The Days Crawl Along As The Years Fly By
December 31, 2009 in Shut Up 2009
Instead of dragging you through all twelve months of mind-numbing dreariness that comprised 2009, let me tell you how my year began.
It had its moments.
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The Days Crawl Along As The Years Fly By
December 31, 2009 in Shut Up 2009
Instead of dragging you through all twelve months of mind-numbing dreariness that comprised 2009, let me tell you how my year began.
It had its moments.
by helene
The Days Crawl Along As The Years Fly By
December 31, 2009 in Shut Up 2009
Instead of dragging you through all twelve months of mind-numbing dreariness that comprised 2009, let me tell you how my year began.
It had its moments.
by helene
The Days Crawl Along As The Years Fly By
December 31, 2009 in Shut Up 2009
Instead of dragging you through all twelve months of mind-numbing dreariness that comprised 2009, let me tell you how my year began.
It had its moments.
by helene
The Days Crawl Along As The Years Fly By
December 31, 2009 in Shut Up 2009
Instead of dragging you through all twelve months of mind-numbing dreariness that comprised 2009, let me tell you how my year began.
It had its moments.
by helene
In Defense Of Soap Operas
December 1, 2009 in Life Lessons From TV
Last week, because of James Franco working on General Hospital, lady blogger Willa Paskin of XX/Slate wrote a needlessly bitter takedown of the show, calling it the most violent show on tv. (this via the awl)
I watch a lot of TV and I disagree.
Of course, the show requires a huge suspension of disbelief! That is the good part. Soap operas are not meant to be taken seriously. They are camp. Wardrobes, sets, plotlines and most performances are way over the top. 12-3 p.m. on network television is neither the time nor place for subtlety or restraint. Plot points are drawn out and morals are hammered home. What they accomplish is a particular form of storytelling and a sort of broad mythology.
by helene
In Defense Of Soap Operas
December 1, 2009 in Life Lessons From TV
Last week, because of James Franco working on General Hospital, lady blogger Willa Paskin of XX/Slate wrote a needlessly bitter takedown of the show, calling it the most violent show on tv. (this via the awl)
I watch a lot of TV and I disagree.
Of course, the show requires a huge suspension of disbelief! That is the good part. Soap operas are not meant to be taken seriously. They are camp. Wardrobes, sets, plotlines and most performances are way over the top. 12-3 p.m. on network television is neither the time nor place for subtlety or restraint. Plot points are drawn out and morals are hammered home. What they accomplish is a particular form of storytelling and a sort of broad mythology.
by helene
The Wordsmoker Colony – Planet Helene
November 27, 2009 in Wordsmoker Colonization
(Space – it’s the final frontier, unless you include really good hallucinogenics. It’s where we – humanity – will be colonizing one day, perhaps a Tuesday – in the future. Yes – “future Tuesdays” – they already sound magical and fantastic, as opposed to “Wednesdays”, which will always be shit no matter how cool you think you look in your silver jumpsuit. The collection of words below here form Wordsmoker Helene’s choices – if you’re still confused, here’s the original post. Beam them up – INTO YOUR BRAINS – and send your choices into the usual futuristic email address. Ed)
by helene
The Wordsmoker Colony – Planet Helene
November 27, 2009 in Wordsmoker Colonization
(Space – it’s the final frontier, unless you include really good hallucinogenics. It’s where we – humanity – will be colonizing one day, perhaps a Tuesday – in the future. Yes – “future Tuesdays” – they already sound magical and fantastic, as opposed to “Wednesdays”, which will always be shit no matter how cool you think you look in your silver jumpsuit. The collection of words below here form Wordsmoker Helene’s choices – if you’re still confused, here’s the original post. Beam them up – INTO YOUR BRAINS – and send your choices into the usual futuristic email address. Ed)
