Now, I don't normally swear like a sailor. But today is no normal day. I fear that a certain character's language is rubbing off me right now.
A year or so ago the mister and I got totally immersed in The Shield. We became obsessed with it about the same time that our last cycle with our own eggs went horribly south. There was something so very comforting that I found in those baby blues of Vic's.
I've had to move on because Vic just can't keep up with me. My newest show is Deadwood. I just finished Season 1, so nobody go ruining the rest for me. There's no one with Vic's personal morality. There's no one as hot as Lem. There's no one as geeky and awkward as Dutch.
But there is Al Swearengen. And oh how he swears. If you've seen the show then you know his favorite word.* The mister and I now use it a lot. I find myself nearly blurting it out in public. It's quite effective to use against those idiotic drivers that seem to be everywhere. I find myself nearly referencing it in casual conversation. Then I realize that not everyone has just been watching as much Deadwood as I. And likely wouldn't understand the usage of this word.
Today I can't stop saying it. I'm pissed off at the world. I just don't get it. I was still reeling from Thalia's news, not to mention Zarqa's, when I heard about what was happening at the Pamplemousse house.
In a totally selfish way Pamplemousse's news hit all too close to home. It is exceptionnally cruel (and not to discount any other losses-I'm really not trying to play the which is worse game) when a donor cycle ends in an ectopic. We've given up so much and come to terms with so much and then to have something like that happen is just excruciation.
This is really too much, don't you think? My heart is breaking for all of them. I almost wish I wasn't a godless heathen so I could question the almighty. How can this all be? How can life be so very unfair and incredibly cruel.
I'm sure y'all already have but go give those ladies some love.
*The word, as you may not know, is c*** sucker. Scream it with me.
I'm utterly crushed by all of these losses - your's, their's I wish I could put my heart on a shelf in a little jar at times like this to keep it from breaking.
I hope you're healing - much love.
Posted by: Avonlea | Tuesday, 06 June 2006 at 17:23
Mr S. and I are hooked on Deadwood as well! We've finished the second series and now I want to go back to the first and watch it all again! It has to be one of the best 'swearing' scripts ever written. We do the same thing - but try and say that word with Mr. Woo's accent.
All the losses are hideous.
Posted by: Sparkle | Tuesday, 06 June 2006 at 18:19
Is it me, or is the good to bad luck ratio totally unbalanced lately?
Posted by: statia | Tuesday, 06 June 2006 at 21:26
I just don't get it. It's so unbelievably un-fucking-fair.
Posted by: Sue | Tuesday, 06 June 2006 at 21:29
c***sucking BS that's what it is. too much sad, miserable news, I agree.
Posted by: waiting line | Tuesday, 06 June 2006 at 23:01
Thank you, my friend, for your swearwords and kind thoughts.
I have to confess that when we watch Deadwood, we have to put on subtitles as the dialogue, other than the swearing, is totally incomprehensible. Apart from that, it certainly helps us mount a defence and guard against the hoopleheads of this world.
Posted by: Pamplemousse | Wednesday, 07 June 2006 at 01:53
Thanks for letting us (me) know about these brave women. My heart aches for them.
Posted by: Tertia | Wednesday, 07 June 2006 at 04:27
Why not add the F word? I think it's called for today.
Posted by: chris | Wednesday, 07 June 2006 at 06:12
What's going on in the blogosphere? It's just one bad thing after another lately...
Posted by: Bonnie | Wednesday, 07 June 2006 at 14:15
It's embarressing how long it took me to figure out what the "c***" in c*** sucker was. It's no wonder I suck at cross words.
Posted by: Kellie | Wednesday, 07 June 2006 at 14:38
We don't get HBO but I might have to go buy last season on DVD, the commercials are so intruiging. I agree with Statia, the balance is totally off, maybe now that 6-6-06 has passed we can catch a break.
Posted by: Donna | Wednesday, 07 June 2006 at 16:15
Thanks for doing this, sweetie. It's just horrible, all this bad news and I TOTALLY know what you mean about your's and Pamplemousse's losses being particularly cruel. It's just bollocks, the lot of it. (that's my favourite swear word)
Posted by: thalia | Thursday, 08 June 2006 at 05:52
Honey, I scream it all the time. In public too ;)
Posted by: Emily | Thursday, 08 June 2006 at 16:51
Phew I'm glad I'm not the only one that's been letting c*** sucker fly as well as bs and a number of other good swear words. I'm with the other posters the balance is off and boy does it suck...
Posted by: Samara | Friday, 09 June 2006 at 04:46
Wow, lots of bad news out there. That's never good to hear.
My mister has also been watching Deadwood (I watched a bit too), and just told me how much he loves Al.
Posted by: Red Headed Momma | Friday, 09 June 2006 at 13:16