HELLO.

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SO I LEFT CLASS EARLY TODAY TO DRIVE MY DAD TO THE DMV, only to discover (in an ironic twist, seeing as I had his car) he was gone. I called him and he said something about "having two meetings" and he's going tomorrow instead, but he didn't want to bother me in class. WHICH, WHATEVER, but isn't telling your daughter not to come get you so she doesn't ditch her next class for no reason (especially after last week, OH GOD) what text messaging was INVENTED FOR IN THE FIRST PLACE? >:(

WHATEVER, WORLD, I AM GOING TO BE A STUDENT-DELINQUENT AND SIT HERE AND WATCH LAST NIGHT'S FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS.


Idk if you remember my purse dilemma, but I ended up buying the blue one from the place and about a week ago I got the package, and inside was NOT, in fact, a strawberry purse, but the ugliest little faux-leather crocodile wallet I have EVER seen in my life. I emailed them about exchanging the thing I got for the thing I bought, but I think the guy misunderstood me, because he was all "well we can process your return for AMICI ACCESSORIES STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE and refund you and then you can buy a new purse!" BUT I DO NOT WANT A NEW PURSE, I want to be free of ugly crocodile wallet, and I want the purse I bought. YOU FUCKED UP, AND YOU SHOULD FIX IT. I really just need to call them, but I keep remembering at odd hours :( Except for now, when it is actually the middle of the day. I have no idea why I am writing a whiny LJ entry instead of calling them right now.

But I actually didn't decide to post so I could be fussy, I wanted to make a poll about the pimping of new fandoms (and pretend, for the sake of argument, that the new fandom in question is not something you have seen everywhere already and have whatever preconcieved notions about-- it is new, relatively fresh, and you do not):

[Poll #1300985]

Comments

[modernthirst.livejournal.com]

An OH GOD SERIOUSLY, EVERYONE NEEDS TO WATCH THIS RIGHT NOW YOU ARE MISSING OUT ON EVERYTHING THAT'S GOOD IN LIFE post popping up on your flist
I could not check this box hard enough for what turns me off, GOD, I hate it, and I hate that I did it for The West Wing two summers ago and I will never forgive myself for it. I think it's arrogant to assume that something is "important" for people to watch, or whatever these justifications usually end up being. I mean, I DO think that about The West Wing, but I shouldn't say it, because it's unnecessary and if someone said it to me it would turn me off.

PERSONAL FLAIL ONLY + PICSPAMS, it's the only way I'll start something.

OH GOD ALSO. When someone is like "WHY ARE YOU NOT WATCHING THIS?? HOW???" STFU, let people come to things on their own time, and not everybody is going to love things in the same way you do and at the same time. It's arrogant and it makes it seem like there's a way to "get" the show and when you do you're in a club of people who understand. Which I think is ALSO true, but to imply such in that manner I think is bad form.

ETA: Plus also, I get the instinct to want the people you love to share in this new thing YOU love, so in a way this kind of WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU NEED TO BE WATCHING IT is in spirit kind of a good thing. The tone is just so off, and I wonder why people feel the need to approach it that way. How is it truly affecting you if someone does or does not watch it? So much of my relationship with television is entirely personal and I assume that's true of most of us here...I'm curious as to why that sort of YOU HAVE TO DO THIS attitude develops.

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I mean, I DO think that about The West Wing, but I shouldn't say it, because it's unnecessary and if someone said it to me it would turn me off.
I think that's the hardest thing about the whole thing, because there's sort of that innate desire to SHARE THAT FEELING YOU GET ABOUT SOMETHING. There's some good spirit behind a "THIS IS AWESOME, SERIOUSLY WATCH IT NOW" but, just, ugh. My pet peeve is being told that something is "the best thing on television", because not only is there no way you watch everything and know it objectively, IT'S A MATTER OF OPINION and when you say something like that unequivocally you're slighting all the shows your target audience holds dear.

So much of my relationship with television is entirely personal and I assume that's true of most of us here...I'm curious as to why that sort of YOU HAVE TO DO THIS attitude develops.
This is spot-on, and I think that misunderstanding of the personal level is where a lot of pimping stuff goes awry. And I think there's something infinitely more persuasive about a picspam you did because you love something and you wanted to talk about it than a picspam you did because you want to persuade a bunch of people to watch it.

THAT SAID, I was still surprised at how many of the "THIS TURNS ME OFF" boxes you checked.

[modernthirst.livejournal.com]

THAT SAID, I was still surprised at how many of the "THIS TURNS ME OFF" boxes you checked.
Because I am an asshole and usually like to find things myself, which is why I struggle especially with music recommendations and STILL after six or so years feel genuinely shocked every time someone asks me to recommend music to them or actually downloads something I recommend.

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Huh, I hadn't even considered how this kind of thinking applies to music.