On being "good"

[featherynscale]

Lately I determine what is "good" on the basis of functionality. If a thing does all of the things I expect it to do, it is "good". Example:

Me: Goodbye dog, don't do anything terribly destructive while we're gone.
Kittenpants: He's such a bad dog.
Me: I don't know, he does all the things you expect a dog to do, chews on things, eats what he isn't supposed to, makes holes in the fence. I think that makes him a good dog. Almost an archetypal dog.
David: I have to admit, he's a very doggy dog. Ur-dog.

Also, on saturday, we had a good ritual.
I think that this is the sort of reasoning that allows me to enjoy monster movies.

Comments

[kcwitch.livejournal.com]

it was a good ritual.

[malvito.livejournal.com]

There's no such thing as a bad dog ... only bad owners. (Feeling guilty for having paddles little Racer's heinie when he pooped on the carpet on Sunday.)

So, is it just monster flicks or horror flicks in general? You'd probably get a kick out of my collection.