do you know
that your tomorrow
has no tomorrow?
that your blood
is the ink
of new maps?
Unsurprising news of the day: Many women leave the church because of its “’silence’ about sexual desire and activity, and because of its hostility to single-parent families and unmarried couples.” [via A Spritely Oolong]
Sciencewomen point to an awesome statement by Michelle Obama:
I was raised to believe I could do it all, and that was very empowering. Then I got into the work force and realized there was really no support for me to do it all. … We either have to fix that or be honest about it.
An awesome video - my new crush raps about the LHC.
Swing Kids - I’ve been learning to swing dance this summer, and I really loved a lot of the dance bits in this movie. The historical aspect is really interesting and pretty depressing. Parts of it (especially the very end) were kind of over-dramatic, but it’s a pretty good movie overall.
The Dark Knight - I had to cover my eyes. To the parents with the 8 and 10 year old behind you, what were you thinking? Batman and the Joker are both absolutely crazy. I left the movie feeling pretty terrible about the world. Which I think is what was supposed to happen. Gotham is a pretty terrible place.
Lars and the Real Girl - Absolutely wonderful. I’ve never seen a movie deal so well with the topic of mental illness. A little understanding can go a long way.
The Man Who Planted Trees - Very short, but very wonderful. More than a little idealistic. I kind of wanted to become a tree planting hermit after watching this, but decided that I couldn’t give up wearing cute shoes.
So I’ve gone to the movies twice since I’ve been here. Generally, I would consider this a silly thing to do since going to the movies is so expensive. Not so here in nowhere, Michigan! A student ticket at the local theater is $3.50 and on Thursdays they have giant bags of $1 popcorn.
So far I’ve seen Wall-E and Hancock. Wall-E is really beautiful and fun and has a timely message about consumerism, though Jay Smooth over at Ill Doctrine points out some problems with it. Hancock is also fun, but you are required to not think to enjoy it.
Kung Fu Panda - The main character is a fat panda. Some of the ways fat is portrayed are good, some are really awful. But I did laugh a lot. I felt like the movie was over in 30 minutes. Perhaps that’s because it’s a kid movie and I’m really a kid.
The Notorious Bettie Page - Absolutely one of the worst movies I have ever seen. In addition to the poor story structuring, all of the characters were stupid and boring, except for one. And you don’t get to see that character very often.
Every Friday night in Flagstaff in the summer, they show a movie in the square. Beforehand there’s usually a small performance. Last night it was the dance troupe from the community college. They were not very good and asked the audience for money to go to a competition in Italy.
Even though Shrek the Third was kind of terrible, I did have a good time, but there are a few reasons I probably won’t be going back.
The adult to child ratio was something like 1:20. This is kind of terrifying outside of school when they’re tightly controlled.
They only show kids movies, and not especially good ones. Luckily, I was in a really good mood and even thought Shrek the Third was funny last night.
Flagstaff is not warm. Last week it snowed for this. This week the temperature just dropped into the 50s when the sun went down.
- I’ve been learning to swing dance this summer, and I really loved a lot of the dance bits in this movie. The historical aspect is really interesting and pretty depressing. Parts of it (especially the very end) were kind of over-dramatic, but it’s a pretty good movie overall.
