I've decided that one of my goals for this year is to watch a lot of movies.
It sounds dumb and silly, because most people watch movies so very naturally, like it isn't an effort to do so.
I saw maybe ten movies in 2009. Including all of the ones that are done with love at Slumber parties and the television. So, in 2010? I want to watch one a week.
It'll be hard.
So far, I've seen Sex Drive and Sherlock Holmes.
Sex Drive was awful, but had some really funny moments. It may be my infatuation with Seth Green. Please tell me you appreciate him. As Oz in Buffy, as ... ah, he just fills me with glee. He's a really funny guy.
Sherlock Holmes, though, was absolutely hilarious. I don't think I've ever seen a bromance on a movie so meticulously detailed. It makes me want to go to Sir Doyle's original works and see if that was really how he wrote the books. if so? He's the king of epic. If not? The movie made it work anyway.
Holmes was like a pouty little boy who didn't get his cake. It pleased me to no end. I do wonder if they'll try to do another.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
So, my darling friend Candace pointed this news story out to me this evening on Twitter.
This dear news article on CNN describes a website for dating that's only for people who are considered very attractive by other people. There's a voting process to see who is attractive enough to join once people make their little profiles. They have to have a number of "oh, they're hot enough" votes for them to be able to be a part of the site, and if that person does anything to reduce their physical appearance? They get the boot.
I personally think that that's a dreadful thing. People who are already members of the site are removed based on physical alterations that may not be permanent. If you already found that the person was pretty, do those extra ten or twenty pounds really make that much of a difference? Does it really affect their bodies so much?
If I were magically 136lbs instead of my current 220lbs, would I be so much prettier? I don't think so. I'd be healthier, true, but that's just me. Other people who are overweight don't even have those problems, and they can just climb and climb the weight ladder and still be really attractive! Would losing the second chin, the belly, the boobs and the butt make me hotter? No.
I personally want to see their successful relationships rating, really. While I disagree with the idea of the website in its base, I'm old enough to recognize that some people just want to start shallow before delving any deeper. A skinner, prettier person could also argue, perhaps, that while they're "attractive" in the modern eye, they in and of themselves do not have an entire sex base dedicated to them like a heavier woman or man does.
The most offensive part to me is that the elite group that they've already accepted have to maintain themselves like agile puppies. My first thought reading it was "If you're so vain, and joined a website based on looks, WHY in God's name would you post images of you at ANYTHING other than less than your best?!" You already are well aware you're in a society of harpies. Why would you let yourself be seen as anything but?
I suppose it can be chalked up to not being the brightest bulbs in the sky, or it may be a site requirement to have recent up to date photos, but seriously? How stressful. Isn't dating or finding someone stressful enough without physical requirements to get a chance somewhere?
I wish whoever goes there the absolute best of luck. Whew.
This dear news article on CNN describes a website for dating that's only for people who are considered very attractive by other people. There's a voting process to see who is attractive enough to join once people make their little profiles. They have to have a number of "oh, they're hot enough" votes for them to be able to be a part of the site, and if that person does anything to reduce their physical appearance? They get the boot.
I personally think that that's a dreadful thing. People who are already members of the site are removed based on physical alterations that may not be permanent. If you already found that the person was pretty, do those extra ten or twenty pounds really make that much of a difference? Does it really affect their bodies so much?
If I were magically 136lbs instead of my current 220lbs, would I be so much prettier? I don't think so. I'd be healthier, true, but that's just me. Other people who are overweight don't even have those problems, and they can just climb and climb the weight ladder and still be really attractive! Would losing the second chin, the belly, the boobs and the butt make me hotter? No.
I personally want to see their successful relationships rating, really. While I disagree with the idea of the website in its base, I'm old enough to recognize that some people just want to start shallow before delving any deeper. A skinner, prettier person could also argue, perhaps, that while they're "attractive" in the modern eye, they in and of themselves do not have an entire sex base dedicated to them like a heavier woman or man does.
The most offensive part to me is that the elite group that they've already accepted have to maintain themselves like agile puppies. My first thought reading it was "If you're so vain, and joined a website based on looks, WHY in God's name would you post images of you at ANYTHING other than less than your best?!" You already are well aware you're in a society of harpies. Why would you let yourself be seen as anything but?
