‘Stopping All Crustaceans’ Edition:
It’s Friday Down Under so it’s time to have some consideration about what’s on the small screen for the weekend. The subtitle of this post might lead you to believe I’m going to talk about SpongeBob SquarePants! As much as I would love to – the psychology and meaning behind that particular show could be discussed for hours – I’ve used the ‘crusty shell’ theme to side track about writing.
I think by attempting to write and get your stuff known, the individual develops a shell the size of Krusty Krab’s ego. It’s quite important, this shell of ours. Call it an armour or a mask or a protective sports box, this item is worn invisibly to protect the core of our self-confidence.
It’s not just applied to writing or producing pieces of fiction you’d like to sell. Consider if you’re developing your own line of clothing, producing your individual art work, seeking a market for your retro-designed furniture, trying to lobby for some amazing (geeky) research you’re doing in Computer Canyon – we are all trying to create a future based on our best shot of ability/talent/effort.
If rejection comes and we don’t become successful (short term, long term, personally, whatevs) we need our Krusty Krab shell to deflect the negative energy, to house our creative heart and to have the capacity to try again. Perseverance and persistence.
It’s not easy when I want it all and I want it NOW. Oh, and I will have fries with that, and if you can’t guarantee the salinity levels of the fries, I want them free and I want them on a podcast. AND I also need the fries available to widget with iPhone and YouTube and then the fries need to plug-in with the PVR on the DiVX and AVI format.
I want with immediacy. So I have had to develop the thickest skin imaginable. It’s strange to wear this Krusty Krab shell after years of being overly sensitive – for instance, if someone sat too close to me and sniffed audibly, I would think that my hair smelt of smoke or fennel or a roll in the hay (this roll used for descriptive purposes only).
This thick skin might make us hot and crabby. It might make us itch, wriggle, become impatient, steam up inside like a pressure cooker – but if we hear things we don’t want to hear (about our writing/painting/craft works/software/home-made lychees) while wearing our Krusty Krab shell, we are better able to deflect the negative.
And perhaps use the information that is constructive without being overly hurt that we are not The Greatest (insert your talent) in The World.
But stuff Perseverance and Persistence. My fries are getting cold!
The Office (US) Season 5 is all about perseverance and persistence. Without giving away spoilers, Michael Scott goes with gut instinct and makes a ridiculous business decision, but inevitably he reaps some benefits – his skin? It’s quite thick, for sure.
I would always recommend ‘The Office’ as a television show to ‘box-set’*. Some episodes are not as fabulous as others, but for a half-hour comedy which produces more than twenty episodes per season, it is so consistent. The humour is sometimes quirky, sometimes lame, often politically incorrect, but the characters resonate. Sure, they are caricatures in the most ludicrous sense of the word, but anyone who has worked with a range of eccentric personalities within a small space is bound to connect.
Enjoy the weekend. The Office (US) box set could be served with Thai Takeaway (no shellfish due to aquatic animal sensitivity in this post) and a cool, crisp Hunter Valley Sémillon.
*box-set is a verb in this blog.
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3 Responses to Box-Set Blues
Paraphrasing Queen now huh ? AND using SpongeBob SquarePants too ? bwah!
Don’t be all $$-eyes like Krusty Krab though, it’s not funny everyday!
*adds The Office (US) to list* *rolleyes*
Yes. You must add the Office to your list. I think you need to resign from your teaching post and take up small screen watching full time, dearest, *g*
Krusty Krab is nasty, isn’t he? Not as bad as Plankton!
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Oh, and hon. NO to be watching SpongeBob. It’s addictive in a weird way! We don’t need that!