The One with My New Layout
September 09, 2006
8:34pm
It is now clearly evident that I have been watching too much of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. for me to be templating almost everything in the theme. Actually, I have been planning this change for much too long now and it was only during this last few days of the break that I was finallly able to tear myself away from the television screen to do so. I figured that after this semestral break is over, I will once again be the epitome of endless procrastination--still quite evident even during my vacation (seeing as I waited once again for the last part of the break to "come up" with time to make all these changes)--when school rolls around once more this Monday.
How long have I been thinking of these changes? For a long time now, actually, and it didn't just start when I began watching countless episodes of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. A few years ago, I actually considered my life to be somewhat parallel to a Soap Opera. You know the type: emotional, dramatic and full of crap. It's true that while Soap Operas are dramatic (and was my life back then) I considered my life coinciding with the dramas portayed in noontime television. But then, as I look back on it now, my life was quite different from that which I once thought it to be. The truth is, ever since I was very, very young about eight or so, I recall sitting at home every Wednesday night in front of the television with my mom. She'd turn the channel to ABC5 and would wait until nine o' clock came. Then from the speakers of the TV, I'd here the F.R.I.E.N.D.S. theme and, although I was young at the time, still understood the language and the humor that the sitcom presented. This never left me. Growing up, I watched episodes of it. Not completely but I cherished those times that I watched it all the same. My mom and I would watch Will and Grace as well just proving all the more that I grew up in sitcoms rather than the Soap Operas I claimed my life to be like.
Now that I am older and have gone through High School, I look back on it all now and think that, even if my High School life was full of dramatics worthy of Oscar nominations, my life was still, pretty much enjoyable, and all those fun moments, exactly like the ones you find in sitcoms. Most people know that, regardless of it being called as Situation Comedies, sitcoms still do have their dramatic side. It is very much like the serious tones of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. like when Ross and Rachel would fight very, very dramatically (which made me recall all my own personal battles with someone else). What makes it fall under comedy, I suppose, is the fact that, regardless of their situation, they can still laugh about it. That was the magic that the group provided. There were different personalities that were mixed in the show and each of them brought their own little piece of laughter into the whole batter which made the entire series successful in bringing laughs to countless numbers of people.
I, personally, have a hard time laughing in a very serious situation, especially when I am engrossed and absorbed in it. I find no humor at all. It is only when the situation is subsiding or lifting a bit that I can look back and laugh at myself. That's what makes me so thankful that I have friends that actually match with some of the characters from the series. I suppose my friends aren't as witty or naturally as funny as the characters on the show (no offense, guys); I mean, my friends know when the appropriate time for humor is and when it is alright to inject humor in a certain situation. But then, as I think of it, perhaps that's what makes the lives of Ross, Monica, Rachel, Chandler, Phoebe and Joey so darn interesting. There's laughter in almost everything. Sure, it probably doesn't happen that naturally in real life, but it is possible to be. In fact, watching the series straight for the past few days is making me realize that humor is something that I should probably try out more often whether or not the people around me are familiar with F.R.I.E.N.D.S. The way I see it, people love a good laugh--especially when they're feeling down. They could use a bit of cheering up. I think that, if I can be good enough to adapt some of those traits from each character (without seeming like too much of a wacko) I can find a way to bring a little bit of laughter back into people's lives.
Another reason why I now compare my life to a sitcom is, well, that I have absorbed part of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. already. At least, around the house. My brother and I watch a lot of the show and the humor is totally rubbing off on us. We have quips that make us feel like we're in the show. I even feel a lot lighter and happier since watching it. Laughter is the best medicine. Up until recently, I was still pretty doubtful and bummed about a bunch of things that have been happening but now, my worries are totally gone. Isn't that just dandy?
Well, I've gone from what should have been a simple explanation to a whole narration of the story to why I picked this layout. But now I'm done. Here it is.
My life is a sitcom.
