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Friday, October 29, 2004 I swear I’ve written at least half a column every week for the past several weeks only to be thwarted by time and energy. The weekend would come and go and somehow I never found time to finish. My apologies for disappearing without warning. My thanks to those who have e-mailed asking what was up. GH has been up, I, however, have been buried under bus duties, kids’ projects, hard drive crashes, and taking care of my life. If it weren’t for GH, my 38 minutes of sanity saving vacation time, I’d probably be begging for a stay at Shadybrook even knowing the drug-plying psychiatrist who accepts bribes lives there. I believe the time I spend watching GH is the most concentrated time focused on one subject that I spend on a normal, busy, fractured day. So here goes, I’m jumping back on the commentary bandwagon. If I sound a little wacky or you notice unfinished sentences, please just shake your head and think to yourself, “Oh probably the telephone rang or the dog had to go out or a neighbor knocked at the door or the plumbing began leaking or…(you get the idea, here, I’m sure) and interrupted Kathy for the 89th time in an hour.” Are you hanging on every storyline thread enjoying sweeps? The intensity is nice and I’m guessing we’ll see actors working on their Emmy reels this week, but I have to say, so far I’m not as pulled in as I was watching Carly in labor with Morgan, Lorenzo her brave but scared baby deliverer, and Sonny the determined husband with a gun willing to shoot first and ask questions later. I don’t know how they could top Carly shot in her sex brain and having comatose Lorenzo hot sex fantasies. Jason can not seriously be worried that he’ll be convicted for the attempted murder of John Durant. After all, the women of Port We-Love-Jason Chucky immediately mobilized on his behalf. Carly asked Daddy not to press charges, Courtney came to his side offering yearning looks and guilt. Yes, I said guilt. Her current attitude towards Jason seems to be I-love-you-you-ruined-my-life-but-I-expect-you-to-still-pant-after-me-while-I-play-romance-with-Jax. Since Jason does love her back with his share of sad looks at his unobtainable woman, I guess Courtney’s can’t-help-herself concern is understandable. Hmm, I seem to be drifting off topic… Sam will stay and support Jason despite his repeated requests that she go home and rest. And let me insert here that if I’d rested during pregnancy as much as Sam seems to rest, my life would have stopped and my family would have fallen apart. I’m sure that Emily and Monica would badger the PCPD as well if they thought they could help Jason. No worries, Mate. With all that feminine power in his corner, the justice system doesn’t have a chance of making a case against him. Never mind that he was arrested at the scene of the crime holding the murder weapon with his prints on it. Sonny ought to worry though. How many women would run to his side if he were arrested? Umm, Carly, maybe. Sonny’s currently low in the female support category so perhaps the rumors of jail time have a chance of materializing. Don’t you love Sonny’s clever, original plan on how to handle Durant? Sonny figured out that Durant was attempting to pit him against Alcazar and he told Jason that the plan was to do nothing. Since that’s Sonny’s plan every time he’s threatened, I wasn’t too impressed. I guess he found a plan that works so he’ll stick with it. Actually, it’s a good plan. If no one can force him to react in anger, there’s a good chance that he’ll retain the upper hand. I just wish he wouldn’t say “The Plan” like it’s a new concept he just thought up. Can someone please explain to me WHY it’s necessary for most on the men in Port Obsessional-Charles to love Carly? Sonny and Jason love Carly. Lorenzo moons over Carly. John Durant appears to be falling under her dubious charms while Dr. Steven Webber claims to care for Carly. Did I miss an important announcement? When did it become a requirement that all males arriving in town must have a “thing” for Carly? Has anyone else noticed that we’ve been fairly Samless for the past several weeks? OK, this is catty and I admit it but it’s only because I harbor a case of chest jealousy. Maybe we haven’t seen Sam because they can’t figure out how to strap on a 9 month pregnant pillow and not have her push up bra push her front up to her chin. I’ve read a lot of negative Michael remarks. In fact, some people sound more passionate in their Michael-hate than they do for other characters. He’s regularly called a brat, Sonny’s mini-me, tyrant and those are some of the nice names. But, so what if Michael’s a brat, a penthouse dictator, a Mommy manipulator? What else can we expect from a child who has been dragged from pillar to post at Mommy’s whim and who lives with violence on a regular basis? Clearly, Michael adores Papa the MOB Kingpin and seeks guidance from Daddy’s chief hitman, Jason both of whom accept and create violence as weekly plot devices. When they’re not revisiting “The Plan” doing nothing that is. So Michael’s attempts to control his environment, especially the crazy adults who populate his life seems like a natural progression