Where you lead, I will follow…
If these lyrics have been on your mind since the announcement of the Gilmore Girls return on November 25th, you and I understand each other on a spiritual level. While I only entered my Gilmore Girls obsession just this past spring, I feel like I have forever been a fan. I binge watched all seven seasons in a matter of weeks and became enamored with each and every character. I laughed and cried with the Gilmore girls, fell in love with all of Rory’s suitors, and became a dedicated member of the Stars Hollow family. The hype surrounding the revival (completely warranted hype might I add) has me thinking about what I wouldn’t do to be a Gilmore girl myself. Out of desperate desire to be an acclaimed Lorelai, I constructed these five steps:
1. Get caffeinated.
Not an episode of Gilmore Girls goes by without multiple coffee dates and references, so you’re going to need to amp up your caffeine levels to live the Lorelai way. At all hours of the day and night, never let your mug leave your side. If you’re going for bonus points here, slap on a Luke’s Diner logo and you’re well on your way to entering Gilmoredom.
2. Read every book in the library and then some.
A Gilmore girl is a well-read girl. She is ready to whip out any novel reference at any time, from Whitman to Capote. Her breadth of knowledge extends into nearly every subject, so time to crack open those books. No Sparknotes allowed, as a Gilmore Girl always reads because of her genuine passion for stories and words.
3. Watch movies, lots and lots of movies.
The Gilmore girls are as well-watched as they are well-read, so whip out the popcorn and open up three tabs of Netflix, HBO Go, and Hulu Plus on your laptop. You will need all of these to accomplish the kind of hardcore pop culture knowledge maintained in the queens of Stars Hollow.
4. Eat as much junk food as you can stomach.
I have confidence that any GG fan can accomplish this one. However, I’m not sure how well we’ll fare with simultaneously keeping up the mythical Gilmore figure. I guess biology only blessed Rory and Lorelai with the impossibly speedy metabolism.
5. Talk fast
I mean really, really fast. Remember all of those books and movies? You will need to be able to drop several references from them in daily conversation, and you will need to do so wittily and quickly. The words never stop rolling when you’re a Gilmore girl, so you might even consider performing some vocal warm-ups to start out your day.
If you manage to juggle all of these steps to their Gilmore extremes, you might just want to change your name to Lorelai. More importantly, you will be completely ready for that day when we are yet again blessed with Miss Patty’s gossip, Sookie’s cooking, Michel’s sass, and Kirk’s insanity. So throw back that coffee and get prepared to follow the Gilmore girls wherever they may lead us this November.
