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Category: amy sherman-palladino

I've Been a Bad, Bad Girl (Well, Blogger)

I spent most of last week with a nasty cold or flu (I can never really tell the difference). But so much has happened!

I had a good weekend at the Rose City Classic Dog Show, with my dog finally winning a competition and earning some points toward his championship. Yes, I’m one of the those freaky Best in Show people. On a bad day, I feel a little like Parker Posey’s character. (BTW, I’m really hoping PP’s new show The Return of Jezebel James isn’t as bad as early reports have led me to believe. I’m looking forward to it, because it has an awesome cast–PP and Lauren Ambrose of Six Feet Under fame–and is written by Amy Sherman-Palladino, creator of Gilmore Girls, one of my all-time fave shows. Even when it was bad it was still pretty good.)

DH did not have such a good weekend. He was very happy that our dog won, and he won his bet on the Chargers game. But, sadly, the Packers did not win their game. He could not take the trifecta of joy that he had been hoping for on Sunday. But, as they say, there is always next season.

And, yesterday, we got the horrible news about Heath Ledger’s death. I’m shocked and saddened, and I hope we can soon find out what happened so that his family and friends can mourn without the unending worry and questions.

I am reminded so much of River Phoenix’s death. Both young actors had so much promise and so much talent, and they died so young. When River Phoenix died, a group of us had an RP film festival to showcase his great work. We closed it with Running on Empty, and we all cried our eyes out at the end. Perhaps I should do the same thing with Heath Ledger. Of course, life being much different now than when I was in college and had free time to get together at random houses, it will probably just be me watching 10 Things I Hate About You (I love me some teen comedies, especially those based on Shakespeare), Ned Kelly, and Lords of Dogtown. I know Brokeback Mountain is a wonderful film and very poignant, but it seems so cliche. And, I do hate to be cliche.

Anyway, I send my sympathies to Heath Ledger’s family and friends. The world has suffered a horrible loss, and it must be so painful for those lucky enough to know this talented young man.