The Asterisks are Abandoned

I just thought I should make it clear that I am aware that I randomly stopped using them. That is how cool I am, btw. In case you didn't know. (And enough...)

Throat closed up in an ouchie way today but I caught up on some TV, so it sorta evened out, except not so much because I spent like 5 hours on a bloody daily assignment for Human Rights Leadership and am still not done. Moan! Groan! Le sob. Anyway, I saw the Nurse Jackie and Mental premiers, and was pretty impressed. Nurse Jackie doesn't remind me of House at all, except that she's somewhat bitchy to colleagues and does pharmaceuticals. But she's really nice to the patients ("honey" was used), even when they did crazy things, and she was really upset when a patient was needlessly killed. V. intriguing character and I like Edie Falco in the role a great deal. Nice supporting cast as well. V. excited to watch it ONLINE for freeeez this summer. (Since Harper's Island was abandoned... the writing was just too bad!)

Mental is a bit like The Mentalist, as it looked, but in a good way. The character is a bit insane and unconventional in a Jane-type way but the difference in setting makes it unique. I lurved (ha) seeing the guy who plays Seymour the Arms Dealer (caps?) in Burn Notice (Silas... Weir?... damn, I know there are three names. Just a sec (because you're waiting?) Silas Weir Mitchell- I was so close!). He is pretty amazing actor-wise, in case you didn't know. I think he's one of those guys floating around just waiting for his own show to plop on his lap-- v. exciting when it does happen! And the main guy...Chris Vance... is quite hilarious and charming, but not so much in that sexy sexy Simon Baker way. I really liked the initial case as well- the artist who can't draw when on medication but can't function without. Intriguing. It reminded me a bit of Touching Evil- US version (Oh, Jeffrey Donovan, you are always on my mind in a Willie Nelson type way), but I don't know why. Maybe the whole Cyril/... ... main guy played by Jeffrey Donovan way. (What is his name- AH! Creegan! I came up with it! Huzzah). I loved their relationship- that and the acting made Touching Evil. If only it was enough to overturn the crappy writing- le sigh.

Wah! I have appts. tomorrow. Possible one at 10:30 (my teacher didn't e-mail me back, gr, but I'm going on the assumption that we're on, nonetheless. I hope she e-mails me in the morn if it is otherwise... yeek!). Finished rereading Thief of Always and am now, more impressively, reading the Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao- by un hombre (it sounds cooler in English...). BTW, did anyone know that the Dog Whisperer is Latino? I am filled with brown pride on account of this fact, but I'm not sure why it suddenly makes latinos cooler. Because there is no white dog whisperer? But there probably is.... hrm. Random.

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