Out of Phase

Nearly every sci-fi show that has ever existed has done an episode where the hero gets caught out of phase with the rest of the universe. They either shift to an alternate universe that is almost-but-not-quite right (or one that is totally opposite) or speed up or slow down or have something happen to them that makes it difficult to communicate with people from their own universe/time/whatever.

Anyways, I'm having one of those out of phase kind of weeks, where things just aren't quite fitting right. It's kind of like trying to zip a zipper when you can't get it lined up just right. Nothing bad has happened, I just feel a bit cranky or ... off. It's one of those weeks where I just feel like I just don't get it. Couple of silly examples? Went to see "Light in the Piazza," which is supposed to be some super-special romance or something, and I totally wasn't feeling it. The basic storyline is that a girl and her mother go to Italy, the girl meets and falls in love with a local boy and they all live happily ever after. The kicker is that she had an accident as a child and cannot mature past a 10 year old level. OK, so we're supposed to root for the couple, right? And all I can think of is 1) Why the hell don't they just tell the guy the truth and 2) How much "in love" can he be that he doesn't notice (I think he just wanted to schtup her, but that's another story) and 3) Boy is their wedding night going to be interesting. I think I missed the point somewhere - either that or I'm just a crotchety old lady.

Oh, and it doesn't stop there. I'm listening to the news, right? And two stories are on the air. The first is about a group that "helps" gay people go straight. And there are protesters all over the place. All I can think is if people want to go to these meetings or change, it's kind of their business. How is it threatening to these other folks? Don't they have anything better to do? Ah, but they say that it's wrong to try and change. Bull. People change or try to all the time. It's simply not their business. I guess this makes me a crotchety old conservative, right? But wait. The next story is about a guy who was the town manager for a place for 14 years and got fired because the folks in the town found out he was going to have a sex change. Again I say, who cares? So long as he (or she, as the case may be) is doing the job, why does anyone give a dang? People really need to stop worrying about what everyone else is doing. So does this now make me a liberal again? Or maybe a libertarian? Or maybe just out of phase?