Can I just say that I Officially adore you?! See this nice paper? It's even got a stamp. ;)
I totally agree - without the little things, we'd have very little to write about!
To that point, I think that my propensity to believe these minuscule nods to those who pay attention/have prior knowledge/have fathers who interrupt their Important TV Watching stems from my own inclusion of the same sort of tiny references in my own writing. Wishful thinking, perhaps, but I love to pick things apart. :)
And I totally concur with your call-to-arms re: art, media, and the things of which it is comprised. All art is media; all media is art. This is often forgotten, I think.
Turned down!? Boo to that. :( The class was amazing, and, though it was technically an optional high school course, it was one of those that sort of stays with your forever. The instructor was brilliant, and I learned more there than I have in the majority of all of my "higher level" courses. Mostly because it taught me to open my eyes, to see the smaller details that make up the bigger picture. I can't watch any visual media without over-analyzing now. :-/ Which is good, until you start wanting to point out everything! (Case in point....)
This may lead to saluting!fic, somewhere down the line. I don't know how, where, when, or why, but I have a sneaking suspicion....;)
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Date: 2011-07-02 12:14 am (UTC)I totally agree - without the little things, we'd have very little to write about!
To that point, I think that my propensity to believe these minuscule nods to those who pay attention/have prior knowledge/have fathers who interrupt their Important TV Watching stems from my own inclusion of the same sort of tiny references in my own writing. Wishful thinking, perhaps, but I love to pick things apart. :)
And I totally concur with your call-to-arms re: art, media, and the things of which it is comprised. All art is media; all media is art. This is often forgotten, I think.
Turned down!? Boo to that. :( The class was amazing, and, though it was technically an optional high school course, it was one of those that sort of stays with your forever. The instructor was brilliant, and I learned more there than I have in the majority of all of my "higher level" courses. Mostly because it taught me to open my eyes, to see the smaller details that make up the bigger picture. I can't watch any visual media without over-analyzing now. :-/ Which is good, until you start wanting to point out everything! (Case in point....)
This may lead to saluting!fic, somewhere down the line. I don't know how, where, when, or why, but I have a sneaking suspicion....;)