Oh, my

Sep 21, 2010 22:29


I may need to stop watching TV.  Today the TV told me, via some political pundit or other, that the Tea Party people represent "normal" Americans.   People who, apparently, believe in witchcraft and the benefits of exorcism in protecting oneself against said witches, and that masturbation is adultery (if you're single and masturbate, you must be cheating on your possible future spouse with yourself).  I have never been so glad in my life not to be normal, and I've always given thanks for my abnormality.

It also makes me wonder, if the above lunatics are the ones getting the Republican nod these days, who the hell are filling up the rest of that party, the ones who aren't making the cut to go public as Republican representatives?  I'm far from thrilled with the Democrats but the Republicans are becoming increasingly the Party of Scary People.  And these represent the American norm.

On to the not-scary, books.  I've finally figured out what it is about The Duchess that strikes me so odd -- it reads like People magazine for intellectuals.  All nearly 400 pages of it, and that's a whole lot of high tone People to be reading.  If you're interested, my recommendation is to see the movie.

Meanwhile, Vampire Taxonomy breaks the species up into 3 basic groups (Romantic, Villainous and Tragic) with 2 sub-groups (halfies, and children).  As reads go, it could be funnier but there are rewarding moments:

First and foremost, Romantic Vampires use the eyes to hold one's attention.  This allows them to drone on about their loveless life or sorrows without seeming like they're telling any old sob story.

Dancing with Romantic Vampires is the ultimate act of seductive intimacy, yet they never seem to take into consideration their desired conquest's feelings on the matter.  The pursuer will delight in making you his musical puppet, picking you up and twirling you around, or, worse, busting out a full-fledged choreographed dance-off in the middle of your high school prom.  In fact, should you know there is a vampire after you, it's best to avoid any sort of location where dancing will take place unless you want to become the unwilling pawn in a synchronized disco dance-off.  There are multiple documentations of this happening, and it never looks as good as you think it does from the outside.

As you might expect, the author is very up on her pop culture regarding vampires and this is perhaps the best part of the book (actually catching the author out in errors, such as calling the Angel episode "Into the Dark", "From the Dark", is the very best part), and I enjoy the occasional trips down memory lane as well as tips on new movies to watch.

fantasy, politics, my musings

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