Monday, May 31, 2010
No Sleep `Til. . .
No. . .seriously, no sleep `til when? I'd really like to know. I've spent more time awake this past week than I have asleep. I finally, after complete and utter exhaustion, get maybe a day or two of a regular sleep cycle and then it's a slow and gradual decrease of sleep each night. The less I sleep the more I hurt, the more I hurt the less I sleep.
I know it's the nature of the fm beast but can't a gal get a break? On the bright side (yeah, I remember that promise I made too) I've been reading a lot. Since I was practically born with a book in my hand, I really can't complain all that much. I'm never one to miss an opportunity to read and it pretty much doesn't matter what it is as long as it's in english (I'll even read a book to completion even if I don't like it.) So I guess if I've got to stay up til all hours of. . .well. . .any time, I've got a lot of reading to do.
That should make my husband happy though. I've got two nearly 2ft and 1 1ft stack of books I've accumulated that I've got to read. Did I mention that I like to read, you might not have picked up on that yet. Not to mention the books that I've had loaned to me (sorry mom!)that I haven't touched yet. So I mean really, this whole no sleep thing is a win-win situation right? More time awake is more time to read, more time to read makes a happy Ally and a happy Ally is a less owie-Ally. Now if only I can add more hours to the day. . .
I know it's the nature of the fm beast but can't a gal get a break? On the bright side (yeah, I remember that promise I made too) I've been reading a lot. Since I was practically born with a book in my hand, I really can't complain all that much. I'm never one to miss an opportunity to read and it pretty much doesn't matter what it is as long as it's in english (I'll even read a book to completion even if I don't like it.) So I guess if I've got to stay up til all hours of. . .well. . .any time, I've got a lot of reading to do.
That should make my husband happy though. I've got two nearly 2ft and 1 1ft stack of books I've accumulated that I've got to read. Did I mention that I like to read, you might not have picked up on that yet. Not to mention the books that I've had loaned to me (sorry mom!)that I haven't touched yet. So I mean really, this whole no sleep thing is a win-win situation right? More time awake is more time to read, more time to read makes a happy Ally and a happy Ally is a less owie-Ally. Now if only I can add more hours to the day. . .
Thursday, May 27, 2010
You All Everybody
So LOST is over. Six years of probably one of the most talked about shows since Dallas is over. Were you left feeling a little. . .lost? I'm going to set aside my personal feelings of the ending for a second. There's some things about the show that I think people are probably overlooking.
1. Lost revolutionized the way we view television. Not only were there fanpages and blogs and chat rooms for the show but the cast participated. And not just Bob who was in one scene for a blink-and-you-miss-him second. There were commercials that aired not just during the show relating to products on LOST. Books that were read by characters in the show were being read by fans of the show. There were online games related to the show, interactive websites and magazines. There was nothing like it before. This was mass-media marketing at its greatest!
2.) People TALKED about this show. You couldn't go anywhere on a Tuesday leading up to the airing of the show without hearing the show mentioned. Not to mention the viewing parties, office water cooler talk of the show. Not to mention the day following, you had to see what people thought, what the theories were about that smoke monster. It brought people together.
3.) People routed for and genuinely cared about the characters. They were flawed, misguided and they had baggage. They were like us. They weren't glamourous friends with fantastic jobs and loads of free-time. They didn't live in beautifully decorated apartments or party all of the time in fancy clubs. Not only were the characters so well developed but the writers created such rich back stories that made you care about them oh so much more.
4.) Lost got people talking about religion, philosophy, psychology, physics and the concept of good vs/evil. People really wanted to learn what was behind the story and in most cases just what the heck some of the characters were talking about. What show has ever had such an expansive list of topics? (most in just one night!)
5.) At the root of it all, Lost was about redemption. Whether we knew it or not, we suddenly found ourselves discussing religion. Because at the base of just about every religion out there it all comes down to the chance to save your soul, the fight of good vs evil. People talked about whether or not someone could truly redeem themselves and find heaven, salvation, a higher presence in life. Not only that but it brought us some peace in a somewhat turbulent world. Good or bad, you still had the chance to make a change in your life. That good will overcome evil, hope and humanity are not gone for good. In fact, hope is proably still being watched over by Hurley and Ben on some island in the Pacific with a new generation of Losties.
Like it, love it or hate it; Lost was a groundbreaking show. I for one will ignore those that thought that they wasted 6 years of their lives watching a show that confused them and didn't end clearly. I think it did (and will probably post my theories on how the show ended tomorrow because, lets face it, everyone else is.) I'm happy with where my beloved and flawed but human characters are. I only wish we could follow that journey too.
