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bluegreen17) wrote2006-10-09 12:27 am
bluegreen17) wrote2006-10-09 12:27 am
i'm a media slut and zuzu's petals
well,i'm not so slutty that it's just one night stands. but maybe more like one or at most a few months. i really get into certain tv shows and then i get bored with them...csi,csi miami,house,general hospital...
lately i've gotten into the new doctor who. very good writing,especially. but already my interest is fading a bit. i'm still enjoying northern exposure,but alas,there is no future in that! anyway,the reason i like these last two is because overall they have positive viewpoints of life. i'm sick of angst and pessimism,including in myself,which makes me even harder on myself when i'm in those moods. anyway,the place i want to get to is to be okay with myself and others and others' creations that are pessimistic,even if i don't really prefer it. if you try to hard to run or resist anything,it doesn't work anyway. so better to just appreciate and keep one's senses open to stuff that has that joie de vivre that i seek and love,and even notice it in myself. i suspect that one can practice optimism and looking for the good stuff and doesn't have to settle for being a pessimist just because one has been labeled or labeled themselves such. shake off those labels you don't want! don't let anyone else limit you! i must say i've been inspired by kate bornstein's new book 'hello cruel world: 101 alternatives to suicide for teens, freaks and other outlaws'. it's a wonderful piece of work,and a lot more life-affirming than the title would lead you to believe. i highly recommend it.
lately i've gotten into the new doctor who. very good writing,especially. but already my interest is fading a bit. i'm still enjoying northern exposure,but alas,there is no future in that! anyway,the reason i like these last two is because overall they have positive viewpoints of life. i'm sick of angst and pessimism,including in myself,which makes me even harder on myself when i'm in those moods. anyway,the place i want to get to is to be okay with myself and others and others' creations that are pessimistic,even if i don't really prefer it. if you try to hard to run or resist anything,it doesn't work anyway. so better to just appreciate and keep one's senses open to stuff that has that joie de vivre that i seek and love,and even notice it in myself. i suspect that one can practice optimism and looking for the good stuff and doesn't have to settle for being a pessimist just because one has been labeled or labeled themselves such. shake off those labels you don't want! don't let anyone else limit you! i must say i've been inspired by kate bornstein's new book 'hello cruel world: 101 alternatives to suicide for teens, freaks and other outlaws'. it's a wonderful piece of work,and a lot more life-affirming than the title would lead you to believe. i highly recommend it.
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"I didn't get a Ph.D. I just said, 'I don't want to work at Pizza Hut. I don't want to join the navy. I guess I'll just have to go out and be awesome.'"
I guess we can take that down a notch and set a goal for at least being awesome when we feel like it. :)
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