Monday, November 28, 2016

Why I do not want to see more Gilmore Girls episodes.

Warning: Spoiler alert. Do not read if you haven't finished watching the new Gilmore Girls.

All I can say is Oy, with the poodles already.

Last night I finished the Gilmore Girls Revival. And like many of you, I was shocked by the final 4 words. Seriously, Amy, this is what I have been waiting 9 years to find out? I loved the 4 episodes. I cried all through the 4th episode. I felt so much closure with everyone until the final 4 words.  I mean, she's 32, she should know how to avoid this stuff. Maybe it would have made more sense at 22. And also, sleeping with an engaged guy? Seriously..That is so Rory season 4. But this is how Amy Sherman-Palladino wanted it. She wanted to come full circle. She wanted the generational cycle to continue and for the Gilmore Girls legacy to live on. I get that. I don't like it, but I understand. Few people love Gilmore Girls more than I do. I own every season. I've seen it more times than I can count. I know Gilmore facts and have loved all the reboot hype. But please do not make more. It won't be the same. Are we going to follow Rory as a single mom with no job and no home... That's already been done. And Loreli has been the single mom success story. I don't want to see the same story line again. I didn't like the last 4 words and therefore don't want to see more. I think more will just ruin it for me. Gilmore Girls is my happy place. And all good things must come to an end.

So I love Gilmore girls, I enjoyed the reboot, I didn't like the last 4 words, but I get it, Amy, I get it. But for me, the book is closed. We've come full circle. The end. 

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

The Day After the Election


I’m disappointed that today is still a day and age when a woman can’t get voted for president. Issues aside, I’m sad that the country is still not ready for a woman president. But thank you to Hillary for trying. Thank you for trying multiple times to break the glass ceiling. We like to pretend that it isn’t there, but it is. And even though it didn’t work and even though people weren’t ready, thank you for paving the way because next time maybe the world will be ready. But it’ll never happen if no one tries. And Hillary tried, even when it was stacked against her. I wanted to wake up this morning in a world where anyone can marry anyone and where a woman could be president. I wanted to go to work today proud that we are making strives for women. But it didn’t turn out how I thought it would. And as a woman, I feel defeated (on many levels), but I am grateful that Hillary tried. I’m grateful that she is chiseling through the barrier and maybe next time a woman runs for president, the nation will be ready. I will always remember the first time I voted for a woman president. I will be telling this story for years to come. It has been overshadowed by a hostile political environment, but I do believe it is still the start of something great.