I Don't Get It

thedivahrrrself · 07-13-2012, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JustJo

I'm with Novela....swimming suits (in my own pool with a privacy fence) seem like a silly waste of time....not to mention that skinny dipping feels so much better.

My body is far from perfect, but I just don't care!

I can't possibly list all the things I don't get...I'd never leave this thread...

Oh, now I'm with you, Jo! If I had my own pool, and no one was watching, I MUCH prefer skinny dipping. I guess I think of pools as public places. Maybe I should get one to get naked in. LOL

JustJo · 07-14-2012, 04:47 PM

Okay, here's one I don't get...

I seriously don't understand being a "fan" and the entire "cult of celebrity" thing. Sure, there are authors I enjoy, singers I like to listen to, actors that I think are particularly talented, shows that I enjoy...

What I don't "get" are the (what feels to me like) fixations that so many people have on celebrities.... to follow and want to hear about their personal lives, want pictures and autographs....stuff like that.

Maybe it's something missing in me....cuz I've never been a fan of a team either...

Turtle · 07-14-2012, 06:13 PM

Howdy Folks, I've been away for a week at the GALA Festival of Choruses...it was great, very GAY, and I did not take or look for a computer...so I'll try to catch up...and thank you to those who have carried on...YAY!!

Hummer Limousines - me thinks it's just about more bigger, but what do I know?

...and I can and will be moody about humor...

lillith - "Willy's wife Linda also plays a role in the irony at the requiem. Linda takes a moment alone with Willy's grave telling him, "I made the last payment on the house today. Today, dear. And there'll be nobody home." Ironically Willy kills himself just before he is "free and clear" of debt. There is also another ironic piece to Linda's final words to her husband. She says to him, "Why did you do it? I search and search and I search, and I can't understand it, Willy." This is ironic because throughout the play Linda is the only person that loves Willy unconditionally for who he is, but in reality she has no idea who he is at all. Linda never let herself understand Willy's psychological problems, therefore the only thing she can think to blame for his suicide is their financial burden.

Citation: "Irony in the Requiem of Arthur Miller's play, Death of a Salesman." 123HelpMe.com. 14 Jul 2012
<http://www.123HelpMe.com/view.asp?id=14642>.

There is so much that may have to do with a person knowing who they really are...and being able to be that, in the presence of other people's expectations and judgements...

I heard Philip Seymour Hoffman, who played Willy in this last Broadway production, talk about how awful and draining the role is, yet that one must take on if one is asked to do it....if one has attained that level of ability...

very interesting.

07-14-2012, 04:47 PM	#2
JustJo Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: pushy broad Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Follow your heart; it knows things your mind cannot explain. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Southeast corner Posts: 5,633 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 24,417 Thanked 25,405 Times in 4,660 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Okay, here's one I don't get... I seriously don't understand being a "fan" and the entire "cult of celebrity" thing. Sure, there are authors I enjoy, singers I like to listen to, actors that I think are particularly talented, shows that I enjoy... What I don't "get" are the (what feels to me like) fixations that so many people have on celebrities.... to follow and want to hear about their personal lives, want pictures and autographs....stuff like that. Maybe it's something missing in me....cuz I've never been a fan of a team either... __________________ I'm not tall enough to ride emotional roller coasters

07-14-2012, 06:13 PM	#3
Turtle Senior Member How Do You Identify?: A mixity Preferred Pronoun?: whatever Relationship Status: chillin Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: in a really really cute little place Posts: 2,144 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,442 Thanked 4,529 Times in 1,220 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Howdy Folks, I've been away for a week at the GALA Festival of Choruses...it was great, very GAY, and I did not take or look for a computer...so I'll try to catch up...and thank you to those who have carried on...YAY!! Hummer Limousines - me thinks it's just about more bigger, but what do I know? ...and I can and will be moody about humor... lillith - "Willy's wife Linda also plays a role in the irony at the requiem. Linda takes a moment alone with Willy's grave telling him, "I made the last payment on the house today. Today, dear. And there'll be nobody home." Ironically Willy kills himself just before he is "free and clear" of debt. There is also another ironic piece to Linda's final words to her husband. She says to him, "Why did you do it? I search and search and I search, and I can't understand it, Willy." This is ironic because throughout the play Linda is the only person that loves Willy unconditionally for who he is, but in reality she has no idea who he is at all. Linda never let herself understand Willy's psychological problems, therefore the only thing she can think to blame for his suicide is their financial burden. Citation: "Irony in the Requiem of Arthur Miller's play, Death of a Salesman." 123HelpMe.com. 14 Jul 2012 <http://www.123HelpMe.com/view.asp?id=14642>. There is so much that may have to do with a person knowing who they really are...and being able to be that, in the presence of other people's expectations and judgements... I heard Philip Seymour Hoffman, who played Willy in this last Broadway production, talk about how awful and draining the role is, yet that one must take on if one is asked to do it....if one has attained that level of ability... very interesting.