Now that's disturbing.
Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...
'Shindig'
Spike's Bitches 23: We've mastered the power of positive giving up.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
brenda m - Mar 30, 2005 12:17:06 pm PST #366 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
erikaj - Mar 30, 2005 12:17:07 pm PST #367 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Am I the only freak who would push past the pain? (considers spot on file marked "Found coffin sex erotic.") Ok, yeah. Never mind.
Scrappy - Mar 30, 2005 12:21:31 pm PST #368 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I would push past the pain or discomfort for the reward of the experience, but not always. For example, The Body first aired the week my dad died. I was spoiled as to what happened and knew it would be so painful for me to watch that there was no point in giving those 44 minutes of my life over to it. I watched it on re-run and was moved, but I know my own feelings would have blinded me to it if I had seen it earlier.
It's art--it'll still be there for you when you are ready to see it.
lisah - Mar 30, 2005 12:37:14 pm PST #369 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
it'll still be there for you when you are ready to see it
Timing can be so critical. I was profoundly disturbed by Resevoir Dogs (speakig of...) and that kind of violence doesn't usually bother me on a visceral level. But I saw it when I was in the middle of doing this very, very emotionally intense self defense class. The violence in the movie just seemed so geared toward providing shock value, with no substance behind it. And I was so caught up in the moment with understanding the horribly violent things people can do to one another in real life. And trying to figure out ways to respond effectively to that violence (and the ways I was learning was by responding basically in kind...learning to kick and hit and bite etc. to defend myself). The movie just disgusted me--it seemed so shallow. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have the same dramatic response to it now. I haven't actually seen it again since then. (I hope that made sense...I'm ramblier than usual today.)
ION...Robin, did you get my response to your email the other day?
Scrappy - Mar 30, 2005 12:39:05 pm PST #370 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Lisah--Yes, ma'am. Have been hanging with Mom and not at my work computer, but expect an anwer before the end of the day because you rule!
lisah - Mar 30, 2005 12:42:15 pm PST #371 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
because you rule!
YOU DO!
I worry a little about my emails from my Bust account (and actually the Secret Crush Society yahoo account ones) going automatically into people's spam folders. Because of how busts and Crushes are dirty, you know.
Ginger - Mar 30, 2005 12:45:09 pm PST #372 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
vw, Deliverance is an intense movie, but the violence is not terribly graphic by modern standards. The book is more brutal. If you want to try to see it for the class, could you get a DVD and watch it at home, so you can turn it off or fast-forward whenever you want?
Laura - Mar 30, 2005 12:47:03 pm PST #373 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
I've only seen bits & pieces of Deliverance, but those bits and pieces made me ... uncomfortable, and slightly creeped out.
But banjos!
ChiKat - Mar 30, 2005 12:59:56 pm PST #374 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?
Blech...cramps, bloating and general ickyness. And I have a midterm in 2 hours.
Topic!Cindy - Mar 30, 2005 1:05:47 pm PST #375 of 10001
What is even happening?
I know - I'm such a bitch.
Speaking of which, Cindy! Hey!
<offended>
<not really>Huh? Or possibly, what, Bitch?
eta
Did you mean Cashmere?