[Closed] What's annoying you currently? II

Dear Elin, thank you for the advice, but I wonder if there is any such thing when it comes to the healing of the bone. To me, using my practical sense of thinking, the advice I got from the doctor (practise with finger movement to stimulate blood flow, keep the arm up) combined with own knowledge (drink lots of milk, yoghurt, anything with calcium) seems to be the only options. But you're right, at least googling wouldn't do much harm. As long as I avoid all the 'had the exact same thing, now I'm screwed for life" comments (which makes me a bit nervous to go onto the internet with this, to be honest...).

Nothing major mind you but some flulike symptons. I guess this goes with the cold weather.
Tom

At least you're not a musician. When Roger Hodgson (ex-lead singer and writer of Supertramp) crushed both his wrists in an accident in the late 80's, doctors told him he wouldn't be playing the piano again. Ever. Thankfully, they were wrong. He's now more active touring and playing piano than he ever was. And better too.

I lost my fantastic Icelandic woolen hat today. It had so many memories, was so warm and cosy, and had become typical for me. I lost it because the train I took didn't stop at the usual stops. No communication whatsoever, so I thought I was on the wrong train. Then I had this stupid idea to just jump out at the station when it again shouldn't have stopped there. I knew I could change trains there. But I forgot my hat.

On top of that, this stupid train had already let me wait for 25 minutes. It was doomed.

I'm actually quite sad. Because of a hat.

And I'm pissed!

Already did in the next train I took, but it hasn't been found.

:heart:

The shot contains the flu, so it's not hard to figure out. Maybe not get the shot anymore? In the Netherlands we don't get shots like that and I rarely have the flu.

Perhaps there is Alan but I still feel a bit under the weather but at least well enough to do some work at the computer today. The hardest thing for me is the amount of energy it seems to drain from me and I have little of that to begin with.
Tom

Alan,
I find your posts to be valuable and I'd be disappointed if you left maintitles.
Tom

No, don't.

ow Alan, sorry to hear that, what happened?

Right, I have calmed down a bit. Sorry for the outburst.

First thing first. This is not directly related to this messageboard or any specific individuals here. Or on any board to be honest. It's a general malaise I'm feeling with film music boards in general. So no one take offence.

I am getting very fed up with the way messageboards seem to be going generally. Too little interest given to what I see as being things that should be talked about on messageboards: rational discussion on the merits of music in and separate from film, TV and games. There seems to be a lot of people having favourite composers and sticking up for them regardless of the quality of the music they write..."this score is great/shite", "no it isn't/yes it is", "you're an asshole for liking/hating this". It's like having a room full of teenage kids rather than people whose love of music fosters discussion, support, enthusiasm, etc.

Perhaps I am just getting old and a change in the population demographic of messageboards means that's just the way it is.

What really set off my most recent huff was me voicing an opinion on something and the other party having a bit of a strop because I had somehow seemingly offended them by questioning something they had done. And then the threatened to take their ball home because of it.

Rather than just talk about music (the music itself, the presentation, the whole package in fact) I feel I have to vet everything I want to post on messageboards, trying to rationalise every single possible way other people will interpret any comments. Yes, people need to vet their comments to make sure that they are not obviously hurtful or offensive. But, trying to catch every subtle meaning that any comment could possibly have is rather taxing. (I worry that some subtle meaning may be construed with these comments where none is intended.)

I am guilty of it myself, taking exception to something said by someone who I know would not mean the meaning I had placed on the comment. So, I understand that it is easily done. It just seems a lot more difficult these days.

My comments may not seem particularly well formed: it's just an outpouring of opinion and similar to the one that I gave Bregt in an email earlier (so sorry Bregt for having to read it all twice!)

Earlier it just seemed easier to withdraw to a sort of pre-forum existence of listening to film music in isolation, appreciating it for what it is and, perhaps writing a review full of my own opinions on the music and exposing my own opinions to the outside world every so often with a blog/site review post.

I had this grand notion to just walk away from it all (forums), that I didn't need to interact with people. But it's a genre of music that I love, which has given me, still gives me (and will hopefully give me in the future) hours of enjoyment. There's nothing to replace the feeling of being able to comment to people who have the same love for film music and for us to collectively enjoy what we love. I've been doing it for many years and I don't think I could go "cold turkey".

"There's nothing to replace the feeling of being able to comment with people who have the same love for film music and for us to collectively enjoy what we love." - I suppose this sums up places like this for me. Sometimes the petty trials that bedevil boards such as ours sometimes tarnishes this sentiment, makes it difficult to remember this.

Thanks Thor for sharing!

My new PC produces high piched chirping noises that correspond with the scrolling wheel of my mouse. Seems to be related to the power unit. I can hear the soud through any kind of music. l'll have to sort that out to get real calm again. It's walking my nerves.