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(Episode recaps will be anything shocking/scandalous/fun I jot down while watching. Enjoy=)

 

 

Season 2 Episode 5: The Serena Also Rises

 

 

Yale instead of Dartmouth?! I may be biased, but bad choice, Dan

 

Dan takes Italian? Hot. Regains points lost above

 

“When I was young, Buchowski put a shotglass on my head and blew it off with a pistol” –creepy alcoholic writer mentor. Umm ok…

 

“You’re lucky I’m bored” –chuck

 

“Don’t they know that without me they’d never see the inside of a fashion tent? They’d be stuck behind the barrier with PETA!”—Blair, priceless as usual

 

Purple is HOT this season! A lovely lavender was sported this episode by Eleanor and twice by Lily (loved her purple dress at the end!). Have changed our background to purple; must keep up with trends!

 

Scene in the bar with chuck and Dan—does it look to anyone else like chuck seems to be from a different century than Dan? Like he just stumbled out of some turn of the century gangster movie?

 

Will Jenny get kicked out of school? Does anyone really care about this story line?

 

“Who knew there was a sex club behind the White castle?” –Dan

 

His writing storyline may not be a whole lot more interesting than Jenny’s, but am relieved to see Dan have a non-Serena storyline

 

“Twins find me”—chuck

 

“Charlie Trout” Really Dan, and we thought you were creative.

 

“Don’t you have socks to darn?”—Blair

 

Chuck’s jail confessions (father blames him for death of mother) seems a bit cliché, but nice to see chuck acting semi like a human being

 

Is Blair so angry at Jenny and Serena that she would completely sabotage all her mother’s hard work with no remorse? Considering she is constantly seeking her mother’s approval, this seems a bit over the top...

 

Uh oh--chuck found Dan's story! claims he was lying about his mother dying at his birth. Wouldn’t put compulsive lying past chuck, so I give it 50/50 odds that the story is true

 

“I’ll look for it in Reader’s Digest. I can use it to prop up my Pulitzers” -Alcoholic writer dude again, on Dan’s lame stories. Hahaha

 

After this build up, Lily's secret better be pretty damn good!

 

And finally…BLAIR AND SERENA THROWDOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kinda disapointing. Very short, and more emotional than bitchy. I don’t for a second think this is the last confrontation between the two queens. I guess it really goes to show how muted Serena has been while she was with Dan. She does have a point though—Blair needs to get a handle on the little green monster.

 

 

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Friday, October 10th

12:33PM

Dear Diary,

Huge argument with Michelle. Michelle claims that certain comments at last debate were racist, as was the McCains’ avoidance of shaking her hand. Tried to explain that she was being unreasonable as it is a widely-known fact that all white people have a natural fear of women weighing over 110 lbs. Asked if it was “that time of the month” as a possible excuse for unfounded paranoia over racism, but was clearly wrong thing to say as am now forced to write lines.

I will not use biological sex differences as a way to dismiss the opinions and viewpoints of female politicians and lawyers.

I will not use biological sex differences as a way to dismiss the opinions and viewpoints of female politicians and lawyers.

I will not use biological sex differences as a way to dismiss the opinions and viewpoints of female politicians and lawyers.

I will not use biological sex differences as a way to dismiss the opinions and viewpoints of female politicians and lawyers.

I will not use biological sex differences as a way to dismiss the opinions and viewpoints of female politicians and lawyers.

Despite such dreadful start to morning, have heard good news: Hispanic voter bloc is likely to vote for me, putting aside past disputes over who is better minority group in united dislike for old, rich white guys and not-so-Grand-after-all Old Party. In response to new support from population more likely to vote than throngs of 16 year old interns, have decided to give next speech in Spanish. Thought newly translated speech was brilliant, but was ridiculed by entire class of Spanish I students. Apparently Babel Fish not as accurate as one would have hoped.

Am forbidden to check poll results until I finish writing lines. However, barring catastrophic sudden economic upturn, suspect still in lead.

Hopefully yours,

Barack

Originally posted in The Secret Diary of Barack Obama

If you've been feeling down about the state of things in the world lately, you should be relieved to hear that the Full Moon in Aries(occurring October 14) will bring you a renewed sense of hope.  This is a time to take a leap of faith and let yourself feel the joy of life, without over-analyzing everything too much.  Think of Aries as the child of the zodiac, being the first sign it also is a sign of initiation and setting forth on a journey.  Like the Fool of the tarot, Aries has the promise of a new adventure and it would do you well to think outside of the box and be more enterprising in your day to day life.  Get creative and celebrate the simple of life, don't get too hung up on the dark side of things, since we need to maintain a positive attitude if we are to get through this big mess, that is the world today. Speaking of the world, on a broader level, because Aries is ruled by Mars, we might be seeing an increase in violence and accidents affected by fire.  World leaders are feeling the crunch of what they have created in the last ten years and the natural reaction is to unleash the forces of evil on the world.  So, on a smaller, more individual level it is crucial that we recognize the happy moments and not dwell on the bad. It is also a time when people tend to be more argumentative, and explosive since Mars is the planet of war.  But it doesn't have to be so dire, we need to employ some compassion and try to tap into our innocent, child-like side so that we can navigate through the negativity.  Remember, there is the hope of new things to come, and with the elections so near, this is the time for change and renewed hope.  So get out and vote, and vote with your heart, vote for the person your inner-child would vote for, and celebrate the freedoms, and small pleasures life has to offer.

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