Subtlety

Subtlety is a lost art. I had a great conversation with a film nut friend about The Office this week. He has seen the BBC version but not a ton of the American version and asked some questions trying to compare the two. He asked if they (the American version) had kept things very subtle...meaning whether or not a touch of a hand or a look still meant much. Yes!!! The answer is yes that the American version had kept things small and subtle. Instant gratification is the name of the game in a country spending millions on weight loss plans which require no real effort and eating food that doesn't require a kitchen, a table, or a family sitting around in order to enjoy. When was the last show you remember watching where you had to wait three seasons to finally see your hero and heroine finally together? The sexual tension that built over season after season is what has made the most recent season of Pam and Jim's relationship so fulfilling for their fans. Though I'm not sure how it compares to the BBC version (because I have not seen any of it) I know that our version makes up for sweet and subtle with the dramatic and shallow relationships of the other characters. I guess coming from a girl (maybe just the being a girl says enough) who over analyzes things and has had to at times live from day to do on the touch of a hand, I am refreshed by the more realistic world that The Office provides. Now if you'll excuse me, I can't wait until the next episode so I'm going to go OD on reruns!!!

The grass is greener on "the other side"!!!

Yes my first entry in my blog is about a cemetery. No, I am not morbid...it's sheer coincidence. So, my roommate and BFF, HRH, and I went for a walk on Sunday and the closest place with green grass and walking paths to our new place was the Provo Cemetery. I used to really dislike cemeteries but have recently learned to love them. Walking through one makes me feel a sense of completion. The lives that the tombstones represent have been lived, and likely lived well. In honor of finals at BYU this week, it's a lot like the feeling of turning in a paper. Whether you think you could do better or feel like it's the best one ever, it's done and there is no more time. Well, an interesting discussion ensued while on our walk and we decided we wanted to have something interesting said on our tombstones. Beloved Wife and Mother could be said about a lot of the women in the cemetery (and about me too by the time I die) but that won't distinguish me from anyone else there. If we have personalities while here on earth, and will once we've gone too, why not in our final thought? Considering my beliefs in life after death I was thinking my last words could be something like, "See ya later!" but of course by then I will be giving profound advice to the ones I love and won't be as flippant about my death as I seem now. But, back to the matter of the tombstone...Megan and I had some ideas. She thought it would be great if the guy who did the voice for Porky Pig had, "Th...th..th..that's all folks!" on his tombstone. She had also heard of a famous radio personality having on his tombstone something like, "Will not be back after these messages." Other ideas included, "Go Hard or Go Home," because that is my recent life philosophy. But, then I though it might imply that I hadn't gone hard (meaning really tried for something in life) so I just went home. Megan altered it to, "Go Hard or Go Home...Went Hard, Gone Home!" There were goofier ones too and I can't remember all of them...Hasta La Vista Baby, She Sleeps with the Fishes (I'm a swimmer and all), Peace Out, Came and Conquered, I'll Be Back (Arnold accent implied) and there are others. Anyway, my last health ailment was an ear infection, so I wouldn't worry about me if I were you. But in case you ever need to know, I want a little bit of pizazz at my final (temporary) resting place!