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thenerdygirl) wrote2022-05-16 03:11 pm
thenerdygirl) wrote2022-05-16 03:11 pm
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Still riding that wave
The ol’ mental health is still going through its ups and downs. The last few years I’ve found that the saying of feelings being like waves to be helpful but I think it’s good for me to remember that I’m still learning to surf. Also, even the most experienced surfer can still wipe out.
Early May
I came home after work one day to find that a kestrel had flown into one of our garage windows and unfortunately died on impact after smashing part of the window. Since only part of the window was smashed it looks like I will be able to get the pane replaced without having to replace the whole window though I'm still waiting on the workman to come up to confirm this by taking measurements.
The Saturday before Mother’s day was a lot of fun, John & I went to see Doctor Strange in The Multiverse of Madness aka Doctor Strange in The MOM. Thoughts at the bottom of the entry. I also got a chance to hang out with some friends & go to grab dinner at RJ Pinoy Yum, a Filipino restaurant I hadn’t had a chance to visit in years. I was glad to see it was still operating and their new location was far more spacious.
All week I had been seeing adverts for Mothers day and been fine but my mood tanked on the actual day so I didn’t do much, except clean & play Sims.
The past week
The blue mood persisted though the weather was lovely. I decided to request some vacation time for the last week of May. I have a couple of appointments and a medical test that’s going to take some prep so I figured I’d take the time with the hope that I wouldn’t be so stressed out.
I hauled out all my summer clothes and decided to try the backwards hanger trick to see what I would wear this summer. I bagged up some of the winter stuff and things that didn’t fit for donation. I also pulled out some of my parents' stuff that I kept and decided to gift/donate some more of Dad’s stuff. Namely his sweaters. I kept a bunch of them but I really only wear two of them regularly. So I kept the ones I still wear and the oldest, most sentimental one from the 80s that was Dad’s “dressy” cardigan.
Didn’t do much on Saturday except read & sleep. Decided it might lift my mood to get out of the house on Sunday so we went for sushi and grocery shopping.
This week
I have a counselling session this afternoon so I’m hoping talking to my therapist will help jerk me out of the blue mood. Or ride the wave better, as it were. I’ve got a plumber coming up on Wednesday to look at the bathroom sink in our master bath. It’s a super slow drain that liquid plumber isn’t fixing onto real plumber and hopefully the window guy will be up this week.
I liked Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. It was bizarre, fun at times and horrifying at others. It gave me B-movie and classic comics vibes which isn’t surprising since the director was Sam Rami. I wasn’t surprised that Wanda was the villain because that’s been building up for a while. I’ve seen some discussion YouTube videos that have been saying that it undercuts WandaVision because “she had accepted her loss” which I disagree with.
First off, the mainstream knowledge of Kubler-Ross model of the five stages comes from the 1969 version on ‘On Death & Dying’ which even Kubler-Ross has said has become oversimplified and dated. It’s become a narrative short-hand to show grieving in 5 clear cut stages. Real experiences of grief have shown there’s a lot of overlap and that stages can be repeated or skipped.
To me, it made total sense that Wanda would still be grieving and I think you could argue that WandaVision was part of her grieving Vision while in MoM she’s grieving the loss of her kids. Which could explain why Vision doesn’t show up in MoM, because they wanted to focus on the kid....though it could've also just been that they didn’t want to bloat the cast and detract more from Dr. Strange.
I was still shocked by how fast and violently the illuminati were wiped out. I know Wanda is OP but man, I thought maybe Xavier might have had a chance. I like that Wong is still Sorcerer Supreme because I like his character and I like the dynamic between Strange & Wong. I was afraid he would have gotten demoted or killed off but I think Wong around frees up what Strange can do in the MCU.
I’m not really familiar with America Chavez since I haven’t read much of Young Avengers but it was a decent enough intro and I’m curious to see where and how she pops up again.
My only big criticism of the movie is that you really do need to watch WandaVision beforehand otherwise you may be confused by some of the plot details, like Wanda having kids she wants to reunite with. I’m one of those Marvel fans who watches everything and is pretty well versed in the comics so while I enjoy the interconnecting storylines, I know not everyone does. I think it’s a fair criticism to say it’s more of a WandaVision sequel than a Doctor Strange sequel.
