Currently Watching

Asian Dramas

• Liar Game 2 - Nao and Akiyama are back with even more neon lighting than before!
• Shokojo Seira - I loved the Little Princess movie and book, let's see what Japan does with it.
• Smile, You - I'm loving the storylines of the younger generation, but the only older character I care about it Hyun Soo's mom. Jung In's parents are VERY TIRESOME.

Western TV

• FlashForward - It's losing some steam.
• Glee - Growing weary of Rachel and Fin.
• Merlin - LOL, this show.
• V - HIATUS! D:
• Vampire Diaries - Suprisingly AWESOME.

MY DRAMA LIST:( What I watched, what I am watching, and what I thought about it all )

MY WESTERN TV LIST: ( Just a plain ol' list )

I had an eye exam this morning that was at least 45 minutes longer than it should have been. Since those 45 minutes were me sitting in the exam room with my dilated pupils waiting for my doctor. She had to schedule surgery for someone, which I understand, but let me know. I couldn't even read anything because once those drops start working looking at anything close-up is a bitch.

Finally, I'm getting my short range vision back. This is important as my job is 90% staring at a computer screen. My pupils are still HUGE and give me a kind of cracked-out look that I enjoy whenever I see myself in the mirror.

Counting down the minutes until the end of the day. This week has been bo-ring and I am anxious for it to end.

So, I've been watching Flashforward as you may be aware. I decided this week that I'd go ahead and watch Community during the first half, because I've missed watching it and nothing ever happens during the first half of Flashforward anyway. Nothing really happens during the second half of it either, but that's another issue.

It's been bothering me for week's, ever since we saw this one doctor's flashforward. He sees a Japanese woman in his vision and I thought she looked just like Takeuchi Yuko (Aki from Pride), but kept telling myself I had to be wrong. But this week we were finally introduced to her beyond a few seconds of face time and it's totally her!. I was very excited.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

I think I'm going ahead and drop out of Nano. I broke 30k words, but it's just so infinitely frustrating for me. The plan was to have an outline before November, but that never happened and now I'm paying the price. If I'm not enjoying the writing process at all, what's the point? Plus, with the holiday weekend coming up, there is no way I'm going to get this done.

I'm bummed, but glad I was able to get anything down. After such a long dry spell it was good to be writing again. Those writing muscles still need to be stretched a bit more, but I'm enthusiastic about the future.

Smile, You got extended by 16 episodes, giving it a whopping total of 46. UGH. I've been enjoying it for the most part. Jung-In and Hyun-Soo are by far and away the best thing about it, but Sung-Joon and Ji-Soo are a pretty awesome maybe secondary couple. The parent drama is boring and Jung-In's father is pretty much unbearable. I thought the plot was moving along at a nice pace for 30 episodes. I'm concerned about the extension. We'll see.

Sometime this weekend I'm going to go see New Moon with sailorgaia, flutegirl, and possibly some others... and hopefully not get kicked out of the theater for laughing non-stop.

I've been enjoying You're Beautiful since it started. It's a show about a nun-in-training disguising herself to join a boyband. I don't see how it couldn't be funny, especially since it's being penned by the Hong sisters. Of course, I thought FlashForward was going to be brilliant and it just gets more dull every week. I may start watching Vampire Diaries in real time and saving FF for downloads. I'd really like to stick with it through the season but it's not going to be easy.

Anyway, I've seen several people that have taken issue with the character of Mi Nam. That's totally understandable, she's basically a moron. A sweet, adorable moron, but a moron nonetheless. It can be frustrating watching your supposed heroine not be able to tie her own shoes, so to speak. Personally, it hasn't really bothered me, but I can see how it would.

What I do take issue with is the combination of Mi Nam's character and the other big female roles: He Yi, Mi Nam's aunt, and Tae Kyung's mom. On their own, fine. They aren't exactly expertly flushed out characters, but it is just a silly little romcom, so I can deal with that. But the only female character that falls between these two polar opposites is the stylist. I don't even remember her name, so she's not exactly on the screen a lot. What we are left with are two examples of women: the desired and the undesired.

Mi Nam is pretty much the Victorian ideal of a woman: the angel of the house. She's passive, powerless, meek, and self-sacrificing. She heaps all the blame on herself. She is doing a favor for her brother by masquerading as a boy. While it is understandable to feel guilt over lying to those you've grown close to, Mi Nam treats it as a sin. She tries to suppress her feelings for Tae Kyung in order to keep harmony in their little family. All of her actions are focused around pleasing the men in her life.

