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| Sunday, May 18th, 2008 |
clymeney
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1:19a |
Just watched the strangest and yet somehow empowering (for women) movie. It's called "Teeth". The movie follows a girl who has a case of Vagina Dentata. I thought it was a fairly well made movie with an original (as far as hollywood goes) story, however I think men would be quite a bit more disturbed by this film that women.
If you want to see the movie don't read further, I don't know how to make a cut or link or whatever it's called, yes I know, I do have a couple, but my brother does them for me and he's asleep right now. This post also rambles fairly broadly.
*** SPOILERS ***
The movie is pretty much every man's nightmare, a woman who can emasculate them (literally) should she choose to. I follows a girl that takes an abstinence vow until she marries. It's fairly transparent what will happen when she gets her first boyfriend, he rapes her during an outing at a lake. After the emasculation of said boyfriend she pretty much breaks down and freaks out. It's what happens later that is the meat of the story. It follows her as she evolves both in attitude and mind set. I'm not going to call it morals, as I believe morals are subjective, and the belief of how and when someone has sex is not a moral quandary for me as long as its between 2 consenting individuals of an appropriate mental and emotional maturity. The protagonist goes through the roller coaster of felling violated and a freak at which point she goes to a gynecologist and he finds out why you shouldn't do bad things, to becoming a confident and empowered woman when a dirty old man has obvious bad intentions toward her. In the end she winds up not hating what she is, but embracing it.
Should she feel this way? I believe there have been times in many women lives when they feel afraid, powerless and insignificant when dealing with men. Men are for a large part physically stronger than women, and no matter how well you know defense skills or how much you exercise, when walking to your car in a deserted garage or down the street late at night you feel just that little bit afraid. In a perfect world no one would be afraid of being assaulted but we do not live in a perfect world. I'm sure some men have felt unsafe for some of the same reasons as women and I'm not saying that only men do bad things, both sexes can be raped or used in an ill manner. Unfortunately it's women who account for the larger portion rape victims.
OK Ramble done |
turkchief
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12:53a |
Senseless fun.... My BARD score..... My score on The Which Shakespeare Play Are You? Test: Measure for Measure
(You scored 30% = Tragic, 44% = Comic, 11% = Romantic, 69% = Historic) http://panther.is1.okcimg.com/users/456/498/4574990916502725728/mt1075 587342.jpg You are Measure for Measure. Originally classified as a comedy but now regarded amongst the "Problem Plays", Measure for Measure is a story of truth, justice, mercy, forgiveness, and humility. What your score tells us about you is that you are most likely an outgoing person, who believes in doing what is right. While you may sometimes abuse your power in certain situations, for the most part you are kind-hearted and sincere. Not that abusing your power is necessarily a bad thing. Remember, as the play tells us "some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall." We just want to make sure you don't get too greedy for power and end up like that Macbeth guy! Link: The Which Shakespeare Play Are You? Test View My Profile: (OkCupid Free Online Dating) Cool stuff.. http://www.genitron.com/unique7.htmlEven COOLER stuff... http://guntech.com/hillberg/TC Current Mood:  amusedCurrent Music: Baga troubles by wailing Souls |
| Saturday, May 17th, 2008 |
k1tsune
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8:07p |
Well it feels like a long weekend and it's only Saturday. Yesterday I drove through crappy traffic and just as crappy weather to Tom and Gigi's, hung out watched TV had Pizza and then Tom and I went over to Aakin's hung out for a little bit and picked up some DVD's, then headed back to Tom and Geeg's for the rest of the night of game playing till about 3:30a - 4:00a.
Then I woke up roughly about 8:30am and took a shower and started to head out, got the car's oil changed and then headed to Brian and Liz's, played some tennis with Brian, it was fun, I'd do it again. Then we went to lunch and then came back, watched some baseball on the tv, felt really damned exhausted and then headed back to Brooklyn.
Tonight I plan on playing a little Half Life 2 and then going to sleep, tomorrow I plan on writing more on Anne and then maybe painting.
Monday night is the first Volleyball match of our season...hopefully.
Next weekend Alison and I drive up to New Hampshire to visit my mother.
I happen to have an extra copy of Robocop and Hulk on DVD if anyone wants them let me know.
Still reading the Dark Tower.
