You've Got The Best Of Me
Hey, galhea, sorry for cutting out on you last night. We had a minor-league thunderstorm and I lost my connection. Also, I had surprise cake for breakfast and it was indeed the greatest thing ever.
Netflix is evil because the algorithms they use to suggest films to you basically go something like this.
Netflix: Hey, l33, we notice you like Toshiro Mifune. Care to catch Scandal or The Bad Sleep Well?
l33: Not so much. My fantasies all revolve around him being a samurai. It is no good if he is not a samurai, you understand.
Netflix: (shuffles feet) Hey, that's totally understandable. Have you seen Drunken Angel?
l33: No, he isn't a samurai in that one. But it might be worth catching.
Netflix: You even added Shogun, which you don't even like all that well, to your queue, presumably for the sake of looking at Toshiro Mifune. Howzabout Hell in the Pacific or Red Sun?
l33: ...well, he is a samurai in Red Sun...
Netflix: That's the spirit! You might like Stray Dog, too. :D
l33: C'mere, Toshiro. *adds*
Speaking of Toshiro Mifune, and when aren't I, I mentioned earlier in passing that I thought the 2007 remake of Sanjuro is terribly wrong. (I approve of The Magnificent Seven, but that was a fine movie in its own right and more of an homage.) I think I've put my finger on it; Oda Yuji is adorable, but he just doesn't strike me as cynical and battle-weary enough to be Sanjuro. Here, see for yourself.
Fig. 1: God, I'm so tired of killing but new villains constantly arise. WHEN WILL IT EVER END. WHEN IS IT EVER GOING TO FUCKING END I ASK YOU. Look, the world is full of asses that need to be kicked by me. See ya around.
Fig. 2: Hee! My daddy said I could borrow his old sword to play pretend! Today, I'm a samurai!
I haven't actually seen the 2007 remake, and am unlikely to since it doesn't appear to be available on Region 1 DVD. If it ever is, I plan to watch it out of curiosity.
Also, I am filled with loathing and disgust for this romance novel I am reading at present. Seriously, I realize that romance fans have certain expectations of the genre, just as I have certain expectations of fantasy or sci-fi or historical fiction or samurai movies, but just once it would be nice to read a romance that didn't reinforce traditional gender norms and roles, even while it's trying to tell me that it's up to date and empowering and feminist because the heroine has a high-powered career. (And mind you, I don't consider myself a feminist, but even so, a lot of the subtext in these novels makes it seem as though the heroine is only pursuing her high-powered career until she meets Mr Tall Dark Stereotype and they get married and she starts crankin' out the babies. Because love isn't complete without marriage and babies, y'all.)
Dude, if I had written this novel, which has an OH NOES UNEXPECTED PREGNANCY subplot, the hero would be all, "Look, if you decide to keep the baby, I'm more than willing to pay child support and be an involved father. But it's up to you to decide what you want to do about this, and I'll support you in whatever your decision is." Because to me, that's a lot more fuckin' sexy than the actual unsubtle harangue that appears in the book. Granted, I might feel very differently about it if I were pro-life.
Why do I read romance on occasion? For the lulz, and in the hope that I may actually find a book or two that's worth a re-read.
Also, because public shame is a big motivator for me:
Stuff I have to do today:
+ Laundry
+ Take meds
+ Get resumés done, or at least ready to go. Do you want to work at the 'Mart for the rest of your life, l33?
+ Drugstore run
+ Hey, l33? You want to ride the scooters at the grocery store when you're old? No? Then get your ass out on the high school track and walk.
+ Pick up in the car. For Chrissakes.
+ Oh, and you could also, like, take the clean laundry in the basement upstairs and put it away. NOW THERE'S A NOVEL SUGGESTION
+ Hey, l33, you could try to read something. JUST SAYIN'
+ Hey, l33, you could also try to write something, like for instance work on that execrable novel you're writing and oh also duokinneas might like the rest of her pr0n while she's still young.
Netflix is evil because the algorithms they use to suggest films to you basically go something like this.
Netflix: Hey, l33, we notice you like Toshiro Mifune. Care to catch Scandal or The Bad Sleep Well?
l33: Not so much. My fantasies all revolve around him being a samurai. It is no good if he is not a samurai, you understand.
Netflix: (shuffles feet) Hey, that's totally understandable. Have you seen Drunken Angel?
l33: No, he isn't a samurai in that one. But it might be worth catching.
Netflix: You even added Shogun, which you don't even like all that well, to your queue, presumably for the sake of looking at Toshiro Mifune. Howzabout Hell in the Pacific or Red Sun?
l33: ...well, he is a samurai in Red Sun...
Netflix: That's the spirit! You might like Stray Dog, too. :D
l33: C'mere, Toshiro. *adds*
Speaking of Toshiro Mifune, and when aren't I, I mentioned earlier in passing that I thought the 2007 remake of Sanjuro is terribly wrong. (I approve of The Magnificent Seven, but that was a fine movie in its own right and more of an homage.) I think I've put my finger on it; Oda Yuji is adorable, but he just doesn't strike me as cynical and battle-weary enough to be Sanjuro. Here, see for yourself.
Fig. 1: God, I'm so tired of killing but new villains constantly arise. WHEN WILL IT EVER END. WHEN IS IT EVER GOING TO FUCKING END I ASK YOU. Look, the world is full of asses that need to be kicked by me. See ya around.
Fig. 2: Hee! My daddy said I could borrow his old sword to play pretend! Today, I'm a samurai!
I haven't actually seen the 2007 remake, and am unlikely to since it doesn't appear to be available on Region 1 DVD. If it ever is, I plan to watch it out of curiosity.
Also, I am filled with loathing and disgust for this romance novel I am reading at present. Seriously, I realize that romance fans have certain expectations of the genre, just as I have certain expectations of fantasy or sci-fi or historical fiction or samurai movies, but just once it would be nice to read a romance that didn't reinforce traditional gender norms and roles, even while it's trying to tell me that it's up to date and empowering and feminist because the heroine has a high-powered career. (And mind you, I don't consider myself a feminist, but even so, a lot of the subtext in these novels makes it seem as though the heroine is only pursuing her high-powered career until she meets Mr Tall Dark Stereotype and they get married and she starts crankin' out the babies. Because love isn't complete without marriage and babies, y'all.)
Dude, if I had written this novel, which has an OH NOES UNEXPECTED PREGNANCY subplot, the hero would be all, "Look, if you decide to keep the baby, I'm more than willing to pay child support and be an involved father. But it's up to you to decide what you want to do about this, and I'll support you in whatever your decision is." Because to me, that's a lot more fuckin' sexy than the actual unsubtle harangue that appears in the book. Granted, I might feel very differently about it if I were pro-life.
Why do I read romance on occasion? For the lulz, and in the hope that I may actually find a book or two that's worth a re-read.
Also, because public shame is a big motivator for me:
Stuff I have to do today:
+ Laundry
+ Take meds
+ Get resumés done, or at least ready to go. Do you want to work at the 'Mart for the rest of your life, l33?
+ Drugstore run
+ Hey, l33? You want to ride the scooters at the grocery store when you're old? No? Then get your ass out on the high school track and walk.
+ Pick up in the car. For Chrissakes.
+ Oh, and you could also, like, take the clean laundry in the basement upstairs and put it away. NOW THERE'S A NOVEL SUGGESTION
+ Hey, l33, you could try to read something. JUST SAYIN'
+ Hey, l33, you could also try to write something, like for instance work on that execrable novel you're writing and oh also duokinneas might like the rest of her pr0n while she's still young.