Friends! Romans! Countrymen! Lend me your eyes! And vid questions!
The Vid-Commentary comm on LJ is doing an interview series and I was one of the lucky random vidders selected. (Thank you to whoever suggested me. I feel very out of touch with the vidding community given how very sharply my output has dropped over the last couple of years, so I appreciate even being asked.) I am in a group with four other amazing vidders, and now we need your questions! Go here and ask - comments are screened, and you can either ask specific vidders or all of us whatever you'd like.
ontd-political has a great post today with Vintage photos of LGBTQ persons, figures, and couples: early to mid-Twentieth Century. It's adorable and happy.
I found this quote yesterday and it really resonated with me, so I'm sharing it:
"When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with our friends or our family, we blame the other person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will grow well, like the lettuce. Blaming has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason and argument. That is my experience. If you understand, and you show that you understand, you can love, and the situation will change."
- Thich Nhat Hanh
I don't entirely agree with it - people aren't lettuce, for one thing, and have agency that lettuce lacks - and sometimes blaming (or at least persuasion using reason and argument!) IS the right thing to do. However, I think the spirit of the quote is what really hit me, not the particulars of it.
That being said - more meme! Work was an absolute BEAST this week, but I think things may be returning to normal. *knocks on EVERYTHING*
30 Day TV Meme
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
I have three answers to this, for three different reasons.
1. Glee - I was mostly enjoying the pilot episode the first time I watched it, and then they completely blew me away with "Don't Stop Believing," and I instantly was hooked. And then in the first season, I slowly came to dislike every character but Sue Sylvester and ultimately ended up feeling like the emotions of the show were never earned; I always felt like I could see the creators hand in everything - "you should be sad here," "you should be proud," "you should be worried" - it never felt organic to me. I was only watching for the songs, and when the show came back from the mid-season hiatus, I just stopped watching because I could get the songs from iTunes. I did watch the episode with Neil Patrick Harris and the finale and while there were moments where it interested me again, I was left overall with the same feeling of disappointment that it never, for me, got back to that moment at the end of the pilot.
2. Enterprise - This was such an interesting premise and they RUINED IT, THOSE RUINERS. The first season was uneven but had potential; the second season sort of got better and then tanked; the third season was horrific and I honestly can't believe we stuck with it the entire time, but I'd become INVESTED (and also really fell for Tripp in season 3 - he was BY FAR the best thing about the show), and then the fourth season was fantastic (once they got rid of Bermaga), until the FUCKING SEASON FINALE. I HATE THAT FINALE SO FUCKING MUCH. STILL. TO THIS DAY. RAGE BLACKOUT. RAAAAAAGE.
Also, they made a mediocre opening theme even worse in season 3. The TWoP recapper is hilarious for this show, I will say.
3. Battlestar Galactica - This is my ultimate disappointment show, though, because it started out so brilliantly and then swirled down into something I was SO upset and angry with by the end. I feel like my feelings for Adama are basically my feelings for the show: I loved him so much and was just mesmerized and freaked out by the season 1 finale, and then over time I actually grew to hate him, until by the series finale...well, if you've read my series finale post, you know. Heh. Anyway - the most disappointing thing ABOUT BSG to me (and there are MANY THINGS that are disappointing to me) is how it was clearly not the show I thought I was watching, and in RDM's head, it never was, which makes all the brilliant stuff about it feel kind of accidental, and therefore ruins it for me retroactively. Someday I want to do a re-watch, knowing what I know now, and hoping that it comes back, because I have vid ideas I still sort of want to make. Non-bitter ones, even!
Complete Meme List
Day 01 - A show that should never have been canceled
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season)
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show(s)
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show(s)
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Day 12 - An episode you've watched more than 5 times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Day 17 - Favorite mini series
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence
Day 19 - Best TV show cast
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite ship
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First TV show obsession
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death
30 Day Song Meme
Day 11- A song that reminds you of summer
Timely, given we finally had summery weather this week! You get two this week.
Duran Duran - "The Chauffeur" (mp3; box.net) - This one reminds me of late, oppressively hot afternoons where you're sitting around, sweating, but the air is still rich with promise.
Dala - "Drive Through Summer" (mp3; box.net) - This one reminds me of a breezy drive along the coast on a beautiful summer day. And even has 'summer' in the title!
Complete Meme List
Day 01- A song that makes me happy.
Day 02- A song that helps you clear your head
Day 03- A song that makes you laugh
Day 04- A song that reminds you of something
Day 05- A song that has a new meaning to you every time you hear it
Day 06- A song you can always relate to
Day 07- A song that is your guilty pleasure
Day 08- A song you liked when you were younger
Day 09- A song that makes you want to dance
Day 10- A song that makes you cry
Day 11- A song that reminds you of summer
Day 12- A song that reminds you of your best friend
Day 13- A song you sing to in the shower
Day 14- A song you like hearing live
Day 15- A song people wouldn’t expect you to like
Day 16- A song that holds a lot of meaning to you
Day 17- A song that annoys you
Day 18- A song you have as your ringtone/want to be your ringtone
Day 19- A song you’re currently obsessed with
Day 20- A song from a new album you are waiting for to come out
Day 21- A song you want to dance to at your wedding
Day 22- A song that would be the theme song to a TV show about your life
Day 23- A song that makes you angry
Day 24- A cover song
Day 25- An acoustic song you love
Day 26- A song by your favorite band
Day 27- A song you make fun of
Day 28- A song that reminds you of your boyfriend/girlfriend (don’t have one, make one up)
Day 29- A song currently stuck in your head
Day 30- A song that you haven’t listened to in awhile
We finally got our season 3.5 Eureka discs and we're watching the first episode. I'm already filled with the familiar happiness this show gives me. We're recording season 4 right now so we can catch up once we've finished these discs. \o/
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ontd-political has a great post today with Vintage photos of LGBTQ persons, figures, and couples: early to mid-Twentieth Century. It's adorable and happy.