I suppose it can be chalked up to not being the brightest bulbs in the sky, or it may be a site requirement to have recent up to date photos, but seriously? How stressful. Isn't dating or finding someone stressful enough without physical requirements to get a chance somewhere?
I wish whoever goes there the absolute best of luck. Whew.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
If Only Someone Would Dress Me so Enthusiastically.
Have you ever played those little dress-up games online? I won’t lie. I do so love them. You get a chance to take this silly little pixilated thing, and arrange given options around on them to make them AWESOME.I personally am fond of the wedding ones.
No, I’m not a creeper. I just happen to enjoy the frillier dresses that are shown most often In wedding dresses. However, the vintage dress ones make me so happy! Especially when I find the Victorian ones? They’re little jewels.
I think their appeal comes from the idea of a theme, then being able to make choices within restrictions. People generally work better in areas when given parameters. As a artist, when someone tells me to just draw anything, I kind of look at them blankly and try to mull around for something fun and original and fabulous. It never ends up being any of those three. It’s the typical “o hay there’s a girl in a pose.” I’ve never been able to draw men well. Apparently, I’m sexist.
But really? How much more fun is it to have things readily prepared and just voice choices? Like having all the ingredients of a pizza in front of you- just decide what you want on it, and it’ll be magically made.
… okay, so that’s Papa John’s online, but who’s counting?
The only problem I find with them is that after a while, I get bored of them. The girls/boys always look the same, with that same coy little “I’m so gleeful!” smile, the same bright wide eyes. I’d love to see one with a model more like this:
Where you get to change the monster head? It’d be badass. Hair, makeup, OH GOD A CUTTLEFISH, ooo cute vintage dresses!
I think that’d be awesome. Don't judge.
PS- please don’t add music to your little game. It’s very irritating for those of us who like to rock out to, I don’t know, Marilyn Manson while doing 70’s style dress-up games. It would be gleeful. :D
No, I’m not a creeper. I just happen to enjoy the frillier dresses that are shown most often In wedding dresses. However, the vintage dress ones make me so happy! Especially when I find the Victorian ones? They’re little jewels.
I think their appeal comes from the idea of a theme, then being able to make choices within restrictions. People generally work better in areas when given parameters. As a artist, when someone tells me to just draw anything, I kind of look at them blankly and try to mull around for something fun and original and fabulous. It never ends up being any of those three. It’s the typical “o hay there’s a girl in a pose.” I’ve never been able to draw men well. Apparently, I’m sexist.
But really? How much more fun is it to have things readily prepared and just voice choices? Like having all the ingredients of a pizza in front of you- just decide what you want on it, and it’ll be magically made.
… okay, so that’s Papa John’s online, but who’s counting?
The only problem I find with them is that after a while, I get bored of them. The girls/boys always look the same, with that same coy little “I’m so gleeful!” smile, the same bright wide eyes. I’d love to see one with a model more like this:
Where you get to change the monster head? It’d be badass. Hair, makeup, OH GOD A CUTTLEFISH, ooo cute vintage dresses!
I think that’d be awesome. Don't judge.
PS- please don’t add music to your little game. It’s very irritating for those of us who like to rock out to, I don’t know, Marilyn Manson while doing 70’s style dress-up games. It would be gleeful. :D
Friday, January 1, 2010
Cleaning Music Saves Ears
I’ll tell you something- cleaning out your music, if you have a long years and several computers worth of mess to endure, is exciting. It also could be the most frustrating thing I’ve ever accomplished. Have you ever tried to go through and clean out your music folder?
Back when downloading music illegally was perfectly fine and barely mentioned in a legal manner at all (Yes. It was before Napster. Shut up), I had many a friend who were generous with their collections, and over the years I’ve acquired a good share of crap to filter out. Nearly 8gigabytes of heaven-only-knows without artist names, titles, or albums. One friend actually let me copy his entire music library. Take a moment to dwell on that, if you would. Unfortunately, most of it wasn’t my taste, so a lot of it was filtered out. I know that I could just use iTunes or WMP to organize my music for me, but that doesn’t feel quite as right as going into those folders, asking myself “wait, what are YOU?,” and clicking to see if it gets the Jilly seal of approval.
