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Staring Down The Sun
Hey there, all...
My, what a busy weekend! We had company down from Oklahoma (always a pleasure) and there were many other things going on besides, so my laundry list of things to do wasn't even touched. I feel like such a non-productive git. <:) Went to see Haley Joel Osment's new movie, "Secondhand Lions," on Sunday, and I had to say I really liked it. It was a really sweet movie, and surprisingly funny in a cheesy, un-PC way. I really loved how they ducked all the sword-slashing by never showing the point of contact. It was all...backside shots with no blood...erm, you'd have to see the movie to understand. <:) The violence was sanitized, but in a wholly appropriate way. It sure is interesting to see Osment go through puberty on-screen though. There was definite voice-breakage with a couple of lines, and he's looking mighty gangly. :) He's beginning to remind me of a very young Edward Norton. Bright skies ahead for this kid. ;) I got my ass handed to me by DuncanRoo in cribbage this weekend, too...and as a result, I have to walk around bathed in green dye on the MUCK for about a month. *shakes his fist* Grrr. Someday, revenge will be mine! There's a bit of a problem locally that's coming to a head. Recently, the furs here have been dedicating themselves to creating a sort of...communal living space. We're about 20 furs strong spread out among 7 apartments so far, with the decided possibility of more joining us in the future. I'm not really sure about the validity of this idea. As great as it *sounds*, everyone needs some space, a private area they can retreat to without interruption for a time, and most importantly some *downtime* where they can pursue interests other than you know, hanging out with people, or anime, or games, or furry. Because there's so many of us so close together, a lot of people aren't getting that, or space to deal with other issues, or what-have-you. The result? Everyone's squabbling. So-and-so does this and I can't stand it, Fur X has some kind of stick up his ass and screw him if he's going to be that way, Mr. Hoppy is a lying delusional bastard, so forth and so on. It's gotten worse over time, and it got really apparent this weekend. Folks got rubbed the wrong way by our visitors for various reasons and instead of going to *them* about it griped at just about everyone else, or took it to a public forum, or went here (various LiveJournals) with it, or complained in other...ways that were good for venting's sake but ultimately won't establish the dialogue necessary to make sure things get worked out. Everyone gets angry, frustrated, flustered, ticked-off and what have you, myself included. And honestly, I hate confrontation, too. :) But it's getting really disheartening to not be able to enjoy the company of friends without having to endure endless swipes at people who aren't present because there's some kind of problem. Some folks in our apartment complex aren't ever going to get along with each other, and that's well and good, but I wish people would just have the basic respect not to slam people all the time. Of course, I'm probably one of these problem people. :) I'm going to watch what I say from now on to make sure I'm not contributing...I don't know what else to do about it, though. I like living here, but the constant bombardment of negativity is wearing really thin. In other news, I've planned a personal 'retreat' during Ramadan. One of the OK furs have graciously donated the use of their garage for a weekend, and I'll be meditating and sleeping for two days. I'd like to make this a semi-regular thing, and it's best to start small so I can ease into the idea. Small steps, Ellie, small steps. Against my better judgement, I'm also putting together a comedy routine for MFF. I'm scared to death, because I'm not really sure what I find personally funny will sync up with the rest of the world (it rarely does), and beyond that the...mystery of making people laugh is something that I (like everything else) have a tendency to overthink. It's easy as long as I'm relaxed, but this is a stress-inducing situation, so... :) Oddly enough, getting up there and delivering it is the least of my worries. I love acting, and stand-up is very similar performance-wise. It's the quality of the writing that concerns me most. There's other stuff, like Lauryn Hill's "Unplugged" CD and well, what the hell Ramadan is anyway, to comment on, but I'm not really prepared right now and I should probably get back to work. :)
My, what a busy weekend! We had company down from Oklahoma (always a pleasure) and there were many other things going on besides, so my laundry list of things to do wasn't even touched. I feel like such a non-productive git. <:) Went to see Haley Joel Osment's new movie, "Secondhand Lions," on Sunday, and I had to say I really liked it. It was a really sweet movie, and surprisingly funny in a cheesy, un-PC way. I really loved how they ducked all the sword-slashing by never showing the point of contact. It was all...backside shots with no blood...erm, you'd have to see the movie to understand. <:) The violence was sanitized, but in a wholly appropriate way. It sure is interesting to see Osment go through puberty on-screen though. There was definite voice-breakage with a couple of lines, and he's looking mighty gangly. :) He's beginning to remind me of a very young Edward Norton. Bright skies ahead for this kid. ;) I got my ass handed to me by DuncanRoo in cribbage this weekend, too...and as a result, I have to walk around bathed in green dye on the MUCK for about a month. *shakes his fist* Grrr. Someday, revenge will be mine! There's a bit of a problem locally that's coming to a head. Recently, the furs here have been dedicating themselves to creating a sort of...communal living space. We're about 20 furs strong spread out among 7 apartments so far, with the decided possibility of more joining us in the future. I'm not really sure about the validity of this idea. As great as it *sounds*, everyone needs some space, a private area they can retreat to without interruption for a time, and most importantly some *downtime* where they can pursue interests other than you know, hanging out with people, or anime, or games, or furry. Because there's so many of us so close together, a lot of people aren't getting that, or space to deal with other issues, or what-have-you. The result? Everyone's squabbling. So-and-so does this and I can't stand it, Fur X has some kind of stick up his ass and screw him if he's going to be that way, Mr. Hoppy is a lying delusional bastard, so forth and so on. It's gotten worse over time, and it got really apparent this weekend. Folks got rubbed the wrong way by our visitors for various reasons and instead of going to *them* about it griped at just about everyone else, or took it to a public forum, or went here (various LiveJournals) with it, or complained in other...ways that were good for venting's sake but ultimately won't establish the dialogue necessary to make sure things get worked out. Everyone gets angry, frustrated, flustered, ticked-off and what have you, myself included. And honestly, I hate confrontation, too. :) But it's getting really disheartening to not be able to enjoy the company of friends without having to endure endless swipes at people who aren't present because there's some kind of problem. Some folks in our apartment complex aren't ever going to get along with each other, and that's well and good, but I wish people would just have the basic respect not to slam people all the time. Of course, I'm probably one of these problem people. :) I'm going to watch what I say from now on to make sure I'm not contributing...I don't know what else to do about it, though. I like living here, but the constant bombardment of negativity is wearing really thin. In other news, I've planned a personal 'retreat' during Ramadan. One of the OK furs have graciously donated the use of their garage for a weekend, and I'll be meditating and sleeping for two days. I'd like to make this a semi-regular thing, and it's best to start small so I can ease into the idea. Small steps, Ellie, small steps. Against my better judgement, I'm also putting together a comedy routine for MFF. I'm scared to death, because I'm not really sure what I find personally funny will sync up with the rest of the world (it rarely does), and beyond that the...mystery of making people laugh is something that I (like everything else) have a tendency to overthink. It's easy as long as I'm relaxed, but this is a stress-inducing situation, so... :) Oddly enough, getting up there and delivering it is the least of my worries. I love acting, and stand-up is very similar performance-wise. It's the quality of the writing that concerns me most. There's other stuff, like Lauryn Hill's "Unplugged" CD and well, what the hell Ramadan is anyway, to comment on, but I'm not really prepared right now and I should probably get back to work. :)