Sex, Drugs, Booze
I saw the film Shortbus last night. An excellent film for open-minded people. The movie was explicit, but the sex scenes were not, and not meant to be, erotic at all. Nor were they even gratuitous -- they served to enhance the plot. (A review compared the sex to the musical numbers in a good musical.) They were as much a statement against censorship, as an attempt to "normalize" sex in the views of the public. Not an original idea, but one still in the development.
All sex aside, it was definitely an intense film about love and relationships. Issues of polyamory and prosmiscuity question the traditional opinions on relationships. The issue of morality was not really discussed in the movie itself; the director's opinion was obvious.
Can polygamous relationships be successful? What if all the partners in question love each other equally (although how to measure that, I cannot say)?
Are female orgasms really that elusive?
And still, male orgasms aren't discussed as much. It's true that you can actually see it happening, however, some men can ejaculate without having an orgasm, and vice versa (now THOSE are interesting).
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I was talking to a friend from high school, and somehow our conversation turned to drugs. He admitted that he had tried marijuana, gotten high, and it was better than alcohol. I was both surprised and not surprised at this; for he is a curious individual, but one whom I certainly did not expect to try weed. Of course, I don't look down on him (nor anybody who do, in a controlled manner).
Personally, I do not have any desire to try pot, although I am curious as to its effects and what makes people spend so much money for fleeting moments of excitement. (It makes for an interesting sociological discussion.) I suppose it is much the same as alcohol, so I really don't know why I am averse to weed myself. Maybe I'm just too much of a "good boy" (in the way that I was raised), or perhaps just too naive.
What is so interesting to me was the fact that marijuana is supposedly less harmful than tobacco or alcohol. Why then, is it illegal (or...less legal, as the case may be) than the other two? If the effects are better, why don't we switch the places of tobacco and marijuana?
I have to admit that I do not enjoy the taste of most alcohols. I've been drunk six times (I've finally exceeded the one-hand count!), and there were some awesome times. But if I were never to drink a drop again, it would be of no loss to me; I would be just as happy. (Too optimistic?)
Funny how my curiosity about drugs is peaking at twenty, and not when I was a teenager.
All sex aside, it was definitely an intense film about love and relationships. Issues of polyamory and prosmiscuity question the traditional opinions on relationships. The issue of morality was not really discussed in the movie itself; the director's opinion was obvious.
Can polygamous relationships be successful? What if all the partners in question love each other equally (although how to measure that, I cannot say)?
Are female orgasms really that elusive?
And still, male orgasms aren't discussed as much. It's true that you can actually see it happening, however, some men can ejaculate without having an orgasm, and vice versa (now THOSE are interesting).
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I was talking to a friend from high school, and somehow our conversation turned to drugs. He admitted that he had tried marijuana, gotten high, and it was better than alcohol. I was both surprised and not surprised at this; for he is a curious individual, but one whom I certainly did not expect to try weed. Of course, I don't look down on him (nor anybody who do, in a controlled manner).
Personally, I do not have any desire to try pot, although I am curious as to its effects and what makes people spend so much money for fleeting moments of excitement. (It makes for an interesting sociological discussion.) I suppose it is much the same as alcohol, so I really don't know why I am averse to weed myself. Maybe I'm just too much of a "good boy" (in the way that I was raised), or perhaps just too naive.
What is so interesting to me was the fact that marijuana is supposedly less harmful than tobacco or alcohol. Why then, is it illegal (or...less legal, as the case may be) than the other two? If the effects are better, why don't we switch the places of tobacco and marijuana?
I have to admit that I do not enjoy the taste of most alcohols. I've been drunk six times (I've finally exceeded the one-hand count!), and there were some awesome times. But if I were never to drink a drop again, it would be of no loss to me; I would be just as happy. (Too optimistic?)
Funny how my curiosity about drugs is peaking at twenty, and not when I was a teenager.