De-hermiting
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bop_radarI once had someone on my f'list who wrote all their posts as numbered lists. I could say that this post was an ironic tribute to them, but actually it's also a convenient way to precis a great deal into a short space. :) This is all the stuff I could have posted about recently, but didn't.
1. I went hermit-y for a while. It's a thing. It happens periodically and unexpectedly and usually for no specific reason. Sorry. It's not personal. But I haven't read my f'list for days, so if important stuff has happened you should let me know.
2. BSG's 'Revelations' has NOT settled well with me. I'm fronting up about that now in case any of my BSG friends wonder why I'm not much interested in engaging about the show at the moment. I enjoyed the adrenalin rush of the episode in the immediate moment, but I have some major, probably insurmountable issues with the direction of the show and I've heard a couple of things recently that make me think that I (will soon) have had it with the whole show, forever. This is not an abandonment of the fandom or my friends in it: you guys rock! But yeah. Better to be honest.
3. On the advice of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mskatej and radioreverie I have been mainlining 30 Rock and loving it. I have watched most episodes at least twice now! It is so very charming, and Liz Lemon is awesome. Even though I know everyone who likes the show relates to her because the show is constructed that way (and there's a Liz Lemon aspect to all of us), I feel like she is very much 'me'--in the workplace, at least. And especially me-how-I-was-last-year when I was in a temporary middle management position. Ah, middle management: how I do not miss you!
4. I read Stephanie Meyer's 'Twilight' and declare it to be the most insipid and disturbing Mary Sue I have ever read. I hear that the series only goes from bad to worse in the subsequent novels.
5. I have the 'blahs' about a lot of things these days: TV, books, movies, LJ, even vidding... I'm hoping that will shift soon, but I'm finding it means I don't know what to post about.
6. I've been browsing a lot of non-LJ blogs recently, semi-obsessively, and kind of want to share my finds, but does anyone care? What are your favourite blogs? Should I be reading them?
7. I'm in a post-'Paranoid Android' vidding slump, which is probably not unexpected. However, the good news is I submitted two vids for Vividcon: 'Southside' forbradcpu's Action panel, and 'Paranoid' for Nearly New. The Vividcon schedule is up, so I can stare enviously at all the sessions I'd go to if I was going.
8. I've started yoga again. I learnt that I should NEVER STOP IT AGAIN because the first week absolutely killed me. I was practically narcoleptic after two 6am starts, and my whole body ached. But I'm finding my way back into it.
9. Doctor Who's not bad at the moment, eh? I was surprised how much I enjoyed an episode that included the Torchwood gang: I thought that was impossible for me. I still have Issues with the show, but it gets points from me for entertainment value for the last couple of eps.
10. I am de-hermiting at a very foolish time. We're about to have (yet) another houseguest, so I may have intermittent net time. Ah well! So goes life.
So what's up with you guys?
1. I went hermit-y for a while. It's a thing. It happens periodically and unexpectedly and usually for no specific reason. Sorry. It's not personal. But I haven't read my f'list for days, so if important stuff has happened you should let me know.
2. BSG's 'Revelations' has NOT settled well with me. I'm fronting up about that now in case any of my BSG friends wonder why I'm not much interested in engaging about the show at the moment. I enjoyed the adrenalin rush of the episode in the immediate moment, but I have some major, probably insurmountable issues with the direction of the show and I've heard a couple of things recently that make me think that I (will soon) have had it with the whole show, forever. This is not an abandonment of the fandom or my friends in it: you guys rock! But yeah. Better to be honest.
3. On the advice of
mskatej and radioreverie I have been mainlining 30 Rock and loving it. I have watched most episodes at least twice now! It is so very charming, and Liz Lemon is awesome. Even though I know everyone who likes the show relates to her because the show is constructed that way (and there's a Liz Lemon aspect to all of us), I feel like she is very much 'me'--in the workplace, at least. And especially me-how-I-was-last-year when I was in a temporary middle management position. Ah, middle management: how I do not miss you!4. I read Stephanie Meyer's 'Twilight' and declare it to be the most insipid and disturbing Mary Sue I have ever read. I hear that the series only goes from bad to worse in the subsequent novels.
