Spare, spare, split, strike, split...
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lance_sibleyThat pretty well sums up my night at bowling. 145, 153, 150. Pretty consistent, but pretty consistently mediocre (not to mention 15-20 pins below my average). I just couldn't get untracked all night, and we only won one game out of three, though the third game was close (if only I hadn't gotten a split in the tenth frame).
At one point during the second game, my left eyelid began twitching. It's been doing this for several months, though I had a bit of a break from them during November and December. I've had muscle spasms - usually minor twitches - pretty much my whole life (I'm having one right now on the left side of my neck where it meets my shoulder), but seldom has one lasted this long. I have had recurring muscle spasms in some parts of my hands, probably due to typing (that, and my posture, are probably the cause of the current one in my neck), but the longest one spasm will usually last is two or three days. Randy noticed it at one point, and seems to think that I should see a doctor about it. I'm not sure that it's something worth worrying about, though. At least, not until I start to resemble Chief Inspector Dreyfus of the Sûreté. (I'm more concerned with the fact that I still have issues with my elbow, since I still can't straighten my arm completely without pain.)
No word today from the recruiter about my test results. I must remember to call her on Monday.
Onto a more serious topic... I was just perusing tonight's friendslist entries, and in the![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
queerasfolkfans community, there was a post about the recent Gray's Anatomy brouhaha, in which Isaiah Washington used the word "faggot" at the Golden Globes the other night.
Now, having read what he said in this most recent incident, I may be alone on this, but I'm not upset with him using the word here. Let's have a look, shall we? According to this story on yahoo.com, he said, "I did not call T.R. a faggot. Never." The issue, to me, is that when the initial incident occurred back in October, there were witnesses who saw and heard him use the word. Yes, that initial incident was deplorable. But what we had the other night was not an attempt to hurt someone by using a slur. Let's get our priorities in order, shall we? The problem isn't that he used the word "faggot" - the problem is that he denied having done so three months ago. (Unless there was something that happened that isn't being reported on?)
Yes, the man clearly needs to work on what appear to be anger issues, and it sounds as though he's trying to get help with that. And yes, he does seem to have some homophobia issues, but from what he's said (at least publicly) it sounds as though he realizes that as well. We'll see what happens.
Interestingly, though, in the Yahoo article, they interviewed Queer As Folk co-creators Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, who said they "once had to deal with an actor whose public remarks had infuriated fellow cast members, who snubbed him. The man chose not to return for another season and "frankly, we would have decided that as well." This got picked up onqueerasfolkfans, of course. Despite the fact that Cowen and Lipman refused to identify the actor about whom they were speaking, fans of the show know that they're referring to Chris Potter, who left the show after S1. It seems, however, that QAF fans are still under the impression that Potter left the show because he had homophobia issues and was uncomfortable playing a gay character. (First of all, he'd previously played a gay man on Will & Grace - specifically an ex-bf of Will's. Second, he wasn't exactly desperate for work, so why would he have auditioned for the part?) From what I recall hearing, his son was being picked on at school because of his being on QAF. That was the reason he grew uncomfortable with playing the role.
Don't get me wrong - there's still a ton of homophobia out there. But let's not cause problems for ourselves when none exist, okay?
At one point during the second game, my left eyelid began twitching. It's been doing this for several months, though I had a bit of a break from them during November and December. I've had muscle spasms - usually minor twitches - pretty much my whole life (I'm having one right now on the left side of my neck where it meets my shoulder), but seldom has one lasted this long. I have had recurring muscle spasms in some parts of my hands, probably due to typing (that, and my posture, are probably the cause of the current one in my neck), but the longest one spasm will usually last is two or three days. Randy noticed it at one point, and seems to think that I should see a doctor about it. I'm not sure that it's something worth worrying about, though. At least, not until I start to resemble Chief Inspector Dreyfus of the Sûreté. (I'm more concerned with the fact that I still have issues with my elbow, since I still can't straighten my arm completely without pain.)
No word today from the recruiter about my test results. I must remember to call her on Monday.
Onto a more serious topic... I was just perusing tonight's friendslist entries, and in the
queerasfolkfans community, there was a post about the recent Gray's Anatomy brouhaha, in which Isaiah Washington used the word "faggot" at the Golden Globes the other night.Now, having read what he said in this most recent incident, I may be alone on this, but I'm not upset with him using the word here. Let's have a look, shall we? According to this story on yahoo.com, he said, "I did not call T.R. a faggot. Never." The issue, to me, is that when the initial incident occurred back in October, there were witnesses who saw and heard him use the word. Yes, that initial incident was deplorable. But what we had the other night was not an attempt to hurt someone by using a slur. Let's get our priorities in order, shall we? The problem isn't that he used the word "faggot" - the problem is that he denied having done so three months ago. (Unless there was something that happened that isn't being reported on?)
Yes, the man clearly needs to work on what appear to be anger issues, and it sounds as though he's trying to get help with that. And yes, he does seem to have some homophobia issues, but from what he's said (at least publicly) it sounds as though he realizes that as well. We'll see what happens.
Interestingly, though, in the Yahoo article, they interviewed Queer As Folk co-creators Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, who said they "once had to deal with an actor whose public remarks had infuriated fellow cast members, who snubbed him. The man chose not to return for another season and "frankly, we would have decided that as well." This got picked up on
queerasfolkfans, of course. Despite the fact that Cowen and Lipman refused to identify the actor about whom they were speaking, fans of the show know that they're referring to Chris Potter, who left the show after S1. It seems, however, that QAF fans are still under the impression that Potter left the show because he had homophobia issues and was uncomfortable playing a gay character. (First of all, he'd previously played a gay man on Will & Grace - specifically an ex-bf of Will's. Second, he wasn't exactly desperate for work, so why would he have auditioned for the part?) From what I recall hearing, his son was being picked on at school because of his being on QAF. That was the reason he grew uncomfortable with playing the role.Don't get me wrong - there's still a ton of homophobia out there. But let's not cause problems for ourselves when none exist, okay?
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Date: 2007-01-20 11:52 pm (UTC)I couldn't agree more.
... I feel like the queer community has a habit of doing that, unfortunately. :/
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Date: 2007-01-22 06:01 pm (UTC)As for Chris Potter, unfortunately if I remember correctly it wasn't only that his child was being verbally picked on but physically assaulted and threatened. In the end, Potter had security watching his family. Some people really suck.
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Date: 2007-01-24 08:00 am (UTC)As for Chris Potter, unfortunately if I remember correctly it wasn't only that his child was being verbally picked on but physically assaulted and threatened. In the end, Potter had security watching his family. Some people really suck.
They do indeed. :( I don't recall the issue of his child being assaulted or threatened, but it wouldn't surprise me - kids are cruel. (I would hope that it wasn't adults doing the threatening.)
Strangely, though, back when I was trying to put together a QAF con, the production office specifically told me not to invite him. Reading Cowen and Lipman's comments makes me think that perhaps the threats against his family were causing Potter to grow more and more uncomfortable where he wasn't initially, and perhaps he verbalized his discomfort, leading to the rest of the cast "snubbing" him, as they put it in the Yahoo article?