8:34pm
It is now clearly evident that I have been watching too much of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. for me to be templating almost everything in the theme. Actually, I have been planning this change for much too long now and it was only during this last few days of the break that I was finallly able to tear myself away from the television screen to do so. I figured that after this semestral break is over, I will once again be the epitome of endless procrastination--still quite evident even during my vacation (seeing as I waited once again for the last part of the break to "come up" with time to make all these changes)--when school rolls around once more this Monday.
How long have I been thinking of these changes? For a long time now, actually, and it didn't just start when I began watching countless episodes of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. A few years ago, I actually considered my life to be somewhat parallel to a Soap Opera. You know the type: emotional, dramatic and full of crap. It's true that while Soap Operas are dramatic (and was my life back then) I considered my life coinciding with the dramas portayed in noontime television. But then, as I look back on it now, my life was quite different from that which I once thought it to be. The truth is, ever since I was very, very young about eight or so, I recall sitting at home every Wednesday night in front of the television with my mom. She'd turn the channel to ABC5 and would wait until nine o' clock came. Then from the speakers of the TV, I'd here the F.R.I.E.N.D.S. theme and, although I was young at the time, still understood the language and the humor that the sitcom presented. This never left me. Growing up, I watched episodes of it. Not completely but I cherished those times that I watched it all the same. My mom and I would watch Will and Grace as well just proving all the more that I grew up in sitcoms rather than the Soap Operas I claimed my life to be like.
Now that I am older and have gone through High School, I look back on it all now and think that, even if my High School life was full of dramatics worthy of Oscar nominations, my life was still, pretty much enjoyable, and all those fun moments, exactly like the ones you find in sitcoms. Most people know that, regardless of it being called as Situation Comedies, sitcoms still do have their dramatic side. It is very much like the serious tones of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. like when Ross and Rachel would fight very, very dramatically (which made me recall all my own personal battles with someone else). What makes it fall under comedy, I suppose, is the fact that, regardless of their situation, they can still laugh about it. That was the magic that the group provided. There were different personalities that were mixed in the show and each of them brought their own little piece of laughter into the whole batter which made the entire series successful in bringing laughs to countless numbers of people.
I, personally, have a hard time laughing in a very serious situation, especially when I am engrossed and absorbed in it. I find no humor at all. It is only when the situation is subsiding or lifting a bit that I can look back and laugh at myself. That's what makes me so thankful that I have friends that actually match with some of the characters from the series. I suppose my friends aren't as witty or naturally as funny as the characters on the show (no offense, guys); I mean, my friends know when the appropriate time for humor is and when it is alright to inject humor in a certain situation. But then, as I think of it, perhaps that's what makes the lives of Ross, Monica, Rachel, Chandler, Phoebe and Joey so darn interesting. There's laughter in almost everything. Sure, it probably doesn't happen that naturally in real life, but it is possible to be. In fact, watching the series straight for the past few days is making me realize that humor is something that I should probably try out more often whether or not the people around me are familiar with F.R.I.E.N.D.S. The way I see it, people love a good laugh--especially when they're feeling down. They could use a bit of cheering up. I think that, if I can be good enough to adapt some of those traits from each character (without seeming like too much of a wacko) I can find a way to bring a little bit of laughter back into people's lives.
Another reason why I now compare my life to a sitcom is, well, that I have absorbed part of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. already. At least, around the house. My brother and I watch a lot of the show and the humor is totally rubbing off on us. We have quips that make us feel like we're in the show. I even feel a lot lighter and happier since watching it. Laughter is the best medicine. Up until recently, I was still pretty doubtful and bummed about a bunch of things that have been happening but now, my worries are totally gone. Isn't that just dandy?
Well, I've gone from what should have been a simple explanation to a whole narration of the story to why I picked this layout. But now I'm done. Here it is.
posted by Mishie at 6:00 AM
3 Comments:
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The whole comparison is super kaduper correct. Characters in sitcoms also experience episodes of drama like in soaps, but the big diff is, they still manage to laugh it off. I suppose it's quite impossible to adopt that kind of attitude in real life, but its an ideal we would do good to strive for.
Love you mish! :)
thankies, Nins!!!
Love you too! :)
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