Nice People 12: Nice in Nice

GDB2222

LydiaJ wrote: »

That seems strange to me. When I listen to music (or look at art, or read fiction) I mostly don't want to be disturbed. I accept being disturbed by real life - like the aboriginal baby story that Gen mentioned just recently - but I don't see the point in unnecessarily inducing sad or uncomfortable feelings in myself about things that aren't real. I like music that sounds pleasant to me, art that looks attractive, and fiction with happy endings (although I can tolerate it being not happy in the middle). I don't find that the mere fact that the musician is talented makes me want to listen to the music if it makes a sound I don't like.

I am aware that in most people's eyes this makes me a complete philistine, but that doesn't bother me.

I am not surprised that you don't want to be disturbed in the sense of anguished. However, art can be disturbing in the sense of shocking you into looking at things in new and interesting ways. Are you quite sure that you would want to miss out on that?

lostinrates

GDB2222 wrote: »

I am not surprised that you don't want to be disturbed in the sense of anguished. However, art can be disturbing in the sense of shocking you into looking at things in new and interesting ways. Are you quite sure that you would want to miss out on that?

Even 'happy' children's books or films have moments of tension or drama to be surmounted as part of the journey....will those Dalmatians be coats? Will those princesses awake/get out of towers whatever.
Through children's literature the boy in the striped pjs takes us to schindlers list, pieces of literature/ film that provoked discussion( and controversy).

And the performance art just shut down I. Barbican.

No, I alye the existence of such stuff. I don't always choose to read / watch/listen to it, but its so times a way for me to find a way to grapple with subjects on a human scale are.....to human.

Then I when all that fails, I still like trucks, big trucks.

chewmylegoff

I just cooked macaroni cheese following a recipe that serves 6. It's all gone and OH only had one portion.

Burp.

lostinrates

chewmylegoff wrote: »

I just cooked macaroni cheese following a recipe that serves 6. It's all gone and OH only had one portion.

Burp.

Well, fir had crisps and fortune cookies. And some fruit. I'm not liking these pill replacements much. . He didn't fancy cooking so he ate out of his naughty drawer.

Yorkie1

lostinrates wrote: »

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_MdVPqDQeRE

Special girls song in her later years

I think I like big trucks too now! Good bit of bluegrass fiddle.

I do like country music but hardly ever listen to it (I hardly ever listen to any music, but don't actually have any country albums in the house).

As a general rule, the music is melodic and you can understand the words (yes, I realise I've just turned into my parents with those few words... :eek: ).

Perhaps this is an omission from my CDs that I should rectify, though a little confusing knowing where to start.

Yorkie1

chewmylegoff wrote: »

I just cooked macaroni cheese following a recipe that serves 6. It's all gone and OH only had one portion.

Burp.

I could say 'greedyguts' ... but I did make a stir fry from a supermarket which was designed for more people than me ... :rotfl:

LydiaJ

lostinrates wrote: »

Even 'happy' children's books or films have moments of tension or drama to be surmounted as part of the journey....will those Dalmatians be coats? Will those princesses awake/get out of towers whatever.
Through children's literature the boy in the striped pjs takes us to schindlers list, pieces of literature/ film that provoked discussion( and controversy).

And the performance art just shut down I. Barbican.

No, I alye the existence of such stuff. I don't always choose to read / watch/listen to it, but its so times a way for me to find a way to grapple with subjects on a human scale are.....to human.

Then I when all that fails, I still like trucks, big trucks.

I already said I can enjoy fiction where things aren't happy in the middle. I just like there to be some positivity somewhere - someone is trying to save the puppies or princess or whatever - and I like the ending to be happy.

I read Schindler's Ark (the book had a slightly different title from the film). I liked it because (a) it was real, and (b) the focus was on somebody who was trying, and to some extent succeeding, to do something positive. I also watched Conspiracy, which was compelling and thought provoking because it was real. I wouldn't have watched it if it had been fiction. How real people actually behaved - that's worth being aware of and learning from, even if it's a scriptwriter's interpretation of the available records; how some writer imagines the people might have behaved in a hypothetical situation - not so much.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is (a) fiction, (b) completely implausible, and (c) tragic at the end. No thanks.

I would prefer never to have sullied my brain with Lord of the Flies, which I was made to study at school. I was also made to study Far from the Madding Crowd. It irritated me. The male writer made the female character do some really stupid things that I would never have dreamt of doing, and then pontificated about "it is a fault of women that they do things like this". Just made me want to hit him, really. Doing lighting for a production of A Doll's House I found myself hoping every night that this time the silly woman would just tell the husband the truth, but of course she never did. I could see that it must have been relevant social commentary on the position of women in 19th century Danish society when it was written, but living in Britain more than 100 years later I didn't feel it had anything to teach me that was important enough to be worth being depressed by it.

GDB2222

I was depressed for two weeks after watching Rabbit Proof Fence. I'm still pleased I saw it.

Masomnia

Confession time. I've picked up a rather disgusting habit from my Norwegian friends: snus. They're really moreish and I've run out. I ordered some more a few days ago, but it's coming from Israel and I think with New Year they're running behind. Really bad cravings. I think I'm going to use this pack to ween myself off, it's not a good situation :eek:

vivatifosi

Masomnia wrote: »

Confession time. I've picked up a rather disgusting habit from my Norwegian friends: snus. They're really moreish and I've run out. I ordered some more a few days ago, but it's coming from Israel and I think with New Year they're running behind. Really bad cravings. I think I'm going to use this pack to ween myself off, it's not a good situation :eek:

Do you smoke Mas? Wondered if you'd tried it as an alternative to cigs. Good luck with the weening. On the positive side, it's relative rarity means it won't be in your face the whole time you're trying to get off it.