Last night I found myself ranting about a letter to the editor in the local paper as I frequently do. The gibberish found there is ridiculous. There's also some rational letters - the ones that agree with my views frequently fit this category *g* - though not as often. I've been reminded many times that it'd be a good idea to skip that page, but that doesn't sound very appealing.

I think for me part of the fun of having a local daily is the letters to the editor. I expect to see certain regulars express their views on particular subjects. I read the paper in a certain way and the editorial pages get read after the headline story. (Then the comics, obits, rest of the main page, local news and then the entertainment page(s).)

We've debated cutting the paper for the on-line edition several times for a variety of reasons, but I always vote for keeping it. There's no place else to get those discreet little snippets about snow-blower theft or worse yet snowmobile theft or dear god! an accident in a Tim Horton drive-thru. There's no other place to read about whose kid got drafted (let me tell you there is no bigger deal in this town, than when a local kid is a draft prospect) or how close the local Junior Team is to hosting the Memorial Cup, this year. Then, there is the drama of politics between the county and the city or the neighbouring townships versus the city. For over an entire year, the mayor and the council were in a stand-off and that was entertaining; you'd never see that outside the local paper.

In conclusion, I do enjoy my local newspaper. While they do offer an on-line editions, I'm not ready to switch to getting all my news on-line, not just yet anyway.

Current Mood: lethargic

Tuesday

1. Free accounts at DW now have 15 icon slots. \o/

2. Comm: white_collar

3. Latest Things (DW's most recent posts) is a fun read.

4. Currently nabbing Fastlane because I do not have enough shows to watch.

5. V and Castle are on the to-watch-tonight list. I have my fingers crossed that V is not going to be too dreadful.

Wednesday

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1. I finished the Skater fic and the person it was for liked it. I'm a little giddy about this.

2. My copy of Half a Yellow Sun came today. facetofcathy reviewed this last week and made it sound like something I'd enjoy so I'm glad it arrived.

3. Spectacle, the Elvis Costello show, which I watched last night, featured James Taylor. He's mentioned a lot in Girl Like Us, the book about Carole, Joni and Carly that I'm reading right now so the timing was pretty good. (Weird point: oldish James Taylor looks startling like my Uncle Ray. Weird.)

4. With the time change I was up early and had everything for the day done before 11am. Unfortunately in a day or two I'll adjust to the change and go back to sleeping through my alarm. But for now I kind of see the appeal of being up and on the go early.

5. The family is doing secret santa again this year. The names have been drawn already and I can do my shopping/wrapping now. I expect to be fully ready for my days off in December before the middle of this month. \o/

It was very windy last night and now the trees are pretty much leafless. Someone said it was time to turn the clocks back? Didn't we do this already? It's going to be darker sooner in the evening and dark when I get up in the morning? Do not want.

Via inlovewithnight, this look at Dancing in the Dark by cartoonist Ward Sutton. (I'd love to hear the Nebraska version of DitD.)

Who else is watching Community? I like this show! Episode three made me cry. *sniff* There was some laughing before that particular scene, also snickers, giggles, smiles and wincing, and again after that scene. I do not expect this show to make me cry.

White Collar. I liked the pilot and enjoyed the two leads. For some weird reason, because they really aren't anything like them, the chemistry between the two leads kept making me think of Bill and Ralph. And that, because I adored TGAH, made me feel very kindly toward White Collar. I'm looking forward to seeing the characters developed more and finding out if that certain something continues. Is Diahann Carroll only in the pilot? This would make me sad. I was happily surprised to see her.

I need to spend actual time in front of a word doc instead of just thinking of stuff in the shower. I've got original fic, skater RPF and unknown actor RPS that are battling for my attention. The third one is a hanger-on from an old slash comm at LJ, but he won't go away.

Must get going and get things done. The newly turned four year old and his dad are coming over for lunch, cake and gifts in a while. Things need doing before then. Time's a wasting.

Current Mood: cheerful

1. Pretty. Eastwick has Paul Gross who remains one of the most ridiculously pretty people on the planet. The rest of the cast is also highly photogenic, because well, actors/actresses generally are pretty people, yeah? And it's not just the people, the whole product is super pretty. E

2. Sara Rue. Her Penny is one of my favourite characters. She's more than the best friend. She has her own life too with secrets and sexy fun-times.

3. Friendships favoured over crushes. Declarations of love. Girl kissing.

4. Women who rely on and help each other. Women who are strong already or getting there. A show with characters learning, changing and discovering who they are is guaranteed to get my interest.

5. Paul Gross. \o/ He's just deliciously menacing and creepy, and yet, charming as Darryl. It's terrific fun to watch him.


Running short on time: Supernatural was enjoyable. Parks and Recreation too.

I've got the dvr set to nab White Collar tonight. Still have to see Hugh's segment from The Hour the other night. I've got both Modern Family and Community to watch this weekend. So far, I've only see the pilot from Community. Chevy Chase is old! and much less annoying than I remember..

Current Mood: rushed

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