They Laugh At Me

[Shawnee123]

Those are impulses you shouldn't resist. I tend to do that too, to think that someone just hasn't given something a chance and if they did they would LOVE it. But doesn't it, sometimes, turn out that way? Then I am so proud of myself for turning someone on to something really cool.

Popular culture does have glimpses of art, and an obsession with art is an admirable thing.

I ordered Dexter: your urging of the show made me remember I was sad not to have all the movie channels and their great series anymore, and I trust your judgment.

I think of all the things I really like, were it not for someone urging me to experience it I would have never been exposed. Case in point: Pulp Fiction. My ex said I would love it. The first time we tried to watch I was not in the right mood or something. I'm sure something was going on...anyway, tried it again and now I think I have large parts of it memorized. Obsession, and the fact that I always notice something I hadn't noticed before, with each re-watching. That is true of many great movies, for me. The "Oh, I've seen this before" doesn't register with me. If I like it, I want to see it again. And again...