rionaleonhart | May. 12th, 2011

GLEE. I - GLEE.

( Song spoiler for the most recent episode of Glee (2.20). )

How can there only be two episodes left of this series? How did that happen? I enjoyed the first series of Glee, but I've really fallen in love with it over the second.

My other favourite ridiculous school drama, Waterloo Road, absolutely astonished me yesterday by handling a serious, frequently-misunderstood topic halfway sensitively (episode 7.02; make note of it, for it may never happen again). My sensitivity standards for Waterloo Road aren't set terribly high, of course; even using the word 'transgender' was more than I would have expected. Bless Martin. Also, Sambuca, you are breaking my heart.

reipan's housemate has a copy of Pokémon White, so I experimentally played through the opening last night. Thoughts: Lillipup is adorable and I want one (look at the way it hops around during battle!); I'm intrigued by Team Plasma's cause (there's an issue I never thought would be seriously addressed in the Pokémon games); the male character is a tomboyish girl in my head, and I'm a bit disconcerted by the way he shoves his arse in the camera when he sends out a Pokémon. Tepig's adorable smile very nearly tempted me, but in the end I started with a Snivy and named it Draco, because never has a Pokémon had an expression more suited to Draco Malfoy.

Also, 'I'm going to introduce you to your two best friends' is possibly the greatest line ever uttered in a Pokémon game. THANKS, PROFESSOR JUNIPER.

Sorely, sorely tempted to buy a copy.

So today

reipan introduced me to a friend of hers; let's call her A. I had heard tales of A, but I'm not sure anything could have prepared me for the reality. (Robyn and Helen are other friends of Rei's; 'Hats' is the nickname Rei uses for me.)

Rei: This is A. A, this is Hats.
A: Oh! This is... Brains? Breasts?
Riona: ...erm?
A: This is your friend with the strange name, isn't it?
Rei: Hats?
A: Hats! Yes!
Rei: I like that you got 'Breasts' from that.
A: I like 'Breasts' better. Can I call you Breasts?
Riona: ...okay?

Rei: She wants to see what breasts look like wrapped in clingfilm.
A: Yes. Oh! (to me) Can I wrap your breasts in clingfilm?
Riona: Erm - erm - no, thank you?
A: Awww. Why not?
Riona: Well, I'm not very - experienced - and I'm not sure I should jump straight into having my naked body wrapped in clingfilm.
A: It wouldn't be your naked body; it'd just be your naked breasts.
Riona: Can't you wrap your own breasts in clingfilm?
A: I tried, but it was kind of boring. They didn't really do anything.
Riona: ...were you expecting them to dance?

A: World War II was a conspiracy. Like Osama Bin Laden dying, or 9/11.
(At this point, I have to turn away so she can't see my expression.)
Helen: Tell Hats about your thoughts on Osama Bin Laden, A.
A: Oh, he's hot. Like Santa. He's like Santa for... Muslims, I guess?
(I've been trying not to laugh, because I don't want to offend her, but this is where I crack and start laughing uncontrollably. For several minutes. I end up in tears. She does not seem particularly offended, although she does ask whether I'm all right.)

A: Santa isn't imaginary; he's just a power that we can't see. There's a difference.

A: Christmas is Santa's day! Everyone knows that! Who cares that Jesus died?
Robyn: ...you think that Jesus died on Christmas?
A: No! Like, two million years ago!

A: You can't masturbate in an exam?
Rei: No!
A: Why not?
Rei: Because it's a public place!
A: No, it's not! You've got, like, a table!

So that was an educational experience! I feel that my perception of the universe has shifted. Somebody get this woman her own chat show. Or introduce her to Karl Pilkington.

(She seemed completely earnest. I think she may have been slightly exaggerating her character, but I don't think it could have been entirely constructed. It was a bizarre social encounter.)

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