How I React

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Pan's Labyrinth Makes Me Sad

This all started here, at Spinning Girl's place. It then followed me home with, "I'm sorry to bother you, but I just have to ask. Why did you feel empty inside when you watched Pan's Labyrinth?? "

I want to say, "Because!" but then I would just go on being bothered by the fact that someone(s) thinks that I am a complete idiot when it comes to understanding a storyline. Don't read this the wrong way; I loved this film and will buy it when it is available on DVD. Not everyone reacts to a film the same way. My little sister watches Garden State to cheer up, it used to make me nearly suicidal to watch it.

The main reason for my discomfort with Pan's Labyrinth was the violence. I understand the film and I understood that there would be violence (I have skipped more than a few movies that include this sort of realistic violence because I just can't handle it. I just REALLY wanted to see this one.), but I wasn't quite ready for it when it first hit in the scene with the rabbits. So from that point on I was in a sort of tormented state - bordering on anxiety attack. When a film is subtitled you cannot exactly cover your eyes to miss that stuff, either. After all of that I would have left the theater in a slightly more positive mood had the movie ended in those goldish-tones. It was so emotionally taxing for me to get through those scenes that I literally felt empty.

Hey, I also cry when people mess up my orders at restaurants. As a server I know it's ridiculous, and not something that they meant to do; I still instinctively react a certain way, and once I start crying it only leads to embarrassment and more crying because of that.

I just painted a really unappealing version of myself, didn't it?

For Casey -

The Apple iPhone : how big is it?

What Calligraphy Hand Are You?

Insular Majuscule- You are spiritual and well rounded. People look to you for advice, but sometimes find you difficult to understand.

I found this jewel of a time killer in Madge's Archives. I'm having to read her early posts since she's on holiday and not posting.

I found one of my favorite people, who took a break from the blogosphere for a while. It is so good to have her back, and to hear that her tumor is shrinking. Go and check her out, especially the scarves she's knitting. Maybe you know someone who will need one this winter? Maybe you'd like to commission a scarf? Make her an offer, it seems that these days all she does is knit and ruminate.

As The Tumor Turns

Adopt a Microbe

Why Adopt a Microbe? They're so cute and cuddly! I brought E. Coli home from work with me.

I have 2 1/2 hours left today at work.

I feel like I might not make it. I am so irritable I don't want to be around myself.

I know that my day has not gone right so far. There is always something wrong if I smell more like perfume than cigarette at 4pm.

The randomizer is so accurately random that I saw about 10 of the blogs more than once today. I didn't want it THAT random.

.:blegh:.