Then we have He Yi. Who, because she lacks all of the qualities that make Mi Nam so 'good' is labeled as 'bad'. He Yi looks out for herself. She is strong, driven, and will take what she wants. For every instance of Mi Nam sitting back quietly, suffering for her supposed sins, we have He Yi ignoring the feelings of others, and focusing solely on what she desires.

OK, so He Yi is kind of a bitch. I get that, every story has a villain. I don't think it would bother me so much if Mi Nam wasn't such a pinnacle of Victorian virtue. It's such a blatant case of binary issues. He Yi isn't Mi Nam, thus she is evil. The only time people like He Yi is when she is masquerading as a girl with Mi Nam's characteristics. Once they see that is not her real self, she is no longer the angel of the house. She is the 'other' type of woman. The other that society does not want or accept.

In a way, Tae Kyung's mom is kind of a twisted version of the angel of the house. Her entire world revolves around the love she lost. The only time we are allowed to feel sympathy for her is when she is mourning the loss of that love. She only softens when she talks of that man or of his children. But she has not devoted herself fully to her family like she is supposed to (see: Tae Kyung).

This whole thing is like a fairytale come to life. Mi Nam is going to marry the prince and the evil stepmother is going to get put in a barrel covered in nails and rolled down a hill.

See my icon for a show with less cookie cutter versions of women.

Current NaNo word count:

21294 / 50000 words. 43% done!

So I made some awesome progress on my NaNo novel, and now I'm stuck. I kind of hate my story. I know that you're just supposed to keep writing, but I'm lost. I never really had a full plot figured out in my head, just a few scenes floating around. Those are written now and I feel kind of screwed.

I think part of my problem is the tone of the story. It's very serious. I don't really do serious. I've written a few things that can be classified as straight-up drama, but I feel far more comfortable in the world of comedy. When I started this, I think I fancied myself capable of keeping on my serious hat for the extent of it. That's not possible. I enjoy reading and watching drama, but I just don't think I have the chops to write a legitimate dramatic novel.

There can be dramatic moments, but I'm much more comfortable with characters cracking wise. That may mean I'm limited as a writer, but I do like to think I can do comedy fairly well. I think I just need to work on finding that happy balance where there is enough drama to make the story matter, but not enough that I just feel stuck in the mud.

All my characters have the capacity to be in a story with a different tone. There are just some plot elements that need to be modified. That's not going to happen now. You never ERASE when it comes to NaNo. I'll just have to bust myself out of this funk.

It would also help if I had a plot. =_=

Mad Men finale: That. Was. AWESOME.

Nothing I say would ever be able to match what sheer perfection that episode was. It turns both funny and sad, by far the best episode of the season and maybe the entire run of the show. It had everything.

Jon Hamm and January Jones KILLED it. Is it 2010, yet?

On the complete other end of the spectrum, I'm still enjoying Smile, You in all it's harmless fun. If I was the type to fast forward through dramas I'd wear out that button when it comes to the adults storylines. Though I do enjoy when Jung-In and Geum-Ja bond. But I kind of love everything about the second generation stories. Lee Min Jung is balancing the perfect amount of adorable and brat with her character. She can be really intolerable, but you can't help but root for her. You know beneath everything she has a good heart, it's not her fault that her parents are complete morons.

Seriously, I could through her father off a bridge. What a worthless man.

You're Beautiful is also amazing. It's definitely a better show than Smile, You but I can't help but root for my little family drama. YB is a lot more exciting, as it doesn't focus solely on relationships. And even the 'evil' character I can't fully hate (like Jung-In's dad). Plus, Tae Kyung is one of the best characters I've come across recently.

My Nano month is off to a very disappointing start given that I haven't written ANYTHING. Not great. Work has been keeping me busy the last three days and when I get home all I want to do is lie down. So I do, because I'm super lazy.

I'm almost down with Return of Iljimae and while I still enjoy it for the most part I really hate what has happened to Wol Hee's character. What I thought was supposed to be a strong, independent young woman has turned out to be incapable of doing anything except moan about Iljimae abandoning her. Whatever.

Soo Ryun, the police woman, is way cooler. Plus, I think her actress is gorgeous. I remember her as Chae-Gyung's teacher in Goong and she was cool then. She is completely kickass in RoI. This is a woman who knows how to deal with her grief productively (...kind of XD). Speaking of which (spoilers for episodes 22 and 23): DAMN the body count exploded in these episodes!.

