Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Cool, something to check back on
Sociological Images blog, and also, what a cool picture, I have fond memories of being surrounded by flat screens in a computer lab...
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1) Occidental College Press Conference
2) OSAC
3) Comment under How Not to Handle... about episode of yucky stupid TV show I watched when I was younger
90210
Posted by @FeministPrncess (not verified) on March 12, 2013 - 5:29pm
Interestingly enough, Beverly Hills 90210 used Occidental College as their fictional "California University" for the college years of the show.
In season 4, there is a particularly disturbing Take Back the Night episode set at Occidental, where Steve "accidentally" rapes someone, ignorant that her silence was not a 'yes'. He is portrayed as entirely innocent, and the victim as being confused about her own consent, and ultimately deserving of her fate for being too ambiguous. She ends up apologizing to Steve in front of the entire TBTN rally, saying in her speech "I didn't say yes, but I didn't say no either." Rape apologists: 1 Consent enthusiasts: 0
Thanks, Hollywood.
Friday, April 26, 2013
The thematically-disorganized brain
For parts that are hardwired to comprehend tragedy:
Anger Rises (Bangledesh factory collapse)
277 Million...
Your Naeem Here
~~~~
For parts that see the ridiculous, the gross yet funny:
Ex-Boyfriend by Lil Dicky "the voice of the voiceless."
~~~~~
Decades-old memory:
Boss - Okay, whose drawer should I count down first?
Young male co-worker - Me! me!
Boss (to me) - Chivalry's not dead!
~~~~~
In the colder months, a little girl sips a hot drink containing objects that look like medieval weapons. Then the moment fades, and she's just staring into a cup of apple cider with cloves and allspice.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
A thing to do sometimes
For some strange reason, this is a thing to do sometimes:
lie down on a bed beneath a comforter and peek out from underneath to watch light and shadows moving on beige walls. Listen to Inside (song). Think a little bit about Daisy Dead Petals (song and imagery on the cover). Also, think about cloth and fabric.
lie down on a bed beneath a comforter and peek out from underneath to watch light and shadows moving on beige walls. Listen to Inside (song). Think a little bit about Daisy Dead Petals (song and imagery on the cover). Also, think about cloth and fabric.
telegenic
Last night I showed b.f. a clip of "Switchblade Sisters" and he said "that looks like Kill Bill inspiration" and this morning he told me about the Mormon bishop samurai sword guy and I thought about how my friend who teaches swordfighting once said he had a friend in LA who fended off a home intruder with a sword (but that didn't get in the news) and then I briefly looked at Leap, which is about The Garden of Earthly Delights and Mormonism and other things, and something the author wrote about paella kind of caught my attention, and that reminds me of the first episode of 3's Company where the girls fawn over Jack's ability to cook eggs...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Oh REALLY
The entity that was responsible for my absolute favorite cup (the Quik bunny, with bunny ears for handles on either side) is doing this now?
Foot Fetish?
So I read How China's 'Leftover Women' Are To Blame, and thought, well, if you work in a factory that makes shoes, are you more likely to be "marriage material?" Then I looked for a picture of Cinderella's glass slipper and found this: Pictures of the day: 18 May 2009
Once in a while, I think...
The actress in this "Say Goodnight Raquel" clip reminds me of one of my old friends, and I really should call her...
Monday, April 22, 2013
ahem
"According to a study published in Psychological Science, 'women who were primed to evaluate themselves based on their appearance and sexual desirability had a decreased motivation to challenge gender-based inequalities and injustices.'"
*****
"...girlish bodies have much more social capital."
--Sexy Girls
*****
"...girlish bodies have much more social capital."
--Sexy Girls
Something for EARTH DAY!!!
Less than 5 minutes of slacking off left...
!) ***News Bulletin***
Petaluma, Calif. (AP)
CHILDREN IN THE PETALUMA SCHOOL DISTRICT WERE ASKED TO BRING IN ORANGE JUICE FOR ALL THE GIRLS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 12-14 WHO ARE PREGNANT. PARENTS ARE ALSO ASKED TO HELP OUT.
*****
"I'm a very healthy girl."
