Sunday, May 17, 2015
Keith David is even cooler in person...
This photo marks the first time I've met someone from my favorite TV show, Community. Keith David was doing a dramatic reading of "Hour Farther" at Real Art Ways in Hartford last night, and he was everything I hoped he would be: gracious, funny, poignant, and a HELL of a good singer. When I told him I'm a huge Community fan, his response was, "Wait until you see the next one!" ;)
Monday, May 12, 2014
"I Need Help Reacting To Something." - Abed
It's time to talk Community. My favorite show. The little show that could.
On Friday, not one but two of my friends texted me at almost the exact same time to tell me our beloved show had been canceled.
While I know it seems silly, I thought of the characters as my equals. They are the mascots for outsiders. I don't necessarily mean just the study group. Take Garrett, who is played by Erik Charles Nielsen. ECN and I are friends on Facebook. He's just as wonderfully awkward in real life as he is on Community. I love this about him.
Look at Dino Stamatopoulos. Try to tell me he fits in with a "normal" crowd.
Look at Abed. He turns to TV and movies for comfort. So do I.
Look at Chang. He's nuts!
These are my people.
I may LOOK like I fit in, but I feel uncomfortable almost everywhere. I can't stand the awkward "say goodbye to everyone" moment at parties and events, which is why I'm a big fan of the "Irish Goodbye" where you just duck out when no one is looking. I'm terrible at small talk. I like big talk. I don't know why we always have to ask each other how our weekends were. I barely care about my own weekend. Rest assured, I never want to hear about someone else's.
The Human Beings were my tribe, and I feel like their adventures are over and I know they're not real, but I also know that I have friends just like these people. Hell, I AM these people.
Look at Dan Harmon. Community is clearly his labor of love. He breathed life into Greendale and we all buddy breathed from the same Scuba tank.
Look at the Dean. He is a cross-dressing freak show and we adore him.
Shirley is kind of a bad mom sometimes. We're cool with that because it's authentic.
Jeff is the ringleader. There should always be someone who rounds up the misfits and keeps them in line (or at least in a controlled zigzag.)
Britta has no idea what she's doing, but her heart is almost always in the right place.
Annie just wants what's best for everyone and for her environment.
How about Troy and Abed? Those two taught me more about friendship than I ever thought possible.
Pierce? Well, Pierce was just Pierce. He was the lovable wacko. Every group has at least one.
And then a new friend walked into their lives, and he was weird and crazy, too, but they accepted him anyway, even though his name was Buzz and he based bills on beaks.
The list goes on and on...
I keep funny quotes from Community saved in my email Drafts folder for times when I need a laugh. They never let me down. One of my favorites is, "Abed, what did I tell you? You can't just mumble nonsense. No one's cutting away." - Jeff
Except this time, they did cut away, and it's my sincere hope that somewhere... in a million different timelines... in a million Greendales all over the world, there are a million Abeds mumbling nonsense and a million more people listening and laughing still.
I choose to believe that, in an alternate timeline, #sixseasonsandamovie happens, and it's glorious.
Here's to the outsiders... "We're all kind of crazy town banana pants."
On Friday, not one but two of my friends texted me at almost the exact same time to tell me our beloved show had been canceled.
While I know it seems silly, I thought of the characters as my equals. They are the mascots for outsiders. I don't necessarily mean just the study group. Take Garrett, who is played by Erik Charles Nielsen. ECN and I are friends on Facebook. He's just as wonderfully awkward in real life as he is on Community. I love this about him.
Look at Dino Stamatopoulos. Try to tell me he fits in with a "normal" crowd.
Look at Abed. He turns to TV and movies for comfort. So do I.
Look at Chang. He's nuts!
These are my people.
I may LOOK like I fit in, but I feel uncomfortable almost everywhere. I can't stand the awkward "say goodbye to everyone" moment at parties and events, which is why I'm a big fan of the "Irish Goodbye" where you just duck out when no one is looking. I'm terrible at small talk. I like big talk. I don't know why we always have to ask each other how our weekends were. I barely care about my own weekend. Rest assured, I never want to hear about someone else's.
The Human Beings were my tribe, and I feel like their adventures are over and I know they're not real, but I also know that I have friends just like these people. Hell, I AM these people.
Look at Dan Harmon. Community is clearly his labor of love. He breathed life into Greendale and we all buddy breathed from the same Scuba tank.
Look at the Dean. He is a cross-dressing freak show and we adore him.
Shirley is kind of a bad mom sometimes. We're cool with that because it's authentic.
Jeff is the ringleader. There should always be someone who rounds up the misfits and keeps them in line (or at least in a controlled zigzag.)
Britta has no idea what she's doing, but her heart is almost always in the right place.
Annie just wants what's best for everyone and for her environment.