Also, V was pretty good (and kind of a Firefly reunion. I had no idea Alan Tudyk was going to be in it! That was an awesome suprise. Though it shows how little attention I pay to things). I'm excited to see what happens next week.

And now, a meme (as assigned by sodahands):

Leave me a comment saying "Resistance is Futile."

• I'll respond by asking you five questions so I can satisfy my curiosity


• Update your journal with the answers to the questions


• Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions

1. Favourite ice cream flavour? Breyers Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream. Other brands of mint chocolate chip I can take or leave, but if it's Breyers you can count me in. The texture of the ice cream is better, the mint is fresher, and the chocolate chips are bigger. YUM. Damn, now I want some ice cream.
2. Favourite sports team? Indianapolis Colts. Besides NFL football, I really don't follow sports that much. My college was tiny, so sports wasn't a big deal there thus I don't have any collegiate affiliation to any team. I think baseball is dullsville and I just never got into basketball (or soccer for that matter). But I do enjoy football, especially if it means watching a game with family and friends.
3. Best use of chocolate? Umm... EVERY USE? Seriously, I love me some chocolate. Some excellent examples are my dad's chocolate chip cookies, Texas Sheet Cake, and Fannie May trinidads. NOW I WANT CHOCOLATE.
4. Favourite band from the '90s? This is hard for me, because I've never really paid very close attention to music. I just could never get as invested in it as other people seemed to. I never bought music when I was younger, I'd just listen to whatever was on the radio. To this day I still rarely buy music. But, I guess I'll go with Barenaked Ladies... though I haven't bought an album of theirs since "Maroon"
5. Favourite Asian movie? For all the dramas I watch, I really don't watch a lot of Asian movies besides Miyazaki films. I think it is a toss up between Princess Mononoke and Spirited away. Live action wise, I guess I'll go with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon since that's the only one I can really remember right now.

Autumn is my favorite season. Too bad it only lasts for about three weeks. It's raining pretty hard today, which makes me sad. While I love summer thunderstorms, rain in October just means the pretty leaves get knocked off the trees. And I have a yard this year, so I have to rake.

I signed up for NaNo again this year (my username is D. Coyle if anyone wants to buddy me, I'm not sure if anyone else is participating). I made a good dent in the word count last year, but got disillusioned pretty early on. There were plenty of things to distract me. I hope to rap up Karei Naru Spy and Return of Iljimae this weekend so I won't have any desire to sneak peeks at them instead of writing. The only other two dramas I'm watching are You're Beautiful and Smile, You. That's roughly four hours a week I'll give to drama watching. I may put a pause on my normal tv viewing. I haven't been that enamored of Glee recently, so I'm not that concerned. I can always play catch up with FlashForward and Vampire Diaries in December when nothing is on tv anyway.

OH! I watched the pilot for the new USA show White Collar and it was pretty entertaining. I'm not ready to write it off as fantastic yet, because it was a little uneven, but it has the capacity to be a solid hour of entertainment. At some point I need to sit down and watch all the episodes of Psych. Sometimes I'll randomly watch it if I see it on, but that's it. Anyway, if you like Psych you should probably check out White Collar. Plus, it has Matthew Bomer who is so incredibly pretty (I'm such a sucker for blue eyes and dark hair) and dresses like a Rat Packer.

So, I kept ignoring the emails from Geocities about how they were shutting down. I kept saying I'd get around to moving my stuff (I hosted my lj css file over there) but I never did. So now I have some default layout up while I shop around for something I like. So many layout are so ugly...

I'm beginning to lose faith in Glee. All the episodes seem to be weaker versions of the pilot. I honestly don't know if I laughed once during last night's episode, and that can't be good. While I was relieved we didn't have to sit through more fake pregnancy drama (though it really doesn't annoy me as much as it does other people) and am growing SO WEARY of every episode solely focusing on Will/Emma/Rachel/Finn/Quinn. BLAH, I was all about Rachel/Finn in the beginning but now I'm just so horribly bored with both of them. I don't think I'll ever be able to forgive Rachel for abandoning Glee Club the one time she doesn't get the lead for the song. Maybe it's true to her character, but I couldn't stand it. I can't sympathize with her at all. Though I hope they do explore some kind of friendship between her and Puck, that could be all kinds of hilarious.