I found this quote yesterday and it really resonated with me, so I'm sharing it:
"When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with our friends or our family, we blame the other person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will grow well, like the lettuce. Blaming has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason and argument. That is my experience. If you understand, and you show that you understand, you can love, and the situation will change."
- Thich Nhat Hanh
I don't entirely agree with it - people aren't lettuce, for one thing, and have agency that lettuce lacks - and sometimes blaming (or at least persuasion using reason and argument!) IS the right thing to do. However, I think the spirit of the quote is what really hit me, not the particulars of it.
That being said - more meme! Work was an absolute BEAST this week, but I think things may be returning to normal. *knocks on EVERYTHING*
30 Day TV Meme
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
I have three answers to this, for three different reasons.
1. Glee - I was mostly enjoying the pilot episode the first time I watched it, and then they completely blew me away with "Don't Stop Believing," and I instantly was hooked. And then in the first season, I slowly came to dislike every character but Sue Sylvester and ultimately ended up feeling like the emotions of the show were never earned; I always felt like I could see the creators hand in everything - "you should be sad here," "you should be proud," "you should be worried" - it never felt organic to me. I was only watching for the songs, and when the show came back from the mid-season hiatus, I just stopped watching because I could get the songs from iTunes. I did watch the episode with Neil Patrick Harris and the finale and while there were moments where it interested me again, I was left overall with the same feeling of disappointment that it never, for me, got back to that moment at the end of the pilot.
2. Enterprise - This was such an interesting premise and they RUINED IT, THOSE RUINERS. The first season was uneven but had potential; the second season sort of got better and then tanked; the third season was horrific and I honestly can't believe we stuck with it the entire time, but I'd become INVESTED (and also really fell for Tripp in season 3 - he was BY FAR the best thing about the show), and then the fourth season was fantastic (once they got rid of Bermaga), until the FUCKING SEASON FINALE. I HATE THAT FINALE SO FUCKING MUCH. STILL. TO THIS DAY. RAGE BLACKOUT. RAAAAAAGE.
Also, they made a mediocre opening theme even worse in season 3. The TWoP recapper is hilarious for this show, I will say.
3. Battlestar Galactica - This is my ultimate disappointment show, though, because it started out so brilliantly and then swirled down into something I was SO upset and angry with by the end. I feel like my feelings for Adama are basically my feelings for the show: I loved him so much and was just mesmerized and freaked out by the season 1 finale, and then over time I actually grew to hate him, until by the series finale...well, if you've read my series finale post, you know. Heh. Anyway - the most disappointing thing ABOUT BSG to me (and there are MANY THINGS that are disappointing to me) is how it was clearly not the show I thought I was watching, and in RDM's head, it never was, which makes all the brilliant stuff about it feel kind of accidental, and therefore ruins it for me retroactively. Someday I want to do a re-watch, knowing what I know now, and hoping that it comes back, because I have vid ideas I still sort of want to make. Non-bitter ones, even!
Complete Meme List
Day 01 - A show that should never have been canceled
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season)
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show(s)
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show(s)
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Day 12 - An episode you've watched more than 5 times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Day 17 - Favorite mini series
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence
Day 19 - Best TV show cast
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite ship
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First TV show obsession
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death
30 Day Song Meme
Day 11- A song that reminds you of summer
Timely, given we finally had summery weather this week! You get two this week.
Duran Duran - "The Chauffeur" (mp3; box.net) - This one reminds me of late, oppressively hot afternoons where you're sitting around, sweating, but the air is still rich with promise.
Dala - "Drive Through Summer" (mp3; box.net) - This one reminds me of a breezy drive along the coast on a beautiful summer day. And even has 'summer' in the title!
Complete Meme List
Day 01- A song that makes me happy.
Day 02- A song that helps you clear your head
Day 03- A song that makes you laugh
Day 04- A song that reminds you of something
Day 05- A song that has a new meaning to you every time you hear it
Day 06- A song you can always relate to
Day 07- A song that is your guilty pleasure
Day 08- A song you liked when you were younger
Day 09- A song that makes you want to dance
Day 10- A song that makes you cry
Day 11- A song that reminds you of summer
Day 12- A song that reminds you of your best friend
Day 13- A song you sing to in the shower
Day 14- A song you like hearing live
Day 15- A song people wouldn’t expect you to like
Day 16- A song that holds a lot of meaning to you
Day 17- A song that annoys you
Day 18- A song you have as your ringtone/want to be your ringtone
Day 19- A song you’re currently obsessed with
Day 20- A song from a new album you are waiting for to come out
Day 21- A song you want to dance to at your wedding
Day 22- A song that would be the theme song to a TV show about your life
Day 23- A song that makes you angry
Day 24- A cover song
Day 25- An acoustic song you love
Day 26- A song by your favorite band
Day 27- A song you make fun of
Day 28- A song that reminds you of your boyfriend/girlfriend (don’t have one, make one up)
Day 29- A song currently stuck in your head
Day 30- A song that you haven’t listened to in awhile
We finally got our season 3.5 Eureka discs and we're watching the first episode. I'm already filled with the familiar happiness this show gives me. We're recording season 4 right now so we can catch up once we've finished these discs. \o/
This entry was cross-posted at my Dreamwidth account. Please comment here or there. (
comments at DW)