~ Teenage Mother (1967) trailer
~~~~~
!!) "There is nothing you can do. No matter what, one day your little girl will spread her legs and fly away."
~ from MM, "At the Codfish Ball"
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/emile%20calvet
~~~~~
!!!) "Girls who have early pubertal development are also more likely to be on the receiving end of physical and sexual violence. On the whole, they have lower levels of academic achievement and a higher and earlier level of sexual activity. They are also more likely to have a teenage pregnancy.
Early maturing boys do not have these same behavioural patterns or outcomes."
*****
"To unravel all of this, we need to begin, in earnest, to appreciate the interplay between the chemical burden in our environments (our water, food and air) and our physical and social development. Our evolution may depend on it."
~ Early puberty for girls. The new normal...
!) ***News Bulletin***
Petaluma, Calif. (AP)
CHILDREN IN THE PETALUMA SCHOOL DISTRICT WERE ASKED TO BRING IN ORANGE JUICE FOR ALL THE GIRLS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 12-14 WHO ARE PREGNANT. PARENTS ARE ALSO ASKED TO HELP OUT.
*****
"I'm a very healthy girl."
~ Teenage Mother (1967) trailer
~~~~~
!!) "There is nothing you can do. No matter what, one day your little girl will spread her legs and fly away."
~ from MM, "At the Codfish Ball"
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/emile%20calvet
~~~~~
!!!) "Girls who have early pubertal development are also more likely to be on the receiving end of physical and sexual violence. On the whole, they have lower levels of academic achievement and a higher and earlier level of sexual activity. They are also more likely to have a teenage pregnancy.
Early maturing boys do not have these same behavioural patterns or outcomes."
*****
"To unravel all of this, we need to begin, in earnest, to appreciate the interplay between the chemical burden in our environments (our water, food and air) and our physical and social development. Our evolution may depend on it."
~ Early puberty for girls. The new normal...
Bells...
Marin Marais: Sonnerie de Ste Genevieve du Mont de Paris
Apparently, a version of that one is in this 80s film, which I've never seen:
Liquid Sky
~~~~~
Liquid Sky trailer
Fantastic Planet trailer
When the brain has given up on doing anything productive before xx o'clock.
Apparently, a version of that one is in this 80s film, which I've never seen:
Liquid Sky
~~~~~
Liquid Sky trailer
Fantastic Planet trailer
When the brain has given up on doing anything productive before xx o'clock.
Momentary interruption
O concentration. Where hast thou fled, leaving thy fracturable psyche to flail about, captivated by some kind of internal wilderness...8th grade? Pacific Northwest? Your closest friend wants to learn dances and become an actress/model? (Bust A Move music video) 2nd/3rd grade? East Coast? Sitting outside, eating a melting orange creamsicle that you don't actually like? Your babysitter chainsmokes, applies eyeliner to your lids, wants to sleep with David Lee Roth, and makes you sing/memorize the lyrics that "white-winged dove" song? (Edge of Seventeen music video) There must be a better version of that one somewhere...
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Cat-sitting book
I read some of this book the last time I cat-sat:
Leap by T. T. Williams
I had re-checked it out, so I had it in my bag. Instead of reading it, this time I just brushed her and then cat-napped on the couch.
It's partially about The Garden of Earthly Delights. I remember that I had a magazine fold out of The Garden of Earthly Delights pasted on purple construction paper in high school. Another Bosch triptych was pasted on red construction paper. I can't remember the name of it, but I believe it was more hellish looking.
I just noticed how similar "triptych" sounds to "Trip Tik." (In my head.)
Time to resume a better sleeping schedule.
Leap by T. T. Williams
I had re-checked it out, so I had it in my bag. Instead of reading it, this time I just brushed her and then cat-napped on the couch.
It's partially about The Garden of Earthly Delights. I remember that I had a magazine fold out of The Garden of Earthly Delights pasted on purple construction paper in high school. Another Bosch triptych was pasted on red construction paper. I can't remember the name of it, but I believe it was more hellish looking.
I just noticed how similar "triptych" sounds to "Trip Tik." (In my head.)
