Miscellany
Jan. 25th, 2014 11:10 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stormdogMy system still hasn't settled out fully; that must have been quite a bug I got. This led me to think of staying in Kenosha and seeing my dad's production of Peter Pan. Beyond that, Lisa is reasonably worried about me possibly being on the tail end of infectious.
I am sad about missing planned fondue today that Danae and I had planned with a couple we know. I really would like to be more social in general. I hope we can reschedule.
So I stayed in Wisconsin and saw the show and was amazed at how much I dislike the script. I had a discussion most of the way home with my dad about the problems I have with the relationships and concepts and tropes presented in the show. He stuck to the original as presented, and I realize it's a period piece, but many things made me cringe.
I talked with Danae about it this morning; she suggested a good lens to add to my analytical toolkit. Not personally knowing what the author's intent was in writing Peter Pan (and lacking enough interest to research it), I should ask myself whether this work could be seen as satirical. Could it be a tongue-in-cheek criticism of the society it's set in? It's a perspective that hadn't really occurred to me before, and one that I think will be valuable for considering my reaction to a wide array of works. One of the most important things I can get out of college is an expanded analytical tool kit; it's a good thing to have an array of perspectives to consider something from.
All that aside, I'm glad I got to see one of my dad's shows again. With all the travelling I do, I don't see as many as I would if it was a little more convenient to schedule them. I should put aside more time for it.
In fact, he and I talked about having me photograph one of his shows. He might rent a decent, fast lens for me to use during a dress rehearsal (I really don't have the equipment for available light shooting under stage light!) to get some nice photos of his actors. This is an area of photography I have very little experience with so I don't know how nicely things will come out, but I think I'd enjoy trying.
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So I'm here in Kenosha today and tomorrow. I'm going to take a trip to Big!Lots and get bedsheets and coat hooks. I was there yesterday and had those items in my cart when the cashier told me that they'd have a 20% off sale the next day.
"Maybe I should wait until tomorrow to pick these up," I commented.
"Good idea!"
I think I may also finally wipe and rebuild my primary laptop. It's had a bunch of stupid problems for a while, and I've been putting off dealing with it, but if I don't do it soon the semester will start.
I have so little interest in managing computers. I started using Media Monkey to organize all my MP3s yesterday. I was going to fill in missing artist and title tags so things would sort correctly, but I gave up after a dozen or so out of maybe a hundred blank ones. I just don't care that much. In fact, for all that people say Media Monkey is great, I can't get it to do things quite the way I want it to and I ended up reinstalling Winamp 2.9. Works just fine for me.
I think I'm going to write a post later today about all the books for class I've received in the mail and how excited about them I am, as well as about a couple new tech toys that I'm enjoying playing with. But this is good for now.
I am sad about missing planned fondue today that Danae and I had planned with a couple we know. I really would like to be more social in general. I hope we can reschedule.
So I stayed in Wisconsin and saw the show and was amazed at how much I dislike the script. I had a discussion most of the way home with my dad about the problems I have with the relationships and concepts and tropes presented in the show. He stuck to the original as presented, and I realize it's a period piece, but many things made me cringe.
I talked with Danae about it this morning; she suggested a good lens to add to my analytical toolkit. Not personally knowing what the author's intent was in writing Peter Pan (and lacking enough interest to research it), I should ask myself whether this work could be seen as satirical. Could it be a tongue-in-cheek criticism of the society it's set in? It's a perspective that hadn't really occurred to me before, and one that I think will be valuable for considering my reaction to a wide array of works. One of the most important things I can get out of college is an expanded analytical tool kit; it's a good thing to have an array of perspectives to consider something from.
All that aside, I'm glad I got to see one of my dad's shows again. With all the travelling I do, I don't see as many as I would if it was a little more convenient to schedule them. I should put aside more time for it.
In fact, he and I talked about having me photograph one of his shows. He might rent a decent, fast lens for me to use during a dress rehearsal (I really don't have the equipment for available light shooting under stage light!) to get some nice photos of his actors. This is an area of photography I have very little experience with so I don't know how nicely things will come out, but I think I'd enjoy trying.
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So I'm here in Kenosha today and tomorrow. I'm going to take a trip to Big!Lots and get bedsheets and coat hooks. I was there yesterday and had those items in my cart when the cashier told me that they'd have a 20% off sale the next day.
"Maybe I should wait until tomorrow to pick these up," I commented.
"Good idea!"
I think I may also finally wipe and rebuild my primary laptop. It's had a bunch of stupid problems for a while, and I've been putting off dealing with it, but if I don't do it soon the semester will start.
I have so little interest in managing computers. I started using Media Monkey to organize all my MP3s yesterday. I was going to fill in missing artist and title tags so things would sort correctly, but I gave up after a dozen or so out of maybe a hundred blank ones. I just don't care that much. In fact, for all that people say Media Monkey is great, I can't get it to do things quite the way I want it to and I ended up reinstalling Winamp 2.9. Works just fine for me.
I think I'm going to write a post later today about all the books for class I've received in the mail and how excited about them I am, as well as about a couple new tech toys that I'm enjoying playing with. But this is good for now.
