Idiosyncracies and such

Chris and I spend about an hour each day and night watching episodes from these two terrific shows. I brought Will and Grace with me to Florence, while Chris is providing multiple seasons of Sex and the City for our enjoyment. Our laptops take turns being our primary source of entertainment.

I had never gotten into Sex and the City until earlier this week. The only episode I’d seen was when Geri appeared in one of the last seasons and provided a pretty awful minute-long performance. The show is great, and I wish I had seen it before I moved to NYC, as A LOT of what the characters deal with is true and does happen in the city. A person’s love life in the city is nothing like the story book romances preached about and witnessed in the south or more traditional America. I remember when Liz and I had one of our first heart to heart conversations at 3rd north near the beginning of my NYU career and how we related to how conservative we felt being from Texas, in that sense. I guess it can happen when u move to any big city or are thrown into the real world, but being wee lil Texans thrown into Manhattan was pretty extreme, yet the greatest thing that could have happened to both of us.

In the past few years I’ve been asked which of the four main characters of Sex and the City I was most like, and as I was generally unfamiliar with the show, I had been unable to answer. With only a week’s viewing, I can give a preliminary answer. I think I’m most like Charlotte, in the sense that she is a bit more traditional than the other three, and a stronger believer in love and romance. She however is not blinded by romance, she is still a strong independent woman, but with a dream of a future filled with love and companionship. I also identify w/ Carrie, as I write my feelings and reach conclusions, or more often new questions through my writing. While I don’t have a weekly column, I did use to write in a similar style during my younger newspaper days at Franklin. My livejournal, as banal and childish as it may seem, has been my almost-daily column on my view of the world (much of which focused on love, its strengths and weaknesses) for well over a year. Carrie many times sees the world in the way that I do, but I feel she is more logical than I could ever dream to be, and less like a string puppet controlled by the threads of emotion that govern my movements.

Sometimes I wish I could be more like Miranda, as she is everything I am not. However, I think I’ll just quietly appreciate her sometimes violent comments and unrestrained demeanor. Edgar is a lover, not a fighter, and that will never change. At the same time I do have the little known and limited devilish, bitchy side. It rarely makes an appearance, and I can usually keep it at bay, by releasing some naughtiness through playing jokes on people, but it has seeped out before. I think Gary has been a witness, or maybe he just calls me a bitch out of love…regardless, sigh, I miss my fave gaysian. Have fun whoring it up at 3rd North, Gary! lol, I kid.

As for Samantha, she’s just slutty, but I love her self confidence!

Speaking of whoring things up. I think my playful nature leads many people who meet me to initially think I am inclined to such ways. Those who know me well know I am the complete opposite. I may be playful, I may have a bit of a dirty mouth, and a somewhat crude sense of humor at times, but alas, Edgar keeps his goodies in the jar. I feel people have a much worse idea of me. Within the last two weeks I have been asked by two people if “I’m a little whore?” (once in El Paso, and once in Florence). I am being absolutely serious, and while I think its funny, I can’t help but wonder what people really think of me. Not that I care, but it leads a mind to wander. If there is a link people make between a “jizz” joke and sexual perversion, I’m curious to study the implications. Hmm…perhaps a thesis is in order. Though I am unsure as to what forms of research might be necessary.

Now Will and Grace has been a staple of my life for several years now, but it is new for Chris, so he is even more excited than I to see the episodes, which is fun. Its been a fun culture sharing experience, but not exactly the one I was expecting in Florence. Either way, I’m happy and love it all.

Peace, Spice, and Adventure,
-Edgar

Sorry I took ages to get u this Ape the Snake, but as u know very well, i suck at life. Here it is though!

Edgar Casillas
Villa Natalia
Via Bolognese 106
50139 Firenze
Italy

That is NYU in Florence’s mailing address. If you all want to send me letters, presents or surprises in the mail they can be done at that address. It would probably drive me wild, and would HAVE to mean a damn good spooning upon my return, in gratitude. No pressure though. Ooooh, thanks to Shawn for sending me something already, w00t! Knowing him it’ll be something either uber sketchy or Jewish, but regardless I’m excited. I’ll even forgive him for waking Chris and I the other night through his text messages. Just don’t do it again bitch!!!!

Yay ape, I finally did it! Keep snapping them fingers!

-Edgar

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