Which may or may not be an actual seal. Arf, arf! (SEAL PICTURE?) Frankly, though, when it’s not put in a good spot, it doesn’t get listened to. And people with 80gigabytes of music? Do they really listen to all of that? Am I just untrained in the art of music appreciation? I hope not! I’m working to be a music teacher!
I always feel bad removing music from my computer, though. People work hard to get their name out there, but when I listen to music for me, I want it to be music that is infectious and makes me shiver with joy. My favorite radio-esque website, Pandora, gives me plenty of music that isn’t mine for me to be content for now. I don’t want my hard drive or mp3 player cluttered with it. That makes me sound like an elitist, but let’s consider an example. The early bipolar 90’s pop rock wasn’t my flavor. Though it’s contributed to modern music I love, it would be like listening to a modern work by Crumb. I love him, but I would not listen to “Ancient Voices of Children” for kicks and giggles…. Alright. Maybe I would. I’d go give it a whirl, by the way, if I were you, because it’s something to listen to. Very technically challenging, and very weird.
It’s like cleaning out your closet. There are things you’ll hold on to even if you don’t wear them, but for the most part all that old stuff has to go to make space for the new and the brilliant. Making sure that my music folder is nice and empty lets me feel okay with getting more music of the things I really love, and I won’t feel bad buying a lot of music because it won’t get lost!
That was the best part of this cleaning process. I had a folder called “Have fun Sorting this,” in a folder called “To be Dealt with Later.” In it, I found a lot of music I really liked and forgot I had in almost every genre! I didn’t think it was possible to lose music that effectively.
So, for the New Year, I’m giving myself a “new leaf” for my music. What would you do to give yourself a new outlook on your library?
Back when downloading music illegally was perfectly fine and barely mentioned in a legal manner at all (Yes. It was before Napster. Shut up), I had many a friend who were generous with their collections, and over the years I’ve acquired a good share of crap to filter out. Nearly 8gigabytes of heaven-only-knows without artist names, titles, or albums. One friend actually let me copy his entire music library. Take a moment to dwell on that, if you would. Unfortunately, most of it wasn’t my taste, so a lot of it was filtered out. I know that I could just use iTunes or WMP to organize my music for me, but that doesn’t feel quite as right as going into those folders, asking myself “wait, what are YOU?,” and clicking to see if it gets the Jilly seal of approval.
Which may or may not be an actual seal. Arf, arf! (SEAL PICTURE?) Frankly, though, when it’s not put in a good spot, it doesn’t get listened to. And people with 80gigabytes of music? Do they really listen to all of that? Am I just untrained in the art of music appreciation? I hope not! I’m working to be a music teacher!
I always feel bad removing music from my computer, though. People work hard to get their name out there, but when I listen to music for me, I want it to be music that is infectious and makes me shiver with joy. My favorite radio-esque website, Pandora, gives me plenty of music that isn’t mine for me to be content for now. I don’t want my hard drive or mp3 player cluttered with it. That makes me sound like an elitist, but let’s consider an example. The early bipolar 90’s pop rock wasn’t my flavor. Though it’s contributed to modern music I love, it would be like listening to a modern work by Crumb. I love him, but I would not listen to “Ancient Voices of Children” for kicks and giggles…. Alright. Maybe I would. I’d go give it a whirl, by the way, if I were you, because it’s something to listen to. Very technically challenging, and very weird.
It’s like cleaning out your closet. There are things you’ll hold on to even if you don’t wear them, but for the most part all that old stuff has to go to make space for the new and the brilliant. Making sure that my music folder is nice and empty lets me feel okay with getting more music of the things I really love, and I won’t feel bad buying a lot of music because it won’t get lost!
That was the best part of this cleaning process. I had a folder called “Have fun Sorting this,” in a folder called “To be Dealt with Later.” In it, I found a lot of music I really liked and forgot I had in almost every genre! I didn’t think it was possible to lose music that effectively.
So, for the New Year, I’m giving myself a “new leaf” for my music. What would you do to give yourself a new outlook on your library?
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