It's becoming increasingly clear that I need to find some sort of balance between my cynical, critical, judgmental side, and the fact that I'm generally happy, sweet, and easily amused. To date this has taken the form of ending critiques with positive information. "The acting, writing, and direction were terrible. But I swear it was still an enjoyable film!" What I require now is ideas on how to address this problem in a more holistic manner. It's horrifically unlikely that I'll just shut my mouth and pretend to like everything. But perhaps I could make some sort of effort to actually stop noticing when something's bad. It's probably just a matter of perspective. "It's good to have such heated debate in class." as opposed to "If that girl does not shut her mouth so that we can move on, I will have to get up and leave." I really don't want to dumb myself down, and I like that I have standards, and my own particular taste. It's just that some times I wish I could agree more with people around me and just be happy witnessing mediocrity.