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 On 08/21/2013 at 04:17 AM by Super Step See More From This User » |
Punch Drunk Love is pretty great. Just watched it on Netflix.
First time I saw it, I walked in on the phone sex scene, and thought it was about Adam Sandler just playing a sad, lonely asshole. At first it kind of is, but where it goes from there is well worth watching, I think. It's more quirky than depressing, really. I don't know why I felt compelled to watch it, but I saw it on Netflix, and was really drawn to it for some odd reason. Glad I was.
In other news, I might look for some cheap and free Steam games for my laptop soon. It likely won't run things the way an actual gaming laptop could, but it has decent specs (750 GB HDD, 1.9 GHz, 6BG memory), so I imagine at least lower end games or games with options turned down will run fine.
I actually haven't downloaded clssic shell yet, as I like being able to switch between a desktop view and Windows 8 proper; but I might still DL classic shell, cause I hate swiping over to Windows 8 view unintentionally; gets pretty irritating. I'm fine for now, though.
I accidentally swiped over to the finance 8 on Windows, and I really think I need to get into stocks and investing a bit if I can learn about it. My older brother and dad seem to be pretty good at that stuff, so hopefully it runs in the family. I also like my screensaver being an image of sunny Seattle. I really want to visit or maybe even move there.
I'm also budgeting for my trip back to school and into my new apartment Friday. I had been really conflicted until last Thursday when my anxiety got so bad due to some, let's say, course-altering phone calls, I became physically sick and had to do yoga. By the way, yoga fucking works. Felt good, warm, and tired after only a couple exercises. Anyway, I sort of had a crisis of identity over last weekend, then sometime over that same weekend it was kind of like being born again. I mean I'm still not religious, though I think I might practice Taoism as a philosophy once I research it some more ... that was random, I know, but anyway, I really feel like I've regained a lot of self-worth and identity I lost in the post-graduate depression I'd been feeling the past year. I guess I needed that crisis. I literally just had another crisis in finding out that I don't get my first check until October, which threw a lot of my plans for a loop and the way I've dealt with it just showed me there is a definite change in my thought process and in myself. I re-planned with a cool head instead of freaking out and possibly causing myself more problems like I would otherwise. Been handling things with a cool head high on my shoulders, recently.
Some of you may not get this reference and SPOILERS FOR AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER, but I think minus the dragons and ancient mystical setting, I pretty much went through Zuko's transformation; hell, there was even a "quick turn back to the dark side," though mine preceded rather than anteceded my transformation.
I'm not saying any of this magically solves any of my long-standing or future problems, I'm just saying my newfound positivity seems to have made me much more well-equipped to handle them.
Also, this song has really helped.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsJ4O-nSveg
Honestly, all I can say is, it just hits me right in the feels in a positive way. A lot of people interpret it to be about a miscarriage, but the artist's expressed intent in interviews was for it to be about a mother dying in one room in a hospital, while a baby is born in another; circle of life, basically. Well, in any case, I just love the song.
What have you all been up to?
Punch Drunk Love is pretty great.
I need to start doing yoga again. that shit does work, man. I miss doing it, but I haven't been able to motivate myself to take it up again.
still in a bit of a funk here, but hopefull will be able to kick myself out of it tomorrow.
Glad things are going so well for you, minus the panic attack. Don't worry, things will work out!
I don't know that it was a panic attack. I mean it was intense and seemed to be brought on by anxiety, but it was less hyperventilation and more a sick-to-my-stomach feeling.
I wish you the best of luck to get out of your funk. Maybe you should do yoga and then do some cardio to Earth, Wind and Fire. Little funk to beat the funk.
And yeah, Punch Drunk Love was pretty good. Went by quick, too.
Taoism is pretty much the corner stone of my approach to life. Avoiding extremism and focusing on balence in all things. Wish more people were aware of it and tried practicing it.
I was aware of it, but when it was mentioned in some Avatar reviews, I thought "hmm ... sounds like a good way to go."
Even with Classic Shell you can go back and forth between desktop and the Metro Interface. On a none touch screen you simply move your mouse cursor into the upper right corner of your screen and the Charm bar pops out. Click on Start to access Metro. Then to go back either choose the Desktop Tile or put your cursor into the Upper or lower left corner and click on the desktop picture that appears.
Ok. Will remember that.
I loved Punch Drunk Love, but I'm a pretty big fan of everything PT Anderson has made. I thought Adam Sandler was great in it, and I typically find him to be extremely annoying.
I forgot this was PTA. Partly cause it was so short.
Zuko's story was a really good one. Better than many many live action film dramas I've seen. How his Uncle handles it is great too. What a deep, interesting series that Avatar show was!
Yup.
I've been meaning to watch Punch Drunk Love for a while but my hate for Adam Sandler always keeps me from watching it. Being dragged into Grown Ups 2 recently doesn't help matters.
I haven't run into post-graduate depression yet. Though I did prepare myself for the idea I probably won't find a good, steady job for at least few years. Not having student-loans to pay off probably helps a lot too. Good to know things are going before and hopefully they continue to!
Dammit, why do I feel like the only one with loan debt?
Lightning Crashes is a awesome song and finding yourself is great but take it from a 47 year old you will go through many more transformations just remember life really is a maze and when you find your way out serenity is there and life begins and you will understand when you are a lot older trust me.
And go on your instincts its always right trust me on that to.
Thank you for the advice.
Haven't seen Punch Drunk Love and i've been meaning to watch it.
I tried Windows 8 once on the computer of my aunt. Sorry, didn't like the interface and I always hated that by just an involuntary action of the mouse, you could get out any page, which may not sound bad, but it simply doesn't feel right.
I feel ya man. I sometimes also have despair moments, but thankfully I get over those very quickly. My mom had also done Yoga and it had done wonders to her.
Nice song. Really digged the build-up to the more "heavier" parts.
I actually did yoga after my mom popped in the tape on her way to bed. And the build-up is great, yeah.
Just don't forget to leave some "fun time" in for the month of october. no one should have that much on their plate and forget to enjoy oneself during the spook month!
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