Life on Mars: AKA, Sherry Hearts Gene Hunt
I recently got both seasons of Life on Mars (UK) on DVD and suffice it to say that’s kind of how I’ve been spending my evenings in the last little while. Series 1 was obtained with a gift card from Best Buy that I received over Christmas and after devouring it in no time at all, I decided Series 2 must be obtained and swiftly ordered it from Amazon.
I’ve watched a couple of episodes of it before when it was on Showcase so I wasn’t entirely new to it but it was even better than I expected. For one, the acting is top notch and the plot is very intriguing. I’ve also joined the scores of women that are in love with Gene Hunt (played by Phil Glenister whom I first saw as Mr. Carter on ‘Cranford’. Suffice it to say, Gene Hunt is NOTHING like Mr. Carter). I think it says something about our collective psyche as women when we end up in love with a fictional character that’s quite blatantly a homophobic, misogynistic cad but I suppose it’s no secret I’ll fall for anybody with an English accent.
I also watched the sequel, “Ashes to Ashes” because I needed my fill of Glenister, but I have to say I didn’t enjoy it as much. I think “Life on Mars” was more interesting because of how stylized it was. Still, it was enjoyable. I know there’s an American version out there that was made a couple of years ago and only lasted the one season, but I don’t think I’m going to venture into watching it.
As you can tell, this is my bi-monthly attempt at getting this blog up and running again. I wish there were interesting things going on in my life to keep you guys entertained but the truth is, my life is generally anti-climactic. I wake up, go to work, come home, whittle the evening somehow with one of my many distractions and then wake up to do it all over again. I suppose when one steps back and look at the sum of the parts, it’s not exactly a life imbued with much meaning but I hope that the things I do mean something to somebody.
I’m not sure where exactly I was going with that.
In any case, Chinese New Year was this past weekend and my father is in the country, which means we’ve all been very busy catching up with people. His social calendar gets really booked when he’s here so this has been one of my less boring weeks. Well, as exciting as having dinner with family friends can get! With the birth of my nephew Austin, it means that my generation of kids/cousins don’t receive Red Envelopes anymore, which kind of takes the fun out of New Year’s, but it’s not all about the money! It’s always a joy to see Austin. Even though he’s a baby and I generally don’t like babies, it’s hard not to love that little rascal. He looks exactly like his dad and is not fussy at all. I, of course, am taking my duty as the Crazy/Cool Aunt very seriously by making sure he gets indoctrinated on hockey (specifically the Ottawa Senators) early. All of my gifts for him have all been hockey-related.
Tomorrow, I have band practice for Church service on Sunday and then not much from there. Here’s to another week almost gone by.
