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[nakchi]

[mood | bouncy]
[music | 아파 (Slow) -- 2NE1]

So I told cute girl to text me her address so I could pick her up and then I forgot to leave my phone on so I could read the text, orz.

Uh, in other exciting news, I got kicked out again. .____. Currently waiting for my mother to show up at the gym so I can sneak into the house and grab my work clothes and a sleeping bag and some painkillers. And my phone charger. And, you know, all the things I need to live in my car away from home. :| I have no idea what to do if she decides to sit at home and wait for me to try to sneak in like she did this morning instead of going on her walk. Go ... buy myself another pair of pants? Also a week's worth of clothes, especially underwear? I do not have enough money for food and clothes and gas for an entire week. Or the blankets / new sleeping bag I'll need to stay warm at night.

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Let's talk about something happy! I AM IN LOVE WITH SHERLOCK. As evidenced by my fancy new moodtheme and header. 8D It is the best show ever. Sherlock (played by Benedict Cumberbatch, whom I adored in Amazing Grace) is a high-functioning sociopath with symptoms of Asperger's, and he's cruel and cutting and utterly uninterested in even engaging in conversation with the people around him. Or he is until he meets John Watson. And at first it looks like this adaptation might have the same slashy undertones of so many others, except that Sherlock is just ... not interested. (And John is pretty obviously not interested as well, but for different reasons.) Sherlock is not only asexual (actor's comments here and here), he's quite possibly aromantic. And also very possessive. (If I remember correctly, his possessiveness in an aromantic context is detailed in the ace manifesto I linked to first.) Besides these obvious points in his favour, he's also just a delight to watch. Whether you read him as asexual or not, he's such an intriguing character that it's impossible to take your eyes off him. It helps that he's very aesthetically gorgeous.

Obviously I'm more inclined to love the show because of Sherlock's asexuality. I'm not going to deny that -- I've never encountered such a well-known character being portrayed in a way that I can actually relate to, with the possibility of romance not only nonexistent, but the contemplation of such a possibility having no place in the story. That never, ever happens. Sherlock's complete disinterest is one of the most attractive things about the show to me.

But that doesn't change the fact that I would have loved it anyway. The stories are good. The dialogue is witty and fast-paced. The characters are all so delightfully weird, with the exceptions of Donovan and Lestrade; but even they have their own quirks that make them stand out. (My favourite example of a weird bit character: the PA of Sherlock's brother spends all her time looking at her phone, completely off in her own world, completely uninterested in anything that doesn't involve ... well, that doesn't involve her phone. She's amazing. I love her.)

The ending made me froth at the mouth in rage, but it was a good ending nontheless. And it made me love the show more once I got over my initial anger. XD

In conclusion: please ignore the fact that this is the worst attempt to entice anyone into watching anything ever and WATCH THE SHOW. You will not regret it, I promise. And I can provide you with the resources necessary to do so. >8D



On a related asexy note, here's a post about reading Neal Caffrey (White Collar) as a potentially asexual character. It's spot-on, yet I hadn't even considered the possibility. Fascinating.

Comments

[dongbangsuju20.livejournal.com]

so you didn't pick her up or what happened to cute girl then?
hope it still turned out perfect~ 8D

aw >: that makes me so sad and angry and jsakdjjgfg to read. I wish I could take you in and all ;;
do you not have any ppl there who can take you in? /kicks your mother away

oh actually it sounds really good from what you wrote here. I wish I had the time to pick up on a show ;~;
but the next time I find some time and motivation to watch something new, I will give you a shout out okay? 8DD

I MISS YOU.
the end.
♥

[niav.livejournal.com]

Have you ever checked out the Sherlock Holmes books? I DON'T MEAN THAT IN AN AWFUL "WELL OBVIOUSLY THE BOOKS ARE BETTER HMMMM *ADJUSTS MONOCLE*" WAY, rather that Holmes is generally interpreted as being basically straight-up asexual and aromantic in those too. If you haven't read them you might enjoy that aspect? :D?

[itachibana13.livejournal.com]

whaaaaat, what happened to the cute girl then ):

omg i've been meaning to read the sherlock books forever ;___; i'm still reading wuthering heights and i'm like at page 70... SIGHS. and wow, i never knew sherlock holmes was asexual and aromantic. this makes me want to read the books even more -_- and i would totally watch this show if i watched tv ;___;

[estelendur.livejournal.com]

*hugs hugs* I hope you get unthrownout soon :(

[zenfu.livejournal.com]

I hope things sort themselves out for you. /hugs

I've never contemplated watching Sherlock Holmes, but man, I'm hearing so many interesting things about it that I might just have to check it out.

[damson-jam.livejournal.com]

WHERE DID YOU SLEEP LAST NIGHT? you were gone when i came back. D:

ew, sherlock. what. :| that's gross. :( i really need to watch it.

[maclou.livejournal.com]

Yeah! Sherlock is really good, though I kind of think I like it most because it reminds me of new Doctor Who or at least of kind of how I think the Doctor should be. I still haven't seen the last episode yet though!

I hope everything works out OK :(

[gsama.livejournal.com]

i hope you're okay now bb ;~;