Yay!

[oyceter]

I went to my old library yesterday, and I knit and watched Project Runway S2 (hate Santino SO MUCH), and it was excellent and I had nothing due!

This morning, I went back to my old farmers' market for the first time in what feels like forever! I now have entirely too many peas, strawberries, blueberries, Garnet cherries, and a fruit tart. I tried some of the Bing cherries but wasn't overly impressed and don't particularly have an impression of the Raniers. There were also raspberries, although I passed those up, as well as very early peaches, which I also passed up.

I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of white corn, which is currently in Safeway.

The heat wave makes it not so fun to walk around, but I don't care! It's summer! I HAVE FRESH FRUIT!

I also got to see rilina and thistleingrey today, and we had a tasty brunch, cupcakes, and watched the first episode of Painter in the Wind. I don't think any of us have any idea what is going on, as I have failed as distinguishing nearly all the male characters and have no idea as to what rank everyone is and how they all interact with each other. Still, there has been cross-dressing, the requisite bathroom scene, jumping off cliffs, a tiger nature scene, shounen painting commentary, an animated brush painting of a half-naked guy, a painting competition in which people drag paint brushes nearly as tall as they are around a room, a woman scandalously going across the veil separating her from the guy, and a possibly cross-dressing ninja-type (is there a Korean equivalent of "ninja"?) person who has bangs emo-ly flopping over her (his? her dressed as him?) eye who seems like she belongs in a drama not about painting.

It was extremely fun, and I am looking forward to more!

Comments

[rachelmanija]

HEEEE! That sounds very entertaining!

I fast-forwarded every time Santino opened his mouth. That season was the most backstage griping of them all, I think, so not my favorite, though I did like several of the designers. Did you get to "Um, I think my magnets reversed polarity" yet?

[oyceter]

Yes! I loved the magnets and (spoilers for S2) I am so sad she was kicked off! And I hate that Santino keeps staying arrrrgh. At least I know he does not win, thanks to the opening credits of other seasons. He makes fun of Tim Gunn! Automatic FAIL!

Haha, I have already got S5 lined up to watch, as well as the first half of S3 too. You are so evil.

[rachelmanija]

Are you watching Fashion Show? There's a woman who says she works with heat-activated inks, and a young man who says his fashions are inspired by "rectangles, squares, and post-colonialist theory."

Sadly, it has no Tim Gunn. Though I do like the judges it does have.

[oyceter]

No! Awesome!

... haha, like I need more reality shows to be addicted to.

[sanguinity]

I loathed Santino for almost the entire season, and then at some point -- during the umpteen finale episodes? -- I started having mixed feelings for him. Now, having finished S3, I've got some fondness for him. Even though he still has Obnoxious Man is Obnoxious issues. (No, I can't explain it.)

Re Santino making fun of Tim Gunn, there's a scene where-- Oh, but I can't say more if you haven't gotten there!

And S3 special features has an interview with Tim Gunn about getting invited to do project runway, and how he thought he was a purely optional part of the show until he saw S1 and was completely surprised. It's very sweet.

[oyceter]

I saw the Tim Gunn scene! It was awesome!

I, uh, also found myself feeling a little sorry for Santino in the final episode or two when it's just him and Tim, or just him. And then he goes back to interacting with the other designers and I hate him all over again.

[sanguinity]

Tim Gunn made that scene awesome. Because Tim Gunn is awesome. :-)

Yeah, I had same reaction and counter-reaction about Santino, and then my feelings about him morphed again during S3. (I seriously don't remember why; only that they did.)

[ginny_t]

I also couldn't comprehend how he keep squeaking through. *boggles*

As much as I hated him, I did love "Designers, rock the kasbah." Hee. Except in my head, Tim Gunn (the awesome) totally says that.

[oyceter]

YES! I hate him, but his Tim Gunn impersonation is awesome.

[laurashapiro]

This is such a happy-making post! Summer and fresh fruit! Whee!

Hope to see you soon to enjoy them both. (:

[oyceter]

Yes! I will email you soon and try to set something up.

[laurashapiro]

\o/

[nijibug]

Painter in the Wind sounds intriguing. I'm off to google it right now~

[oyceter]

It's very fun!

[thistleingrey]

Your summary paragraph is much more fun than mine would be. :) Also, Dahee Fanel's recaps chez Dramabeans stop with ep. 7. hmm. Anyway, if the ninja recurs, Dahee doesn't mention it through ep. 4.

Sul sa do? (ETA actually, I don't know whether that's a latter-day name for it. Presumably it's a development of hwarang, though?)

ETA2 the ninja recurs in ep. 6, it seems. :D

[oyceter]

Whoo ninja! I am looking forward to that!

Also, I read the recap, and wow, everything makes so much more sense now. I feel I need to rewatch.

[fourthage]

The only time I could ever stand Santino was when he sang. That was the only time he was actually as entertaining as he thought he was all the time.

[oyceter]

Bwahaha YES.