1. Lost revolutionized the way we view television. Not only were there fanpages and blogs and chat rooms for the show but the cast participated. And not just Bob who was in one scene for a blink-and-you-miss-him second. There were commercials that aired not just during the show relating to products on LOST. Books that were read by characters in the show were being read by fans of the show. There were online games related to the show, interactive websites and magazines. There was nothing like it before. This was mass-media marketing at its greatest!
2.) People TALKED about this show. You couldn't go anywhere on a Tuesday leading up to the airing of the show without hearing the show mentioned. Not to mention the viewing parties, office water cooler talk of the show. Not to mention the day following, you had to see what people thought, what the theories were about that smoke monster. It brought people together.
3.) People routed for and genuinely cared about the characters. They were flawed, misguided and they had baggage. They were like us. They weren't glamourous friends with fantastic jobs and loads of free-time. They didn't live in beautifully decorated apartments or party all of the time in fancy clubs. Not only were the characters so well developed but the writers created such rich back stories that made you care about them oh so much more.
4.) Lost got people talking about religion, philosophy, psychology, physics and the concept of good vs/evil. People really wanted to learn what was behind the story and in most cases just what the heck some of the characters were talking about. What show has ever had such an expansive list of topics? (most in just one night!)
5.) At the root of it all, Lost was about redemption. Whether we knew it or not, we suddenly found ourselves discussing religion. Because at the base of just about every religion out there it all comes down to the chance to save your soul, the fight of good vs evil. People talked about whether or not someone could truly redeem themselves and find heaven, salvation, a higher presence in life. Not only that but it brought us some peace in a somewhat turbulent world. Good or bad, you still had the chance to make a change in your life. That good will overcome evil, hope and humanity are not gone for good. In fact, hope is proably still being watched over by Hurley and Ben on some island in the Pacific with a new generation of Losties.
Like it, love it or hate it; Lost was a groundbreaking show. I for one will ignore those that thought that they wasted 6 years of their lives watching a show that confused them and didn't end clearly. I think it did (and will probably post my theories on how the show ended tomorrow because, lets face it, everyone else is.) I'm happy with where my beloved and flawed but human characters are. I only wish we could follow that journey too.
Friday, May 21, 2010
The Daily Ow
If you ask me on just about any given day how I'm doing, 99% of the time I'll tell you about the pain I'm in. I was recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia a nerve disorder that causes, among other things, widespread pain. Though the diagnosis was recent, more than likely I've had this for quite some time. There's no one certain trigger point that makes it go from annoying to full-blown; but some specialists have thought stress, illness and trauma are triggers. In some people, it could just be age. Fibro isn't the same with each person.
I'm tired. All the time. I'm in pain. All the time. What I don't like is that I've let that become who I am. Why do I have to tell the first person who asks me how I'm doing about my pain? I've let this become me. I welcomed this in and made it part of the family. I'm going to be in pain. That's part of my life now, that's a given. I'm really trying hard to get beyond that and say 'you know what, I was able to get some cleaning today' or 'I wasn't as tired today' and be happy about that. Sometimes it's hard to look beyond the pain and the negative towards the good things in life. I certainly have enough of those to be regular Ally and not FibroAlly. So. . .in the words of one Monty Python, I'm really going try to 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.' Very sage advice, don't you think?
I'm tired. All the time. I'm in pain. All the time. What I don't like is that I've let that become who I am. Why do I have to tell the first person who asks me how I'm doing about my pain? I've let this become me. I welcomed this in and made it part of the family. I'm going to be in pain. That's part of my life now, that's a given. I'm really trying hard to get beyond that and say 'you know what, I was able to get some cleaning today' or 'I wasn't as tired today' and be happy about that. Sometimes it's hard to look beyond the pain and the negative towards the good things in life. I certainly have enough of those to be regular Ally and not FibroAlly. So. . .in the words of one Monty Python, I'm really going try to 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.' Very sage advice, don't you think?
Thursday, May 20, 2010
A Single Journey
A single journey starts with the first step. So I suppose you could say a single blog starts with the first word. I've thought about how I'd start my first blog. Something interesting maybe, to draw the reader in. An insightful look into the inner-workings of my psyche perhaps. I can't say that I live the most interesting life. I'd like to think that my view of the world is something worth sharing with the blogging world. So here goes my first blog. Hopefully you'll join me in my journey into my life in words.
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