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Approximately 5 episodes into the new F/X miniseries Fargo - and it's quite good.
Better actually than True Detective (which kept meandering around in circles plot-wise and had no strong female characters to root for or speak of, purely a two-man show), and Orphan Black - which I found to be a bit off in the second season premiere - it may well be a mood thing. I'll come back to it eventually. Rather surprised at how well-written and gripping Fargo has become. Initial reviews were mixed.
Loving the female cop, and Martin Freeman is hilarious.

Caught up with Game of Thrones, well except for this week's episode. But if it is following the books as closely as the last two episodes did...I sort of know what happened. Which may be why I'm putting it off. It's a painful series. Nobody comes out unscathed. That's not really a spoiler - by this point, you probably figured that for yourselves? Or not. I admittedly didn't figure it out til halfway through Dance of Dragons, but since they brought forward a lot of that book - and I'm guessing a pivotal scene at the end of Feast of Crows regarding Brienne, which frankly depressed me in the books, you should figure this out way before I did. As a friend on Facebook recently commented: Again and again he hurts me ... he promises love and passion and glory, gives hints of happiness and things working out ... and then, when things look most promising, he DASHES ALL HOPE! WITH CRUELTY AND SAVAGE HEAD-POPPING!! Every time, I say, "NO MORE!! I AM DONE!!" But he REELS ME BACK IN!!! Oh, George RR Martin, Oh Game of Thrones writers and producers -- WHY DO YOU TREAT ME SO?!?!?!?!?!

Oh and I discovered this also via Facebook, which describes me and my issues quite well, and is actually a better description than "Introvert".

6 Signs that You Could be a Highly Sensitive Person.

1. You were described as sensitive or shy as a child. You were the kid who knew what somebody was about to say before they said it. You reacted strongly to changes in your environment. Maybe you were the one who paused to watch before jumping into the game. Aron emphasizes that while most HSPs have been labeled shy, a full 30 percent have not and would be described as extroverted. She notes that some observers, like Susan Cain in her best-selling book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, may really be talking about sensitivity when they discuss introversion. Being highly reactive to stimuli does not necessarily mean you don’t seek out crowds or new acquaintances, although it often does. The key underlying trait is sensitivity, not inhibition. Some HSPs are actually sensation-seekers — stimuli can bring them intense pleasure as well as discomfort.

2. You pick up subtleties in your environment. The HSP’s brain processes information and reflects on it more deeply. One thing HSPs share is the tendency to notice things others might not pick up on so readily, like the mood of a teacher or the rearrangment of furniture in a room. An artificial sweetener might taste like a chemical experiment, and someone’s slightly off-key singing might sound like a fingernail on a chalkboard. HSPs might also have noticed a tendency to detect when someone is telling a lie, or intuit another person’s feelings.

3. You can easily become overwhelmed. Too much intensity, chaos and noise can wreak havoc on an HSP, which is why they often work better in quiet environments. When they are able to concentrate, HSPs are excellent at work that requires deep thinking and fast turnover. But turn up the volume around them and ask them to do too many things at once and they become overloaded. If you’re the kind of person who feels the need to retreat by yourself after a trip or an outing with friends or a busy day, you might be an HSP. Part of managing life for an HSP (or somebody who is close to one) is understanding and respecting the need for extra time to regroup and making allowances for your particular work style.

4. You fall hard and fast: Aron has devoted an entire book, The Highly Sensitive Person in Love, to the topic of HSPs and their style of loving. When they fall in love, they often feel tremendous ecstasy, and often very quickly, but they also feel anxiety, overstimulation and difficulty processing their intense emotions. Overstimulation and intensity can make intimacy difficult for HSPs, who are also the type of people who naturally seek it out. For HSPs, the risk of heartbreak and unhappy relationships is unfortunately higher than average, but understanding the trait and finding a partner who can be patient with it can increase the odds of success.[Well not of late.]

5. You are conscientious: HSPs tend to be conscientious people who try hard to perform their duties well and execute their work at their very best level. They often have particularly good manners, and notice when others don’t. Rudeness and work that is full of errors drive them nuts. HSPs are often especially concerned with issues of social justice, and will fight hard to right wrongs in the world. [Explains why my work environments often drive me crazy.]

6. You have a vivid imagination: HSPs are often very creative people. They have vivid dreams and can wander off into imaginary realms in their minds. They are also very empathetic and can imagine the thoughts and feelings of others. An interest in art, philosophy and spirituality is common. Carl Jung was one of the early psychologists most interested in HSPs (he used a different term), probably because he himself was one. He thought that people with “innate sensitivity,” as he put it, were more in touch with the unconscious mind and could be especially insightful.

If all of this sounds like you, you might just be a highly sensitive person, equipped with a temperament that requires special skills and knowledge to deal with. As I’m learning more about how this trait works in my own life, I’m grateful that Aron does not pathologize it, but treats it as something that simply is. Even for people who are not HSPs, information on the topic can surely be useful to parents, teachers, partners, and co-workers who have an HSP among them.

I took the selftest - and I pretty much answered all but one question as yes. The one I didn't answer as yes - was "You avoid violent tv shows and movies" - uh, I'm guessing if you watch Game of Thrones, Justified, Fargo, and ahem, Orphan Black, not to mention having enjoyed the last three Batman flicks - you can't really claim that, now, can you?

It also describes my niece quite adeptly, along with various other members of my family. Definite hereditary trait.

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Meme courtesy of selenak

Who is your Doctor? Eh. I have fond memories of Tom Baker. But don't really have one. David Tennant was the best of the actors who portrayed him in my opinion. Matt Smith's lack of eyebrows kept bugging me - shallow, I know. But he did get across a childlike vulnerability...

Who is your Doctor's companion? Eh...don't really have one. Probably Donna Noble.

Who is your Batman? Christian Bale hands down - he managed to portray the Batman/Bruce Wayne that I fell in love with in Frank Miller's take on the character in Batman Year One, Alan Moore's The Killing Joke, and Tim Sale's comics. The noire version that I read in the 1980s, and desperately wanted to see in the Tim Burton films but was no where to be found.

Who is your Cat Woman? Anne Hathaway, wowing all naysayers and by far the best thing in the awful third Nolan movie.

Who is your Sherlock Holmes? Tie between Basil Rathbone and Frank Langella (who portrayed him in the theaterical version). Regarding the modern versions? I rather like Benedict Cumberbatch's frenetic take on the character.

Who is your fictional female federal agent? (eg, Dana Scully, Audrey Parker, Olivia Dunham, etc) : Eh, don't really have one. Jodie Foster's Clarice Sterling, or maybe Dana Scully. Did like the agent in Covert Affairs for a bit, but it ran its course.

Who is your Robin Hood? The fox one from the Disney movie. I imprinted on him! (First movie crush and later, much much later, saw the actor who voiced him on stage in a Shakespeare Theater in the Park presentation of As You Like It.) Runner-up: Sean Connery in Robin and Marian for autumnal grace and wit. (Well,the script is by James "Lion in Winter" Goldman.)

Who is your Maid Marian/Marion? Audrey Hepburn in Robin and Marian, definitely. See above, re: autumnal grace and wit. (Were there any others? I can't seem to recall them?)

Who is your Bond? Eh, it's a tie between Scean Connery and Daniel Craig from his first outing onwards. Judi Dench is, of course, my M.

Who is your fictional female assassin? (eg, Natasha Romanov, various incarnations of Nikita, etc): Nikita from the original film version and USA TV version.

Who is your favorite vampire? Spike (yes, still).

What is your favorite spaceship? The Tardis.