Day 2- Still lost.
Blogging feels like being stranded on an island. Ideas pass by, and you try and make an SOS in time. "Please, idea! Save me from this damned inner world! Give me something to think about other than work!" Alas, poor Wilson, the volleyball. May he rest in peace.
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I did have a thought, in passing the other night, about perhaps talking about some Dungeons & Dragons art that I'm fond of, particularly some of the older fantasy works by my fav Jeff Easley, and others from that era. Expect that to come soon, maybe even a series of posts, but I'm also writing the early articles that this blog is 'actually' supposed to be about. Given that the goal is to write every day, finding things to fill the gaps that aren't just me rambling seems reasonable, but they also can't be exhausting or lengthy. Only so much time in the day.
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Speaking of short things, my wife (who is also short, but not what I'm referring to- hi, Bambi) and I recently watched The Bear, and we're following that up with Ted Lasso. Two shows that both have shorter episodes than I'm used to, at only 30 minutes or so.
On the topic of the length of time, I'm finding that short shows like that are impossible to watch just one episode at a time. They're just too short, and its not fulfilling to digest just that much at once. Maybe it's just me, or maybe we've all been trained by Netflix to watch in big sessions, but I do not like. My D&D games are the same way, I've always preferred big all-day affairs with snacks and breaks, in person. Online, or even just short sessions, always feel like a chore instead of a party. No one with any sense only parties hard for a couple hours. Partying hard requires an all-night rager, right? Of course.
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On the topic of The Bear, holy shit go watch it. It is, imo, the best show since the year 2000, beating out Breaking Bad and The Wire in my personal top 10.
A little insight into me, I feel like the main character, Carmy all the time. That character resonates with my internal anxieties and the way I perceive the world so fully that I felt genuinely confronted when I watched it. No show has ever demonstrated what it's like quite like that one.
Look at this sexy New York shithead. So cute.
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On the topic of Ted Lasso, I'm less impressed. It's a popular topic among my coworkers, and they recommended it to me based on my description of The Bear to them. They are VERY different shows. Ted Lasso is funny because its a comedy, that sometimes takes itself seriously, but usually is just corny and silly and heartwarming. The Bear is funny because it has to be to make its audience comfortable with how tragic and gut-wrenching it is at times.
Also, Ted Lasso's characters are very hit-or-miss for me. The all-male main characters are universally more boring, more corny, and more naive than two female main characters. That said, I'll continue watching just for those two ladies.
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I'm amused by the amount of media I'm seeing that does a good job with mental health portrayals. I'd like to find clever ways to get that kind of thinking into D&D, but D&D is already so close to a group therapy session sometimes (not something I tend to promote as necessary, but a healthy side-effect nevertheless).
Anywho, ta ta for now.
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