That's about it. |
turkchief
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7:27p |
All sweaty.... And not from anything fun. Been maintainancing. Emptied the garbage, cleaned up the kitchen, swept the floor, did half the dishes...(The Li'l girl did the other half)....took out recyclables. Then, went out, raked up most of the front, hogged down all the weeds with a manual brush cutter, picked up all the non organic garbage, emptied the butt bucket, swept up everything the raking left, put away all the tools laying around, organized the stuff outside a bit better. My neighbor Tommy chipped in and mowed the stuff I hogged down. Wow, I've never seen the yard so.....flat. But that's not all. First, I went out and ran errands this morning. Bank, stationary store, dollar store, Selden thrift, Men-at-Arms. Cashed my paycheck, got my obligatory scratch off game, picked up olive oil, ersatz gold bond powder, season salt, painters tape. Didn't find any pants at ST, but did buy 6 weekend tee shirts, Including a Black one that says in big red letter..."The chupacabra made me do it"....Picked up 2 Ospreys at MAA, Roman Military clothing 2, Ukrainian Armies 1914-1950. Put 3 on hold, and had Jim order me 2. As per usual, I spent a great deal of time chatting with Jim. Meanwhile, back at the raunch, In between all the yard work, I managed to get two of the 3 colors on my list shield painted, Give the Li'l girl a pep talk on HL fighting, google the correct plans for list crossbow bolts, send an few e-mails, answer e-mails, read my blogs, and make coffee.... Ummm...yeah, I suppose I should eat something today shouldn't I?..... TC Current Mood:  accomplishedCurrent Music: Pop Goes the World by Men Without Hats |
acardart
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7:27p |
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lokaen
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3:05p |
everyones favourite scene from The Night Porter. NSfw*.
*haha, it is a pun. |
thevirtualjim
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2:40a |
When
When my niece is old enough I want to tell her that people are good, they just sometimes need to be reminded to do good. There are alot of other things too, but that is the main one. |
thevirtualjim
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1:31a |
Something crazy
One of the best experiences of my life was driving cross country. My only regret on that trip was not taking more time during it. I think in 2009 I want to take 2-3 weeks to drive cross country and back again. I think June might be the best month to do it in (august may be my 2nd choice). I could use 1 or 2 people to go with me. You have until April 30th 2009 to choose. |
thevirtualjim
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12:49a |
Last night
Last night something happened that never happened before. I hit another living creature with my car (ok, well excluding bugs). I have been driving for 19 years, and this is the 1st time.
I was driving down the block to my brother's house at about 1am, and suddenly this rabbit jumped into the road in front of me and i felt it under my tire. I was kinda freaked, I stopped and turned around, trying to think of the best way to put it out of its misery, as I was pretty sure I hit it enough to seriously injure it but not kill it. I came back to the spot with my high-beams on, and for a split second i thought I saw it floating and then I saw the reflective eyes of a cat. The cat had grabbed the rabbit just as I came back and she rushed off across the street into some yard. My thought was "good, nature took care of it, I do not have to bloody myself more"
I feel as if this means something but I do not know what. random chance? reality giving me a pass for thinking about doing the 'right' thing? a highlight for the fact that what humans do is not really divorced from nature as we like to think? or who knows. |
thevirtualjim
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12:00a |
Charlie Wilson's war.
I just finished watching it and it was a good watch. Interesting how I had no clue of the world state when I was a kid.
It also really lays out why the US is in the situation it is in now, especially with the 2nd to last scene of the movie. |
| Friday, May 16th, 2008 |
turkchief
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11:20p |
Going to turn in soon.... Can't get this cold, wet weather out of me. I fell like a heavy blanket is laying on me....random stuff inside me hurts. I'm tired, and I have every right to be, but somehow I resent it. It's silly really. When there is nothing constructive to do, no where interesting to go, and you really don't feel like socializing, why not sleep?..... Too many years of..."But If I sleep, I might miss something" !!!! Went over to Weasels Thursday night after work. A good old friend is Weasel. I spent a cordial evening disassembling unsuccessfully reloaded 12 GA. shells while he stripped down the reloading stuff I brought him. There was talking, and cups of good strong Caravan Black tea, and 80's vintage cassette tapes on a crusty old boom box. While stopping in at the wine making place on 111 to pick up #6.5 rubber stoppers to make HL crossbow bolts with, I watched a mental giant in a Ford excursion drive up the curb and bash into a tree. Hey yuppy moron, note to self, when driving your piece of shit gas guzzler in heavy stop and go traffic in the rain, gabbing on your cell phone is probably not the best idea..... TC Current Mood:  complacentCurrent Music: Onion Thin Skin by Bonfire Madison |
thevirtualjim
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9:32p |
Commercials, and reality TV
I recently realized why commercials have pretty much no influence over me other than being purely informational. I feel no connection at all with any person displayed on any commercial I have seen. Connection to the people in commercials is a min way for making watchers want to buy the product, so I guess thats why nothing much in commercials interests me.
Reality TV bothers me alot. It specifically goes for the worst in people and they take the people who will cause the most drama and conflict. Its all horrible examples for people.
