Tuesday Weather: Clear, frosty, cold with bright blue skies

[jadesfire]

1. Thanks for all the suggestions yesterday, folks. I'd forgotten about White Collar, in particular, which absolutely used to be my happy place. The other one I'd forgotten was Burn Notice, which is perfect popcorn TV. I really must pick up Leverage somehow, as Hustle is another longterm favourite, but Leverage is the one that has fannish traction. They shall keep me company as I sift through piles of books this afternoon.

2. At about 1pm yesterday, my energy levels fell off a cliff. I'm still not 100% sure what happened, as despite being sluggish all weekend, I felt okay yesterday morning. But I had my lunch, stood up and BOOM. I just wanted to lie down and cry. Which I did when I got home. I then fell asleep at 9.15, slept straight through to 3.45, turned over and slept on until 6. I'm groggy today, and naturally, it's the day when I have a 20 minute walk to a lunchtime talk. Considering it took me over 10 minutes to finish the 5 minute walk to the bus stop this morning, I must remember to allow extra time. And take my bus card.

3. Listening to Verity! has made me realise that while I know quite a bit about Doctor Who, there are huge gaps in my knowledge, both of Classic and New Who. So while trying not to fall asleep at 6.30 last night, I slowly and carefully wrote out a complete list of Doctor Who serials into the back of my notebook. Colour-coded of course. I've been trying to work my way through Twelve's episodes, before the new series hits, but honestly, I'm getting bogged down in the middle of his first series. Maybe I should put that on in the background instead, and not worry too much about paying attention. Anyway, the local library has a HUGE collection of Classic DVDs, so I think I might invest some time this year in catching up with older Doctors.

4. One thing I did find yesterday, which I already knew but always forget, is that jobs are bigger in my head than in real life. A bit like this:



Yesterday, I got through a big pile of classifying that's been on my window since August in just a few hours, and will be able to finish it this morning before coffee. I'm hoping if I say this out loud then it will remind me that the trick is to just start rather than saving blank time for it. There will never be 'the right time' to do any of these jobs. I just need to do them.

5. Big decision of the week: Do I book to see Black Panther in 3D or 2D? I've never seen a film in 3D, as I wear glasses for short-sightedness, but I have a feeling if ever there was one to try, this might be it, especially as I can use one of my free tickets to see it. Any thoughts, people? I don't generally get motion sick, I get migraines but they're not caused by external factors, and I'm moderately short sighted and have to wear glasses all the time. Opinions? Experiences? Worth it?

Comments

[alithea]

Hope your energy levels recover soon!

I avoid 3D like the plague because I am really prone to motion sickness from films as it is! I suspect you're probably okay if you don't and your migraines aren't visually triggered.

[jadesfire]

Thanks. I'm still a bit behind today, but hopefully am catching up.

I think it's the debate of trying it on a film that I REALLY want to see properly, or waiting until there's one I don't mind if it's a bit spoiled. Maybe I'll wait for Infinity War ;)

[thisbluespirit]

Ha, I'm also short-sighted and fiercely resent 3D films. (When I was able to go and see them; I was hoping they'd have gone away again by now!) So, I'd always say 2D, but I think if you particularly want to see a 3D film even having to wear two pairs of glasses, you should go for it.

Sorry about your energy loss, though.

Naturally, I applaud the watching of more Classic Who (or at least most of it; there are some six-parters that eat away at yr will to live, and I watch all sorts of elderly TV).

[jadesfire]

That's useful, thanks. I think I'm going to wait for Infinity War (which I'm sure will also be in 3D) as I don't mind that one not being a perfect experience. But Black Panther looks soooooo good, I don't want to risk it!

Heh, I plan to get the serials one by one, and put them on in the background while I'm doing other things. Hopefully that will help the time pass!

[sholio]

I wear glasses and I've been to a few 3D movies. Physically wearing the glasses isn't really a problem, though I do occasionally feel like the action is happening too close to my face. My general takeaway from doing it is that it's worth doing once or twice for the experience, because some things are really cool in 3D (especially anything involving a lot of depth, like alien planets or cityscapes with people moving around in them -- I think you're right that Black Panther is probably a good one to try it on), but overall the 3D-ness tends to obscure some of the detail (for me) or distract from the plot, so I'm glad I've had the experience but I don't generally feel the need to do it again.

[jadesfire]

Wonderful, that's just what I was hoping to hear, thank you! I think I'll do Black Panther in 2D, because I want to see it 'properly' without any distractions, then try 3D for Infinity War (which I'm sure will be in 3D as well!) because while I want to see it to know what happens, I'm not nearly as excited about it, and won't be so disappointed if I'm a bit uncomfortable and distracted.

And if I love BP, I can always go again in 3D :D

Much appreciated, thank you!