Lunar Beachfront Massacree

[vovat]

bethje continued our trend of watching Halloween or horror-related films last night with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. It wasn't really what I expected. While the first movie played out fairly realistically, the second one was totally wacky. It even included a chainsaw duel, which was quite similar to the one in Motel Hell. Another significant difference that I saw was how much more the characters talked in the sequel. The original had a lot of scenes where it was either quiet, or the sounds were just chainsaws, screaming, and such. Part of this was probably due to the introduction of Chop Top (played by Bill Moseley, later of House of 1000 Corpses fame), but I think the cook (the only character to be played by the same actor in both films, at least according to the IMDB) talked more this time around, too. So, yeah. Not much like the first, but I didn't notice any obvious continuity errors, and it was pretty interesting.

Okay, so, as a general rule, if someone replies to one of my posts or comments, I check out their journal. I mean, I'd want them to do the same for me, so why not? The thing is, I recently made a post to the discworld community that got over 30 replies, and trying to read everyone's journal is a bit tedious. Which isn't to say that they're boring individually, certainly, just that it's a lot to try to take in. Maybe I need to revise my unwritten journal-reading rules somewhat. Perhaps I should try only reading their last two or three entries. (My old rule was to go back a month.)

To finish out this entry, I have two quiz results. Before I actually get to them, though, I have a general thought on these Internet-based quizzes. Am I the only one who, when seeing the responses I can choose from, thinks that none of them are relevant, or wishes I could explain my answer? I know the result is totally insignificant, yet I still like to give answers that are as accurate as possible. I'm not sure what that says about me. Maybe someone should create a quiz to find out. {g}

You scored as Hadrian. You are the great emperor Hadrian. Not only great for the fact that he didn't mess something up, but he relentlessly administered the empire and set viable borders. Art, cultivation and wisdom mark your reign. The fact that you prefer the boys really helps with the wise handing over of the purple to only the most qualified. </td> Hadrian 71% Augustus 68% Nerva 61% Tiberius 61% Antoninus Pius 61% Vitellius 57% Claudius 50% Nero 46% Domitian 46% Marcus Aurelius 46% Commodus 36% Trajan 25% Vespasian 25% Caligula 7% Which Roman Emperor Are You? created with QuizFarm.com

The Slow Dancer Deliberate Gentle Love Dreamer (DGLDm) Steady, reliable, and cradling her tenderly. Take a deep breath, and let it out real easy...you are The Slow Dancer. Your focus is love, not sex, and for your age, you have average experience. But you're a great, thoughtful guy, and your love life improves every year. There's also a powerful elimination process working in your favor: most Playboy types get stuck raising unwanted kids before you even begin settling down. The women left over will be hot and yours. Your ideal woman is someone intimate, intelligent, and very supportive. Your exact opposite: The Hornivore Random Brutal Sex Master While you're not exactly the life of the party, you do thrive in small groups of smart people. Your circle of friends is extra tight and it's HIGHLY likely they're just like you. You appreciate symmetry in relationships. ALWAYS AVOID: The Battleaxe CONSIDER: The Maid of Honor or The Sonnet Link: The 32-Type Dating Test by OkCupid - Free Online Dating. My profile name: lhljjohho

This second quiz made it VERY difficult to actually get the results. If you're planning on taking it, be forewarned.

Comments

[revme.livejournal.com]

I'll often do that, but I'll typically just scan the journal; that way if at a glance, it's mainly "LOL DINNER WAS AWWWSOM!" I can just skip, but if they're interesting, I might have a new journal to keep up on. But it doesn't take too awfully long, but then again, i don't really do a whole lot of posting to high-traffic groups, so...8)

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'll usually skip over a journal with a lot of spelling and grammatical errors or otherwise poor writing (like, say, annoying slang), or where what they're talking about just doesn't interest me. And, while I don't mind commenting on strangers' journals, I'm more cautious about it than with people already on my friends list. Like, if it's about a book or a movie or something of the sort that I have thoughts about, I'll sometimes comment; but I'll usually leave more personal stuff alone. I've noticed that some people write mostly entries where you have to know them to get anything out of them, while other people write more generic posts about books they've read, albums they've listened to, food they've eaten, thoughts on philosophical issues, and stuff like that. I think that my journal is more of the latter variety. That's probably partially just because I spend more time reading books and listening to music than I do hanging out with people, but I do strive for clarity. Like, while I'm sure very few (if any) people who don't know about the Oz books would want to read one of my Oz-themed entries, I do try to include enough background information that, if a non-Oz-fan DOES read it, they won't be totally lost.

I don't post to that many high-traffic groups either, and when I do, it's usually a reply instead of an original post. The latter tend to get a lot more responses, and hence provide me with a lot more journals I feel I should at least check out.

[kristenjarrod.livejournal.com]

>>Okay, so, as a general rule, if someone replies to one of my posts or comments, I check out their journal<<

I used to do that until I realized that 99.9% of them were "friends only". Ugh.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Yeah, "friends only" journals can be kind of annoying, although I tend to be even more bothered by people who write entries full of really vague references that only a few people will get. I figure that, if you're going to do that, you might as well lock the entries and be more specific.

I'm not likely to ever make my entire journal "friends only," because I WANT strangers to see my posts. I guess if I were writing about highly personal stuff, I'd make more locked entries, but I'd still want to make SOME public posts. I have to wonder if, when someone locks every entry, they're really talking about something incredibly personal and private every time. Somehow, I doubt it.

[kristenjarrod.livejournal.com]

they're really talking about something incredibly personal and private every time. Somehow, I doubt it.

Most of the time friends only journals are "I wish I was dead I want to kill myself boo hoo hooo" journals that don't have the comments feature turned on. I don't befriend friends only journals anymore. People add me with them and I don't add them back.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Disabling comments is another thing I don't really understand. I don't want my journal to be a monologue. I guess I can see disabling them for special entries, but not on every post. Really, if you don't want any interaction, I don't understand why you'd have a livejournal. There are plenty of other journal/webpage formats that don't allow comments.