Whereas I found it awful and angry-making. I had a very visceral, I'm sure irrational, reaction to it.
Can we maybe vote on the whole murdering people issue?
Wash ,'Serenity'
Natter Five-O: Book 'Em, Danno.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Burrell - Mar 14, 2007 10:53:03 am PDT #7042 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Atropa - Mar 14, 2007 10:55:04 am PDT #7043 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Whereas I found it awful and angry-making. I had a very visceral, I'm sure irrational, reaction to it.
So not watching it. It sounds like it would just put me in a very bad mood.
Lots of ~ma to you, Tom.
JZ - Mar 14, 2007 10:55:15 am PDT #7044 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I have a job interview in half an hour. I should probably go brush my teeth or something, since I have hot chocolate breath, I guess.
I do really want this new job because of the better pay scale and all, but, damn, baby-having has afflicted me with permanent office-job ennui.
Steph L. - Mar 14, 2007 11:00:10 am PDT #7045 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Oh, Tom. It sucks, doesn't it? It totally sucks and who in their right mind wants to even DEAL with the rough patches anyway, because it's ugly and messy and might just rip your guts out and then stomp on them.
The rough patches suck, honey, and the worst thing about them is that they HAVE to suck so badly. If they didn't, you wouldn't be making any progress. If they didn't suck so horrifically, that wouldn't be called "therapy," it would be called "denial." Or my favorite, "repression."
But getting through the rough patches is what gets you to a point where you realize, "Hey! I'm not as fucked-up as I used to be!" or possibly "Yeah, I'm fucked-up, but now I know how to deal with it in a manner that involves almost no bloodshed!"
Getting though the rough patches = getting "better."
All I can say is to promise you that it's worth it. It is SO worth every bit of the hell you're going through.
Actually, that's NOT all I can say -- I can say this, too, with 100% certainty: you CAN handle this. You absolutely can. You may not WANT to, which is totally understandable, but I know that you CAN.
§ ita § - Mar 14, 2007 11:00:49 am PDT #7046 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
baby-having has afflicted me with permanent office-job ennui.
Just call me an overachiever, because I got meself afflicted without having to have a baby.
Damn TurboTax. I don't want to pay for filing my state return. I just want to file federal. I suppose I should just suck it up.
Jilli, I think you especially shouldn't watch the clip.
erikaj - Mar 14, 2007 11:03:26 am PDT #7047 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Aw{{{Scola}} Does it make you feel any better to know that when you smiled at me in SF, I wanted to giggle like a freshman?
bon bon - Mar 14, 2007 11:03:49 am PDT #7048 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Tom, I believe in you.
I am not a huge fan of Robot Chicken but I'm curious. Can someone w/f for me why this calvin episode is so disturbing?
Atropa - Mar 14, 2007 11:03:51 am PDT #7049 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Jilli, I think you especially shouldn't watch the clip.
From everyone's various comments about it, I think you're very right.
Tom Scola - Mar 14, 2007 11:04:00 am PDT #7050 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Jilli might actually enjoy the Peanuts clip, though.
Burrell - Mar 14, 2007 11:04:50 am PDT #7051 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
It might Jilli, but it might not. Depends if we have similar views on the value of imaginary playmates.
I love watching Franny and her imaginary playmates. First there was The Guy, now she plays with a little girl named Dada.
but, damn, baby-having has afflicted me with permanent office-job ennui.
That's fairly common, I think. Well except for the parents who respond to baby-having by suddenly becoming workaholic, must-bring-home-the-bacon parents.