Also, the slushie thing in good in small doses, and wore very thin this episode. It lost all punch.

What I really want is a couple episodes that deal with EVERYONE ELSE in Glee. There are some interesting characters in there. One of my favorite moments on the show was when Kurt came out to his dad. That was wonderful. The rest of the club are like the other lostaways on Lost. They are there, but they never get to do anything except get flaming arrows shot at them.

I'm up through episode 16 of Return of Iljimae and while I am adoring all of the characters I'm disappointed in the show as a whole. I just don't think the script is very tight. At the end of this last episode I watched Wol Hee did something that I felt was entirely out of character for her. Everything we've seen of her has been as a grounded, strong young woman and then she jumps off a cliff when Iljimae says he doesn't love her. Any sort of dramatic tension that might give the audience (not me, since I am vaguely aware of how it all ends) is dispelled when the ending credits roll around and SHOW HER ALIVE AND WELL.

The narrator continues to annoy and the page turning graphics and noise during scene changes makes it feel like a powerpoint presentation. Which doesn't go along at all with the beautiful scenery and wonderful acting that otherwise fills the drama.

I had so much fun creating a jdrama cast list for Fruits Basket (and hearing everyone else's ideas on who they would cast) I thought I would try my hand at another of my favorite animes: Ouran High School Host Club. This time: kdrama style.

I'm going to be really straight forward here and be honest that I'm not familiar with a lot of the kdrama actors and actresses out there. I'm only pulling from the small pool of people of which I know. And this was pulled together very quick without a lot of thought. It's Monday! Excuses, excuses...

( Follow me to the casting couch... )

On the news this morning they interviewed a little girl whose cat had four ears. FOUR EARS.



Note: That's not the same cat I saw. But when I googled "four eared cat" there are about a billion pictures of this guy. The one of the news was a big old Maine Coon looking feline

Now, I've heard of, and seen, cats with extra toes. It's awesome because their paws are super huge. I've never come across this phenomenon before. The lady on the news says that the majority of the cats with this trait die before they are born, which is sad. But if they do live, it doesn't seem to bother them, or their hearing in the least.

I made soup last night (zuchini, celery, spinach, bok choy, broccoli, black beans, and chicken) and while it may not look that pretty it's very tasty. I of course, managed to destroy the inside of my mouth when I tried to eat it before it cooled properly. This, of course, made me think of Jim Gaffigan's comedy routine about Hot Pockets and how you'll be tasting rubber for a week.

Caliente Pockets~

Guys, I finally just had to drop My Fair Lady. I made it through episode ten and just couldn't force myself to watch another episode. I really, really, really wanted to like it. I thought the main cast was great and I can't wait to see them in other things. Yoon Eun Hye should have waited longer for her drama comeback if this was all that was available. Granted, I don't find Yoon Sang Hyun very attractive, but he is a decent actor and did what he could with the role. I've also started The Return of Iljimae and am loving it and Jung Il Woo. I also thought Moon Chae Wong was great in Painter of the Wind and I hope she gets a lead role soon. She totally deserves it.

Having read the recaps at dramabeans, I don't think I'm missing anything.

I'm also going to pick up You Are Beautiful since everyone on my flist is going crazy for it. It looks like fun.

That'll have to wait though, since I'm off to a wedding this weekend. Hopefully it'll stop pouring down rain. Enough is enough, weather.

I had to buy a new dress because I didn't really like anything I currently have. I found one which, even though it was petite, was still too long in the sleeves. So I did some rudimentary shortening of them. I have to wear a cardigan over it (not really a problem in October) because I just tucked it into the back of the dress. I just liked the cut and the front detailing so much I wanted it to work.

Random, but I'd really like to finally do a picspam for picspammy, I just don't know WHAT.

I've been waiting anxiously for this movie to get subbed and thanks to rainscene I wasn't too late to the party. Why so anxious? It stars one my favorite drama actor: Kang Ji Hwan. And since he hasn't done any full dramas since Hong Gil Dong I've been going through withdrawal.

Too bad this movie was such a disappointment. Don't get me wrong. There were some fantastically funny bits. The air soft gun battle was one of the most hilarious things I've seen in quite some time. And KJH did some great physical comedy and jumped whole-heartedly into the role of the bumbling NIS agent. Kim Hanuel filled her role admirably, but there just wasn't a lot for her to do. All the truly entertaining bits went to KJH.