Time to resume a better sleeping schedule.
heavily rotated
After a week of heavy burdens and sleep deprivation, took a nap at a stranger's house. While driving home (radio station is talking about what a tragic week it has been), twisted the knob to other channels.
"Bust A Move"
It's like...WAKE UP
That Is A Song.
"Edge of Seventeen"
That Is Another Song.
12 hours earlier: a girl whose mom is my age showed me her Powerpoint insights and a video she made about applying make-up.
"Bust A Move"
It's like...WAKE UP
That Is A Song.
"Edge of Seventeen"
That Is Another Song.
12 hours earlier: a girl whose mom is my age showed me her Powerpoint insights and a video she made about applying make-up.
Friday, April 19, 2013
C & C thoughts
~~~ Children ~~~
Says this girl today: I couldn't go to the other schools I got into 'cause my mom lost her job. We took classes together. She's really good, smarter than me. Says I: Well, she's a lot older than you are.
Says girl: She's about your age. She had me when she was like seventeen.
~~~ Commitment ~~~
IwillIwillIwillIwillIwillIwillIwillIwillIwill readthese!!!!
Won't forget. Going to reserve them now.
La vida es corta.
Says this girl today: I couldn't go to the other schools I got into 'cause my mom lost her job. We took classes together. She's really good, smarter than me. Says I: Well, she's a lot older than you are.
Says girl: She's about your age. She had me when she was like seventeen.
~~~ Commitment ~~~
IwillIwillIwillIwillIwillIwillIwillIwillIwill readthese!!!!
Won't forget. Going to reserve them now.
La vida es corta.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Bears
"On a scale of one to 10, how much fun did you have?
I'm actually not sure I had any fun. The trip was challenging, which I always like, and now that I'm through it, something I'm glad I did, but I basically spent the entire time in a state of sheer terror, so there wasn't much room for fun. I guess a one? "
~Hiking the Tetons - The Hairpin
I'm actually not sure I had any fun. The trip was challenging, which I always like, and now that I'm through it, something I'm glad I did, but I basically spent the entire time in a state of sheer terror, so there wasn't much room for fun. I guess a one? "
~Hiking the Tetons - The Hairpin
weird synchronicity
Watched Exit Through The Gift Shop on the day this Joshua Tree graffiti story came out...
hmmm, movies again
From Bridesmaids Sparks a Genre...
" Geena Davis, the actress and founder of the Geena Davis Institute for Gender in Media, told TheWrap that after the release of her “Thelma and Louise” 20 years ago, “the press was predicting, ‘Oh my God, this proves a movie designed to appeal to women can be successful. A female road movie can be successful. This proves that a female buddy movie can be successful … This is surely going to launch a whole wave of these kinds of movies. And there were none. There were none, none, none.”
After that, Davis starred in the very successful “A League of Their Own,” about an all-female baseball team.
Its success, she said, was accompanied by the same talk: “We’re going to see so many other female sports movies. And there none until ‘Bend it Like Beckham.’ So that didn’t happen.”
But she congratulated Wiig and noted that only about 13 percent of screenwriters are women.
“Any time women can be portrayed doing something other than what they are usually doing in movies – which is a lot of times being a love object or being decorative rather than a fully realized character, that’s great,” she said."
" Geena Davis, the actress and founder of the Geena Davis Institute for Gender in Media, told TheWrap that after the release of her “Thelma and Louise” 20 years ago, “the press was predicting, ‘Oh my God, this proves a movie designed to appeal to women can be successful. A female road movie can be successful. This proves that a female buddy movie can be successful … This is surely going to launch a whole wave of these kinds of movies. And there were none. There were none, none, none.”
After that, Davis starred in the very successful “A League of Their Own,” about an all-female baseball team.
Its success, she said, was accompanied by the same talk: “We’re going to see so many other female sports movies. And there none until ‘Bend it Like Beckham.’ So that didn’t happen.”
But she congratulated Wiig and noted that only about 13 percent of screenwriters are women.
“Any time women can be portrayed doing something other than what they are usually doing in movies – which is a lot of times being a love object or being decorative rather than a fully realized character, that’s great,” she said."
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