The Last Jedi
POSTED BY: Wishimay
UPDATED: Monday, January 22, 2018 16:42
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Originally posted by Wishimay:
...and they add in 37 extra plot twists to try to keep the A.D.D. people awake.
Thanks, M Night...
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Originally posted by Brenda:
Thank you for the apology Jack.
And the only reason I go to the movies nowadays is to forget things and just enjoy something without having to worry for a couple of hours.
That's what it was for me. A couple of hours of hours of getting out of my own head.
No problem. We rarely don't see eye to eye and I didn't want a misunderstanding like this changing that.
No need to justify why you watch Hollywood movies to me. I don't look down on anybody who does. I actually admire it. I wish I could go back, yanno? Maybe that's part of being sober too? I really don't think I can shut off the analytical part of my brain off enough to watch something like TLJ anymore without my brain ruining it unless I got drunk or high.
In lieu of that, I have to spend my free time working on projects that are pretty OCD driven and most people would probably find unbearable. In order for me to maintain my sobriety, I have to indulge my brain's natural tenancy for overworking by throwing a lot of repetitive tasks its way. Drowning it worked, but at the cost of all of my relationships and a quickly deteriorating body that I don't think is ever going to recover fully from what I did to it.
Hell... except for certain types of them heavy on puzzle elements, I can't even really play video games anymore which was a very enjoyable experience for me for a long time. They just can't put my brain in that idle state like they used to be able to do.
I'm glad you enjoyed TLJ. Maybe one day I can too. I know that I'm not going to watch any of them until I feel there's at least a chance I can maintain the right frame of mind for a few hours beforehand though.
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Originally posted by G:
I hate to say it because even a bad SW's movie is pretty fun, but I feel like I've outgrown them. I'd love to see a more adult, edgy Star Wars for those of us over 21.
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Sad to say that those of us who were lucky to catch the original SW in movie theatres will find little to cheer for w/ this franchise as it moves forward. The production model for making these movies is die casted. " Story telling " comes a distant 2nd behind marketing to the next generation of gullible consumers , err... ' fans'. Honestly this is why I was so drawn to Firefly , is that it was so damn different and adult, but didn't take itself too seriously. I swear by my floral bonnet... ugh.
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Originally posted by Brenda:
I know Jack.
I've had periods in my life especially a while after the brain surgery where I felt like I was running out of time. Not sure how long that lasted but it faded.
My life in the last few years has had a few ups and downs and at times now I feel like I have too much time. So I am trying to find ways to fill spaces. Whether it is this part time job, playing mah jong or booting around the internet on this stupid computer.
I can do alone when I choose it but having it sort of foisted on me by circumstance sticks in my craw.
I hope you do get to see this Star Wars movie as it was enjoyable.
Oh... I don't think I have all that much time left myself. I'm alright with that. I'm actually in terrible pain after a shift of work, and I often find myself getting light headed while doing a lot of heavy lifting. The price you pay for destroying your body for years I guess. No use crying over spilled milk. I do keep hoping that it will get better, but after two months of this I don't really see any forward progress. I think this job would have literally killed me already if I hadn't quit drinking a year ago and lost all that weight because of it.
I do need to get in touch with my Uncle who can write up a will for me, just in case. I wouldn't want to stick the family without a plan of what to do with my stuff. The father of my niece isn't getting anything, but he'll have to handle the sale of the house and setting up a trust for my niece and my disabled brother. It's nothing personal to my other Bro, but he and his wife are set to be pretty well off when all the student debt is paid off, and what I leave for my niece should take care of a nice chunk of her college education.
Had some bad spells, but I put in a good run overall. Still have a few projects I'd like to finish before I go, so I hope it's not really any time all that soon.
Not sure if the new Star Wars movies will make my bucket list, but ya never know what I might do when I get tired of working on my projects in my free time. All those movies are free and just a few clicks away on KODI.
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Glad to hear you got your head on straight and you're thinking positively, Brenda. I hope you get a chance to see all of those places you still want to see.
I'm actually not depressed anymore. I've set goals, I've immersed myself in my hobbies and I'm even trying to figure out the best way to monetize them. There's just some things that have happened recently that I don't want to go into detail about that tell me that there's no going back. The damage was too much, and I'm too old to bounce back from it now. If anything, it's kind of liberating, and my perspective on just about everything is changing now that I know I'm living on the clock.
For instance, I really don't ever want to work full time again, and at this point I don't know if anybody could ever offer me enough money to do it. I've already got a pretty good thing here to leave the two people I want to when I go, and they're both not hurting for anything even without that. Short of a few big ticket items I really need to make life more comfortable and less stressful, I've already got it all. My free time is actually extremely valuable to me now, and after paying the bills and putting a little bit away for these big purchases, I really don't even want to put a dollar value on it anymore.
Who knows... Maybe one day if the mood strikes me, I'll give some of that free time to Disney and watch their Star Wars movies. :)
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