Something is because it just feels like it should be. In David Lynch's book Catching The Big Fish, Lynch says life is filled with abstractions and the only way we make heads or tails of it is intuition. He says sometimes a piece of music, or a sound just marries to the picture and is so important to the feeling of his films. These things don’t need to be explained. We intuit what we need to in order to get what we want out of the experience.
So, try this:
1. When you feel like a bold exit is in order (after a boring meeting, after you’ve just plunked $175 for jeans, after you’ve had a shot of tequila, after you finally got all of the formulas in a monster Excel spreadsheet working…. you get the idea)
2. raise your fist in the air
3. pretend your other fist is holding a microphone and yell
“Good Night LA!”
don’t substitute any other city and don’t deviate from the prescribed rock star pose. The louder the better.
This feels so right.
Thanks Micquelle! Good luck with the new job!
2 comments:
I've seen it done in real life and it is just the way you want to leave a room; if you're cool.
I'd add only the twist of turning your back to the "audience" as you shout forth. I find it leaves them wanting more and you can hide your tears or laughter or relief or disgust or buyer's remorse upon exiting. It's none of their business anyway. They were meant only to worship.
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