Snowflake challenge day 3
Jan. 3rd, 2017 08:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
turpsIt's been a good day today.
A visit to the cinema, and then on the way home we passed Catpawcino and saw that they were still open, so we've been for some quality cat time.
The film we went to see was A Monster Calls.
It's a fabulous film but very much needs a tissue warning. It's about a boy whose mam is dying of cancer. He's so angry, and both of them keep saying she'll be okay. The anger is expressed through this monster tree, and it's this mixed up thing where you're unsure if the tree is real, or fantasy, or the boys anger expressed in a physical monster tree way.
That's a bad description, you really need to see it to understand the powerful impact. But toward the end the boy is refusing to admit that he wants things to be over. That he loves his mam and doesn't want to let her go, but he's so tired, they're both so tired and he knows fighting won't achieve anything but does it anyway and it's this thing where he feels like the worst person in the world wanting an end but needs to realise it's okay to love so deeply but also want that end. And man, it hits hard.
And the monster tree is brilliant.
Snowflake Day 3.
I was going to leave this until tomorrow but funnily enough I was just talking about this earlier. Well about the personal goals anyway.
I want to go to an amusement park and ride all the coasters and rides. I used to love doing that, but just kept on getting bigger, and after humiliations like not being able to fit in a swing seat and having to walk off in front of the whole queue, well, I just stopped trying. So I was saying to James earlier than at the end of this year we could go to Alton Towers or somewhere as hopefully I'd be able to ride by then.
Exercise more. It's great I go swimming, and I walk often at the beach, parks etc. But what I don't tend to do is go out myself when James is at work. I can do it, it's just a bad habit that I don't do so.
Stop buying so much food. I eat maybe a tenth of what I used to, and while James' appetite hasn't changed, he really can't take up the slack, so often food is getting wasted, and that's just stupid.
Fannishly, to write more. Four shortish stories in a year was a sad output for me. I like writing and enjoy doing it so really self, write more!
Get my tabs read. I've so much fic tabbed to read, and more will be added via Snowflake I'm sure.
A very easy one to achieve. Upgrade my paid DW account already! I keep forgetting and my list of available icons is pathetic.
Other than that, just keep on doing what I'm doing in terms of commenting on posts and the things that I've read and liked.
A visit to the cinema, and then on the way home we passed Catpawcino and saw that they were still open, so we've been for some quality cat time.
The film we went to see was A Monster Calls.
It's a fabulous film but very much needs a tissue warning. It's about a boy whose mam is dying of cancer. He's so angry, and both of them keep saying she'll be okay. The anger is expressed through this monster tree, and it's this mixed up thing where you're unsure if the tree is real, or fantasy, or the boys anger expressed in a physical monster tree way.
That's a bad description, you really need to see it to understand the powerful impact. But toward the end the boy is refusing to admit that he wants things to be over. That he loves his mam and doesn't want to let her go, but he's so tired, they're both so tired and he knows fighting won't achieve anything but does it anyway and it's this thing where he feels like the worst person in the world wanting an end but needs to realise it's okay to love so deeply but also want that end. And man, it hits hard.
And the monster tree is brilliant.
Snowflake Day 3.
I was going to leave this until tomorrow but funnily enough I was just talking about this earlier. Well about the personal goals anyway.
I want to go to an amusement park and ride all the coasters and rides. I used to love doing that, but just kept on getting bigger, and after humiliations like not being able to fit in a swing seat and having to walk off in front of the whole queue, well, I just stopped trying. So I was saying to James earlier than at the end of this year we could go to Alton Towers or somewhere as hopefully I'd be able to ride by then.
Exercise more. It's great I go swimming, and I walk often at the beach, parks etc. But what I don't tend to do is go out myself when James is at work. I can do it, it's just a bad habit that I don't do so.
Stop buying so much food. I eat maybe a tenth of what I used to, and while James' appetite hasn't changed, he really can't take up the slack, so often food is getting wasted, and that's just stupid.
Fannishly, to write more. Four shortish stories in a year was a sad output for me. I like writing and enjoy doing it so really self, write more!
Get my tabs read. I've so much fic tabbed to read, and more will be added via Snowflake I'm sure.
A very easy one to achieve. Upgrade my paid DW account already! I keep forgetting and my list of available icons is pathetic.
Other than that, just keep on doing what I'm doing in terms of commenting on posts and the things that I've read and liked.
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Date: 2017-01-03 08:51 pm (UTC)I'm aiming on getting outside in daylight more days than I don't this year - would buddying up on that with me help you at all?
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Date: 2017-01-03 10:26 pm (UTC)It sounds like a very interesting movie but hard to watch.
Those are all fabulous goals! I'm particularly partial to the first one - I love amusement parks! - and fourth - more stories from you is always a reason to celebrate. (Though I smile a little when I see you calling 6,000 words shortish. I remember when that would have seemed long to you :-)
I forgot the most important thing: ALL the good luck with your goals in the coming year!
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Date: 2017-01-06 06:51 pm (UTC)It was very hard to watch, though, the most intense part was diluted a bit as for some reason someone had brought in a youngish kid in with them, around 8 or so I think, and they kept up a running commentary throughout. They were sitting next to James, and just after the mam died the kid announced, I think she's dead!
I hope I do get to the amusement park. Hopefully I'll still like the rides after all this time.
6k used to feel like an epic. It's weird how things change.
Thank you.
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Date: 2017-01-04 09:04 am (UTC)And I hope you have a fabulous time on the rides.
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Date: 2017-01-06 02:41 pm (UTC)And, thank you for that confidence.
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Date: 2017-01-04 09:11 am (UTC)I think this is the most amazing goal one can set for oneself! <3
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Date: 2017-01-06 02:42 pm (UTC)Thank you! When it happens I'm sure I'll let everyone know.
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Date: 2017-01-04 01:23 pm (UTC)Good goals! Have you been advised to do weight training-type exercises? Very good for us ladies as they help stave off osteoporosis, and you can probably do some of them around the house if its raining.
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Date: 2017-01-06 02:47 pm (UTC)I haven't been told to do weight training exercises, however, I do have some free weights I've been working with and following seated routines on you tube. Though, I have to admit I'm probably past that level now and should look for something a little more difficult.
Handily, Sky have a series called fit in five that's available on demand, and since I saw them I've been doing those routines in the morning. I'm up to 3 segments together now -- 15mins, though still adapt some of the moves as jumping is still beyond my knee capability.
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Date: 2017-01-06 03:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-01-07 09:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-01-08 12:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-01-08 11:36 pm (UTC)I feel you. Yeah, without someone else to egg me on, I just tend to lump at home.
I hope you do write more!
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Date: 2017-02-27 06:16 pm (UTC)It has to be I think.
Writing is going okay atm. And I'm waiting for that bandom bingo card to arrive. We'll see how badly I fail that one *g*