Sep 3, 2019
Ever watched an actor do something ordinary on screen that makes you go, “You’ve never actually done that before, have you?” Example: using an inhaler, cleaning a toilet, kneading bread...?
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Ever watched an actor do something ordinary on screen that makes you go, “You’ve never actually done that before, have you?” Example: using an inhaler, cleaning a toilet, kneading bread...?
Someone said they picked up romantic vibes between Aziraphale and Crowley from both the Good Omens trailer, and the source material itself. They were concerned about queerbaiting, and whether that would happen in the series, and that’s certainly a valid concern, especially since that happens a lot in entertainment. But I see them both as aro-ace, and their relationship seems queerplatonic to me.
I know people ship them... I mean, I know a *lot* of people ship them... but I do not see this at all. Am I missing something? From page one, and through the trailer, I am not picking up that kind of chemistry. I get a major aro-ace vibe from them, and there is even a line from the book that mentions how angels don’t generally go in for that sort of thing (paraphrase).
For clarification, I am not against them as a romantic ship, and I am definitely not against m/m ships (my favorite ships are m/m, TBH). But I do confess, I might be a skosh defensive of my aro-ace, queerplatonic headcanon about the two of them, being aro-ace myself, and feeling a little like everyone *has* to be shipped romantically in fandom... I can’t think of a single QP ship that isn’t a rarepair or solo ship. Plenty of BroTP’s, and endless OTP’s, but not QPR’s.
And it’s not like I don’t pick up romantic vibes from other fictional relationships, and I have my own ships that are non-canonical ships. This isn’t at all about being anti-shipping, anti-romance, or anti-mlm. But I am pro m/m QPR shipping, too, and I feel a little like the rug is pulled out from under me on this one.
That being said, I believe in ship-and-let-ship, so please ship them romantically if that’s what you feel. I’m just venting my feelings, I guess.
Got a shit ton of work done tonight. I’m working on my final zine, piece, and then I have one more piece to do, which is a gift art for a family member. I also have a fan art that’s been sitting on the back burner waiting for me, so I’d like to finish that. I’m excited to have more free time to just do some of my own stuff. =)
Meanwhile, I am exhausted, so I’m gonna turn in. To those who didn’t get their prompts done yet, I absolutely plan to still do them, it’s just I have a deadline to meet this week, so it may take me a bit. Thanks again for the prompts! I was staring at the white wall of doom, and couldn’t figure out what to draw, so this has been super helpful for the brain juices.
Anyway, g’night!
Took an impromptu family day trip yesterday. We went and wandered around a Dutch town, and then went to the bay and hunted for rocks and sea shells, dipping our toes in the water and enjoying the breeze. It was nice. ^_^
I then came home and promptly fell over, because peopleing is exhausting, my dudes, even if it’s the good kind of peopleing.
I made these open face sandwiches today. It was flatbread, with marinara, spinach, turkey, provolone, basil, and black pepper, all cooked under the broiler. It obviously had a bit of a pizza flair to it, but it was still more sandwich than pizza, and it was quite yummy! =)
Transferring my old files to the external hard drive and waiting for the roofer to get here... exciting times. XP
Guess I’ll do some chores!
Random thought, but is anyone else ever occasionally overwhelmed by how permanent modern record is? I wonder if people from younger generations really have a sense of that the way I do. I mean, I’m 38, so most of my childhood was unplugged in terms of social internet activity. But now, everything is titled, tagged, and filed away where it can be found by anyone at any time.
Most of the things I did as a teenager? I don’t remember, and neither does anyone else, because we didn’t live online. But my kids? Everything they do is potential social media fodder, whether it be from their own devices, or from the devices of their friends. That stupid thing you did or said when you were thirteen, that nobody remembers? Well, today, everyone remembers it, and just in case they didn’t, Facebook will pull it up as a memory. Permanent record.
The consequences of giving voice to a passing thought that hasn’t been carefully vetted first are massive nowadays! I have said some things in the past, in a heated moment, and later wished I hadn’t, or wished I had phrased things more carefully, or less hurtfully, or maybe picked my moments better, or whatever. But that’s always been on a small scale--never really involving more than a comparatively small group of people, and is therefore easier to manage. But if you do that now, online, or on camera, or whatever--you might be paying consequences the rest of your life. For one stupid comment that you maybe didn’t even mean the way it was taken.
Everyone makes mistakes online, and everyone has bad days, but I think some of us are more aware of the permanence of social media posts than others. And I admit to having a lot of apprehension about the consequences of online living for my kid’s generation, because they haven’t watched the social media snowball grow from snowflake to avalanche like I have.
None of this is meant to sound like I think less of younger generations--I hope to god you don’t take it that way. I believe human beings are very adaptable, and we’ll figure it out as we go, just like we always have. And each generation will bring something and take something away that no other generation can own. I just recognize the potential for self destruction, and I very much hope I can help my kids understand that and stay safe online.
Man, I’m tired. I started out the day by oversleeping, so I only had 20 minutes to walk out the door for my eye appointment. Miraculously, we weren’t late. Then we got home and did house work, but one of the kids was throwing an absolute fit over having to do the dishes, so she ended up spending time in her room. Meanwhile, I pretty much did housework for the entire rest of the day, but somehow feel like I got almost nothing done. I know I did, it’s just there is so much catching up to do from the kids being home for all those snow days, and hubby taking a week off from work.
But I did get the showers cleaned and put up new shower curtain liners, reorganized the closet, installed another hanging closet organizer to have a little more space for my clothes (’cause I don’t have an actual dresser, I just have closer shelves). Anyway, the bedroom looks a lot better than it did, so that’s good.
On the topic of eyes, my eye cysts have reduced in size/swelling, so the eye drops seem to be working. I had my exam, and the vision in my left eye is worse than it was, but the astigmatism isn’t as bad? Weird. Whatever the case, it means a new prescription. I ordered new frames as well. They have a floral pattern on the side, which is a little weird. But I was more concerned with getting something that fit well, which is hard for me, because I have a narrow head. The pattern is black and white, so it’s not too wild, and should more or less go with anything I wear. I’ll post pics when I get them. ^_^