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It's no secret that I have a love/hate relationship with Aaron Sorkin's television shows. The West Wing was the first television show that I really obsessed over, and it got me really excited about politics. I fell in love with Studio 60 right from the start because it had a great cast and wonderful writing that was just classic Sorkin. Both of them had their faults, but I was really sad when they ended. Sorkin has been such an influence on my life these past few years; in fact, he's one of the main reasons I want to write for television.

Sports Night is different; it's primarily comedy with drama mixed in, whereas The West Wing and Studio 60 were the opposite. It's the kind of show that I'd want to make. This is the perfect show for me. I love it so much. My favorite character? Definitely Natalie. She's small and perky and adorable and basically me in ten years. She's BFFs with Dana, and is pretty much Dan&Casey's little sister. And Jeremy is adorkable too.

I've only seen the first few episodes of the second season, and I really don't like them. You can really tell the difference between the seasons, and that's not because the laugh track was abandoned. The second season just isn't as funny as the first one. It went from a hilarious to I'm attempting to watch the rest of the series now and I'm having a hard time getting through it. I don't know if it's the appearance of William H. Macy, the fact that Casey&Dana finally resolve their UST and Jeremy&Natalie break up, or the entire season mirrors Sorkin's struggles in reality to keep the show running, but I'm not a fan. It's sad, really.

I kinda want to get the DVDs, even though I only like the first half of the first season. I can't pass up cast commentaries and blooper reels!

"Dear Louise" is probably my favorite episode of Sports Night. It's just so good. Natalie using "shock therapy" to try and cure Dan's writer's block by throwing water on him is so hilarious that I can't stop laughing, and I've had to contain my giggles because I'm in the College computer lab and there are other people around (I got some weird looks yesterday because of it.) Plus, Jeremy and Natalie dancing to "Boogie Shoes" is quite possibly the most adorable thing on the show. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

I have Astronomy review questions to do for tomorrow, plus I have to work on my "event in the year of your birth" speech and a take-home (read: open book) Speech midterm that I got today. Both are due Tuesday, and I've barely started on them. And I have Stats problems to do as well, like I do every weekend. Various relatives are in town this week, and I have no idea what my family's plans are with them, other than thrift shopping with one aunt and possibly babysitting some cousins (and maybe dinner together?), so I don't know if and when I'm going to get any of this done. TRALA.

I'm supposed to be in English right now, but I decided to skip. We're writing an essay on beliefs in class today and I am just not in the mood to sit in class for an hour and write. Luckily there's a make-up day in a few weeks, and I can do it then. I'm exhausted from the lack of sleep last night and all I really want to do right now is go home and sleep. I'm kinda sad that I'm not at a real college where if I don't go to class I can go back to my dorm and sleep for a few hours.

(Speaking of "real college", guess who's not coming to the Transfer Fair at the end of the month OR making a transfer visit to the college I'm currently at? YEAH, THAT WOULD BE THE UNIVERSITY I'M PLANNING ON TRANSFERRING TO NEXT FALL. And I had to actually call and them a request another admissions packet on Friday because they apparently didn't get the request that I sent in a few months ago. WTF, FUTURE COLLEGE?)

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I've been watching a lot of Sports Night via YouTube between classes. I know, 10 years too late, but I was only 8 at the time! And close to moving to Europe! Plus, I didn't even know about Aaron Sorkin's greatness until my sophomore year of High School. But now that I've watched a few episodes (7 so far), I absolutely love it. It's so distinctly Sorkin: the writing! the requisite character named Danny! AND JOSHUA MALINA! OMG, he's so young and geeky but adorable nonetheless. And Jeremy/Natalie is so OTP. I need icons of this.