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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 01:21 pm
my tuesday is a monday
Life, Work, Fire
I came into work today with no expectation that anything in my remaining tests would be fixed. I was pleasantly surprised to realize I hadn't overestimated the situation--in other words, while no, it's not better, wow, it hasn't gotten worse!
I was a fool.
Two hours into this morning, I stood over Thomas in his office telling him "KILL IT WITH FIRE", which only sounds like an overreaction if you haven't been testing the same program fix about ten times and no one appreciates when you explain that this job has become the definition of insanity--to wit, doing the exact same thing over and over with the idea that the results will change. I think kill it with fire gets the idea across nicely.
Later, my boss eyed me warily. I have attempted to tell him that should I need to light my hard drive on fire, a.) I need more than a lighter; I need to call my son and have him mix me up a good accelerant out of common household chemicals and b.) I will take it outside, as one does.
This will end well, one way or another.
Anthrax watch has ended; I am sure we can all breathe easier knowing whatever that mysterious powder was in the bathroom it was either a.) not anthrax or b.) was anthrax but badly manufactured.
When written out, my job sounds far more interesting than it actually is.
Thoughts from VVC
During the panel on the expansion of vids and whatnot, the idea was broached that up to now, at the intersection of vidding and writing, it tends to be writing --> inspires vid. I was curious--and still am curious--if anyone would be interested in doing the opposite, or rather, pick out a vid, any vid, and write a story based on it. Not merely the constructed reality ones (though wow, could that go some interesting places) but also thematic or mood specific or whatever floats your boat. I'm curious if the writing would end up as much commentary--ie "this is how I see this"--as fic. Would anyone want to participate in that? I mean, basically, you will watch a vid and then write a fic about it. I mean, it's a hard job, but I'm pretty sure most of us would bite the bullet and carefully examine Dean's ass frame by frame, you know?
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Yeah, this part is just because I wanted a third section.
I came into work today with no expectation that anything in my remaining tests would be fixed. I was pleasantly surprised to realize I hadn't overestimated the situation--in other words, while no, it's not better, wow, it hasn't gotten worse!
I was a fool.
Two hours into this morning, I stood over Thomas in his office telling him "KILL IT WITH FIRE", which only sounds like an overreaction if you haven't been testing the same program fix about ten times and no one appreciates when you explain that this job has become the definition of insanity--to wit, doing the exact same thing over and over with the idea that the results will change. I think kill it with fire gets the idea across nicely.
Later, my boss eyed me warily. I have attempted to tell him that should I need to light my hard drive on fire, a.) I need more than a lighter; I need to call my son and have him mix me up a good accelerant out of common household chemicals and b.) I will take it outside, as one does.
This will end well, one way or another.
Anthrax watch has ended; I am sure we can all breathe easier knowing whatever that mysterious powder was in the bathroom it was either a.) not anthrax or b.) was anthrax but badly manufactured.
When written out, my job sounds far more interesting than it actually is.
Thoughts from VVC
During the panel on the expansion of vids and whatnot, the idea was broached that up to now, at the intersection of vidding and writing, it tends to be writing --> inspires vid. I was curious--and still am curious--if anyone would be interested in doing the opposite, or rather, pick out a vid, any vid, and write a story based on it. Not merely the constructed reality ones (though wow, could that go some interesting places) but also thematic or mood specific or whatever floats your boat. I'm curious if the writing would end up as much commentary--ie "this is how I see this"--as fic. Would anyone want to participate in that? I mean, basically, you will watch a vid and then write a fic about it. I mean, it's a hard job, but I'm pretty sure most of us would bite the bullet and carefully examine Dean's ass frame by frame, you know?
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Yeah, this part is just because I wanted a third section.
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From:Seriously, I think this is a fascinating idea, and I'd definitely be willing to try to write fic for vids.
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From:A metaphorical ass, even.
And whee! This is not an untenable idea!
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From:I think it's a great idea; I've been influenced by fan art more than once and I'd love to try it with vids.
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From:http://cupidsbow.livejournal.com/260487.html
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From:i knew i'd seen it and said so to jenn, but i really couldn't remember where/when/how...
that was the one i had seen...
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From:I've had a story in my head for
Anyway. The twist to this is that the narrative that took over my brain is a complete misinterpretation of the narrative that's actually IN the vid, which I only realized after the first 25 or so times I watched it. I don't even know what to do with that. It's... interesting?
I also earn a great, big fail for not telling
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From:I got an idea for a John/Ronon fic after watching
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From:I still really love this idea so much.
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From:Me, too. :-)
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From:I would be interested to know not just where the intersection of inspiration is but the intersection of what ideas get put into which form, for people who both vid and write.
There's a vid I will make someday, if I can ever face the damn source long enough, that is basically me sharing my fanwank that makes the second and third Star Wars prequels -- okay, not less hideous because nothing can do that, but at least make *sense*. (The songcall would be Hey There, Delilah. Yes, the creepy stalker song. As pretty as it is musically, I personally find it as creepy or creepier than Every Breath You Take and that's saying something.)
The thing that's interesting to me is that I think it would probably be *easier* to write it as the vid involves an unreliable narrator and I think that it is probably easier to get everything across in writing, but I don't think it would be as *good* or nearly as effective.
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From:I can't write, but I'd offer my vids up to have fic written about...
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