The actors were fine, the plot was the problem. It was so elementary (Russian spies! Biochemical warfare!) and slapdash. I don't think it knew what it wanted to be. I enjoyed it just fine, but I was expecting more. Either more drama or more comedy. Just MORE.

My boss bought lunch for the department! SWEET!

I dyed my hair on Saturday because I'm sick to death of the random white hairs. Nothing drastic, it's pretty much my ordinary color but a tad darker. I just wanted to hide the offending strands. But now it's kind of acting wierd. My hair isn't curling the same way it usually does. It's a bit more wavy instead of curly. I actually really like it, but I'm wondering how much longer it'll last. Strange chemical reactions.

My neighbor is annoying me. Apparently she got someone to look at her car that has been sitting in our carport for about three months now. That's all fine and well, but now it is blocking both spots of the carport (it's off an alley). So I'm parking on the street and no one is there for me to ask them to move. I had parking on the street. I have nightmares that some drunk asshole is going to sideswipe my car.

Speaking of nightmares, I had a dream I was back in high school. UGH. Unneccesary, subconscious! And super unappreciated. It was the same building, only about five times bigger. And like any other school dream I have, I don't know my schedule so I wander around the hallways not knowing what to do with myself.

In better news, I finished Painter of the Wind this weekend. I'll go ahead and say I loved it, but there are a few asterisks...( spoilers for the finale... )

I've now watched the first couple episodes of The Return of Iljimae and I'm not sure about my feelings. At times I really enjoy it... and then the narrator speaks up and I'm super annoyed. I feel like it cheapens the whole drama. It gives it a very storybook feel, which I guess they were going for, but it feels childish.

My Fair Lady remains super boring.

My sister starts her new job at the newspaper today in the marketing department.  She's employed!  Go her!  I can't wait to hear about it.

The second episode of Merlin was pretty funny.  I laughed out loud at quite a few bits.  The romance was 'meh' - too fast, so I didn't really buy it.

Painter of the Wind on the other hand~~~  I only have four episodes left and I'm dreading it ending.  This is such a well constructed story, the only fault I have with it is that they tend to stretch plotlines out a bit.  But it's a leisurely and lush journey, so I can't help but really enjoy it.

Damon continues to be the only redeeming quality of The Vampire Diaries.  I don't know why I downloaded the third episodew when I decided to stop watching it in favor of FlashForward.  Everything else is so boring, but I do so enjoy when Damon is on screen.

I'm nearing the last quarter of "I Capture The Castle" and it's simply wonderful and oh so charming.  I hate that it took me so long to start it.

Yesterday I helped build a playground. I was actually on the landscaping team so I helped plant a tree and some bulbs. Mainly I played photographer and made people uncomfortable. It's what I do! Luckily the weather was gorgeous this year. Last year's build was in July I think, so it was ridiculously hot. It was pretty chilly in the morning (especially after having to get up WAY to early), but then the sun came out and it was fantastic.

We got the playground up, but I have to say I do not like the trend in these new playgrounds. They just seem so boring to me. The kids climb the stairs, have a few different platforms to stand on, and then a slide. Oh, and tic tac toe. Whoopdie freaking doo. I miss the giant jungle gym structures that I used to play on as a kid. I guess one too many fell off them? Lame. *old man grumble*

Now, even after a full night's sleep I'm tired and irritable.  Everyone is pissing me off and it's not their fault.

I finally finished Buzzer Beat and was less than impressed with the entire second half of the series. Sure, it was cute but there really just wasnt much there and I found my attention wandering quite a bit. It really doesn't help that Naoki was a really dull character and I just could never get my head around what motivated him. He was such a non-factor and Riko was such a dynamic character. I guess I was hoping she'd open him up more. For all they talked about sharing their dreams, they never seemed to do that much sharing. I think I wanted to like it a great deal more than I actually did. But, if you're looking for a sweet, cute little love story this one should fit the bill just fine. Although it did have one of the plotlines I like least. *vague spoilers for Buzzer Beat and Pride* The whole, we are going to be seperated for a while which means we can't have ANY CONTACT (I'm looking at YOU, PRIDE). In this age of technology (and basic modes of transportation) it just doesn't make any sense. *end spoilers*

Updated my drama rankings accordingly. 

I also started Smile, You which was a pleasant suprise. I was a bit disillusioned after I saw the trailer, but it was genuinely funny. It's also interesting seeing the older cast get a great deal of screen time. Everyone is pretty much a charicature of a person, but I really don't mind. If that's what the drama is, that's what it is. Lee Min Jung is wonderful as Jung In. Sure, she's a brat, but most of it is she has a very strong personality who needs to realize the world doesn't actually revolve around her. She does get hurt, and reacts really poorly to it.

