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Figured out what my problem is.
Oct. 29th, 2010 02:25 amI'd rather be heading to D.C.
Frazzled and tired
Aug. 19th, 2010 08:33 amToo much to do. I've not been updating anything lately except for Facebook.
I may have seriously taken on more than I can handle because I'm running around like a chicken with my head cut off.
MOMS Club--I'm now President and responsible for a bunch of stuff.
Kids starting school in two weeks--we haven't even began Back to School shopping and they need EVERYTHING.
Family Connections--I'm on the board and we're having a huge fundraiser next week. I'm responsible for setting up the silent auction items and staging. I need to sell my last 8 tickets and get some volunteers out there.
New dog--We acquired an adult, male Chihuahua. My brother in law's step mom had just gotten him before she died from a sudden stroke. Her husband felt that he couldn't care for him so we agreed to take him on. We're all adjusting but I love the little guy. He's 10 lbs of cute in a 4lb bag.
I could be crazy.
I may have seriously taken on more than I can handle because I'm running around like a chicken with my head cut off.
MOMS Club--I'm now President and responsible for a bunch of stuff.
Kids starting school in two weeks--we haven't even began Back to School shopping and they need EVERYTHING.
Family Connections--I'm on the board and we're having a huge fundraiser next week. I'm responsible for setting up the silent auction items and staging. I need to sell my last 8 tickets and get some volunteers out there.
New dog--We acquired an adult, male Chihuahua. My brother in law's step mom had just gotten him before she died from a sudden stroke. Her husband felt that he couldn't care for him so we agreed to take him on. We're all adjusting but I love the little guy. He's 10 lbs of cute in a 4lb bag.
I could be crazy.
Currently writing
May. 14th, 2009 12:45 amI'm working on three column ideas:
One on parents using photo sharing sites, a personal examination of parenting over the last three generations and one on Good Cop/Bad Cop parenting.
So many ideas! Need to keep them straight and take better notes when I think of them.
If I can flesh out and finish all three, that leaves enough material to cover the summer months and I can concentrate on other writing.
One on parents using photo sharing sites, a personal examination of parenting over the last three generations and one on Good Cop/Bad Cop parenting.
So many ideas! Need to keep them straight and take better notes when I think of them.
If I can flesh out and finish all three, that leaves enough material to cover the summer months and I can concentrate on other writing.
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May. 14th, 2009 12:43 amI'm fully wrapped up in the dichotomies in the various plots of Twilight.
In my own mind they are glaring and annoying, and yet, I'm stuck over this whole internal conflict of asking why do I really find Edward attractive?
Besides being an Emo Hairloaf, he's a creepy stalker who climbs into Bella's room every night to watch her sleep and is always touching her face.
Aaarrrgggghhhhh! I'm so ambivalent!
In my own mind they are glaring and annoying, and yet, I'm stuck over this whole internal conflict of asking why do I really find Edward attractive?
Besides being an Emo Hairloaf, he's a creepy stalker who climbs into Bella's room every night to watch her sleep and is always touching her face.
Aaarrrgggghhhhh! I'm so ambivalent!
Community Sponsored Agriculture
May. 12th, 2009 08:00 pmWe're considering buying a farm share in a Community Sponsored Agriculture program. It sounds really affordable for a weekly pick up of seasonal, organically grown vegetables.
I'm going to call the guy and see what's up.
http://www.localharvest.org/csa/M27588
I'm going to call the guy and see what's up.
http://www.localharvest.org/csa/M27588
Twilight, relatively coherent thoughts.
May. 6th, 2009 11:59 pmI'm trying to dissect some of the major themes in Twilight to see why I like it, how it speaks to me and where it rubs me the wrong way.
Abstinence:
It's obviously a metaphor for abstinence. The Cullens abstain from drinking human blood, Edward abstains from killing Bella, everyone is pretty much tormented by desire on a daily basis. Bella and Edward have to balance their desire for each other with protecting Bella (which, to me, reeks of a paternal arrogance). We get it! THE SEX IS DANGEROUS!
Gruesome Twosomes:
It seems that everyone is meant to be with their True Wuv. Edward is the lonely seventh wheel in the Cullen Clan, where each person finds their decidedly Hetero, eternal mate. I love that the family is close and protective of each other--doing what they can to maintain their compassion for humans in spite of their lost humanity. Edward, a virgin when he was changed, hasn't found anyone he fancies in over 80 years until Bella comes along. I hate the fact that I find this charming. I am a sucker for this angsty, emo kind of love. There is something to be said for that first love and the feeling that it gives you. I think this is all well done in the book and the film. This is how teenagers really feel about the person they fall in love with. They are swept up in a tumultuous sea of hormones and everything pales next to the object of their affections. Do most girls melt when they think that their boyfriends' world revolves around them?
I have to admit that I was very much Bella when I was 17. I would have given anything to have found a sparkly, immortal killer over the asshole that I lost my virginity to. It's possible millions of others feel this way and that's why the book is such a big seller.
Aging:
The last chapter of Twilight and the first chapter of New Moon are obsessed with age. Bella seems driven crazy by the fact that she's going to be a dry husk of an old woman next to her sparkly, deathless boyfriend.
Confession: Robert Pattinson is bringing out some ugly cougarish tendencies of my own so I can totally understand Bella's pangs here.
But Edward is equally obsessed with living his lost teenage years vicariously to the fullest through Bella--thinking that just having a rich, gorgeous boyfriend with superpowers will be plenty for her. Newflash, Hairdo--it's not.
Equality:
James points out that Edward left Bella a weak human. That there is no equality in the relationship where Edward has all the power. Except for the power she has over Edward--her blood, which is like a drug to him. So Bella's topping from the bottom?
