HELLO.

[elapses]

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

[thelittlespy.livejournal.com]

Because I am contrary, excessive, sloppy enthusiasm for a show makes me NOT want to watch it. It makes no sense, but if pimping lacks dignity, I will probably not even give something a go. A well-written paragraph by someone whose taste I trust goes MUCH further than picspam and exclamation points. (And maybe it's just me, but I don't care about picspam unless it's a show I watch.)

But I'm totally ambivalent about the whole idea of pimping shows, anyway. I will certainly say good things about a show or recommend it, but past a certain point, if someone doesn't want to watch a show I think is wonderful, then I can't sit down and hold their eyelids open. ALSO, I can get a little snobbish about it: for instance, I may talk about XF incessantly, but I never try to make people watch it, because I feel like, if you are awesome enough to deserve that show, you can find it on your own.

Wow, I'm really cranky about these things, apparently!

[elapses.livejournal.com]

It's okay, I'm contrary too! And this poll is actually a useless way to measure these things, because (for me at least!) so much of it depends on who it's coming from. Enthusiasm (and I didn't mean the sloppy kind) from a person I know I tend to agree with will pique my curiosity, but enthusiasm from someone else can just as easily sour me on something for no... real reason. It's the same with picspams of fandoms I'm not familiar with-- there are maybe 4-7 people who could easily lure me in with one, but in the end I'm much more likely to scroll past something I'm not familiar with. BECAUSE I AM A CRANKY STICK IN THE MUD.

ALSO, I can get a little snobbish about it: for instance, I may talk about XF incessantly, but I never try to make people watch it, because I feel like, if you are awesome enough to deserve that show, you can find it on your own.

[thelittlespy.livejournal.com]

Ha, I'm glad you agree! Because after I posted, I was all, I'm a bitch! But you're right, it TOTALLY depends on who's doing the pimping. Or the suggesting or whatever. And I guess it generally tracks that the people who I trust aren't generally going to pimp in an obnoxious way.

in the end I'm much more likely to scroll past something I'm not familiar with. BECAUSE I AM A CRANKY STICK IN THE MUD.
ME TOO. Scroll, scroll, scroll, while I take one moment to get cranky about it. I apparently hate other people's happiness and joy if it does not involve me.

Sometimes, when I am incredibly cranky, I get upset when people who DO NOT deserve it do happen to find it.
Okay, this is not even a "sometimes" thing. There should be a test people have to take or something before they're allowed to start watching it. I'm so protective of it.

[elapses.livejournal.com]

The other thing you mentioned was the exclamation points-- I'm so wishy washy about them too, because coming from certain people I find them exciting and an indication of how much I might love something, but coming from others they're... tacky.

Yeah, it's not sometimes for me either, BUT I FEEL LIKE SUCH A CRABBY ASSHOLE FOR EVEN THINKING IT, because who am I to dictate who gets to appreciate a wonderful show?, BUT STILL. Actually, though, that kind of thinking is pretty much why I can't imagine throwing out the show I love in a pimptastic picspammy post for the world-- my show is not for everyone, IT IS FOR DESIGNATED INDIVIDUALS I THINK WOULD LOVE IT IN THE CORRECT WAY.