Early May
I came home after work one day to find that a kestrel had flown into one of our garage windows and unfortunately died on impact after smashing part of the window. Since only part of the window was smashed it looks like I will be able to get the pane replaced without having to replace the whole window though I'm still waiting on the workman to come up to confirm this by taking measurements.
The Saturday before Mother’s day was a lot of fun, John & I went to see Doctor Strange in The Multiverse of Madness aka Doctor Strange in The MOM. Thoughts at the bottom of the entry. I also got a chance to hang out with some friends & go to grab dinner at RJ Pinoy Yum, a Filipino restaurant I hadn’t had a chance to visit in years. I was glad to see it was still operating and their new location was far more spacious.
All week I had been seeing adverts for Mothers day and been fine but my mood tanked on the actual day so I didn’t do much, except clean & play Sims.
The past week
The blue mood persisted though the weather was lovely. I decided to request some vacation time for the last week of May. I have a couple of appointments and a medical test that’s going to take some prep so I figured I’d take the time with the hope that I wouldn’t be so stressed out.
I hauled out all my summer clothes and decided to try the backwards hanger trick to see what I would wear this summer. I bagged up some of the winter stuff and things that didn’t fit for donation. I also pulled out some of my parents' stuff that I kept and decided to gift/donate some more of Dad’s stuff. Namely his sweaters. I kept a bunch of them but I really only wear two of them regularly. So I kept the ones I still wear and the oldest, most sentimental one from the 80s that was Dad’s “dressy” cardigan.
Didn’t do much on Saturday except read & sleep. Decided it might lift my mood to get out of the house on Sunday so we went for sushi and grocery shopping.
This week
I have a counselling session this afternoon so I’m hoping talking to my therapist will help jerk me out of the blue mood. Or ride the wave better, as it were. I’ve got a plumber coming up on Wednesday to look at the bathroom sink in our master bath. It’s a super slow drain that liquid plumber isn’t fixing onto real plumber and hopefully the window guy will be up this week.
I liked Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. It was bizarre, fun at times and horrifying at others. It gave me B-movie and classic comics vibes which isn’t surprising since the director was Sam Rami. I wasn’t surprised that Wanda was the villain because that’s been building up for a while. I’ve seen some discussion YouTube videos that have been saying that it undercuts WandaVision because “she had accepted her loss” which I disagree with.
First off, the mainstream knowledge of Kubler-Ross model of the five stages comes from the 1969 version on ‘On Death & Dying’ which even Kubler-Ross has said has become oversimplified and dated. It’s become a narrative short-hand to show grieving in 5 clear cut stages. Real experiences of grief have shown there’s a lot of overlap and that stages can be repeated or skipped.
To me, it made total sense that Wanda would still be grieving and I think you could argue that WandaVision was part of her grieving Vision while in MoM she’s grieving the loss of her kids. Which could explain why Vision doesn’t show up in MoM, because they wanted to focus on the kid....though it could've also just been that they didn’t want to bloat the cast and detract more from Dr. Strange.
I was still shocked by how fast and violently the illuminati were wiped out. I know Wanda is OP but man, I thought maybe Xavier might have had a chance. I like that Wong is still Sorcerer Supreme because I like his character and I like the dynamic between Strange & Wong. I was afraid he would have gotten demoted or killed off but I think Wong around frees up what Strange can do in the MCU.
I’m not really familiar with America Chavez since I haven’t read much of Young Avengers but it was a decent enough intro and I’m curious to see where and how she pops up again.
My only big criticism of the movie is that you really do need to watch WandaVision beforehand otherwise you may be confused by some of the plot details, like Wanda having kids she wants to reunite with. I’m one of those Marvel fans who watches everything and is pretty well versed in the comics so while I enjoy the interconnecting storylines, I know not everyone does. I think it’s a fair criticism to say it’s more of a WandaVision sequel than a Doctor Strange sequel.