#jenni-snake

[mere-vanilla]

jenni-snake replied to your post “jenni-snake replied to your post “If kiddo can say a coherent ‘i can...”

Ha didn’t realize I had a word limit - anyway, here’s the link if you can view it outside Canada (https://www.nfb.ca/film/lady_fishbournes/), it cracked me up as a tween in the nineties when I first saw it. (And j realize as well that I always misremember the title - it’s Lady Fishbourne)

jenni-snake replied to your post “jenni-snake replied to your post “If kiddo can say a coherent ‘i can...”

For a bit I tried walking to my appointments (they were few and far between, it was summer, and it wasn’t a far walk), but I don’t know if it helped with the anxiety on the way, or if it just wasn’t a super anxious time for me. Anyway, that’s by the by, I hope driving becomes easier. Do you have some good tunes? And it actually is a quote, but somewhat obscure - it’s from a 1976 National Film Board (of Canada) short called Miss Fishbourne’s Guide to Better Table Manners

@jenni-snake, thank you for the answers! When I googled it, the results were... kind of all over the place, so I appreciate that you let me know! I’ll have to look into the movie. Walking can definitely clear the head, so I’d imagine that was a helpful trip. I usually just listen to the radio when I drive alone/to appointments because it helps me feel more connected to the outside world. Curated playlists are, for me, more useful for housework/busywork things. What type of music do you like to listen to (while driving/walking)? Mostly with driving, it’s the dual aspects of “pay attention to the road” and “pay attention to the signs on the road” that have to happen in real time that get me. I get lost painfully easily, haha. Thanks to online maps and written directions, though, I’m getting much better at keeping on track! Thank you again for your replies!

[mere-vanilla]

jenni-snake replied to your photo “mochibuni: Commission for silver-millennial for Extra Life! Thanks so...”

This reminds me of Lumberjanes. I think the senshi would make great Lumberjanes!

I looked the title up, and I totally agree with you! It’d make for a great crossover or alternate universe setting.

[mere-vanilla]

jenni-snake replied to your post “@jenni-snake, it’s not necessarily a comprehensive list of music I...”

Mere vanilla - you say not comprehensive, but that seems pretty expansive! I started listening, then somehow fell off the tumblr world. And most social media. But thank you for posting all that! Hope you’re well!

Hi, @jenni-snake ! I’m glad to hear from you again! RE: the music list: It’s mostly just a wide array of what I listen to, but it’s not everything I listen to; I’d need to set up a very heartily-curated playlist in order to share what I listen to as a whole... especially with how region-locked youtube et al are. No worries about falling out of social media--it happens, especially with a newborn. I had to take a break from social media for about three months after we brought kiddo home. I’m doing well, thank you! I hope you’re doing well.

[mere-vanilla]

jenni-snake replied to your post “Music Asks your favorite album opener a song starting w/ the same...”

So relevant, haha! Now how do I grab the text to reply? (Feeling about as old as my 86 year old friend who asked us to follow her on twitter but did not provide her handle...)

If you’re on mobile, aka, tumblr’s smart phone app, I’m not sure if there’s an easy way to highlight and copy the text. I’ve noticed with mobile blogging, it’s very all or nothing. 

[mere-vanilla]

jenni-snake replied to your post “Long reply post coming up! @jenni-snake, it’s the music-related...”

I’m trying very hard to minimize my comments before they get too out of hand, so I’ll just say I think the instrument on the low side of Spring is probably a whole violin section of an orchestra doing low notes (or, gasp, synthesized!)

jenni-snake replied to your post “Long reply post coming up! @jenni-snake, it’s the music-related...”

Wow, MV, thank you for listening and commenting on my suggestions! I’m so glad you like some of them. :-D Curious as to why you think Gattaca would be hard to watch? Also I know what you mean about the remix of Spring, it makes me so happy but makes me cry at the same time. I love it. (That’s also I guess what I tend to look for in music - I think you’d find Maria the Poet too distracting because it starts with someone reading a poem in Russian, but it has the exact same effect on me).

@jenni-snake, I really enjoyed listening to all the music suggestions! Regarding Gattaca, it’s the whole eugenics thing that makes me apprehensive; it’s... uneasy-making. I also have a hard time with angsty movies/content in general. I have to space out the angst, or else it gets to be too much for me, haha. Granted, I haven’t seen the movie, so this is all based off of what I’ve read on the Wikipedia article for Gattaca. I’ll have to take some time out to listen to Maria the Poet. I’m glad my observations about the remix of Spring made sense! And thank you for your observations about the low notes--either wouldn’t surprise me, to be honest. It’s amazing what technology can (re)produce. Ah, also, in your previous comments, you asked about what I listen to. I haven’t really been able to make a comprehensive list due to time constraints, but it’s something I really, really want to do for future reference! I... miiiight be able to get a list going by the end of the day.

[mere-vanilla]

@jenni-snake, thank you for your thorough replies! I am definitely going to have to check out everything you mentioned, but it will have to be tomorrow, as right now it is late in my timezone, and unfortunately I must haul my entire self to bed. Thank you again!

[mere-vanilla]

jenni-snake replied to your post “jenni-snake replied to your post “jenni-snake replied to your post ...”

Mere-vanilla - how goes? I realize I haven’t (or haven’t for a while) asked your name (or what name you prefer to use) and if I ever had, I apologize, I’ve forgotten. I really am a Jen (imagine!) But the rest of my in-line mane is made up. (I’m going to run into the word limit problem again, aren’t I?)

@jenni-snake, please don’t worry--I am absolutely fine with everyone/anyone calling me “mere-vanilla”, or variations thereof. It’s easier for me to know that someone’s addressing me if it’s my username, rather than a nickname. It’s all good! Thank you for checking in with me, though; I very much appreciate it! It seems like the space for replying gets smaller and smaller as the years go by... or perhaps I’m getting more verbose, haha. 

[mere-vanilla]

jenni-snake replied to your post “If kiddo can say a coherent 'i can has cheeseburger', I'll be happy."...”

Tried to teach our nephew to say “A thousand pardons, I was most revolting.” A few more years, we can try it with our own baby. ^^

jenni-snake replied to your post “Called the counselor, made an appointment. Feeling all right.”

Good for you! I find calling to be the hardest part.

@jenni-snake, it’s always great to hear from you! Thank you for the encouragement regarding calling; I agree--calling is the hardest part of it all (though driving comes in at an extremely close second!). That’s pretty awesome that you tried to teach your nephew a manners-based phrase! It sounds really familiar to me--is it a quote?