Kramer's Jeans

Hello Seinfeld lovers,

This post is for the ladies. It seems these days jeans are getting tighter and tighter. FACT—tight jeans are not comfortable. If you disagree, and you think you can put together a valid argument, I challenge you to do so in the comment section below.

The reason I'm raising this point on a blog about Seinfeld is because I think many of us can relate to Kramer and his tight jeans (episode 21, season 7). If you've never had trouble getting into or out of a pair of jeans before, well, I'm impressed!

Here's some pictures from Google Images of Jerry trying to help Kramer out of his tight jeans (sorry for the poor image quality).

If you have six minutes and 42 seconds to spare, I strongly encourage you to check out the following video with clips from Kramer's tight jeans debacle. It had me laughing out loud the entire time.

KRAMER'S TIGHT JEANS VIDEO

I just want to unwind!

Hello Seinfeld lovers, 

The other day I was thinking about "The Puerto Rican Day" episode (season nine). 

The gang finds themselves stuck in a traffic jam due to the Puerto Rican Day Parade. Hours go by before the parade clears and they're able to get home. The whole time poor Elaine just wants to get home to unwind. 

"All I know is that it's Sunday night, and I have got to unwind!" 

Elaine makes many more remarks like this throughout the episode. 

Anyway, the reason I bring this up is because I'm realizing how important the Sunday night "unwind" is to me. Like Elaine, I too NEED to unwind on Sunday night before the week begins again. I've found that when I have something going on during a Sunday night, like piles of homework or another obligation, I get worked up about not having my time to unwind. This time is very important to me. 

I used to work at a restaurant, and every week I got scheduled to work the Sunday night closing shift. This was the worst thing ever. I would've rather closed the Saturday night, and given up my chance to go out, in exchange for my Sunday night unwinding time. 

What do I do to unwind? Nothing. But I need this time to do nothing in order to feel prepared for the week. I know—I'm weird, but I completely feel Elaine's pain throughout this episode. 

It's sort of ridiculous when you think about it. 

"No, I can't go out for dinner tonight, because I need to unwind." 

"I MUST finish my homework before Sunday night, because that time is dedicated to unwinding."

If Jerry Seinfeld felt the need to make fun of the Sunday night "unwind" in this episode, then Elaine and I must not be the only ones who feel this way. This makes me feel like less of an old lady.

Do you feel the same way? Have you gone to serious lengths to ensure you have your Sunday night unwinding period? Feel free to share in the comment box below!

I'll leave you with a little YouTube clip from the episode. Poor Elaine, she's just so frazzled. I feel ya, girl!

FRAZZLED ELAINE VIDEO

Virtual Seinfeld

Hello Seinfeld lovers, 

So this is pretty high up there on the list of coolest things I've ever seen—Greg Miller, gaming programmer, spent two months re-watching the entire Seinfeld series so he could recreate Jerry's apartment for people to experience through an Oculus Rift headset. Basically, you put on the headset, and it's like you're walking around Jerry's apartment. Miller even recreated Jerry's cereal collection with vintage 90s labels. 

This is definitely something I'll have to try. Seinfeld fans sure don't fool around. Click the link below for the full article on Greg Miller's Seinfeld virtual reality. 

JERRY'S APARTMENT THROUGH OCULUS RIFT

Sargent & Victor & Me

Hello Seinfeld lovers,

I'm sorry—I won't be blogging about Seinfeld this week. This post is about a one-woman play I attended with my journalism class on Tuesday evening. Weird—I know. I'm also required to write a blog post about my experience at the play.

But don't worry, after this week I'll be talking Seinfeld again!

The play is called Sargent & Victor & Me. Even though it was minus a million outside, 60-some Creative Communications students braved the cold to watch Debbie Patterson perform in the intimate Asper Centre for Theatre and Film.

I'd never been to a one-woman play before. When I first found out we were going, I thought of "Why don't you like me: a bitter woman's journey through life"—the play that the gang from Friends attended in episode 20 of the ninth season. If you're familiar with this episode, you'll know why I was expecting the worst out of a one-woman play.

But it actually wasn't that bad! I'm not a theatre-goer, so anything that doesn't make me fall asleep or make me feel extremely uncomfortable is an A+ in my books.

Debbie Patterson is the writer and sole performer in Sargent & Victor & Me. The play is about her battle with multiple sclerosis and social problems surrounding the Sargent and Victor area in Winnipeg.

I thought mixing MS with the deterioration of a neighborhood was a weird combination; these are two completely different things.

Patterson plays a number of different characters who live or have lived around Sargent and Victor, but the character she based on herself takes the spotlight. In a talk-back session after the play, she said that 90 percent of the play's content is based on facts from interviews she did with these people, and 10 per cent is fictional.

I found the Teresa character to be the most captivating. She's based on a teenage aboriginal girl involved in gangs, drugs, and prostitution. It's interesting because I've never met the person Teresa is based on, but I feel that Patterson portrays her very well. I think her character is very believable.

You'd think the character based on Patterson herself would be the most believable, right? She's playing herself; she's playing a character with MS and she also has MS. But she isn't really that believable! Strange, eh? I think her lines are too exaggerated, making the "acting" a little too obvious.

I think the lighting is the most important element in the play. Lighting designer Hugh Conacher does a very good job. Without the lighting, it would've been difficult to decipher between each character. Patterson's different voices helped, but I think the lighting is ultimately what defines each character.

The Asper Centre for Theatre and Film is small. There is seating on three sides of the performance area. I think the size of the venue helps bring the audience into play because the seating is close enough to see Patterson's facial expressions and make eye contact.

I don't know if this is a "good play" or not. I don't have enough experience in the art form to make that judgement. Regardless of whether it's good or not, I can tell you what I think of it; it's weird but maybe a good weird. It combines two things that I've never seen combined before. It left me wanting to know more about the neighborhood around Sargent and Victor. I've always known this is a rough neighborhood, but that's about all I know.

That’s all I’ve got to say about Sargent & Victor & Me. More Seinfeld next week—I promise!