Julia!

Oh Dear Lord.

Julia! I'm so, so, so, so, so, so sorry.

But I am really glad that Camille is finally being needed again, and their house too! They are totally not going to sell it.

Oh man but seriously the scene where Joel and Julia tell the kids --- It reminds me of when I was seven or eight and my mom talked to me on my bed about how she and my dad were getting divorced, and I just cried and cried, and she told me that it would be better because there wouldn't be all the fighting. But I cried and said I would rather have them stay together and be fighting. She told me I would see though, that it would be better this way, and actually I eventually did.

Other great part of this episode - When Apartment Guy tells Sarah that she's not in over her head, she's just out of her comfort zone, and it's different. SUCH TRUTH. It's the way I feel in my life right now: ending old jobs, starting new jobs, acting in better films. Sometimes I wonder if I can actually do it. Can I really be a professional organizer, making decent money and having flexibility for auditions and films? And more importantly, can I really be a real actress one day, getting paid for it and enjoying my job and its challenges and the people I meet? Or is too much? Is the whole dream too big? Well, I don't think so. I think I'm just very often out of my comfort zone, but that's the only way we grow, right? And the only way we get to someplace new.

Amber wasn't on today and I feel like there were others missing as well, but I don't care. It was a really good episode. I love these writers. I love the actors. I only hope that one day I can rise to that level.

Oh, abortion.

Omigosh Amber and her dad! This one made me cry for personal reasons, but still, so crazy how such a devastating thing like an engagement being broken can lead to resolve in other areas.

I also really liked the scene between Adam and Crosby where Adam confronts him about not wanting to invite someone that's different. And I like that he didn't right away talk about the Asperger's thing because I do really think that concept applies to more situations than if someone has a diagnosed disorder.

Is Zeek ever going to confront Camille? I'm impressed by his approach with her, but I'm starting to be like, Okay man, be a man, you know? Tell her what's up, and let's resolve some things.

Does anyone else think that Dr. Pelikan looks like Mr. Rogers?

And did anyone else think at first that Amber's dad was Sarah's apartment lover?

Missed Tyson Ritter tonight but only cause I was looking up some things on Parenthood IMDB (i.e. how to spell Dr. Pelikan and to see if he actually is Mr. Rogers), and I saw his name and was like, Oh yeah he wasn't on tonight!

I like the Drew / Amy / Natalie story. I'm not even sure who I'm rooting for anymore, but it makes me go, Oh college. And Oh abortion. (J/k. I know I shouldn't make a joke about abortion, but did people forget that happened because that's sort of a big deal and I wonder if some philosophical talk about it will come up.) 

Joel and Julia, I'm not even going to give them a paragraph, just this one sentence to say, Joel leave, we don't want you anyway, go be perfect somewhere else.

I am in love with Tyson Ritter.

I've pretty much loved every Ashes of Rome scene since they got on the show and especially all of the lead singer's lines and his attitude, he's been cracking me up for a while now.

This episode took it all though. I was like, Dude where did this guy come from? Why is he not only a good singer but a great actor? And he's hilarious? What is going on.

So I looked him up, and did you know he's the lead singer of The All American Rejects? Omigosh I used to love that band. So I looked up the Swing Swing music video (wow, it's been a while), and I'm like, Omigosh it's him!

I like him better on Parenthood though. He's all older and worn looking. And the way he moves in with Crosby. "Crosby, Mrs. Crosby, Spawn of Crosby," AHHH ha ha ha. Love it. (Course this is probably just me being in love with the Parenthood writers, but still.) And his song for Jasmine! "Jasmine all the Time." What? I'm so glad he played it because I almost thought he wasn't going to. And I'm so glad Jasmine talked to him about her dancing career, I almost forgot she ever even had one, that was great.

I wonder what happened to the guy that was trying to get in on Amber.

And Max.. poor kid! That can happen to any kid you know, I feel like most kids go through a season where people don't like them and they think they're weird. It's so sad though every time, in real life and on shows. I hope he makes a new friend. Screw the wheelchair boy (ha ha, j/k, he seems nice normally).

Julia and Joel are just painful to watch - Joel what is wrong with you and when did you become so innocent?

And how's Camille doing? I guess I don't care.

Oh and we didn't see Drew either. Did Amy become a college drop out just to beat out the slut girl, because that doesn't seem like the wisest of decisions in a long-term way.

And Sarah and Hank and the apartment guy.. I don't know about you three, maybe you should all just live polygamously together, I don't even care anymore.

Dear Ed, you're a good actor, I'm not saying you're a bad person in real life, but please stop ruining my favorite show.

This episode was way too short. I seriously felt like there was still half left when all of a sudden the credits came up, like wha??

Love the Max / Hank stuff.

Love the girl drama with Drew, and it was really cool how Amy used the word "forgive" in her apology, you don't hear that as much these days.

Julia and Joel and Ed omigoodnessgracious. I like Crosby though. When Adam asks him to look out for her, and he's like, "I accept." AHH ha ha. He gets more and more awesome every episode.

Omigosh where was Amber? Amber was not on this episode I just realized. Maybe she's visiting Haddie. Ha! -->joke

I met a bunch of people tonight that are at least as obsessed with Parenthood as I am, and one of them at one point was like, "And where's Haddie?" THANK YOU. I was like, "Well I found out, she's at college," and they're all nodding their heads, and I'm like, Wow they really are as into these people as me, but then the one girl goes, "Oh you mean like in real life?" Yes. I guess I forgot she's in college on the show too.

What else.. Joel needs to fess up to his inappropriate relationship with Pete (sp?) so he can quit playing the angel in the relationship. Then maybe they can actually get to some truth.