How about Troy and Abed? Those two taught me more about friendship than I ever thought possible.
Pierce? Well, Pierce was just Pierce. He was the lovable wacko. Every group has at least one.
And then a new friend walked into their lives, and he was weird and crazy, too, but they accepted him anyway, even though his name was Buzz and he based bills on beaks.
The list goes on and on...
I keep funny quotes from Community saved in my email Drafts folder for times when I need a laugh. They never let me down. One of my favorites is, "Abed, what did I tell you? You can't just mumble nonsense. No one's cutting away." - Jeff
Except this time, they did cut away, and it's my sincere hope that somewhere... in a million different timelines... in a million Greendales all over the world, there are a million Abeds mumbling nonsense and a million more people listening and laughing still.
I choose to believe that, in an alternate timeline, #sixseasonsandamovie happens, and it's glorious.
Here's to the outsiders... "We're all kind of crazy town banana pants."
Friday, February 21, 2014
Fun Tweets
It's weird that coward doesn't mean "toward a cow."
— lanyard (@lanyardigan) February 20, 2014
Of counter culture icons known for their short-shorts and white knee socks, I'd have to say that Hunter S Thompson was my favorite.
— Chris Regan (@ChrisRRegan) February 20, 2014
Let's pause to let this hilarity ensue:
Took the Girls quiz, it said I’m the dark angel Lucifer is he even on that show
— jon (@senderblock23) February 19, 2014
My favorite thing about Facebook is when someone asks a question in earnest and people comment just to say "I don't know."
— Joe Garden, Hunk (@joegarden) February 18, 2014
The Olympics remind us that no matter what country we may be from, we all look dumb using an iPad as a camera
— DC Pierson (@DCpierson) February 18, 2014
My interest in the Sochi games really does not extend past hearing about how disgusting the hotels are.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) February 7, 2014
Superman t-shirts are a warning system that tells Superman who he'd need to rescue first.
— Kevin Seccia (@kevinseccia) February 3, 2014
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Awesome Tweets
Sometimes they're just too good not to share...
I find it hard to believe no one on The Walking Dead has heard of a zombie
— Annemarie Brown (@AdmiralAkbrown) December 3, 2013
Buying a Christmas tree is the only time all year I talk to someone wearing a jean jacket.
— Julius Sharpe (@juliussharpe) December 4, 2013
I bet when spiders put on seven shoes only to realize the eighth in the set is missing, they're just like, "Screw it," and leave anyway.
— Matt Roller (@rolldiggity) December 4, 2013
Yeah, I'm gonna use two paper towels to dry my hands. I don't give a god damn if the Lorax is looking dead at me.
— Alison Agosti (@AlisonAgosti) December 5, 2013
Every night before bed I look at myself in the mirror and ask honestly, fearlessly, "Did you fucking crush it on LinkedIn today?"
— Alex Blagg (@alexblagg) November 13, 2013Top 10!
I know it's been awhile since my last post, but here are some things I've found during my travels around the Internet. Merry Christmas, everyone! If you're really good, I'll try to post again before January 1st, 2014 :) If you're naughty, then just assume I'm wishing you a Happy New Year and all good things...
1. Merry Christmas
2. This quote, because YES...
3. I usually don't laugh at these, but CHARLIE!
4. This tweet...
5. This thing that no one ever says...
6. Another Internet joke... especially important to remember around this time of the year!
7. I can really relate to this right now. Have I mentioned how much I love Brian Andreas? (The answer is yes, and repeatedly.)
8. We spend a lot of time wondering if technology has made us more antisocial, but maybe we never really liked each other all that much in the first place ;)
9. You'll never want to drive in the snow again...
10. For anyone using mass transportation over Christmas, please promise me you will do THIS...
1. Merry Christmas
2. This quote, because YES...
3. I usually don't laugh at these, but CHARLIE!
4. This tweet...
suddenly everything is kale. go ahead. check. that salad? kale. that drink? kale. your cellphone? kale. look at your boyfriend. he's KALE.
— Kayne (@MJCKayne) December 18, 2013
5. This thing that no one ever says...
6. Another Internet joke... especially important to remember around this time of the year!
7. I can really relate to this right now. Have I mentioned how much I love Brian Andreas? (The answer is yes, and repeatedly.)
9. You'll never want to drive in the snow again...
10. For anyone using mass transportation over Christmas, please promise me you will do THIS...
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Dan Harmon wished me a Happy Birthday on Twitter!
My life is complete!!!!!!! Thank you to my friend, @AJKroh, for making this possible :)
@jenerationc I see in your bio you love Sheldon Cooper. Here's me saying HAPPY BIRTHDAY while @billprady rolls around in your ratings.
— Dan Harmon (@danharmon) October 1, 2013
