Smart?

I'm feeling empathy for Penny today; the woman from The Big Bang Theory.

She hangs out with four guys who are much smarter than her.  They're nice to her; but sometimes there's that air of superiority.  Well, and sometimes it's much more than air.  It's quite blatant.

I live with two men now; and they both make me feel like I'm dumb.

I feel like Penny.  

Is it because these guys are truly smarter than me?

Or do they just assume they're smarter than me?

I don't know.

Well, they're definitely smarter than me when it comes to certain subjects.

But I will have to assume I'm smarter than them on other subjects.

Both these men talk and talk.

I listen.

They rarely ask me any questions about myself or the subjects I know about.

They assume things about me.

I don't like a certain show because it has become too political.

I must not want to be part of a scientific project that the three males in the family are going to do together.  Right?  Let's not even ask HER.   She's a girl.

Why don't they just build a clubhouse and hang up a sign.  No Girls Allowed.

During an Apples to Apples game I pick Bill Murray as the funniest card.

Why?

Well, it's because of Zombieland.   That's why she likes him.

What?

Do they think I was born ten years ago?

Yes, I liked Zombieland.  But that's not what I think of when I think of Bill Murray. 

You know....I've actually lived for a few decades.

I think the men in my life forget I was born in the 1970's and imagine I was born in this century. 

It's ridiculous.

One of these guys think he's so woman-friendly because he opens doors for them.    

No, seriously.  I understand some women like this; and that's fine.  Really.

For me personally, it gets on my nerves.

I want to say, Instead of opening doors for me; why not open YOUR mind?  Treat me like an equal.  Don't assume things about me.   Realize I'm a multi-faceted interesting human being; and ACT like you know that.  Don't treat me like I'm your pet duck.  

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Premiere of The Big Bang Theory (Spoilers)

Tonight we watched the premiere of season 6 of The Big Bang Theory.

This summer we had a crash course in the big bang.  We watched seasons 1-5.  We watched about 2 episodes 5 days a week.  We were addicts.

I wasn't very happy with the episode tonight.  Although it might be one of those things where I better appreciate the episode on a second viewing.  This has happened to us with episodes of The Simpsons and Modern Family. 

I feel bad not liking this episode, because my reason's somewhat irrational.

I didn't like that the characters acted so much like themselves.

I wanted them to be different.

I wanted to see growth.

I wanted to see a continuation of the Sheldon we saw in the finale of season five; the one that held Amy Farah Fowler's hand.

I wanted Penny to listen to Raj and tell Leonard she loves him.

I'm getting tired of Howard's mother and that whole storyline.

I'm tired of Raj being lonely and dropping hints that he might not be completely heterosexual.  

I guess the show's just getting old to me.  It's losing it's magic.

But then I know you can't have characters change too much. That can be detrimental to a series.

Sheldon Cooper reminds me a bit of Christian Troy from Nip/Tuck.   In one episode, Christian Troy would do something to prove he had a heart.  Then in the next episode, he would completely regress back into being an asshole. 

Maybe that's realistic though. 

Yeah, sadly I think it is.  As we were told in that story from The Crying Game, people don't change. 

Sometimes they may take a step forward; but then usually they later take five steps backwards.

It's realistic for things to stay the same with the characters in The Big Bang Theory.  

Maybe I'm wanting a world that's unrealistic....at least when I partake in my fiction addiction.  

Anyway....

I hope all this blabbing is for nothing, and that next week I love the episode.

I was so madly in love with The Big Bang Theory this summer.  I don't want to imagine that the love has already died.   It would make me feel so fickle.
 

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