talking as fast as I can

"...I didn't have the same urgency they had to get to it, but then one day, just like that, I thought, I get it now. I'd be interested in other stuff. But I'd missed the time when most people around my age had paired off. It was as if I'd misread the schedule at Penn Station and the trains to Happy Couplehood had all left already, and there I was with nothing to do but sit with the drunk businessmen at the bar and nurse a warm beer and wait for the trains to start up again. I waited and waited and waited for those trains."

- Lauren Graham

Talking As Fast As I Can 

a return to stars hollow

okay the wait was finally over. granted i didn't stay up at 3 am to watch it hit netflix, it was the first thing i did when i woke up. unlike other revivals i knew this would not disappoint as amy sherman-palladino and dan palladino were on board to bring us the final chapter of the gilmore girls.

these are my initial thoughts upon completing each seasonal episode. warning spoilers abound.

winter

omar little reference for rory's burners

roy choi in sookie's kitchen?!?!?

grant lee-phillips still sounds great as the town troubadour. who knew he had a sister?

kirk's ooober service is so on point. 

not surprised rory's fallen back into logan, but paul seems like someone rory would never date. also wish if logan was back tristan could be too.

spring

lots of time spent on paris which was surprising

rachel ray somehow weaseled her way into stars hollow. why? i wish bourdain would have nice but know he would never step foot into sookie's kitchen

the therapy sessions were meh

mae whitman (other tv daughter of lauren graham) getting dibs on fancy dough nut.

wookie one night stand is karma for taking up mitchum huntzberger's offer to call conde nast. 

summer

wow it's just getting grim

the star's hollow musical with the lovely sutton foster was a slight reprieve

khalesi rory

ugh 22 year old april

wanted more jess

shhhhh, stars hollow's secret bar where lane and zach play jazz

fall
yes, more jess...and that last look

parenthood redux with park rangers in both jason ritter and peter krause

lorelai's story about her dad at 13 was achingly perfect

wedding scene scored to sam phillip's "reflecting light" was pitch perfect harking back to luke and lorelai's dance during his sister's wedding

still wrestling with the abrupt ending

overall liked the amy directed eps (winter and fall) more than dan's (spring and summer)

luke's fail

twas not a happy 16th anniversary of gilmore girls for me. i arrived at luke's (palio cafe) to a modest line, but by 10am the free coffee was gone and only 2 luke's doughnuts left. i was underwhelmed by the decor. for some reason i thought it'd be more than signs, luke's aprons and a few backwards hats. ah well there's still new episodes on black friday!

thanks leah for meeting me in line in between dreamforce sessions

texting outside in disappointment. also as
gilmore fans know, no cell phones in luke's

guys and dolls

must lorelai song and dance: guys and dolls starring lauren graham (aka lorelai gilmore). when ester told me ms. graham was hitting broadway i had to get myself there to see her in person. luckily, angela was able to get student rush tickets. thanks angela! you rule at getting the best discounts on broadway. we had partial view tickets, but still rear orchestra for $26.50 ain't bad.

i must say i was quite impressed by lauren's vocals and live schtick. miss adelaide has a quirky voice that doesn't resemble lauren's real voice or pipes. the singing wasn't exactly how i was expecting it to be, but i thought lauren pulled it off splendidly.

being an avid viewer of gilmore girls since 2001, i had to wait at the stage door to catch a glimpse of her. i saw kate jennings grant first and she was really sweet. got her signature on my playbill, along with...drumroll please...lauren graham's. this was the closest i got to a pic of her.