I'm Alyssa, a 25-year-old writer and computer nerd. I love books, video games, television, social media, and all things fantasy and sci-fi. I want to be Leslie Knope when I grow up.-
[10 favourite series] : The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
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Why Do Men Keep Putting Me in the Girlfriend-Zone?
You know how it is, right, ladies? You know a guy for a while. You hang out with him. You do fun...
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Pam Halpert, The Office series finale
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Deleted scene - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
WHY WAS THIS DELETED
Dammit, this would have been so good.
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Spoilers at the end!
Maybe the best thing to ever come from Kate Beaton WHICH IS REALLY SAYING SOMETHING.
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If People Talked About Seinfeld Like They Talk About Girls [Click for more]
Do you watch Seinfeld? Do you like it? REALLY?! Ugh, I mean it’s fine, I guess, I just think it has A LOT of problems. The whole thing just seems SO self-indulgent. Seinfeld stars a comedian named Jerry Seinfeld who plays a comedian named Jerry. Wow. Really, Jerry? He also created the show and writes it. It’s like he can’t give up control of anything. Sometimes it seems like he’s just using this show as an excuse to play out his fantasies, y’know? Every show opens with him performing stand-up to a great crowd that loves every one of his jokes. And he’s constantly having sex with these beautiful women. Like, WAY too beautiful for a schlubby guy like Jerry. Even George, who’s like short and fat, and Kramer, who’s just kind of gross, both also have sex with these beautiful women. It’s like, yeah, okay, Jerry. I guess enjoy the dream while you can.
He really seems to think he’s funny. Do you think he’s funny? I don’t think he’s funny. Like, the critics say it’s a funny show, but the comedy is kind of weird. And nothing ever HAPPENS. It’s just these privileged white people (and I mean, they’re ALL white) living their lives in New York. The only non-white characters are wacky immigrant cab drivers and soup vendors. Oh, hilarious: they can’t speak English well — what’s so groundbreaking about that? Continue
Disclaimer: I haven’t actually gotten around to watching Girls yet, but I’ve read about some of the negativity surrounding it and Lena Dunham, and it always struck me as backlash toward Lena for her behavior as a single girl who’s doesn’t fit society’s definition of conventional beauty. It doesn’t seem fair to me, and this article does a really good job of putting that into perspective, whether that was its original intent or not.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/74db8fc196bd5b9dc7c561e333eb8e76/tumblr_mj5kdujY3Z1qasthro1_500.jpg)
If People Talked About Seinfeld Like They Talk About Girls [Click for more]
Do you watch Seinfeld? Do you like it? REALLY?! Ugh, I mean it’s fine, I guess, I just think it has A LOT of problems.
The whole thing just seems SO self-indulgent. Seinfeld stars a comedian named Jerry Seinfeld who plays a comedian named Jerry. Wow. Really, Jerry? He also created the show and writes it. It’s like he can’t give up control of anything.
Sometimes it seems like he’s just using this show as an excuse to play out his fantasies, y’know? Every show opens with him performing stand-up to a great crowd that loves every one of his jokes. And he’s constantly having sex with these beautiful women. Like, WAY too beautiful for a schlubby guy like Jerry. Even George, who’s like short and fat, and Kramer, who’s just kind of gross, both also have sex with these beautiful women. It’s like, yeah, okay, Jerry. I guess enjoy the dream while you can.He really seems to think he’s funny. Do you think he’s funny? I don’t think he’s funny. Like, the critics say it’s a funny show, but the comedy is kind of weird. And nothing ever HAPPENS. It’s just these privileged white people (and I mean, they’re ALL white) living their lives in New York. The only non-white characters are wacky immigrant cab drivers and soup vendors. Oh, hilarious: they can’t speak English well — what’s so groundbreaking about that? Continue
Disclaimer: I haven’t actually gotten around to watching Girls yet, but I’ve read about some of the negativity surrounding it and Lena Dunham, and it always struck me as backlash toward Lena for her behavior as a single girl who’s doesn’t fit society’s definition of conventional beauty. It doesn’t seem fair to me, and this article does a really good job of putting that into perspective, whether that was its original intent or not.
This is really definitive and I love it.
