Five Things in the Autumn Darkness

[scarlettina]

1) I've been watching Sleepy Hollow, and it occurred to me to post about it mainly because terri_osborne has been squeeing about it. I think I'm digging the concept of the show more than I am the show itself. I'll be sticking with the show for now, but I really hope they find a way to add a little more substance somewhere because there's something that's still not quite working for me. Maybe I don't buy Katrina. Maybe I don't buy Ichabod's wearing the same damn clothes for weeks on end. (What happens to his colonial authenticity when he finally buys himself a pair of jeans and a leather duster and gets out of the 200-year-old clothes in which he rose from the grave cave?) I'm buying Abby; I'm just not buying Ichabod the way I want to. I want him to be more of a fish out of water. I want him to react more to the things that are unfamiliar, to be uncomfortable with things that would have been unheard of in his time or that look like magic to him. I'm having trouble suspending my disbelief because the script and the performances don't give me hooks upon which to hang it.

2) Work seems to be an endless cycle of being told I should prioritize my own projects but being derailed again and again by little fires that must be put out right now. It's getting a little frustrating.

3) Everything connected to weight and food is challenging right now. I don't know if it the encroaching darkness of autumn or what, but eating well and getting exercise both seem to require a massive effort right now and it's making me a little crazy. I need to find my determination to be consciously healthy again and kick this business in the ass.

4) Tonight I'm attending SIFF's 40th anniversary member event. They're doing their annual member pre-sale for discounted festival ticket packages and passes, and showing Judi Dench's new movie Philomena, which Rotten Tomatoes shows a rating of 97%--a pretty remarkable score. I didn't know a thing about it until I started reading the summary over there, and then decided I didn't want spoilers--but it's looking like it will be an enjoyable evening, especially in the company of ironymaiden and varina8.

5) Why is it harder for me to get out the door in the morning when I face a bus commute than it was when I faced a car commute? Is it the darkness? Is it the prospect of dealing with other humans so early in the morning? I wonder.

Comments

[herself_nyc]

I empathize with the 'it's hard to do'.

I haven't watched more than the pilot of SH, though I intend to get caught up, but your concerns occurred to me even as I was watching the first ep; he was way too acclimated and accepting way too fast.

[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

Because the bus takes twice as long and there's a transfer?

Even as anti-car and pro-bus as I am, there are still plenty of times I drive, especially if there's a transfer involved.

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

Actually, I don't have a transfer. I catch the 13 two blocks from my house, get off at Pine and 3rd, and walk up to 9th. I'd resent the walk more if I didn't need the exercise as much as I do. I think what puts me off is my having to deal with people--and the allergy attacks I always get when I sit in a bus with badly filtered air and the miasma of cigarette smoke and hair spray that people unfailingly drag along with them.

[varina8.livejournal.com]

I'm looking forward to this evening, too.

[ghilledhu.livejournal.com]

What I'm enjoying about Sleepy Hollow is how thoroughly committed they are to the most ridiculous dialogue and situations. That sells it for me. Plus, I think Ichabod's faking a lot of his acclimation - there was a great bit in this week's episode where he was clearly pretending to understand a word that he didn't, and that made me think a lot of his comfort was bravado.

Re. the bus commute: maybe it's because you're less in control? When you drive, you decide when to leave (within reason, of course), what route to take, how fast you go, how many times if any that you stop. With a bus, you're at the mercy of the driver for all those things. On the upside, you can read or nap a bit if your bus trip is long enough - can't do that while driving!

[kistha.livejournal.com]

On the exercise front, I really believe the best way to do it and stick with it is to do something you really want to do. Preferably inside, since we live here.

Good luck getting it all sorted.

[bedii.livejournal.com]

Haven't seen Sleepy Hollow yet, but glvalentine's reviews make it sound worth the effort.