike the “‘can’t remember her name” slayerette — cute! The only thing I definitely didn’t like was anything to do with the Willow/Kennedy hookup — I’m just not buying it.
GILMORE GIRLS …. Although I fully enjoyed the scene with Paris having a meltdown on national television and announcing to the world that she’d had sex — it’s not really believable that she wouldn’t get into Harvard. Not believeable at all. It’s almost a given that if you have generations of your family that have attended Harvard — you ARE going to get in. Paris would definitely have gotten in because not only did she have the family connections …. but she had the grades and the extra curriculars. Not believable …. but a humorous scene none-the-less. I also enjoyed the sad/friendship scene between Rory and Paris afterwards. Rory is the only real friend Paris has ever really had…and Paris has never really known how to handle that. Good episode, as usual.
ER …. I was so sad when Carter put the ring back in his pocket and decided not to propose. Probably the right decision … but nonetheless sad. Then when Abby found the ring …. ah. I wonder if she realized he was GOING to ask her … but something she said changed his mind. Can you imagine if that happened to you? Whew. I can’t wait to see what happens with this. I love Carter … and have since day one.
Warning –
[rant starts here]
MR. STERLING …. On the recommendation of a friend – I watched this show for the first time about 3 weeks ago. I won’t watch it again, and have emailed the network about their pathetic excuse for a well-written show. The show we watched had a plot based around the INS. Yes – it is a TV show – and yes TV shows aren’t supposed to be totally realistic. However, this show is supposed to somewhat resemble The West Wing (who has a team of intelligent writers who know the value of correct research). The entire premise of the show was totally incorrect. An immigrant janitor working in a government building wanted to go home to say goodbye to her mother, who was dying. Her greencard hadn’t yet been processed. The whole show was about Senator Sterling trying to get INS to let her go home. The problem with that is that she would have been allowed to go anyway. It’s something called ADVANCE PAROLE (and if you want to know more about it – you can read my blog from March/April 2002 – Steve and I had to get this in order for us to go to England to see his family last year). When you apply for your greencard, you apply for Advance Parole at the same time. EVEN if she didn’t have the approved Parole yet …. she had a first degree blood relative dying. That immediately qualifies her for Emergency Parole. All she had to do was go to the INS office and they would have granted her Advanced Parole. This show conveniently distorted INS law and regulations …. and therefore has incorrectly led the American public to believe something that isn’t true. People who watch shows like this think that they are based on things that actually happen. (Oh and another problem is that the janitor had a child who was born here in the states … hence he was an American citizen. Oh and additionally … I very much doubt that an immigrant WITHOUT their greencard would be allowed to work anywhere near U.S. Senators and Congressmen. I’m sure greencarded immigrants do … but I think you’d probably have to wait at LEAST until you were granted the greencard to work at the Senate building.)
[here endeth the rant]
MONSTERS INC …. I saw this movie for the first time over the weekend. HOW CUTE IS THIS? I watched it twice and enjoyed it just as much the second time around. Good movie! Get’s two thumbs up from me!
And I’m all ready for this week’s ! I missed last weeks inaugural post …. but am determined to do it this week. (Thanks for the house card!! You’re so thoughtful!!)
My mom emailed these pictures to me last night …. said it had been going on for about an hour before she finally went and got her camera. Sarah was testing Macgyver on telling time – he “failed a couple of questions” though – according to Sarah. Note that MacGyver is trying by pointing out w/ his paw the correct answer. Sarah kept saying “you really need to study MacGyver …” LOLOL.
