here I go again
Aug. 10th, 2013 11:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
floatingleafSooo... I figure I should pop in here and say something before I am forgotten.:P
But I've been very distracted, you see. Or rather, very Lost.:D I'm almost finished with Season One - and I have promised myself to actually take a break and watch something else before I launch into Season Two... but we'll see how that goes.:P I am seriously hooked. It figures I would be, since the whole series is over and no-one even talks about it anymore (which at least makes it easy to avoid spoilers... LOL). I remember some fellow LOTR fans gushing over Lost when it first started - but I didn't really feel intrigued at the time, because I was, well... still busy gushing over LOTR.:D I sort of need to take those fannish obsessions one at a time. And of course, now I am also busy gushing over the Vampire Chronicles - so becoming addicted to Lost on top of THAT makes me just a little overwhelmed.;) Yes, I am funny that way. *shifty eyes*
Which is why I often resist people's recommendations of books/movies/TV shows etc. Not because I think they're going to be a waste of time - but because I want to avoid mental overload. Which can very well result in insomnia, because my stupid brainwheels just won't stop turning and processing all the input (in other words, overanalyzing everything to death). I love complicated plotlines where every little detail has some sort of significance that only comes to light if you look at the bigger picture. Hell, I LIVE for stories like that. As well as complicated characters that aren't easily defined as either "good" or "bad". But that sort of stuff eats at my grey matter like there's no tomorrow, and I need to take it in small, careful doses. Which can be difficult if you have access to the entire series, comprised of dozens of episodes, right at your fingertips, and there's nothing stopping you from watching the whole thing in one go - except the need to eat/sleep/attend to other bodily functions.:P Ahhh, the dangers of streaming video and high-speed internet... *sigh* ;)
But that's not the only reason I've been distracted. I have started a most stimulating correspondence with one of my fellow VC fans - it just sort of exploded from a simple comment exchange on Dreamwidth into endless emails that keep me awake at night composing replies in my head. I believe it would be most appropriate to say that we are getting along like a house on fire.:D I know I have said this before, about some people who have since vanished without a trace into the bottomless digital void - but right now, I have a very good feeling about this, and I just want to enjoy it, however long it lasts. So, no more pointless comparisons and speculations.:P
And, last but not least (God forbid!) - anybody remember me mentioning the mysterious LJ account of someone who claims to be my favorite vampire?... Well... the owner of said journal has resurfaced again after many weeks of silence, and I have taken this opportunity to leave him a comment and introduce myself. The response was most favorable, and not only am I now among his followers (ha!...;P), but I have also been granted access to a multi-chapter memoir disclosing intimate details of his relationship with a certain gifted violinist.:D You know, all the stuff Anne Rice tends to leave between the lines...;>
So yeah... I believe that covers the chief reasons for my distraction. Still, please kindly note that I have chosen to make this post instead of watching the final three episodes of Lost Season One... or starting to write another one of those endless emails. Both of which are things I sort of can't wait to do. So go me. I am SO good at moderation and keeping my obsessions from spiraling out of control... *snort*
But I've been very distracted, you see. Or rather, very Lost.:D I'm almost finished with Season One - and I have promised myself to actually take a break and watch something else before I launch into Season Two... but we'll see how that goes.:P I am seriously hooked. It figures I would be, since the whole series is over and no-one even talks about it anymore (which at least makes it easy to avoid spoilers... LOL). I remember some fellow LOTR fans gushing over Lost when it first started - but I didn't really feel intrigued at the time, because I was, well... still busy gushing over LOTR.:D I sort of need to take those fannish obsessions one at a time. And of course, now I am also busy gushing over the Vampire Chronicles - so becoming addicted to Lost on top of THAT makes me just a little overwhelmed.;) Yes, I am funny that way. *shifty eyes*
Which is why I often resist people's recommendations of books/movies/TV shows etc. Not because I think they're going to be a waste of time - but because I want to avoid mental overload. Which can very well result in insomnia, because my stupid brainwheels just won't stop turning and processing all the input (in other words, overanalyzing everything to death). I love complicated plotlines where every little detail has some sort of significance that only comes to light if you look at the bigger picture. Hell, I LIVE for stories like that. As well as complicated characters that aren't easily defined as either "good" or "bad". But that sort of stuff eats at my grey matter like there's no tomorrow, and I need to take it in small, careful doses. Which can be difficult if you have access to the entire series, comprised of dozens of episodes, right at your fingertips, and there's nothing stopping you from watching the whole thing in one go - except the need to eat/sleep/attend to other bodily functions.:P Ahhh, the dangers of streaming video and high-speed internet... *sigh* ;)
But that's not the only reason I've been distracted. I have started a most stimulating correspondence with one of my fellow VC fans - it just sort of exploded from a simple comment exchange on Dreamwidth into endless emails that keep me awake at night composing replies in my head. I believe it would be most appropriate to say that we are getting along like a house on fire.:D I know I have said this before, about some people who have since vanished without a trace into the bottomless digital void - but right now, I have a very good feeling about this, and I just want to enjoy it, however long it lasts. So, no more pointless comparisons and speculations.:P
And, last but not least (God forbid!) - anybody remember me mentioning the mysterious LJ account of someone who claims to be my favorite vampire?... Well... the owner of said journal has resurfaced again after many weeks of silence, and I have taken this opportunity to leave him a comment and introduce myself. The response was most favorable, and not only am I now among his followers (ha!...;P), but I have also been granted access to a multi-chapter memoir disclosing intimate details of his relationship with a certain gifted violinist.:D You know, all the stuff Anne Rice tends to leave between the lines...;>
So yeah... I believe that covers the chief reasons for my distraction. Still, please kindly note that I have chosen to make this post instead of watching the final three episodes of Lost Season One... or starting to write another one of those endless emails. Both of which are things I sort of can't wait to do. So go me. I am SO good at moderation and keeping my obsessions from spiraling out of control... *snort*
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Date: 2013-08-11 05:15 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-08-12 12:26 am (UTC)Why did you originally give up?... Was it no longer interesting, or was it too overwhelming/confusing?...:P
I think it was some of the best tv ever made
It must be, because I often find TV shows insanely boring, and it can be really hard to talk me into seeing one, let alone sticking with it once I start watching. I can't remember the last time I didn't lose interest after a few episodes...
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Date: 2013-08-11 03:00 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-08-12 12:33 am (UTC)See, I can't do that. Either I'm watching something, giving it my full attention - and I usually read the subtitles too, even if it's in English, just to make sure I don't miss anything - or I don't bother with it at all. I know a lot of people use the TV as some sort of "background noise" - but I just don't understand the need for that. If I want "noise", I play some music that I actually like; otherwise, I enjoy the peace and quiet...:)
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Date: 2013-08-12 09:29 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-08-13 03:37 am (UTC)