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connielane at 03:11am on 18/01/2013 under west wing
connielane at 03:11am on 18/01/2013 under west wingErr, spoilers, I guess, if you've never seen The West Wing. (If you haven't, you totally SHOULD, because it's AMAZING, and it's now streaming on Netflix, so you don't even have to buy the DVDs. Also, it's the next Mark Watches project, starting in March, so it's the perfect opportunity to hop on the Awesome Train.)
I don't know how many of you TWW fans have spotted the roughly thirty Twitter accounts that have been started for various characters from The West Wing. I follow a handful of them - including Gail the Goldfish - and many of them are remarkably in character. They also frequently comment on current political news, which kind of sets them apart from other fictional Tweeters. I started following Josh Lyman at one point and soon realized that I needed to follow Donna Moss as well, as they frequently have Twitter exchanges with one another. I don't know who's behind these accounts (or the others, for that matter), but these two accounts (at least) are clearly maintained by people who know each other. They've got this whole post-canon life they've written for these two characters. They're married, they have a three-year-old son named Leo (*FEEEEELIIIINGS*), and they are expecting another baby (a girl) in July. I now know more about the current lives of two fictional characters from a show that's been off the air for five years than I do about many of my real life acquaintances. I'll just take a moment to be sad and then I'll be back.
Okay, I'm back. Anyway, I think it was today that the Josh Lyman account announced that he was leaving the Santos administration to spend more time with his family. And then tonight this exchange happened, while Josh and Donna watched "the documentary" (i.e., the show).
@donnatella_moss: DVD night at the Lymans'. Popcorn time! #midweekdatenight
@joshualyman: She's making me watch the documentary. RT @donnatella_moss: DVD night at the Lymans'. Popcorn time! #midweekdatenight
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman It's a nostalgia thing.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss I never watch these things. I'm nervous.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman Are you afraid I'm going to mock your hair?
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss I'm afraid I'm dumber than I remember.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss And that too.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman With regards to me and your unacknowledged feelings?
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss No. Politically.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman I did always win the arguments.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss That's not true.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman We'll see.
@joshualyman: Previously, in a time before Twitter...
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman In a time long long ago when everyone was a little hotter...
@joshualyman: CJ falling over trying to pick up this jerk still cracks me up.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss can you believe @SamSeaborn got a freebie from a hooker AND she was sharing her stash?
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman @samseaborn Call girl. And he didn't!
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss @samseaborn He could have!
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss LOOK AT THAT PONY TAIL! :D
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman it was the 90s, Josh.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss Remember pagers?
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman I always wanted my own.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss Aww. Leo.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman I've been thinking about it, and I don't get the cataracts thing.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss Seriously? It's, you know, a medical marijuana thing.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman so you're saying we should be smoking it?
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss No. Because that would be illegal. As we are federal employees for like, another thirty six hours.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman I can't believe in fourteen years we didn't fix that.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss Yeah, well, stuff came up.
@joshualyman: In retrospect, it's amazing I didn't get fired for making an oral sex joke on a Sunday morning show. #westwing
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman You look hot with that light streaking across your face.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman I was really worried, you know.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss I'll remember to pull the blinds down more often.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman I'm glad I pick your ties now.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss I think @Pres_Bartlet didn't get it and thought I was just having one of my "militant atheist" moments.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman @Pres_Bartlet Well, weren't you?
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss Yeah, but I'm really proud of combining atheism and an "on your knees" jokes.
@joshualyman: Those issues of George are collector items on the LemonLyman trading forum now.
@donnatella_moss: Oh, the original lemon girls... [Note from me: I guess she means the two girls who approach Josh and Mandy at the diner? Oh Mandy. Remember her?]
@donnatella_moss: 48% unfavorables? What did we do?
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss Sent ATF in to raid some domestic terrorists. Bungled our AG nomination.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman It's all starting to blur together, you know?
@donnatella_moss: In fairness, if @SamSeaborn hit on me, I'd be flattered.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss Yeah. I actually hate the documentary, but they're notes of a source.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman You know I don't like it when you're mean about the documentary.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss You don't think having every stupid mistake we made on tape for posterity is something I should regret?
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman It doesn't seem to have harmed your career. Or diminished your fan base.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss That's true. I just think I wouldn't sign on again.
@donnatella_moss: Oh, I can't watch this part.
@donnatella_moss: What was I thinking with those shoes?
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss @SamSeaborn How had Sam not met Mallory?
@donnatella_moss: Oh, @SamSeaborn, I am cringing for you. Mostly out of cement? Pirate ships?
@donnatella_moss: Mary Marsh is kinda odd looking, isn't she?
@joshualyman: It turns out that if you give Mary Marsh enough rope, she'll hang herself.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman I'm so proud of you for staying so calm in that meeting.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss By basically not saying anything, yes ma'am. Golf claps!
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman You ma'amed me. I like that.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss I am wearing an awful lot of brown now.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman At least it was clean.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss Give it another five minutes and I'll ma'am you all you like....
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman .......
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman I guess that's what's next...
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss Ugh. No. Don't do that.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman No?
