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Annael
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Feb 18 2009, 5:07pm
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I got yelled at for being too noisy in a restaurant just last week
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My minister & I were having lunch and I was telling her all about school, and we were both being enthusiastic; not shouting but talking loudly. Then a man sitting three tables away yelled at us and told us to lower our voices. I have the "fight" response when someone attacks me unexpectedly and made the mistake of saying something back to him about it being a Mexican restaurant at lunchtime, not the library! That set him off; he yelled at us for a bit, voice and words escalating (I was waiting for the B-word) and then suddenly shut up and sat down and hid his face when we were leaving. I found out later he's a bipolar man in the grip of a manic phase that has lasted about five months now. He has been told he can't go into several restaurants in town any more because of similar outbursts. It was very unpleasant but now that I know his story I feel sorry for the guy.
We will be watching out for him when we go out to lunch again, though.
The same stream of life that runs through my veins night and day
runs through the world and dances in rhythmic measures.
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Magpie
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Feb 18 2009, 6:15pm
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I don't think the noise alone would have prompted me to do anything
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I even ignored the crayons flying across the room. It was seeing two girls on the floor wrestling that kind of pushed it over the edge for me. But still, take a poll around here and probably 85% of the people would say I was out of line. I'm so beyond determining whether I should speak up or not. I just do. I don't seem to have a tremendous amount of control over it when push comes to shove. I don't get involved often but when it happens, it comes almost unbidden. When I think people are behaving completely unreasonably (like yelling at cashiers), I either speak up or leave the situation (to avoid speaking up). I don't know how much is working in situations where I could not ignore things (mental hospitals & inner city schools) or how much is lingering mother stuff or how much is my personality. I do always look around and watch for the most appropriate person to handle situations, though. When I'm a student in a class, I try to remain a student and not take on the role of a teacher. (Although I did snap at the woman who was chronically late to class and would come in with making all kinds of noise while she settled.) I'm not the most tactful person so I'm grateful when people with more tact can handle something.
I emailed the restaurant this morning and shared my feelings on the matter and they've offered me a gift certificate. I told them they could send it and I'd give it to my son (who frequents the place). But I doubted I could enjoy myself much there in future visits.
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Jazmine
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Feb 18 2009, 7:58pm
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Well it was certainly a loooong movie based on a very short story! And seemingly quite loosely based at that. But it was enjoyable. Just wish I'd gone to see an earlier showing, I tend to get sleepy after 10pm!
*Jazminatar the Brown*
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batik
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Feb 19 2009, 12:27am
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AMC (I think) is running past awards winners/nominees this week
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so I've seen The Godfather 2 and Mystic River--both rather cheery and uplifting--not!
G2 for the umpteenth time--one of those films that draws me in and has me watching, at least bits and pieces, for whatever odd reason. I actually enjoy the 'flashbacks' of Vito more than the *modern* events. Guess these roles could have been both a blessing and a curse for DeNiro and Pacino--they were Vito and Michael.
Mystic River--for the first time. I rented the video not too long after it was available but fell asleep close to the beginning.  Anyway, it was playing late last night and I think I came in near the beginning. Very disturbing. For me, the most disturbing of all (including the murders) were Jimmy's wife comments to him near the end of the film. Scary.
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Laerasëa
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Feb 19 2009, 1:23am
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Definitely will put 9 on the list of things to see when it comes out. I really liked that trailer music, too; I'll have to look it up. Yay, I haven't been "anticipating" an Elfman movie in a while.
I do also want to see Coraline, though. Have you read the book? (how does it compare?) I love Neil Gaiman!
That was a wonderful rant, by the way. Sometimes, I wonder if it's not a good thing to just stand up and say what you're thinking. I'm not very good at that, but I've done it a couple of times this school year, which I'm pleased about-- once, it was to a teacher! I stayed behind after class, and told him that I didn't feel as if he was being very respectful of me during class. I felt very calm but angry, too, and I knew I was right. I tried to be tactful by talking to him when nobody else was in the room. Not only that, but the next day (well, the next week, since I'd talked to him on a Friday), he told me that he had thought a lot about what I'd said over the weekend, and he apologized sincerely to me!!! Isn't that awesome!?!
Anyway, you'll have no arguments from my side on your actions!
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Magpie
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Feb 19 2009, 3:17am
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the first kind of spacey part is The Captain by The Knife.
The rocking part is Welcome Home by Coheed & Cambria
From what I can tell, they just edited out the portions with singing (of the second) to create the trailer music.
Be sure you see Coraline in 3D and Real 3D if you can (it's one 'brand' of projection that's supposed to be better than whatever the other version is). I did read the book and I enjoyed it. I like some of Neil's stuff and appreciate other of this stuff and either don't get or don't like some. But I liked Coraline and this is just a spectacular movie experience. It's been awhile since I read the book and I think they changed or added a few things but I don't think it's an issue at all.
yeah... good for you for talking to your teacher. I'm not surprised at your doing it or the outcome one bit. ;^)
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N.E. Brigand
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Feb 20 2009, 5:51pm
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Does it push artistic license too far?
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That is the opinion in this article, though after explaining how the film differs from the historical record, it rushes too quickly over the question of what is acceptable in fictional recreation of history.
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