two totally unrelated topics today
first, i was thinking about why i got into wrestling (which is really the basis behind writing the damn novel). i guess it's twofold. i started watching during the ecw era, so part of me likes a good hardcore, blood and guts match...i remember going to hockey games and liking the fighting more than the actual game. i guess i have a bit of bloodlust in me.
but the real thing that drew me in was watching the crowd...and let me explain that as best i can. watching what the guys do in the ring affect the crowd and then in turn the crowd affects how the match goes - what moves are done, what story is told - is fascinating to me. a good wrestling match with two guys that can call a match in the ring (as opposed to planning it out ahead of time backstage) can influence and be influenced by a reactive crowd. and i guess that's what annoys me about the live roh shows...they are very quiet most of the time, which is very japanese and is their way of showing respect for the quality of the match. but that's not really what wrestling is about. it's getting drawn into the story being told, suspending your disbelief, and yelling at the heels and cheering the babyfaces (even though i LOVE cheering heels). so if you're at an roh show and you hear a female voice yelling from the merch table area, especially during the undercard, that's me trying to be the best wrestling fan i can.
now for the other topic...it's the troops pulling out of iraq. now, i'm not a supporter of this war over oil (and we all know that's the reason for it), but we've created a lot of problems and specifically safety issues for the innocent citizens of that country. and, as a humanitarian, it seems irresponsible for us to pull out the troops that are acting as security, because those people who didn't support hussein, didn't ask for their homes and school to be blown up, and didn't ask for their everyday lives to be disrupted and unsafe don't deserve to be deserted and left to their own devices when most of what's happened is because of us. but because this is going to cost more money and most of the citizens here in america have their own issues and problems (but that's also because of the start of the decline of the american empire - just like england, spain, portugal before us), i think GW and all his rich-ass cronies should be ponying up a percentage of their vast incomes to fund all of this. they've got enough money to do it and they have the most to lose if oil disappears. and that's my crack-pot rant for the day. deal with it.
current mood: kvetching
current song: radio times with marty moss-coane - the best program on NPR
first, i was thinking about why i got into wrestling (which is really the basis behind writing the damn novel). i guess it's twofold. i started watching during the ecw era, so part of me likes a good hardcore, blood and guts match...i remember going to hockey games and liking the fighting more than the actual game. i guess i have a bit of bloodlust in me.
but the real thing that drew me in was watching the crowd...and let me explain that as best i can. watching what the guys do in the ring affect the crowd and then in turn the crowd affects how the match goes - what moves are done, what story is told - is fascinating to me. a good wrestling match with two guys that can call a match in the ring (as opposed to planning it out ahead of time backstage) can influence and be influenced by a reactive crowd. and i guess that's what annoys me about the live roh shows...they are very quiet most of the time, which is very japanese and is their way of showing respect for the quality of the match. but that's not really what wrestling is about. it's getting drawn into the story being told, suspending your disbelief, and yelling at the heels and cheering the babyfaces (even though i LOVE cheering heels). so if you're at an roh show and you hear a female voice yelling from the merch table area, especially during the undercard, that's me trying to be the best wrestling fan i can.
now for the other topic...it's the troops pulling out of iraq. now, i'm not a supporter of this war over oil (and we all know that's the reason for it), but we've created a lot of problems and specifically safety issues for the innocent citizens of that country. and, as a humanitarian, it seems irresponsible for us to pull out the troops that are acting as security, because those people who didn't support hussein, didn't ask for their homes and school to be blown up, and didn't ask for their everyday lives to be disrupted and unsafe don't deserve to be deserted and left to their own devices when most of what's happened is because of us. but because this is going to cost more money and most of the citizens here in america have their own issues and problems (but that's also because of the start of the decline of the american empire - just like england, spain, portugal before us), i think GW and all his rich-ass cronies should be ponying up a percentage of their vast incomes to fund all of this. they've got enough money to do it and they have the most to lose if oil disappears. and that's my crack-pot rant for the day. deal with it.
current mood: kvetching
current song: radio times with marty moss-coane - the best program on NPR
Queenie,
You look so awsome in your new profile picture for your picture site. You look so smart in that pose. You really looked beautiful.
Anyway thats thee only thing that made me smile today.
Love ya,
SIGNED:
TEENAGEXOUTCAST
TO:
THE QUEEN OF HEARTS
XD you have bloodlust, i have pizzalust, and sugarlust... and a little bloodlust too. BTW, i like the kimono, and the kitty, too.