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Nov. 1st, 2002
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Nov. 1st, 2002 03:29 pmIt's taken me all day to accomplish this particular Friday Five. Lotsa memories and ambivalent feelings tied up with religion for me. I really have no idea what person I would be if I hadn't grown up the way I did; how much of what I am now is rebellion against my parents' values and how much is what I'd be anyway? I like to think I'd be the same person either way but that seems naive.
I try to respect others' beliefs, but because of my personal history, and especially the rifts that Ray's religion caused in our marriage, it can be difficult for me. This post, though, is mostly nostalgic more than anything else.
( Turned out really long! )
I try to respect others' beliefs, but because of my personal history, and especially the rifts that Ray's religion caused in our marriage, it can be difficult for me. This post, though, is mostly nostalgic more than anything else.
( Turned out really long! )
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Nov. 1st, 2002 03:32 pmOut of curiosity I copied the text of my last post into Word and checked the statistics. 1202 words?! I really didn't even know how much 1000 words was...now I have a good idea. I also found that it takes from 9:00 am until 3:30 (while also working...) to do it. Next year NaNoWriMo.
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Nov. 1st, 2002 09:55 pmBleah. Pretty much a waste of eight bucks, except for the company of the cute chick I was with, who decided she wanted to go out after all despite a migraine from hell that had started last night while we were bar-costume party-hopping in Soulard.
I dislike seeing images of people getting killed in gruesome and bloody ways (and that's not a spoiler, it starts before the opening credits!) What I do like in horror flicks is exploration of the mind: people's internal reactions, thoughts and fears. There really wasn't any of that, just the cheap thrill/adrenaline jolt of sudden startling encounters with the grotesque and disgusting, and even those were pretty much telegraphed a mile off. I could tell exactly what was going to happen next throughout the whole thing. Even the "twist" at the very end was obvious.
Despite that, I was shivering and twitching in my seat, but that was from the blood and gore more so than actual thrills of fear.
I'm going to wander over to House of Games and see what that's all about. Maybe there's someone there who will rp with me.
Update: Nobody at House of Games looked interested (or interesting). There were two Magic games going on, but I have no cards and I don't want to start. Tomorrow there is another Magic tournament and a MageKnight tournament. I don't have MageKnight figures either, nor do I want to collect them. It appears that in order to role play there you have to bring your own friends.
Oh well. I can continue trying to find the Katherine Harris/Florida election debacle double-dactyl that is somewhere in the back of my head.
I dislike seeing images of people getting killed in gruesome and bloody ways (and that's not a spoiler, it starts before the opening credits!) What I do like in horror flicks is exploration of the mind: people's internal reactions, thoughts and fears. There really wasn't any of that, just the cheap thrill/adrenaline jolt of sudden startling encounters with the grotesque and disgusting, and even those were pretty much telegraphed a mile off. I could tell exactly what was going to happen next throughout the whole thing. Even the "twist" at the very end was obvious.
Despite that, I was shivering and twitching in my seat, but that was from the blood and gore more so than actual thrills of fear.
I'm going to wander over to House of Games and see what that's all about. Maybe there's someone there who will rp with me.
Update: Nobody at House of Games looked interested (or interesting). There were two Magic games going on, but I have no cards and I don't want to start. Tomorrow there is another Magic tournament and a MageKnight tournament. I don't have MageKnight figures either, nor do I want to collect them. It appears that in order to role play there you have to bring your own friends.
Oh well. I can continue trying to find the Katherine Harris/Florida election debacle double-dactyl that is somewhere in the back of my head.