my friends in beverly hills

so, lately i have been indulging in some 90210. i mean, it is a good show. This week my friends are freshmen in college. They just got through christmas break and finals. they really are quite a crew. Tonight Andrea is pregant and Erin is missing because David feel asleep while babysitting, because he has been doing meth to stay awake for the radio show.... oh the drama.
when i was in high school, there were a bunch of kids who got together every wednesday to watch 90210. Thursday everyone would talk about what happened on the show and what happened at Gabe's house (where the gathering usually took place). I never joined in the festivities. I watched 90210 for the first season, alone on wednesday nights and then when it got out of control popular, i decided i did not want any part of it. i always figured it would get canceled like my favorite, my so called life. so i was a little anti-establisment... i doubt anyone reading this is surprise. So, a couple of my friends and i would hang out and watch Ellen. (ironic huh?)
Then in college I did not have fox on cable my freshman year, although my affection for the walsh's and their buddies had resurfaced. so i waited until sophmore to check back in. they were well into college and having a time of it. I missed kelly's brush with the cult life and brenda and dylan's big break-up among other things. i caught up with my friends while brandon and kelly were falling for each other and valerie was just being a plain old bitch to everyone. Then they graduated, just a while before i did. they found jobs (sort of)... and blah, blah, blah. don't worry i've seen all the shows i missed the first time... like 7 times each now...
it's crazy because i remember all the little stupid stuff like the fact that donna's birthday is near christmas, but they never mention it until the last couple of years, and that in the first season donna and dylan's parents were played by different people. it's odd how attached i am to these californians... imaginary ones at that. I look forward to getting them all on DVD, making sure future generations of 90210ers exist. Thank goodness i can check out SOAPNet anytime and catch up with them.

ps. Cleo was born on the exact night when the final episode aired, you know the one where donna and david get married. I should have named her kelly taylor... nahhh, cleo was the perfect name for her.