Current Mood: Ranting |
turkchief
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8:52p |
Radium Brand Condoms..... As well as radium brand cigarettes, butter, and beer......HM Mikey certainly has been surfing some...."interesting" ... web sites lately..... It has been a long ass work week. I seem to type that phrase over and over. It's one of those "Christ, I write the same fucking things again and again and again" sort of things that makes me think about deleting my LJ sometimes....(shrug)... not really in a pissy mood or anything, just tired. I'm all achey from loading trucks and the cold rainy weather. A stiff scotch and a couple of Tylenol haven't done much to take the edge off. I could get hammered I suppose, but drinking alone is so.....words fail me, but it smacks of the Junky if you get my drift. I'm not that desperate, my life is NOT that empty.....( I wish I was sure of that)...... still and all, Like I said, I'm not as down as this post makes me sound. Just weary. My head is freshly shaved, and I was just wishing I had servants to polish it for me.....It would be good to have servants...... Been to alot of places this week. Some of them extremely beautiful. Had an install at Hither hills state park concession shack out in Montauk. The one call took all day, and most of that was driving. I love it out there. Life just between the sea and the sky. Scrub Pine and Beach Grass The Sea Goes on Forever East End Summer Scene My silly, childish pretense to literary accomplishment, blue collar intellectualism. As I get older, the reality of my situation permeates my being. I absorb it. The acknowledgement of the fact that I'm no expert on anything. I'm a dilettante with just enough grasp of the language and it uses to pass......strange as this sounds, this fact does not bother me like it once might have. As my time on this mortal coil unwinds, I've tried to learn to accept who I really am. I'm trying to learn to as the say, become comfortable in my own skin. It's a hard task, and hard tasks have always been things I've striven to avoid. Not sure why I felt the need to post these insights into where Turk is spiritually/intellectually lately.....It's probably the rain. It makes one introspective..... TC Current Mood:  tiredCurrent Music: In the Court of the Crimson King by King Crimson |
lokaen
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9:00p |
The high temperature was nearly 100 degrees. I wisely spent the hottest hours of the day up in a mountain, making snow angels and reading Njals' Saga. |
thevirtualjim
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7:28p |
musings
Been having fun on my own tonight. The jacuzzi is nice. I notice that with a bit of set-up, one could have a surround-sound and projection video while sitting in it :). The set-up would have to be moved indoors when not in use though. I just wish there were others here to enjoy the stuff around.
Sometimes when I read people's LJs its hard for me to hold back with un-asked for advice. I keep thinking I should say something but then I think about all the times in the past I did and how it never worked out well.
Some other Ljs I read and think "they are that age and STILL think of things that way?" lol.
I have also been thinking about taking most of my piercings out, at least when I am teaching and seeing patients. It might be a hassle, but it would be interesting to note any differences. |
| Saturday, May 17th, 2008 |
acardart
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8:40a |
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| Friday, May 16th, 2008 |
kyaraelf
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2:34p |
Bloody brilliant! I didn't realize that Eddie Izzard is doing the voice of Reepicheep! Seriously awesome casting there. Current Mood:  okay |
laughingmonk
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2:23p |
Just a Reminder I'll be back in my hometown, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday lunch. I know that is not ideal, but if people are around, I'd love to see ya'll. And I brought ya'll a... package...  |
k1tsune
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2:18p |
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horuschilde
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1:50p |
artists of the world, take heart. . . . .
http://real-us.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080516/ennew_afp/entertainmentbritainpoetryauction |
kyaraelf
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1:41p |
I'm really not sure what to say about this The Penis Museum*Not really a toad since it has nothing to do with me personally but I really couldn't post about a Penis Museum without using the Toad icon. Current Mood:  amused |
kyaraelf
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12:33p |
from ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) thefridayfive What's your favourite TV network? I don't think I have one nor can I see myself ever having one. This week I think it was a 3 way tie between SciFi, Fox and CW for the most time spent watching but they are definitely not favorites. Heck, there is part of me that despises Fox for the way they keep canceling great or even good shows. Most recently I am pissed at them for canceling New Amsterdam. And SciFi goes between having awesome shows like Doctor Who and BSG and stupid made for the network B horror flicks. Right now CBS wins for most despised though. How dare they cancel Jericho and Moonlight! Eh, whatever. If you could create your own channel, what would it be? The only way I would create my own channel would be if money was no object. Then it would be filled with cult hits with a heavy emphasis on SciFi. And if I liked it then it would stay on no matter what the ratings. What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back? Space1999. Hmm, I guess it would have to be titled Space2099 now. Seriously I'm not sure. I would never have guessed that Battlestar Galactica could be transformed into the awesome show it is now. What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show? ALF What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD? Well I already have a few. Ones I don't have but want include Star Trek Enterprise and John Doe. Current Mood: okay |
acardart
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10:23a |
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kyaraelf
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9:27a |
Yesterday was my first day of working from home on Thursdays. It worked better than I thought it would. I only had to call the help desk about my computer once. I got a lot done both work-wise and home-wise (I gained two hours that I wasn't commuting). It was awesome to wear comfy clothes that I don't wear out of the house. I think I moved around more than I usually do too. I was worried that I'd let myself get distracted. That worry probably worked to my advantage because I didn't at all. I probably got more work done than I do in my office. Notice the lack of posting on LJ. This just might work! Current Mood: okay |
kyaraelf
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9:14a |
So I stayed up and watched it last night. J watched the first few minutes with me and the whole time stuff immediately got him confused. Luckily he decided to go to bed because I would have had to kill him if he kept asking questions and I really don't want to kill my fiance just before our wedding. I am always amazed at this shows ability to leave me with more questions. ( Such as... ) Current Mood: okay |
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