They wrote a book about that movie?!?!
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The kids really liked The Secret of NIMH…they were impressed at its visual richness and struck by how dark the plot is. Tomorrow's class selection is My Neighbor Totoro, for a look at the influence of Japanese artists on modern animation and an introduction to Japan’s version of Mickey Mouse.
Welp, it was bound to happen. Took my first lump at the new job. It is amazing how numbers on slides make executives nervous.
Oh well, tomorrow I'm going to "check" my numbers and have to tell him I was right to begin with.
So I briefly looked at The Neverending Story, it's available free on the Roku Channel and they popped an ad for it. Yes, they are tracking us everywhere.. I think I realized what triggered so many. Scene 1, peanut butter jar...Skippy creamy.
I guess I was older than others who saw it, because I don't have the same negative memories. It was written by a German and in general, German based children's stories are rather dark.
Yeah. It’s a corporate peril for sure. I can understand it from executives to a certain extent. They see a lot and can’t process everything. I think this guy’s reaction was because it was a new number and he didn’t understand it so it naturally made him fearful and angry. It’s endemic of the species.
I’ll send him the table tomorrow and politely confirm the number but note I’ll “contextualize” it better next time or some nonsense.
Had to happen at some point but you just never know what will trigger it.
Yeah. But that's lazy on his part. Getting pissed off is a choice. Act like an adult and question all you want. Skilled people who know the material and are prepared crave questions. It gives you a chance to really tap into the minutiae. This person emoted. He should grow up.
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I ain't going to lie, I looked it up to make sure I was using that correctly. What's interesting is that that term usually has a theatrical connotation. So there is a performance element to the term "emoted" which isn't there when using the phrase "was emotional". I used that term not knowing that, but I think there is some level of performance inherent in an emotional response in a meeting. So I'm extra glad I used it.
The greatest phrase in the English language is "NPR rock critic Ken Tucker". I blatantly refuse to look him up so that my mind gets to run wild contemplating the enormity of that phrase.
I have returned from my recent foray into the South. I have retrieved T-Bone and his minimal belongings from his dorm room. He is now ensconced in the front bedroom which he shares with the guinea pigs. The Drewsk is recovering from his second Pfizer shot so no adventures today.
The New York Times ripped UNC a new one today but it's too PPB to discuss. I'll just alert everyone here should they care to seek it out. Oh wait, there's a thread. It has to deal with tenure.