Yes, I'm Posting /Again/

Downloaded the UK version of Queer As Folk this weekend (Oh, Russell T Davies, you drive me to shameless things) and watched almost all of the first series tonight. Still trying to decide what I think of it. On the one hand, Aidan Gillen is a lovely piece of lovely, and it's certainly well-produced/written/acted. And I'm absolutely not opposed to the gratuitous snogging and mansex.

On the other hand, I kind of hate all of the characters, like, a lot. They're /interesting/, realistic (ish) characters, it's just that they're all really awful people. Except for maybe Vince, he's a bit of adorkable, but he's still a total idiot. And Stuart is just such a blatant user and creep - the scene where Nathan's dad goes after him for having sex with Nathan, and then he acts all noble afterward like he dragged Nathan out of this horrible homophobic situation - dude. You are 29, and you fucked a 15 year old virgin. You DO NOT have the moral high ground here. The dad is kind of in the right in hating your guts, considering that in the eyes of the law you raped his son (the lack to which anyone seems squicked by what Stuart did rather squicks me, I admit). And Nathan I just want to smack repeatedly for being a naive, arrogant, manipulative little twit. The amount of casual drug use makes me a little uncomfortable, as well. So yeah, I don't know.

I'm still going to watch all the rest of it though.

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Everyone Always Thinks I'm Joking When I Tell Stories Like This

9AM Mexico: Hey, We Warned You!
CSR, on speakerphone: And where would you like this order shipped?
Secretary: 123 Main St.*, Los Alamos, New Mexico.
CSR : We don't ship out of the country.
Secretary: That's fine, but this address is in the country.
CSR : No, you said to ship it to New Mexico.
Secretary: Yes, New Mexico is a state in the US.
CSR : Sorry, but we can't ship out of the US.
Secretary: Do you have a supervisor I can talk to, please?
[Long pause.]
CSR supervisor: This is Tim. Can I help you?
Secretary: I hope so, Tim. Your employee doesn't seem to understand that New Mexico is a state in the United States, and so refuses to ship me your product.
Supervisor: Well, that's true. We can't ship out of the country. I'm sorry ma'am.
Secretary, raising her voice a little: Have you never even heard of the state of New Mexico? It's one of the big, square ones? It's right between Texas and Arizona? It's one of the 50 United States?
Supervisor: I'm sorry, it's just our policy not to ship out of the US.
Secretary: Tim, let me get this straight. Your company is going to lose a $14,000 order because the people in your customer service department are too moronic to know or comprehend that the state of New Mexico is a part of the United States?
Supervisor: Yes, ma'am. That's our policy.
Secretary, completely exasperated: Well, I guess there's nothing more to be said, is there?
Supervisor: No, ma'am. Have a nice day.

Los Alamos, New Mexico

Overheard by: New Mexican
via Overheard in the Office, Jun 16, 2008