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May. 21st, 2010
The Internets -- they burn!
May. 21st, 2010 02:28 pmI should know better by now. Really I should. But you know me, I like to discuss the things I like. More than that, I like to discuss what I like about the things I like.
I'm totally a "brightside" girl. I don't get any enjoyment out of dissecting shows I like and listing everything that they could do to make it the way I want it to be. I get argumentative when people spin things in a way assumes a definitive fact when it's merely interpretation. I don't understand the mentality that makes everyone who disagrees with your opinion "an idiot".
I know these things about myself. I know that I'm almost always on the minority side of an argument (there are those who say it's a pathological need of mine), so the likelihood of finding someone who complements me is slim.
So why do I do things that end with me reading abut how much of an idiot I am for liking the shows I do? Why do I end up surfing around reading about how I obviously "drank the kool-aid" because I don't agree with whatever opinion some writer has? Why do I read laundry lists all the defects and flaws of shows I like (and by extention, the defects and flaws of me?). *headdesk*
I know why. I love differing points of view. I love discussing literature and fiction precisely because there is no right or wrong, there's only points of view. I love talking about moods and themes and characterizations. I love discussing how something that happens compliments or contradicts a philosophical, moral or ethical theory. I lack a outlet for that in real life and in my Pollyanna haze of optimism, I occasionally turn to the internet for a fix. I figure even if I can't discuss it I can read some thoughtful and intelligent commentary that's out there.
Yeah. Okay. I guess that was my mistake.
I'm totally a "brightside" girl. I don't get any enjoyment out of dissecting shows I like and listing everything that they could do to make it the way I want it to be. I get argumentative when people spin things in a way assumes a definitive fact when it's merely interpretation. I don't understand the mentality that makes everyone who disagrees with your opinion "an idiot".
I know these things about myself. I know that I'm almost always on the minority side of an argument (there are those who say it's a pathological need of mine), so the likelihood of finding someone who complements me is slim.
So why do I do things that end with me reading abut how much of an idiot I am for liking the shows I do? Why do I end up surfing around reading about how I obviously "drank the kool-aid" because I don't agree with whatever opinion some writer has? Why do I read laundry lists all the defects and flaws of shows I like (and by extention, the defects and flaws of me?). *headdesk*
I know why. I love differing points of view. I love discussing literature and fiction precisely because there is no right or wrong, there's only points of view. I love talking about moods and themes and characterizations. I love discussing how something that happens compliments or contradicts a philosophical, moral or ethical theory. I lack a outlet for that in real life and in my Pollyanna haze of optimism, I occasionally turn to the internet for a fix. I figure even if I can't discuss it I can read some thoughtful and intelligent commentary that's out there.
Yeah. Okay. I guess that was my mistake.
After many long weeks of not being home in the evening or Myr having way too much homework to do, we finally have a night free at home.
This means we get to catch up on all the shows that have been collecting on our DVR. CSI:NY (2 eps), Criminal Minds (1 ep), and The Mentalist (3 eps) are planned to be watched tonight. We also have Bones (1 ep), Castle (1 ep), NCIS (3 eps) and Chuck (7 eps). Plus before the new summer season starts we need to watch Burn Notice (2 eps), Royal Pains (3 eps) and Warehouse 13 (3 eps) to watch. Then there are various other things that we've recorded when we were out and about.
Yeah. It will take more than one night.
But the DVR is good at keeping things for us, so it's not a rush.
Fun though, because I love a night full of fandom glee. Especially when it's with my daughter.
This means we get to catch up on all the shows that have been collecting on our DVR. CSI:NY (2 eps), Criminal Minds (1 ep), and The Mentalist (3 eps) are planned to be watched tonight. We also have Bones (1 ep), Castle (1 ep), NCIS (3 eps) and Chuck (7 eps). Plus before the new summer season starts we need to watch Burn Notice (2 eps), Royal Pains (3 eps) and Warehouse 13 (3 eps) to watch. Then there are various other things that we've recorded when we were out and about.
Yeah. It will take more than one night.
But the DVR is good at keeping things for us, so it's not a rush.
Fun though, because I love a night full of fandom glee. Especially when it's with my daughter.