One, Two, Three.
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dodger_sisterOne - My dad is having another surgery tomorrow on his leg. Last time I was uber-worried but I am a little more optimistic this time around. Still, in his health, it’s always a risk. Not the least of which because he hasn’t been taking care of himself the last month or so. They let him go home in between surgeries for some reason. This means that he hasn’t been following the diet they gave him - (on which he lost 50lbs!) - or taking his medicines properly - (he told me he lost track, while some of them he just didn’t want to take). My dad puts on a good show for people, so I don’t think they realize how little he actually takes care of himself. Tomorrow will tell, I suppose.
Two - In other surgery news, The Nephew had one the week of Thanksgiving. If you remember, he broke his arm last year. After they took the cast off, he had a cyst of fluid build-up, which the doctor said is not uncommon after wearing a cast. It wasn’t hurting him, so they decided to leave it. But I think The Nephew was always self-conscious of it and recently he told his dad that it was hurting him. Idk if it really was or if he was just self-conscious - (this came about right after school started back up) - but it was an outpatient procedure, so his parents decided to do it anyway. Thankfully, it all went fine. I called him the next day when he had the good pain meds and this conversation occurred.
Brother: Tell her what you are wearing at 3 in the afternoon.
The Nephew: My pajamas!
Me: What? Who are you…me?
TN: I know!
Me: Are you going to wear them to Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow?
TN: NO!
Me: You don’t think Mommy would let you get away with that?
TN: NO!
Me: That’s too bad because I wanted to wear my pajamas to dinner at Grandma’s house tomorrow. I was just going to tell her that you were doing it, so I should get to do it too.
TN: OKAY! That’s a plan! Let’s do it!
I love that kid.
Three - The Walking Dead midseason finale…I think that may have been the most tension filled episode of TV that I have ever seen in my life. At one point, when Michonne and The Governor were fighting, I yelled, “Grab a piece of glass and stab him in the eye!” And then…SHE DID! Not just grabbing the glass but stabbing him in the eye too! (Naturally, with only a piece of glass as your weapon, it is common sense that the eye is the place to go for). My sis and I had both been extremely tense during the episode, there had been a lot of hand-flapping, but when the eye-stabbing occurred…my sister fucking SCREAMED. I have watched a lot of scary movies with her and I have never heard her scream like that. It was kind of awesome. This fucking show, man. I can’t believe we have to wait until February for more.
Two - In other surgery news, The Nephew had one the week of Thanksgiving. If you remember, he broke his arm last year. After they took the cast off, he had a cyst of fluid build-up, which the doctor said is not uncommon after wearing a cast. It wasn’t hurting him, so they decided to leave it. But I think The Nephew was always self-conscious of it and recently he told his dad that it was hurting him. Idk if it really was or if he was just self-conscious - (this came about right after school started back up) - but it was an outpatient procedure, so his parents decided to do it anyway. Thankfully, it all went fine. I called him the next day when he had the good pain meds and this conversation occurred.
Brother: Tell her what you are wearing at 3 in the afternoon.
The Nephew: My pajamas!
Me: What? Who are you…me?
TN: I know!
Me: Are you going to wear them to Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow?
TN: NO!
Me: You don’t think Mommy would let you get away with that?
TN: NO!
Me: That’s too bad because I wanted to wear my pajamas to dinner at Grandma’s house tomorrow. I was just going to tell her that you were doing it, so I should get to do it too.
TN: OKAY! That’s a plan! Let’s do it!
I love that kid.
Three - The Walking Dead midseason finale…I think that may have been the most tension filled episode of TV that I have ever seen in my life. At one point, when Michonne and The Governor were fighting, I yelled, “Grab a piece of glass and stab him in the eye!” And then…SHE DID! Not just grabbing the glass but stabbing him in the eye too! (Naturally, with only a piece of glass as your weapon, it is common sense that the eye is the place to go for). My sis and I had both been extremely tense during the episode, there had been a lot of hand-flapping, but when the eye-stabbing occurred…my sister fucking SCREAMED. I have watched a lot of scary movies with her and I have never heard her scream like that. It was kind of awesome. This fucking show, man. I can’t believe we have to wait until February for more.
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Date: 2012-12-06 09:33 pm (UTC)Why the hell she was trying to *strangle* him with the sword was beyond me.
Heat of the moment, I suppose, but I was thinking the same damn thing!
I think the Governor has had some kind of mental breakdown or lack of understanding about the zombies, but he does take care of his people good. He's a really good side-by-side with Rick, in that it showcases the whole question of 'how far do you go to protect your people?'. Because, yes, Rick had that problem in the past, not willing to make the hard choices (something that Shane was actually good at), to recognize the way the world is now - and now we have New!Rick who is more hardcore and willing to make the tough call but he has lost so much of himself in the process. The Governor makes for an interesting 'this is where Rick may be someday' comparision.
The episode in Season 1 when he was introduced was the one I was thiiiiis close to giving up on the show because it was like, insert stereotypical white trash redneck guy here.
You know though, I think they counteract it with Daryl - because yes, stereotypical redneck in Merle and that is exactly what you expected to get with Daryl too, but you didn't. You get something so much more than that and that too is an interesting comparision. Knowing what we know about Daryl and Merle's childhood, you kind of wonder how they each would have turned out if Daryl had been the older brother and Merle the little brother. I suspect Merle is on his way out though and probably at Daryl's hands.
Also, LOL at your sister. She sounds like my girlfriend, who screeches and yelps at anything like that or anything jumping out on screen.
That's the thing though - my sister never screams like that. I have watched some terrifying shit with her before (28 Days Later, 30 Days of Night - both of which terrify the shit out of me) and she has never made that noise in her life. Which just proves the show really hits its mark. So, I guess The GF won't be watching any Paranormal Witness with us ever, huh?
Nice to see Cutty from The Wire coming to play. He was the guy who came into the prison with his group.
Apparently that character is from the comics. I never watched The Wire (we don't get HBO) but The BFF was a HUGE fan of that show, so I bet she recognized him.