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss No.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman ?
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss Using what's next as a flirtation device will not have the desired effect.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman We'll see about that.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss That was fun.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman Yes. It was.
I don't know how many of you TWW fans have spotted the roughly thirty Twitter accounts that have been started for various characters from The West Wing. I follow a handful of them - including Gail the Goldfish - and many of them are remarkably in character. They also frequently comment on current political news, which kind of sets them apart from other fictional Tweeters. I started following Josh Lyman at one point and soon realized that I needed to follow Donna Moss as well, as they frequently have Twitter exchanges with one another. I don't know who's behind these accounts (or the others, for that matter), but these two accounts (at least) are clearly maintained by people who know each other. They've got this whole post-canon life they've written for these two characters. They're married, they have a three-year-old son named Leo (*FEEEEELIIIINGS*), and they are expecting another baby (a girl) in July. I now know more about the current lives of two fictional characters from a show that's been off the air for five years than I do about many of my real life acquaintances. I'll just take a moment to be sad and then I'll be back.
Okay, I'm back. Anyway, I think it was today that the Josh Lyman account announced that he was leaving the Santos administration to spend more time with his family. And then tonight this exchange happened, while Josh and Donna watched "the documentary" (i.e., the show).
@donnatella_moss: DVD night at the Lymans'. Popcorn time! #midweekdatenight
@joshualyman: She's making me watch the documentary. RT @donnatella_moss: DVD night at the Lymans'. Popcorn time! #midweekdatenight
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman It's a nostalgia thing.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss I never watch these things. I'm nervous.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman Are you afraid I'm going to mock your hair?
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss I'm afraid I'm dumber than I remember.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss And that too.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman With regards to me and your unacknowledged feelings?
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss No. Politically.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman I did always win the arguments.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss That's not true.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman We'll see.
@joshualyman: Previously, in a time before Twitter...
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman In a time long long ago when everyone was a little hotter...
@joshualyman: CJ falling over trying to pick up this jerk still cracks me up.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss can you believe @SamSeaborn got a freebie from a hooker AND she was sharing her stash?
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman @samseaborn Call girl. And he didn't!
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss @samseaborn He could have!
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss LOOK AT THAT PONY TAIL! :D
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman it was the 90s, Josh.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss Remember pagers?
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman I always wanted my own.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss Aww. Leo.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman I've been thinking about it, and I don't get the cataracts thing.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss Seriously? It's, you know, a medical marijuana thing.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman so you're saying we should be smoking it?
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss No. Because that would be illegal. As we are federal employees for like, another thirty six hours.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman I can't believe in fourteen years we didn't fix that.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss Yeah, well, stuff came up.
@joshualyman: In retrospect, it's amazing I didn't get fired for making an oral sex joke on a Sunday morning show. #westwing
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman You look hot with that light streaking across your face.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman I was really worried, you know.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss I'll remember to pull the blinds down more often.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman I'm glad I pick your ties now.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss I think @Pres_Bartlet didn't get it and thought I was just having one of my "militant atheist" moments.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman @Pres_Bartlet Well, weren't you?
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss Yeah, but I'm really proud of combining atheism and an "on your knees" jokes.
@joshualyman: Those issues of George are collector items on the LemonLyman trading forum now.
@donnatella_moss: Oh, the original lemon girls... [Note from me: I guess she means the two girls who approach Josh and Mandy at the diner? Oh Mandy. Remember her?]
@donnatella_moss: 48% unfavorables? What did we do?
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss Sent ATF in to raid some domestic terrorists. Bungled our AG nomination.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman It's all starting to blur together, you know?
@donnatella_moss: In fairness, if @SamSeaborn hit on me, I'd be flattered.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss Yeah. I actually hate the documentary, but they're notes of a source.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman You know I don't like it when you're mean about the documentary.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss You don't think having every stupid mistake we made on tape for posterity is something I should regret?
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman It doesn't seem to have harmed your career. Or diminished your fan base.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss That's true. I just think I wouldn't sign on again.
@donnatella_moss: Oh, I can't watch this part.
@donnatella_moss: What was I thinking with those shoes?
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss @SamSeaborn How had Sam not met Mallory?
@donnatella_moss: Oh, @SamSeaborn, I am cringing for you. Mostly out of cement? Pirate ships?
@donnatella_moss: Mary Marsh is kinda odd looking, isn't she?
@joshualyman: It turns out that if you give Mary Marsh enough rope, she'll hang herself.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman I'm so proud of you for staying so calm in that meeting.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss By basically not saying anything, yes ma'am. Golf claps!
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman You ma'amed me. I like that.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss I am wearing an awful lot of brown now.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman At least it was clean.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss Give it another five minutes and I'll ma'am you all you like....
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman .......
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman I guess that's what's next...
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss Ugh. No. Don't do that.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman No?
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss No.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman ?
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss Using what's next as a flirtation device will not have the desired effect.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman We'll see about that.
@joshualyman: @donnatella_moss That was fun.
@donnatella_moss: @joshualyman Yes. It was.
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