Fine Maiden of Land O' Lakes

So, i was going to post the below on Shameless but then felt that it was dragging on and really, everyone's all been Twilight crazy on Shameless a few months ago. Here it is! It's unfinished. I still need to think about it more.. But, my verdict on the movie is, first hour = interesting, rest = lame-o, i will watch new moon, and pattison is a hunk.

I admit that I just watched Twilight despite the bit of bugging I've endured from friends due to my tittering about it since the DVD release. Post-watch it lives up to all of the feminist critiques, and the first hour or so was entertaining, but I stayed glued to the screen in hopes of them unraveling the duality they create between the so-white-I-can-see-through-your-skin Cold Ones and the equally quiet, mysterious, and surprising-you-out-of-the-bushes Wolves.

Since high school I've been obsessed with colonialism, representations of Indigenous cultures, the dialogue about racism between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in Canada, and our general inability to talk about these issues in public and private forums, especially our inability to discuss them ironically because we're always reverting to comedy. Viewing Twilight as the most contemporary example in popular culture of these complications there has been a lack of critical discussion about the racial and colonial aspects of the film.

1. In this interview the About.com interviewer asks Taylor Lautner (he plays Jacob Black) point blank about his "Indian" status and they both evade the question and answer by discussing his "likeness" to those youth from the Quileute Nation. He's shocked that he likes basketball and girls and they like basketball and girls. Question: Does this reaffirm his claim to his "distant past" because the film's producers were criticized for not casting an Aboriginal person or could it reaffirm that American boys like girls and basketball?

2. Let's talk about catchement areas: Does Jacob go to school on the Reservation because he is a Werewolf and can't intermingle with populations that include the Cold Ones? But really it's factually right, there is a school on the Reservation. Why did bella think that he would go to school in town, then? lots of questions!!!

oh where oh where have i been?

well, luck has it! i found my charger for my camera (in a basket of knitting projects), and my ipod (that was at the shop), but i can't find this other thing i was looking for and i've already forgotten what it was. OBVIOUSLY not that important. finding my charger meant i got to charge my battery so i could turn my camera on to get my pictures off it (and get it all ready for our upcoming trip this weekend!). the last week has been busy and this weekend while busy has been full of relaxation to get me ready for a busy busy busy week!

i've fallen off the wagon a bit with the exercising at work. i mean, friday i came home sick and tomorrow and the rest of the week i'm SO BUSY during the day not only can i not give up the 1 hour, i was tattoo'd a bit more and can't really shower. so no sweating.


and, today/yesterday i finished my garter yoke cardigan. it's too big (though only an L/XL and their measurements say i should be a XXXL... boooo) and i need more black buttons and i hate how bulky the sleeves are, but it would be a great jacket-like sweater. but it's only my first sweater, so much to learn before i get on forestry cardi.


rupert's also been extra cuddly this week. i'll wake up to him spooning me or between me and stewart in the bed. it's nice lying in bed and watching the sun come up. winter was really painful on us again this year and i'm not sure we'll be in this city to see another one. but i did say that last year, so who knows.


with that i take my leave and head to bed. my tattoo is a little scratchy and our big chicken dinner is resting lovingly in my stomach. yummm. i'm trying my shitty shitty not eating anything diet again so we'll see how that goes! ha!

love, love.

mmmm

mmmm, this looks good!

eta: so, i had just written that sentence when stewart came in and started asking me all these questions about our trip to vancouver for warped tour (august 14th) and our DETOUR TO THE ISLAND!! WOOP!!! 15th, 16th, and 17th baby!!! and then we heard this weird glugging sound coming from the bathroom and stewart got up (such a prince) and said, "hon, something's wrong" and i went out and the plumbing had backed up again. so the water from the washer came up through the shower and the toilet, gross and was all over the floor (just water and charcoal like stuff) and the carpet by the bathroom. so i'm calling the rotto rooter in the morning and the landlord is paying for it, of course. this is the second time in a year (or just a year) that it's been rotto rootered, i wonder what it is. either excess water in the pipes from the streets OR roots catching shit that's going down the drain. but that's enough plumber speak.

we ran to save-on to cure our ails with frozen pizza and a bag of oranges (i've been eating a lot of oranges lately) and we're going to curl up and watch role models i'm so happy sean william scott is back in action. mmmmmm, looking forward to the weekend!

love, love!