so, i had a shit day at work and i want to come home and watch a swedish horror film. ok, done. i get to the subtitle menu (because, a, i don’t know swedish, and b, i can’t actually parse* just the sound of the movie) and there are THREE DIFFERENT OPTIONS. there are “english subtitles”, “english subtitles (theatrical)”, and “english narrative subtitles”. what the fuck do i do here. i don’t even know.

*i’m trying to thing of the best way to say this — it isn’t exactly truthful to say i can’t hear. afaik my physical-hearing is just fine. but i have difficulty processing sound into meaning without visual cues and focal points. i can’t hear without my glasses, either, and i have a horrible time talking on the phone. there are a few people (read: E.) who i have no problem tuning into, but that’s only because i recognize their voices. i think it’s related to my focus problems, which i bleeve are a result of having fucked myself over nutritionally forever. either way it is very annoying.