in maturity. Perhaps in a couple years we can introduce him to Starr of OLTL and they can brainstorm on the most effective ways to control the adults surrounding them. Courtney’s ridiculous foster parenting: One. Big. Eyeroll. I’m prepared to suspend reality in a lot of areas but I’m not prepared to buy into a single young woman, foster parenting a 17 year old male in a loft apartment with one bed. A lot has already been written about this subject so I won’t re-analyze this particular can of worms. That being said, I like that Courtney didn’t bow to Jax’s insistence that she give up on Diego and that she hasn’t bailed on a pain in the you know what because Diego isn’t a happy kid grateful for her crumbs of attention. Bobbi works every floor in the hospital and claims expertise in all nursing specialties. Dr. Steven Webber, the faboo forensic expert and medicine man able to diagnose diseases with his x-ray vision needs to team up with Bobbi. I’m sure between the two of them Miracle Hospital can reach unheard of heights. Why folks from far away like Llanview and Pine Valley might come to visit. Port Charles can claim fame with Miracle Hospital, Pine Valley can have the murder victim landfill, while Llanview can boast about…heck, somebody help me out here, I’m still learning about the other two soaps. Who is feeding Laura and taking her potty while Heather doesn’t have access to the Q attic because she’s livin’ large with Eddie over Kelly’s. There’s a lot going on with Alexis, Ric, Sonny and Carly but I want to wait until the end of the week before I comment on the falling of Sonny and Carly and the rising of Alexis and Rik Quiz Time Anyone who believes that Helena really breathed her last breath, raise your hand. That’s what I thought. I don’t believe it either. Anyone who thinks Connor’s kinda funny raise your hand. Oh, mine shot up. Know what I like best? I like the Spaghetti Western music that plays whenever he peeks around a corner. Anyone else immediately jump to the conclusion that Emily will soon claim Connor as her new one true love or at least, her new one true like? Because Emily falls hard for kid(Zander)nappers Anyone wonder why Emily woke up after playing happy touchy feely, called Niko’s name, and then ran to the bluffs to find him? She may be in med school but she’s definitely a slow learner in some areas. She falls in love with kidnappers. Bathtubs are not her friend. People on the bluffs of Spoon Island tend to be thrown off. If she wants to survive Cassadine-dom she better learn a couple basic survival lessons. It’s strange that not one e-mail about “I Wanna Be a Soapstar” has hit my inbox, so I’m wondering what you’re thinking about it. Personally, I am not a fan of reality TV and this show is no exception. I tried for 2-1/2 episodes to be interested because one of the so called contestants (I’d be more inclined to call them poor desperate fools) will show up on GH. However, I found it to be about 1/8th acting and 7/8th’s embarrassing situations for the so-called actors who try to brazen it out with self inflating statements. “I’m here to win.” “I’ll do anything and step on anybody to win.” “I feel that I have what it takes.” Yeah, yeah, that’s nice but giving up your self respect doesn’t make me want to see you on my television screen. If it had been presented as a talent show with less torment in the elimination phase, I might enjoy it. As it is, I’ll wait and see which one of the contestants passes through a couple scenes as an orderly, nurse, waitress, or Kelly’s Diner No. 2 and wonder if the humiliation was worth the part on GH. One picture this week for your captioning pleasure. What important message do you think Jason is telling, young Lila?
Send me a caption. Operation Reclaim My Life began last week. I haven’t been very reliable in writing my columns since school started and I have great reasons why but in the end it boils down to the fact that I need to relearn a lesson. That lesson involves remembering that I can function in an acceptable manner without allowing myself any me time, down time, but I function a heck of a lot better when I give myself that gift. For the past couple years I’ve usually written a little every day including notes about GH. Somehow in the busyness of driving my bus, school projects, and kids’ activities, over the past couple months I lost my good habit. Why are good habits so difficult to cultivate and even more easily broken? Anyway, I’m back on the write every day bandwagon so hopefully, I won’t be writing bits and pieces of columns that are never finished or posted. In the interest of finishing what I start, I’m not going to worry about screen caps for a couple weeks. They’re fun to do but lots of time consuming work. Thanks for your patience and for sharing my GH mania. I wish for you a week highlighted with moments of satisfaction. Isn’t satisfaction a wonderful feeling? Whether it’s emotional, physical, or mental satisfaction the feeling passes through leaving a residue of happy and a yearning to find it again. Like the first sip of Diet Coke in the morning, a first bite of a food craving or a column completed and sent to Katrina, I love the feeling of satisfaction. Thanks for checking in. Kathy |