5. I have the 'blahs' about a lot of things these days: TV, books, movies, LJ, even vidding... I'm hoping that will shift soon, but I'm finding it means I don't know what to post about.
6. I've been browsing a lot of non-LJ blogs recently, semi-obsessively, and kind of want to share my finds, but does anyone care? What are your favourite blogs? Should I be reading them?
7. I'm in a post-'Paranoid Android' vidding slump, which is probably not unexpected. However, the good news is I submitted two vids for Vividcon: 'Southside' for
bradcpu's Action panel, and 'Paranoid' for Nearly New. The Vividcon schedule is up, so I can stare enviously at all the sessions I'd go to if I was going.8. I've started yoga again. I learnt that I should NEVER STOP IT AGAIN because the first week absolutely killed me. I was practically narcoleptic after two 6am starts, and my whole body ached. But I'm finding my way back into it.
9. Doctor Who's not bad at the moment, eh? I was surprised how much I enjoyed an episode that included the Torchwood gang: I thought that was impossible for me. I still have Issues with the show, but it gets points from me for entertainment value for the last couple of eps.
10. I am de-hermiting at a very foolish time. We're about to have (yet) another houseguest, so I may have intermittent net time. Ah well! So goes life.
So what's up with you guys?
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Date: 2008-07-06 02:31 am (UTC)#2. I'm curious as to what's nagging at you. For myself personally I feel that there are too many plot holes for them to wrap up in the time they have left and do it well. I also think that the long wait we had to suffer through before the start of S4 really hurt the show and I can only imagine that the ridiculous wait we have till S4.2 is going to hurt the show and fandom even more. I have a lot of questions but not necessarily good ones. We'll see.
#4. 'Twilight' is totally a Mary Sue isn't it. But it's vampires and I love vampires so I'll read it and secretly love every minute of it.
#6. It's not really a blog but if you love movies you should definitely check out the site of the only reviewer I trust: http://flickfilosopher.com/
#8. It's so great that you're getting back into yoga. I know that starting back up totally sucks but after a few classes it'll be old hat again. And pretty soon getting up early for class will get easier I promise. You just have to make it such a part of your routine that you don't even think about it, you just do it. And I'm happy to get out my pom poms and cheer you on if you need it. Just let me know. :-)
#9. I'm totally doing a Dr. Who S1 and 2 marathon because I love Rose and S2 with her and 10 is just so wonderful. I really need to catch up on this season.
Really glad your back! :-)
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Date: 2008-07-06 10:18 am (UTC)I don't the show has any interest in resolving the questions *I* have personally. Ron's latest podcast said that he thought there was 'very little' they hadn't got around to resolving. ?!@#$^&*!!?! I just... that was one of my breaking points. If he thinks that then this is NOT GOING TO END WELL.
Thanks for the review site rec--I'll check it out! And definitely thanks for the pep talk re. yoga. I have found this week (second week back) much easier than first and so that gives me some faith I can get back into it. I want to, I really do, but I'm employing bribery to get myself to class at the moment. ;)
I'm not really a Rose fan, which hampers me with Dr Who. But I do like 10 (he's so fun!) and there have been some really stellar episodes.
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Date: 2008-07-07 02:15 am (UTC)Oddly enough I haven't listened to any of Ron's podcast this season which probably tells me something. But how in the world can he say they've resolved most of the issues?! I mean...that's just...I can't even begin to go into how that statement is just so wrong. I can think of a bunch of things that still need to be resolved right off the top of my head. Unless I'm an idiot and totally missed the "resolution" in the first half of this season.
Bribery is an excellent form of motivation. And that's great that it's getting easier. Think of how much easier it will be next week. And then the next. And think of how great you're going to feel. And how flexible. See, pom poms. *rah rah shish boom bah* ;-)
10 is just...I have so much love for David Tennett and 10. I think I love Rose so much because when I discovered Dr. Who she was his companion and I just fell in adoration of the show. I didn't mind Martha but I didn't love her. And I'll have to reserve judgment on Donna till I see this season.