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Oct. 13th, 2010 06:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shadowkatThank you to everyone who sent cyber-hugs in response to my shameless plea. I really appreciate it.
Been a difficult couple of days. And if you're wondering why I'm doing DW and LJ? It's because posting in LJ always results in my writing being interrupted by a video ad (highly annoying) and if I just post in DW, 90% of my readers/friends don't see the post. So post in DW, avoid the ad, get comments in both DW and LJ.
Work today made me crazy. It's been crazy lately. I'm thinking work may be making me snarkier than usual, if that is possible. Today spent an hour writing and deleting an email to a project manager that I wanted to strangle. I was actually aided by the fact that I could not physically type a response until I calmed down and was less furious. When I get really upset - my right hand shakes so badly it is physically impossible for me to type - this is a blessing in disguise since it prevents me from getting myself into a lot of trouble. Well most of the time at any rate. Hasn't seemed to help me that much on my lj or with online posting. But I tend to be more careful at work than I am on lj because my real name is attached and if I screw up, I lose my job. Here? The stakes aren't quite that high.
Cheered self up watching Glee and No Ordinary Family last night. Glee was better. No Ordinary was a bit slow and sappy last night, but it is building nicely and unlike Heroes has a clearer focus. Heroes tried to do too much too fast - I mean here each hero has one ability, in Heroes they gave people ten to fifteen abilities - example - Hiro could not only teleport, he could stop time and travel back and forth in time. That's one too many things. I wanted to tell the idiotic writers - pick one! Here, they give each character one ability which comes with it's detractors, and fits their personality or wishes/dreams. That said? I admittedly enjoyed the first five episodes of Heroes more. No Ordinary needs to pick up its pace a bit.
Glee on the other hand - was a treat, with just a few missteps. .
I found it amusing that the second to worst act won. And the only reason it won is the worst act or duet pair chose to pick them and performed horribly in order to do so. Very good depiction of the self-absorption of teenage romance and its limitations. Glee continues to be the most realistic depiction of high school I've seen (note have not watched Freaks and Geeks or Skins, so cannot comment on it).
Love, love...the Tina and Tim(?) duet of "Sing" from A Chorus Line. Yes, I'm a theater geek - can't you tell? I actually knew that. It's one of the few songs I recognized. That and Happy Times Are Here Again, the Victor/Victoria number, and that tortured number about a woman by Finn and Rachel. Okay that's half the show. But Sing was charming. And I totally identified with Tim (I think his name is Tim?) - the hot Asian guy, I can't sing either. Or dance for that matter.
Tim and Artie make a great pair - Tina has dated both, one can sing amazingly well but can't dance obviously, the other is an amazing dancer.
Adore Kurt. This is a realistic depiction of a teen who is an outsider and struggling to fit in.
And how Kurt is struggling to deal with being homosexual in a blatantly heterosexual world. It's tough when you stand out. Rachel gets it by the end of the episode and they do a lovely duet together. I actually find Finn and Rachel's duets sort of boring. They are more interesting singing with other people.
Missed Sue and Puck this week. What happened to Puck? Hope he comes back soon. I like his voice and character better than Sam.
Rather interesting episode, with the adults taking a back seat to the kids. Can't wait for the
rendition of Rocky Horror Picture Show - which was the in thing when I was in school. Now, I think people do Buffy and Grease sing-a-longs, which aren't quite the same, because they aren't bad movies. Rocky Horror was a bad and bizarre movie. LOL!
Off to make dinner.
Been a difficult couple of days. And if you're wondering why I'm doing DW and LJ? It's because posting in LJ always results in my writing being interrupted by a video ad (highly annoying) and if I just post in DW, 90% of my readers/friends don't see the post. So post in DW, avoid the ad, get comments in both DW and LJ.
Work today made me crazy. It's been crazy lately. I'm thinking work may be making me snarkier than usual, if that is possible. Today spent an hour writing and deleting an email to a project manager that I wanted to strangle. I was actually aided by the fact that I could not physically type a response until I calmed down and was less furious. When I get really upset - my right hand shakes so badly it is physically impossible for me to type - this is a blessing in disguise since it prevents me from getting myself into a lot of trouble. Well most of the time at any rate. Hasn't seemed to help me that much on my lj or with online posting. But I tend to be more careful at work than I am on lj because my real name is attached and if I screw up, I lose my job. Here? The stakes aren't quite that high.
Cheered self up watching Glee and No Ordinary Family last night. Glee was better. No Ordinary was a bit slow and sappy last night, but it is building nicely and unlike Heroes has a clearer focus. Heroes tried to do too much too fast - I mean here each hero has one ability, in Heroes they gave people ten to fifteen abilities - example - Hiro could not only teleport, he could stop time and travel back and forth in time. That's one too many things. I wanted to tell the idiotic writers - pick one! Here, they give each character one ability which comes with it's detractors, and fits their personality or wishes/dreams. That said? I admittedly enjoyed the first five episodes of Heroes more. No Ordinary needs to pick up its pace a bit.
Glee on the other hand - was a treat, with just a few missteps. .
I found it amusing that the second to worst act won. And the only reason it won is the worst act or duet pair chose to pick them and performed horribly in order to do so. Very good depiction of the self-absorption of teenage romance and its limitations. Glee continues to be the most realistic depiction of high school I've seen (note have not watched Freaks and Geeks or Skins, so cannot comment on it).
Love, love...the Tina and Tim(?) duet of "Sing" from A Chorus Line. Yes, I'm a theater geek - can't you tell? I actually knew that. It's one of the few songs I recognized. That and Happy Times Are Here Again, the Victor/Victoria number, and that tortured number about a woman by Finn and Rachel. Okay that's half the show. But Sing was charming. And I totally identified with Tim (I think his name is Tim?) - the hot Asian guy, I can't sing either. Or dance for that matter.
Tim and Artie make a great pair - Tina has dated both, one can sing amazingly well but can't dance obviously, the other is an amazing dancer.
Adore Kurt. This is a realistic depiction of a teen who is an outsider and struggling to fit in.
And how Kurt is struggling to deal with being homosexual in a blatantly heterosexual world. It's tough when you stand out. Rachel gets it by the end of the episode and they do a lovely duet together. I actually find Finn and Rachel's duets sort of boring. They are more interesting singing with other people.
Missed Sue and Puck this week. What happened to Puck? Hope he comes back soon. I like his voice and character better than Sam.
Rather interesting episode, with the adults taking a back seat to the kids. Can't wait for the
rendition of Rocky Horror Picture Show - which was the in thing when I was in school. Now, I think people do Buffy and Grease sing-a-longs, which aren't quite the same, because they aren't bad movies. Rocky Horror was a bad and bizarre movie. LOL!
Off to make dinner.