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Bess in Fractions

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Yesterday, when I posted my Gilmore Girl snow clip, mom noticed that I have absorbed Lorelei Gilmore into my person and I realized that it is so (SCORE!).  I also  realized that much of myself is made up of the girls I watch on screen.   See chart below. I am 1 part Anne Shirley of Anne of Green Gables fame.

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I have actually read all the Anne of Green Gables book, but she is so wonderfully depicted in the movie (or miniseries?  tv series?).  I think she has to do with my flair for the dramatic.  I too would request of my new adopted family that they make me a dress for school with puff sleeves because puff sleeves are romantic.   That girl has spunk and she’s really smart which is pretty awesome for a Victorian English Canadian!

I am one part Lorelei Gilmore.  I am Lorelei mainly because that is a goal I strive for everyday.

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Lorelei is so cool and pretty and hip.  I love that she knows her cultural references.  You need a pop culture dictionary just to hang around her.  Those who hang around me know that I relate most things in real life back to things I’ve seen in pop culture (such as snow I immediately equate to Gilmore Girls).  Lorelei is also a strong female who set her sights on doing something and she does it.  She uses her loquaciousness to get what she wants.  I do that too (it works very well on mom).

I am two parts Liz Lemon.

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I picked this picture because it is Liz Lemon, not Tina Fey. Tina goes to fancy award shows and has her own American Express commercial.  Liz Lemon wears a Dark Sensations tshirt.  Liz Lemon has lettuce in her hair and wears socks to the beach.  Liz drinks wine and walks SLOWLY on her treadmill.  I unfortunately reflect that part of her.  I wish I could say I’m like Liz because I’ve worked my way to the top of a male dominated industry, or that I’ve committed myself fully to my job, or even that I live in New York.

Nope – I’m just Dark Sensations Liz.

I am one half part Superbad boys.

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Mainly because I am a little bit of a high school boy.  I love Mountain Dew and Taco Bell.  I think video games are awesome and more specifically I love Superbad and Pineapple Express.  I blame my high school guy friends for this.  They turned me into that type of girl.

I wish I had photoshop. If I did, this image would be much cooler. Instead I doctored it in paint so it looks pretty jank. But I’ll choose to think of it as ironic.

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High School Boy

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No, it’s not that I like high school boys (well except for Zach Efron and Daniel Radcliff – but hey I am a woman aren’t I), but I like things that high school boys like. For example: If given the choice of any beverage in the world – the most expensive champaign, coffee, wine, an ice cold beer, anything, I would without a doubt choose Mountain Dew. I don’t know if its my rural Indiana upbring, but I think it is the greatest drink known to man kind. Yes, by drinking Mountain Dew I put myself on par with gamers who live in their mom’s basement and wanna be extreme athletes, but that’s a risk I’m willing to take for the refreshing beverage.

Unfortunately, my love for that beautiful yellow drink isn’t my only connection with high school males. I also really like video games. I should qualify that I don’t mean Halo or Grand Theft Auto. I could really do without either of those. I don’t understand the fascination with shotting prostitutes and I have yet to grasp the premise of Halo. I just LOVE Guitar Hero and Wii. After Guitar Hero 3 came out I completely embarrassed myself by beating most of my brother’s friends one weekend when we’re playing. This shows that I have way to much time on my hands. Instead of perfecting the perfect into to The Devil Went Down to Georgia I should be reading Kafka. But I don’t. Wii is pretty amazing. As I understand it, Wii has become a gaming system that women generally enjoy. I’m not very good at it though. I think the controllers give me too much control. But still, Wii is almost more entertaining to watch then to play. My love for the console started back in college with Moen’s Smooth Moves game. Who knew that raking leaves, shifting a car, and picking apples would be so much fun. Trust me – it is!

My third and final (for now) high school boy trait would be my love for Superbad. That moving is just fantastic. I find I could watch it every week and not get tired of it. I would love to be cool enough to hang out with Judd Apatow and co. I think this might become my new goal in life. The movie is an instant classic. Every character is gold – solid gold. I mean 2 of my top ten are the movie so how could it not be good? If this hasn’t made me cool enough, I recommend watching the dvd with commentary. They are hilarious and so entertaining. I could go on and on and on about my favorite parts of the movie, but nobody really cares so instead watch these videos, reflect and go watch the movie again. I guarentee that while watching you’ll say to yourself, “You know what self, Bess is right. This movie is amazing!” Maybe next post I’ll highlight how feminine I am, because this post actually just made me really depressed.