Lines in the Sand

I haven't updated this in a while, but now that I have three! Whole! Followers! I suppose I should. *g* Anyway, a few random notes on recent consumed media:

• Books (Urban Fantasy): I had checked Martin Millar's The Good Fairies of New York out from the library based on its foreword/rec by Neil Gaiman, and I managed to read about...six? Seven chapters? (They were short, anyway.) And I gave up after a week, because I just could not care about anything that was happening. It was, like, fairies being quirky, and humans being grumpy and/or whimsical, and short choppy sentences, and I was so BORED. Sigh. I hate not finishing books, but I don't have time to waste time anymore.
• Books (Paranormal Romance) and also Television (Animated): I finished reading Marjorie M Liu's The Wild Road, which features a gargoyle as its male lead, and based on the character's description, I'm pretty sure she was a Goliath/Eliza shipper back in the day. (I need to rewatch my Gargoyles DVDs, is what I'm saying. THAT is how you do proper continuity, folks!)
• Vampires (Yawn) and also Music (Rock): I am never going to care about Twilight, but if Muse gets featured heavily on the soundtrack of New Moon, it might be a near thing. Though I don't even have friends who will properly watch and mock it with me!
• Television (Comedy/Musical): Glee is relatively diverse so far, but I don't know how much that counterbalances stereotypes. I mean, in the first episode, I accepted they had to establish characters as Overearnest but Talented White (Brunette) Girl, Popular but Affable White Football Player, Sassy Black Girl, Sassy Gay Boy, Silent Asian Girl, Silent Wheelchair Guy, and Bitchy White (Blonde) Cheerleader. That is the way high school comedies work, right? But the second episode did not actually expand on that. What's more, it made the morally-questionable love triangle of the adult characters more ambiguous than, I think, it actually is, and at the expense of the female characters. There were hints of depth for the women, but I would credit that to the actors, rather than the writing. The style of the show suggests the characters are supposed to be caricatures, but does that excuse a reliance on stereotypes? I guess I will watch a few episodes before deciding if I am uncomfortable yet, but if it keeps on like this, I will likely fast-forward through scenes to get to the (truly spectacular) musical numbers.