gets hung up on the "it's not reality-based" when it comes to SF/Fantasy
I have a friend like that. I will go off on metaphor in SF/Fantasy and exploration of humanity in non-human terms, but she says she just doesn't see it.
And I wonder, what possible catastrophe came crashing down from heaven and brought this dashing stranger to tears?
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ChiKat - Jan 30, 2006 12:47:33 pm PST #7841 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
tommyrot - Jan 30, 2006 12:53:09 pm PST #7842 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I have a friend like that. I will go off on metaphor in SF/Fant
Does she see the cold war politics in the Klingon/Federation dichotomy of ST:TOS? As a kid, all that fancy metaphorical stuff went right over my head, but even I caught this one....
Kathy A - Jan 30, 2006 12:54:24 pm PST #7843 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
ChiKat!! I must call you soon! It looks like I'll definitely be moving out of Oak Park by the end of March, and we must get together at least once before then.
ChiKat - Jan 30, 2006 12:54:44 pm PST #7844 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Does she see the cold war politics in the Klingon/Federation dichotomy of ST:TOS?
She's never seen ST:TOS. She finally saw Star Wars for the very first time over the summer.
ChiKat - Jan 30, 2006 12:56:54 pm PST #7845 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
ChiKat!! I must call you soon!
Yes!!!
It looks like I'll definitely be moving out of Oak Park by the end of March
No!!! The place going condo for sure, then? Any thoughts on where you'll be going?
we must get together at least once before then.
Yes!!! This semester is fairly light school-wise. I'm only taking one class. yay! Work, OTOH, has been kicking my ass lately. Let me know when is good for you (after 2/17 for me because of work crap).
Kathy A - Jan 30, 2006 1:02:15 pm PST #7846 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
The place going condo for sure, then?
Yeah, two out of the six units in my building alone are already empty, and they're overhauling them to look nice and buffed up for the buyers (too bad they didn't do it for the tenants beforehand--my next door neighbor had a 50-y.o. stove!).
Any thoughts on where you'll be going?
Closer to work--most likely along the Golf Road line, from Evanston to Schaumburg. More choices in Palatine and Schaumburg, but the commute along Lake Cook and Dundee Roads heading west in the evening and east in the morning truly sucks. Evanston would be reverse commute, and Sheridan Road is a decent drive up here (my boss comes up from around Loyola University).
ChiKat - Jan 30, 2006 1:06:51 pm PST #7847 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Evanston would be nice. Still has an Oak Park feel to it. If I were to move north, it would probably be there.
tommyrot - Jan 30, 2006 1:08:10 pm PST #7848 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'm in Evanston right now AIFG!
Although I'm leaving in a few minutes....
Beverly - Jan 30, 2006 3:33:52 pm PST #7849 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Trying to interest Christians in sf, you might use the word "parable." Sometimes that works, if they reject metaphor and simile.
JenP - Jan 30, 2006 4:04:59 pm PST #7850 of 10001
I suspect their reluctance to accept that sf can be good has very little to do with their being Christian and more to do with... not being into sci-fi. Por ejemplo, my sister is a Methodist pastor, and she's the one who inculcated me into the ways of Star Trek:TOS from before I could talk (much). She and I just recently had a discussion about the Prime Directive that came up as an offshoot of talking about the war. She's also the one who took me to see Star Wars when I was a wee bairn and keeps me supplied with a steady stream of sci-fi and fantasy literature.
Some people dig sci-fi and get in to seeing beyond the implausible situations and enjoy the good meaty stuff. Some don't, whether you try to lure them with the words parable, metaphor, simile... or big damn explosions and pretty, pretty people - they're just not going to bite.
(Edited for spelling and homophone confusion and such)