The first part has two subparts, the second part is just one part, and the third part will be referenced and footnoted.

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1. The Riches and October Road have inspired me to create a new TV appreciation rule for myself. I will try at least three episodes of any new series before I give up on it. Cause I was ready to ditch both these pop stands til the stellar third episodes sucked me back in. If you quit either of these before the third epi, I recommend you try again. It's only 43 minutes.

For "The Riches," it probably has something to do with Eddie's general attraction (cause I am drawn to anything he's in like gravity draws lead down to the ground,) but for "October Road" I think it has more to do with them dropping the annoying cliches and this little coincidence:



SEPARATED AT BIRTH.

I am now only uncomfortable during this show whenever the boys lip sync, which unfortunately, is still pretty often. If they could just quit that, I could actually admit I like this in public, instead of just to you people here.

2. I am the queen of fancy coffee drinks. THE QUEEN I TELL YOU. Due to my wondrous sense of noblesse oblige, I am willing to share my newest recipe with you all.

Take one 8oz. cup (Because the 16 oz. won't fit in the machine.)
Put it in the machine.
Push the button for Cappuccino.
Sniff the good smells.
Empty the 8oz. cup into your 16oz. cup.
Put the 8oz. cup back into the machine.
Push the button for Hot Chocolate (with milk.)
Sniff the really good smells.
Empty the 8oz. cup into your 16oz. cup.
Very carefully carry this full to the brim cup back to your desk.
Fin.

3. More progress on the 30 in 30 goal!

5. Millions-- I wanted to see this movie when it came out because I loved Danny Boyle's earlier movies, especially The Moneybag Trilogy. Even though this is a movie about the sweetest kid who's ever lived (not even kidding) it's still very much a Danny Boyle movie, complete with physical danger, a menacing stranger in black, and a bag full of money. HEE. Can this man do anything else? I don't think so. And do I care? No, I don't. It's well paced, it's beautiful to look at, the characters are a joy to get to know, and I have a feeling I'll be watching this one again and often. Highly recommended.
4.5 wags

6. Flannel Pajamas-- I've got mixed feelings about this one. I loved the lead actor's performance, and this is the most I've liked Julianne Nicholson since The Love Letter. But I really didn't like her character after a certain point in the movie. And since I felt like the movie really didn't want me to take sides, I was bothered, because I was totally on the guy's side. And then in the making of featurette, one of the actresses said she liked working on the film so much because none of these characters were apologizing for who they were. 'Scuse me? The poor guy spent most of second half of the movie apologizing for living and everything under the sun. I must have missed something big because I don't know what went wrong (or what the trippy last five minutes of the movie meant,) but other than that I really enjoyed this non-three act traditional look at the life of a relationship.
4 wags