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shadowkatNot the best with the Facebook thing - I never know what to say on it. Never been a chatter.
Went into the ATPO chat room once way back in 2002, to see what it was like, and got overwhelmed.
(Probably didn't help that not one but three people engaged me in private chats at the same time I was trying to keep up with the main chat. Got a headache. Came to the conclusion - not for me. And never went back.) It must be genetic - my brother, my father, and mother don't like Facebook either and hate quick chats on the phone.
Saw a vid that proved two things to me, once again: 1) Wait long enough and someone out there will post a vid, essay, fictional work or comment that articulates perfectly how you feel about something (the power of the internet, dude!), 2) not a fan of vids, they still feel like someone is doing a clip show to music in my opinion. Picking the clips that promote their point of view and ignoring the others, without commenting on them. Bit like watching a commercial or movie trailer. I like movie trailers - but at least they are honest.
That said, this vid did do a good job of explaining in rather graphic detail, with pictures and music no less - my current feelings regarding Whedon and the Buffy comics, without me having to say a word. So yes, while vids bug me on a certain level, at the same time they can often be more effective than an essay or fictional piece of writing - in that they speak to emotion and say what we can't quite articulate. Using scenes or pictures from the item that bugged or moved us as examples. Since the point of the vid was to convey or communicate a specific perspective, I have to say it was quite effective. I conveyed quite well what is in my head or a perspective that I suddenly saw quite clearly after reading Buffy issue 34 and have not been able to dislodge or argue against. And as a result, feel sort of ...not sure what the word I'm looking for here is exactly? Disillusioned? No. Betrayed? Not really. Disappointment? Yes. And
a little sad. I enjoyed being a Whedon fan, can't say I am one any longer. In fact, quite the opposite. And the vid linked to below on youtube - sort of explains why.
Here's the vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnQIpUzoMxM
We all have our triggers. I guess.
Went into the ATPO chat room once way back in 2002, to see what it was like, and got overwhelmed.
(Probably didn't help that not one but three people engaged me in private chats at the same time I was trying to keep up with the main chat. Got a headache. Came to the conclusion - not for me. And never went back.) It must be genetic - my brother, my father, and mother don't like Facebook either and hate quick chats on the phone.
Saw a vid that proved two things to me, once again: 1) Wait long enough and someone out there will post a vid, essay, fictional work or comment that articulates perfectly how you feel about something (the power of the internet, dude!), 2) not a fan of vids, they still feel like someone is doing a clip show to music in my opinion. Picking the clips that promote their point of view and ignoring the others, without commenting on them. Bit like watching a commercial or movie trailer. I like movie trailers - but at least they are honest.
That said, this vid did do a good job of explaining in rather graphic detail, with pictures and music no less - my current feelings regarding Whedon and the Buffy comics, without me having to say a word. So yes, while vids bug me on a certain level, at the same time they can often be more effective than an essay or fictional piece of writing - in that they speak to emotion and say what we can't quite articulate. Using scenes or pictures from the item that bugged or moved us as examples. Since the point of the vid was to convey or communicate a specific perspective, I have to say it was quite effective. I conveyed quite well what is in my head or a perspective that I suddenly saw quite clearly after reading Buffy issue 34 and have not been able to dislodge or argue against. And as a result, feel sort of ...not sure what the word I'm looking for here is exactly? Disillusioned? No. Betrayed? Not really. Disappointment? Yes. And
a little sad. I enjoyed being a Whedon fan, can't say I am one any longer. In fact, quite the opposite. And the vid linked to below on youtube - sort of explains why.
Here's the vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnQIpUzoMxM
We all have our triggers. I guess.
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Date: 2010-07-18 03:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-07-18 04:07 am (UTC)It looked like Timekill Central and I'd just as soon do that on LJ where smart people write complete sentences.....
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Date: 2010-07-18 07:22 pm (UTC)Personally? I don't want to be on the internet that often. On it enough as is.
And, I'm weird, I like to write in full sentences and sometimes, okay most of the time, paragraphs. Telling people I want to eat a bowl full of BBQ sauce or that I just saw Dylan Furman in concert - seems a bit silly and narcissitic to me. (Both were posts on Facebook). Why would anyone care?