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elanya at 02:27am on 24/02/2002
elanya at 02:27am on 24/02/2002though it might be more fun without! Rrowr. The man may be practically twice my age, but damn he is still sexy. He has perfect lips. *Perfect*. And nice hair, and the angles of his face.... *sigh*. And he is a good actor. He has been in a lot of very diverse stuff, though I'm partial to his more 'supernatural' roles, like Edward Scissor hands (when he was still young!), Sleepy Hollow, From Hell, The Ninth Gate..... I saw him in Blow relatively recently (well, I saw it in theatre when it came out). He just wasn't as pretty. Especially the little pot belly they gave him at the end. That reminded me of my friend Dean ;D
But still, yum!
So, yes, I did get to see From Hell. And I like it, even though it was a sad ending. It was just the sort of thing I'd expect from an Alan Moore story. I should really check out the graphic novel. I *almost* bought it when Joel was here and I saw it at a nearby bookstore. But I am cheap. I don't impulse buy *things*. I do impulse-buy food, though, and especially candy. Shame on me. And good thing I get so much exercise :o
What else...
I only got home about fourty minutes ago, and I left to go out on Friday at 11... I watched 7 wacky archaeology videos for my Presentation of the Past on Film class. They were, in general, very pedantic, even for their target age group. I tend to give kids a lot of credit though. I assume they are capable of much more maturity then other people allow them. I think it is partly because I know that they are capable of this, because historically and cross culturally it has been shown to be so. I think that if kids in our own culture are treated like they can and be mature they might just discover that they can indeed be mature and responsible. And they we won't have as much pointless teenage angst in the world, and it will be a better place ^-^
I also got to have the 'I-don't-believe-in-better-living-through-chemistry' discussion with Mary and Ian. Well, mostly Ian, I think Mary was either slightly disinterested or tired. Plus Ian just talks a lot ;p And we both generally agreed that drugs should never be the answer to a happy life, and if anything, they should be used as a temporary crutch while people are seeking counselling or whatever to learn how to deal with their problems on their own. But when you break your leg, you stop using crutches ones the initial break is healed. Ian also sees a lot of things that are treated with drugs these days as just being part of someone's personality, and I tend to agree, at least to some extent. I have personal issues with seeking 'professional' help for any issues I might have, but those are relevant to me and my understanding of the world, and ability to function in it. I spoke to a 'counsellor' once, and physically lost my ability to speak, which only really came back about ten minutes after I left the office. And for the record, I'm talking about prescribed medication here, not recreational drug use... But I'm not going there, not at the moment, anyway.
So I guess the above is kinda a commentary on Longpig's comment a few days ago that people are trying to get her on drugs... I think it would be really bad. The truth is that she thrives on her extreme emotional states. She thrives on people's reactions to them, though, and that is what she *really* lacks in Hell: an Audience. So I have arranged for her to be able to outlet some of her creativity when she comes to visit here. I hope it helps, really. There isn't a whole lot else I can do from over here, beside what I do now. I just can't afford phone calls, because they tend to go on for several hours. The bills aren't pretty.
So I'll try my best iver IRC and so on, but I know it just isn't the same...
And what else... I finally got to a sword practice on Friday! It as such great fun, too :o I found I hadn't lost as much as I was afraid I had since before Christmas. I'm still really fast, and half decent besides. I'm really no good at fighting dirty, though. It is intuitive for some people, things like weapon grabbing and whatnot, but I am *not* one of them.... *sigh* I'll have to get Tim to teach me. I do tend to fight intuitively, though. I think. And I'm not terrible. I can take out some of the more experienced people on occasions that aren't too infrequent. And tomorrow, maybe I'll get to do more :D And in theory, there will be another archery practice next Saturday. I hope the weather is decent...
But still, yum!
So, yes, I did get to see From Hell. And I like it, even though it was a sad ending. It was just the sort of thing I'd expect from an Alan Moore story. I should really check out the graphic novel. I *almost* bought it when Joel was here and I saw it at a nearby bookstore. But I am cheap. I don't impulse buy *things*. I do impulse-buy food, though, and especially candy. Shame on me. And good thing I get so much exercise :o
What else...
I only got home about fourty minutes ago, and I left to go out on Friday at 11... I watched 7 wacky archaeology videos for my Presentation of the Past on Film class. They were, in general, very pedantic, even for their target age group. I tend to give kids a lot of credit though. I assume they are capable of much more maturity then other people allow them. I think it is partly because I know that they are capable of this, because historically and cross culturally it has been shown to be so. I think that if kids in our own culture are treated like they can and be mature they might just discover that they can indeed be mature and responsible. And they we won't have as much pointless teenage angst in the world, and it will be a better place ^-^
I also got to have the 'I-don't-believe-in-better-living-through-chemistry' discussion with Mary and Ian. Well, mostly Ian, I think Mary was either slightly disinterested or tired. Plus Ian just talks a lot ;p And we both generally agreed that drugs should never be the answer to a happy life, and if anything, they should be used as a temporary crutch while people are seeking counselling or whatever to learn how to deal with their problems on their own. But when you break your leg, you stop using crutches ones the initial break is healed. Ian also sees a lot of things that are treated with drugs these days as just being part of someone's personality, and I tend to agree, at least to some extent. I have personal issues with seeking 'professional' help for any issues I might have, but those are relevant to me and my understanding of the world, and ability to function in it. I spoke to a 'counsellor' once, and physically lost my ability to speak, which only really came back about ten minutes after I left the office. And for the record, I'm talking about prescribed medication here, not recreational drug use... But I'm not going there, not at the moment, anyway.
So I guess the above is kinda a commentary on Longpig's comment a few days ago that people are trying to get her on drugs... I think it would be really bad. The truth is that she thrives on her extreme emotional states. She thrives on people's reactions to them, though, and that is what she *really* lacks in Hell: an Audience. So I have arranged for her to be able to outlet some of her creativity when she comes to visit here. I hope it helps, really. There isn't a whole lot else I can do from over here, beside what I do now. I just can't afford phone calls, because they tend to go on for several hours. The bills aren't pretty.
So I'll try my best iver IRC and so on, but I know it just isn't the same...
And what else... I finally got to a sword practice on Friday! It as such great fun, too :o I found I hadn't lost as much as I was afraid I had since before Christmas. I'm still really fast, and half decent besides. I'm really no good at fighting dirty, though. It is intuitive for some people, things like weapon grabbing and whatnot, but I am *not* one of them.... *sigh* I'll have to get Tim to teach me. I do tend to fight intuitively, though. I think. And I'm not terrible. I can take out some of the more experienced people on occasions that aren't too infrequent. And tomorrow, maybe I'll get to do more :D And in theory, there will be another archery practice next Saturday. I hope the weather is decent...
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