I've given in a few times when I shouldn't and made a complete ass out of myself in the process. I'm sure there are some posters out there who have never forgiven me for some of the posts I did this summer. The ones who have, I consider good friends.
The thing that I have to try to remind myself is that here we are getting so worked up over a piece of fiction, getting angry and passionate and consumed by art. Isn't that cool?
Yep, wicked cool! It amazes me sometimes how passionate I can get over a character or a piece of art. I remember wanting to scream at people who whined and complained about S6, which had been at one time my favorite season. Not so much now. I still enjoy the season, but with distance I see it's flaws. But it really connected with me - so that every complaint seemed like a personal assault. In time I realized they weren't. After all - sort of hard to assault me when they don't know me ;-). That doesn't change the emotional response though.
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branchandroot
Ah not that much stronger ;-)
Date: 2003-10-22 08:55 am (UTC)The thing that I have to try to remind myself is that here we are getting so worked up over a piece of fiction, getting angry and passionate and consumed by art. Isn't that cool?
Yep, wicked cool! It amazes me sometimes how passionate I can get over a character or a piece of art. I remember wanting to scream at people who whined and complained about S6, which had been at one time my favorite season. Not so much now. I still enjoy the season, but with distance I see it's flaws. But it really connected with me - so that every complaint seemed like a personal assault. In time I realized they weren't. After all - sort of hard to assault me when they don't know me ;-). That doesn't change the emotional response though.