Though they are going to need to keep the crying scenes to a minimum because she is AWFUL as the big, open-mouth wailing. Plus, I had just watched episode 7 of My Fair Lady is which Moon Chae Won does a wonderful job of spilling silent tears in Tae Yoon's car. That was some great acting (though MFL is still kind of boring me). Lee Min Jung? Not so much. But since this is a comedy, I'm not too concerned with that. Jung Kyung Ho is hilarious in more of the straight man role (this is very relative, as he's also quite an oddball) of Hyun Soo. When he thought Jung In was some unhinged crazy person walking around in her destroyed bridal gown, I was in stitches.

I went to the Exotic Feline Rescue Center this weekend. It was quite an experience. They have nearly 200 cats in their care (not all of them are on the tour as they are delicate from their past experiences). Most are rescued from pretty awful situations with owners who thought it was a good idea to try and raise a tiger. BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE MORONS.



( Kisa invites you in... )

Back to The Vineyard Man goodness! RECAP TIME - Episode three. We left off with Ji Hyun being terrorized by a pig in the middle of the night and Taek Gi finally recognizing her: ( Quit your bellyachin )

Yoon Eun Hye is Adorable Cap #3

Work has been kicking my ASS recently. The thing that annoys me about my job is that everything I do is so completely random. It's millions of little things, but I don't have one big thing that I can call my own. I help everyone with their big things. I would love to be able to have one impressive thing I could call my own. As it is, it's hard to pin down what exactly it is I DO because I don't have that. Ah, well.

The turkey on my sandwich tastes a little funny. GREAT.

LEVERAGE FANS, fill me in, because I'm not in the know: Gina Bellman is coming back, right? I know she is preggers IRL, but I'll have a super sad face if Sophie never returns. Also, it sucks having to wait until January for new episodes. Though I suppose that IS better than waiting a year.

In drama news, I kind of hate waiting currently airing shows because that means I have to wait for subs. I mainly do it so I can participate in the discussions. I don't mind when it comes to shows like Buzzer Beat because the subs get released at a steady rate. But I'm thisclose to taking Karei naru Spy off of my "Currently Watching" list because it's nearly done airing and only ONE episode has been subbed.

I also started My Fair Lady (or Taking Care of the Lady, formerly known as Lady Castle, which I think was actually the best name out of the three despite how engrishtastic it was) and I can't decide it I like it or not. I was actually pleasantly surprised after watching the first three episodes that Hae-na was not as shrill as I was expecting her to be. She's just kind of a bitch, which I can deal with. I think YEH is doing a good job of hinting at the mushy center that is covered by that hard candy shell.

No, she doesn't really have a reason to be spoiled beyond just being a plain brat, but I do think it is a defense mechanism that has simply been allowed to go to far. I'd be fine with her character for the most part (mainly she just doesn't want anyone to ever get close enough that they could possibly hurt her, so she's awful to EVERYONE), the issue I have is with her not wanting to 'work.' That's kind of hard to get past. Just put effort towards SOMETHING beyond just being horrible. I'm assuming she'll learn to be so during the course of the drama.

The show itself is pretty over the top. I almost feel like I'm watching a play with all the exaggerated gestures, but I don't really mind it. It can be pretty funny, and the little boy is probably my favorite part. I do wish that Yoon Sang Hyun would shave off that horrendous mustache. He just looks SO SKEEVY with it that I'm finding it hard to even look at him. He's doing a nice job as Dong Chan, since most of the comedy falls on his shoulders, but seriously, THE RAZOR IS YOUR FRIEND.

Also, seeing Jung Il Woo is REALLY making me want to watch Return of Iljimae which I've only heard awesome things about, but I need to finish Painter of the Wind first!

Anyway, My Fair Lady is kind of stumbling along. It's far from spectacular, but it is keeping me interested and I'm not quite sure why. Although it could very well be the fact that Dong Chan so earnestly played Lionel Ritchie's "Hello" on the piano in order to seduce Hae-na (who was like, that's nice - NOW PLAY THIS GIRL'S GENERATION SONG). You know, the one with the music video of the blind girl making the clay bust of him? OMG I LAUGHED SO HARD. He was taking it so seriously, I nearly died.