Among other things of interest-- Narratology or why we need stories to make sense..

Thu, 31 Jan 2019 03:38:59 GMT

1. Taking a personal day tomorrow -- for a doctor's appointment. ( Read more... )

The worst part? I have to get there -- and it's going to be frigid. ( Read more... )

Speaking of...I found John Scalzi's post on this rather amusing.

Also, it’s cold as balls right at the moment: -2, without windchill. Yes, I know other places in the US are colder at the moment. You know what? -2 is cold enough. This isn’t the Freeze Your Gonads Off Olympics. And if it is, I’m happy to let someone else take the gold.

Hope if it’s cold where you are that you’re keeping warm. And if it’s warm where you are, well. Have your smug little moment, I suppose.

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2. Hmmm...per SmartBitches of all places.. The Mysterious Discipline of Narratologists: Why we need stories to make sense.

(Well, not all of us do. Seriously speak for yourself. If I needed them to make sense, I wouldn't have made it through Slaughter House Five, Ulyssess, and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.)
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3. In other news on Smartbitches...EL James has written a new book, this one actually appears to take place in England (so she's at least writing about a place she's been to and knows), and the characters are both adults and experienced. But, eh, I've burned out on badly written erotica -- so sorry. In fact, I'd be insanely bored by 50 Shades now. I read my posts on it and thought, what was I thinking and who was this crazy person? What can I say? My tastes change. Also after awhile, most erotica is the same and my mind can come up with far more interesting stories.

Also, Smartbitches asks if I was a fan of the Nanny (really not, her voice was like a nail going down a chalkboard). Me and situation comedies tend to be generally speaking, unmixy things. I've loved a few, and despised many. (I don't tend to like slapstick, scatalogical, sex/ethnic joke, or embarrassment humor -- which is basically 98% of situation comedy humor in the US.) I like absurdist humor, witty, dry intellectual, and often satirical (if it is subtle, American Television Writers generally speaking aren't good at subtle).

Situation Comedies that I loved:
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Good night. Taking a shower -- mainly to keep the water going through the shower and to clean the sinuses. And to bed.

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Among other things of interest-- Narratology or why we need stories to make sense..