Family:
Bella comes from a broken home, even though she loves her parents, she may not completely respect them. She's a typical teenager in that she thinks she's smarter and knows more than her folks. And in this case, she probably does. But that may be part of what draws her to the Cullens, with Carlisle's ancient wisdom and extraordinary self control. Her need for a true mother figure is answered by the doting, maternal Esme.
The only way Edward and Bella can be together is if Edward never loses control. Bella has to try to exercise a certain amount of restraint on her part to not tempt him any further so they dance around the issues of physicality. How long before Bella resents this?
And this is my first round of thoughts. New Moon is supposed to be delivered tomorrow so I'm hoping I get a chance to read it over the weekend.
Abstinence:
It's obviously a metaphor for abstinence. The Cullens abstain from drinking human blood, Edward abstains from killing Bella, everyone is pretty much tormented by desire on a daily basis. Bella and Edward have to balance their desire for each other with protecting Bella (which, to me, reeks of a paternal arrogance). We get it! THE SEX IS DANGEROUS!
Gruesome Twosomes:
It seems that everyone is meant to be with their True Wuv. Edward is the lonely seventh wheel in the Cullen Clan, where each person finds their decidedly Hetero, eternal mate. I love that the family is close and protective of each other--doing what they can to maintain their compassion for humans in spite of their lost humanity. Edward, a virgin when he was changed, hasn't found anyone he fancies in over 80 years until Bella comes along. I hate the fact that I find this charming. I am a sucker for this angsty, emo kind of love. There is something to be said for that first love and the feeling that it gives you. I think this is all well done in the book and the film. This is how teenagers really feel about the person they fall in love with. They are swept up in a tumultuous sea of hormones and everything pales next to the object of their affections. Do most girls melt when they think that their boyfriends' world revolves around them?
I have to admit that I was very much Bella when I was 17. I would have given anything to have found a sparkly, immortal killer over the asshole that I lost my virginity to. It's possible millions of others feel this way and that's why the book is such a big seller.
Aging:
The last chapter of Twilight and the first chapter of New Moon are obsessed with age. Bella seems driven crazy by the fact that she's going to be a dry husk of an old woman next to her sparkly, deathless boyfriend.
Confession: Robert Pattinson is bringing out some ugly cougarish tendencies of my own so I can totally understand Bella's pangs here.
But Edward is equally obsessed with living his lost teenage years vicariously to the fullest through Bella--thinking that just having a rich, gorgeous boyfriend with superpowers will be plenty for her. Newflash, Hairdo--it's not.
Equality:
James points out that Edward left Bella a weak human. That there is no equality in the relationship where Edward has all the power. Except for the power she has over Edward--her blood, which is like a drug to him. So Bella's topping from the bottom?
Family:
Bella comes from a broken home, even though she loves her parents, she may not completely respect them. She's a typical teenager in that she thinks she's smarter and knows more than her folks. And in this case, she probably does. But that may be part of what draws her to the Cullens, with Carlisle's ancient wisdom and extraordinary self control. Her need for a true mother figure is answered by the doting, maternal Esme.
The only way Edward and Bella can be together is if Edward never loses control. Bella has to try to exercise a certain amount of restraint on her part to not tempt him any further so they dance around the issues of physicality. How long before Bella resents this?
And this is my first round of thoughts. New Moon is supposed to be delivered tomorrow so I'm hoping I get a chance to read it over the weekend.
phone call with Dad
May. 5th, 2009 11:59 pmI had an interesting phone call with my father this evening. I've been doing some research for a column and he gave me some great material.
We chatted about his childhood and his mom.
Now I need to go back and watch Coal Miner's Daughter because I swear, that is how my dad grew up.
We chatted about his childhood and his mom.
Now I need to go back and watch Coal Miner's Daughter because I swear, that is how my dad grew up.
I'm considering reading Midnight Sun until my copy of New Moon arrives.
I lost it on Christopher a few minutes ago. When he got home, he and the kids planted some containers with flowers and vegetables.
He just told me that he was going up to take a bath. I said fine, and afterward, we'll put the kids in the bath.
I swear, he said, "But they just had a bath last night."
I pointed out that he just showered this morning, so why was he taking a bath???
WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK? He's been doing this for FIVE YEARS. EVERY TIME I say, "the kids need a bath" he responds by telling me they just had a bath last night.
KIDS GET DIRTY EVERY DAY! I don't mind skipping a bath now and then, if they're not filthy but tonight they were playing IN DIRT!
I know this is because he finds it tiresome to bath the kids. You have to watch them closely so they don't splash a bunch of water on the floor or try to drown each other. And then you have to wash their hair and dry them off and get them dressed and make help them brush their teeth...yeah, HUGE pain in the ass but it's part of the goddamn job.
Get over it already.
He just told me that he was going up to take a bath. I said fine, and afterward, we'll put the kids in the bath.
I swear, he said, "But they just had a bath last night."
I pointed out that he just showered this morning, so why was he taking a bath???
WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK? He's been doing this for FIVE YEARS. EVERY TIME I say, "the kids need a bath" he responds by telling me they just had a bath last night.
KIDS GET DIRTY EVERY DAY! I don't mind skipping a bath now and then, if they're not filthy but tonight they were playing IN DIRT!
I know this is because he finds it tiresome to bath the kids. You have to watch them closely so they don't splash a bunch of water on the floor or try to drown each other. And then you have to wash their hair and dry them off and get them dressed and make help them brush their teeth...yeah, HUGE pain in the ass but it's part of the goddamn job.
Get over it already.
Brain not working properly.
May. 5th, 2009 10:39 amI need to get my thoughts off Twilight so I can concentrate on my next newspaper column.
first post on Dreamwidth
May. 3rd, 2009 11:20 pmFeeling things out. Upgraded to a paid account on a six-month trial basis. Will see how this works out.
