looming disaster?
I've just been livin' my crazy life. Okay, so it isn't that crazy-- only in my head. My head has been going overtime though. I don't like the confused way things are going down. I feel it isn't going to work out but I'm giving it time. Not that there is much time for things to happen. Yeah, okay, I'm freaking out.
I am not going to finish my book about expletives. I have that problem with nonfiction books at times. I think they are very interesting and I want to learn more but I get sated with the topic. At least with classes I have a grade to consider which adds a bit of motivation. Not that I am the most motivated student.
I read a review of Superbad that said some interesting things about the changing face of romantic movies, or rather, the "bromance" and homosexual undertones and this idea that women are no longer engaged in rude/humorous/clever banter but at the most are recipients of the male wit. I don't watch a lot of romance-type movies but I have been recently more offended by the treatment of women in movies that I've seen. Alright, mostly I am thinking about Rush Hour 3 and Superbad. Objectification and slight misogyny in these movies are not at all criticized. They come from the main characters and the "good guys" and are important for the humor. I really do think such things are holding us ladies back.
I have a new pet peeve. I've had it for a while I guess. It involves people using general terms when talking about themselves. For example when giving advice people often assume another's experience will match their own. I have a real example. In church we were supposed to talk to people sitting around us about what we think about when we think of "home." My mother said something like "When you think of home you think of security, good times with family members, arguments with family members" etc. I don't know that that is what I think of. Also, the question was clearly meant to be one's own opinion, not assumptions/projections about the general population. I get pretty testy about people's use of the collective "you" and often I reply "I don't feel that way or I ask "When you say 'you' do you mean me in particular or are you trying to say something about people in general?" I think it is because I don't like it when people presume to know about my feelings, likes, and dislikes. When I hear "that is so you" or "this is your style" or "it was the kind of thing you enjoy" I immediately point out why the speaker is incorrect. Plus, people do peg me incorrectly quite a bit. I often have inconsistent, unpredictable tastes and it doesn't take much for me to consider situations/objects to be nonparallel.
Once again I started writing and then left for a couple hours. It isn't exactly that I have a short attention span. I just have a tendency to wander away from things to start new things. It seems I have a lot going on tomorrow. Mostly good stuff though I am highly apprehensive about one bit. It should be an interesting day.
The End
I am not going to finish my book about expletives. I have that problem with nonfiction books at times. I think they are very interesting and I want to learn more but I get sated with the topic. At least with classes I have a grade to consider which adds a bit of motivation. Not that I am the most motivated student.
I read a review of Superbad that said some interesting things about the changing face of romantic movies, or rather, the "bromance" and homosexual undertones and this idea that women are no longer engaged in rude/humorous/clever banter but at the most are recipients of the male wit. I don't watch a lot of romance-type movies but I have been recently more offended by the treatment of women in movies that I've seen. Alright, mostly I am thinking about Rush Hour 3 and Superbad. Objectification and slight misogyny in these movies are not at all criticized. They come from the main characters and the "good guys" and are important for the humor. I really do think such things are holding us ladies back.
I have a new pet peeve. I've had it for a while I guess. It involves people using general terms when talking about themselves. For example when giving advice people often assume another's experience will match their own. I have a real example. In church we were supposed to talk to people sitting around us about what we think about when we think of "home." My mother said something like "When you think of home you think of security, good times with family members, arguments with family members" etc. I don't know that that is what I think of. Also, the question was clearly meant to be one's own opinion, not assumptions/projections about the general population. I get pretty testy about people's use of the collective "you" and often I reply "I don't feel that way or I ask "When you say 'you' do you mean me in particular or are you trying to say something about people in general?" I think it is because I don't like it when people presume to know about my feelings, likes, and dislikes. When I hear "that is so you" or "this is your style" or "it was the kind of thing you enjoy" I immediately point out why the speaker is incorrect. Plus, people do peg me incorrectly quite a bit. I often have inconsistent, unpredictable tastes and it doesn't take much for me to consider situations/objects to be nonparallel.
Once again I started writing and then left for a couple hours. It isn't exactly that I have a short attention span. I just have a tendency to wander away from things to start new things. It seems I have a lot going on tomorrow. Mostly good stuff though I am highly apprehensive about one bit. It should be an interesting day.
The End