Loved Adam's pep talk to Julia, and she is such a good actress I can't take it! (I used to say that if you're thinking about someone being a good actor, then they're really not that good because you're more caught up in their acting ability than in the story, and I still think that's true, but whatever. Julia can't help it her story's lame right now, so I'm thinking about her acting, and it's good, especially considering her story sucks.)

I'm really glad I went to this party tonight so I could think about the fact that I may have missed the latest Parenthood episode. It was just not on for so many weeks that I forgot about it a little. Course I'm going to bed later than I had planned now and no time to read my CS Lewis book - I got his space trilogy series for Christmas, and I'm still at the beginning, and I really want to know why they need that guy in space for their experiment, but I guess I'm going to have to wait.

"concede" = "to surrender or yield" (See how that's confusing then?)

It's been a while since there's been a new episode of Parenthood, and I never wrote about the last one. (This is what happens to me when I try to watch Parenthood at a time when I don't have time to write right after.)

I remember really liking it, but that's all I remember. I did try to watch it again the other day so I could reignite my passion and then write about it, but I was exercising at the same time and it wasn't having the same effect.

I have also been wanting to write a small retraction concerning my last blog. On that episode, when Kristina said she "conceded," I was under the impression that meant she took herself out of the running, not that she officially lost. I obviously know very little about politics or basic political terms. But anyways, now that I know she did officially lose, I feel better about that episode.

Oh and the next episode was pretty great with her digging into the cake and throwing the eggs and stuff. (See, now I'm remembering.)

Honestly, life's been busy. I've been working a lot, and making and sending presents, and being sad about being semi-alone on the holidays. I have friends, but everybody went home for the holidays. That's how it is in LA, and it's okay, I like the vagabond nature of the city, but it's nice to have a vagabond boyfriend on Christmas anyways, I miss that.

Really?

Um.. what? Kristina Braverman conceded?

I'm sorry. I went a lot a lot of episodes suspending my disbelief that Kristina Braverman could be the mayor of Berkeley. It took me a while, but I began to believe in her, so for the show to just give her an easy out at the end so they don't have to deal with the fact that Berkeley is a real town and it already has a mayor.. dude. Really? I mean, you didn't even show us the phone call she made to Bob? And then she said she believes he will be a good mayor? True, he probably knows more about it than she does, but he's a terrible person, right? I just can't believe this was such a big plotline, when they knew all along they were stringing us along and weren't going to do anything with it in the end. I would have liked for her to have actually lost at least. There is more virtue in that because then it shows that she really wanted to do the job versus she just did it to see if she could because she beat cancer and "can do anything now."

[Sigh.]

And what's with Amber smiling at the end at the election? I'm pretty sure anybody (and especially dramatic Amber) would still be upset about Ryan and like crying in her own world or not showing up to important events or something. Though actually, now that I think about it, I think she wanted an out from the Ryan marriage so she probably really was happy he got in a fight and is in jail (?) now.

Is he in jail? I'm so confused. And really, for real Amber? You knew your angry fiance was about to pick you up from the bar, and you're sitting with this band member who's in love with you and letting him touch you? Really?

I just didn't believe a lot of this episode. And I didn't cry at all. Not that I need to. I just really wasn't getting into it.

My favorite story was the Max-and-Ray's-daughter thing, even though I got totally distracted at the beginning trying to figure out if she was reading Divergent. (She was.)

I liked the moment between Sarah and Drew and Whore Girl, but it felt strange to bring it up so late in the episode for only a few seconds.

The Crosby / Jasmine / voting thing was funny. I've been enjoying Crosby a lot this whole season, I'll give it that.

(I've been enjoying the whole season in general after the first few episodes, but this one was just a little disappointing.)

Also Julia and Joel? It's starting to feel forced. Like they've been forcing this almost-affair forever, and it just keeps dragging and dragging. I suppose that's how it sometimes is in real life, but they had a happy marriage. How could you do that to them P.Hood Writers, I really feel like it's not what they want but they're forcing it to make you happy (and also probably because they have a contract).

Good acting by little Sydney, but for real, I would like to see a storyline involving a different side of her, as I am sure she is a very sweet girl in real life and as her character sometimes.

Besides that? I like the lead singer of the band. He consistently cracks me up with his few seconds of presence.

And actually I did like the moment where Amber got to sing. It seemed almost unbelievable that she could do it that well so automatically, but she is a good singer, and it's been a while since we talked about that. And I was excited to see her get excited about something other than a guy for once (even while she was screwing hers over). Obviously they're not getting married anymore. Probably best for both of them, though it sort of sucks it got Ryan in the slammer.

People, people.

There were a lot of Fruit Loops in this episode.

I also think Victor and Julia should win Emmy's for this one.

How can I be such a good actor as they are on Parenthood?! (is the real question)

Sarah - thank you for starting to have your own life.

Crosby - thank you for smiling like a silly-kook at your son's ballet class.

Parent-who-I-always-forget-your-name (is it Ed?) - Stop hitting on Julia!

Kristina and Adam - You guys are so cute! And way to go Kristina, for real. Can't imagine what that story would have done to Amber and Ryan's already faltering engagement.

Ryan - I'm sorry, but you're sort of being a little boy. And also Amber - You're starting to see what it might be like to be married to Ryan, and I'm not so sure you're liking it. And also I think you might still want to flirt around a little. So maybe you should wait. (Isn't it interesting how when your mom finally starts to let you go and do her own thing, you finally start to see what's right?)

Camille - You're a jerk. I think you should stay in Italy. FOREVER.

Zeek - We like you right now. Keep it up.

Bob Little - Really?

Haddie - Where are you?

Drew - Where are you? Hopefully not still having sex with that girl.

But for real, do these people take acting class? Because I don't feel like they get enough acting practice on the show to do their few-minute screen time so flawlessly, I don't get it. I need to learn their technique.