Friday, July 31, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
more to love
I was browsing around the interweb, as I often do when I have too much time on my hands, and I came across an advert for this new show on Fox called 'More to Love.'
The trailer for the show starts out by entertaining the usual schpeal about how the average American woman is a size 14/16, while the average reality tv show contestant is a size 2. The tag line is -"what kind of reality is that?" To mend the apparent body gap on television, Fox has gathered up a bunch of plus sized women in the hopes of finding love, and intends to match them up with an equally hefty male. I find this disgusting. To me, it comes across as saying that the only way larger women are going to find love is to segregate them from the thin women.
As expected, one of the girls walks up to the eligible bachelor and tells him, "it's so great to see a man who likes regular sized women." Frankly, I don't understand this. Fox is making it out to seem like all plus sized women are just desperately seeking approval from the first man that will accept their apparent shortcomings. I am not one to look at a woman and think, "well, she's pretty, but she doesn't look like my garden rake so I can't like her/befriend her/speak to her, etc. Thankfully the majority of the world isn't as shallow as Fox would like to make them out to be.
These women participating in the show are teeming with their own detractors, and may even feel hip siding with the backlash against thin women. If all these women want is to be recognized as equal competitors in the dating world, then why purport the cycle? It's as pertinent and necessary now more than ever to step out of this whole body conscious superficial society. I wish that every woman knew that they are beautiful in their own way. Because I am optimistic enough to believe that, regardless of societies notions, women will adapt and learn to look over their personal dignity being compromised by constant objectification.
The trailer for the show starts out by entertaining the usual schpeal about how the average American woman is a size 14/16, while the average reality tv show contestant is a size 2. The tag line is -"what kind of reality is that?" To mend the apparent body gap on television, Fox has gathered up a bunch of plus sized women in the hopes of finding love, and intends to match them up with an equally hefty male. I find this disgusting. To me, it comes across as saying that the only way larger women are going to find love is to segregate them from the thin women.
As expected, one of the girls walks up to the eligible bachelor and tells him, "it's so great to see a man who likes regular sized women." Frankly, I don't understand this. Fox is making it out to seem like all plus sized women are just desperately seeking approval from the first man that will accept their apparent shortcomings. I am not one to look at a woman and think, "well, she's pretty, but she doesn't look like my garden rake so I can't like her/befriend her/speak to her, etc. Thankfully the majority of the world isn't as shallow as Fox would like to make them out to be.
These women participating in the show are teeming with their own detractors, and may even feel hip siding with the backlash against thin women. If all these women want is to be recognized as equal competitors in the dating world, then why purport the cycle? It's as pertinent and necessary now more than ever to step out of this whole body conscious superficial society. I wish that every woman knew that they are beautiful in their own way. Because I am optimistic enough to believe that, regardless of societies notions, women will adapt and learn to look over their personal dignity being compromised by constant objectification.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
Saturday, July 4, 2009
yipeeeeeee
I am typing this blog from my brand spankin' new Macbook Pro. It's a beautiful day. On top of which, if you purchase a computer from Apple up until September of this year, you get a free iPod Touch. Guess who has a free iPod Touch? Me :)
Originally I planned on getting the desktop version. I was really impressed with it when I went into the store. The screen is massive! Then I thought to myself, a laptop is a much more practical choice in the end. I can carry it with me if necessary and it wouldn't dominate my entire room. If I really wanted to get a big screen, I could buy a separate one.
The total amount really hurt my soul, but I just have to get over the shock of spending the most money I've ever spent on something in my entire life.
It's hard to believe that the computer is mine. When I was in school I always rented my Macbook because I never had enough available funds to outright purchase it. When the school year was over, it was a sad day when I needed to return it. Much to my chagrin. I would grumble and complain about having to use my crappy PC for the summer until I could be reunited with my love. Again, a shock that this baby isn't going anywhere.
I'm off to watch The Fall by Tarsem Singh. I've heard good things.
Originally I planned on getting the desktop version. I was really impressed with it when I went into the store. The screen is massive! Then I thought to myself, a laptop is a much more practical choice in the end. I can carry it with me if necessary and it wouldn't dominate my entire room. If I really wanted to get a big screen, I could buy a separate one.
The total amount really hurt my soul, but I just have to get over the shock of spending the most money I've ever spent on something in my entire life.
It's hard to believe that the computer is mine. When I was in school I always rented my Macbook because I never had enough available funds to outright purchase it. When the school year was over, it was a sad day when I needed to return it. Much to my chagrin. I would grumble and complain about having to use my crappy PC for the summer until I could be reunited with my love. Again, a shock that this baby isn't going anywhere.
I'm off to watch The Fall by Tarsem Singh. I've heard good things.
Monday, June 22, 2009
dreaming
I forget what movie had the sarcastic quote about how it's always so amazing to listen to other people's dreams because they're so interesting *insert eyeroll here.* Personally, I love listening to other people's dreams and interpreting my own.
Last night, in my dream, I was sitting in my basement watching television on this old couch that I use to have in my house. I still haven't decided what the significance of that is, but for now, I don't think that's the most important part of the dream. All of a sudden, out of the corner of my eye, I see a huge spider crawling up the wall. I don't think it actually exists in the real world, but it had a white body and some red markings on it with long black legs. I'm not one to kill spiders at all. I let them be, because I always think, who am I to kill them? They aren't bothering me. At most, I'll take them outside. Otherwise I'll just let them roam along. So, I see this spider and I spring up out of my seat and chase it around my basement. I hit it with a shoe, but I miss. I think I caught a couple of its legs though, because it was kind of limp crawling away. It gets onto the floor and manages to crawl under my sewing table. I reach in to hit it, but I miss again. I do catch more of its legs, though. The disturbing thing was that I could swear the spider was screaming. It was letting out this high pitched screech.
I Googled the significance of spiders and I found this great website.
From that explanation on the significance of spiders in dreams, I think viewing the spider as a symbol of feeling trapped in a situation or relationship is right on. I feel trapped because I cannot find a job at the moment, so my daily life seems bleak and without purpose. Me killing the spider, or attempting to, signifies my attempts at trying to break free but not quite getting it. Or, if I were to see the spider in my dream as waiting to take action before knowing all the facts, that could relate to a situation in my life which seems all well and good in theory. But, being the impulsive person that I am, I tend to jump too quickly into things and I need to step back and think logically. Alternatively, there was another part of my dream which had me in a subway station. The subway represents confusion and a person who's making a hasty decision, which seems to tie in well with the spider.
I guess I just have to take it one step at a time.
Last night, in my dream, I was sitting in my basement watching television on this old couch that I use to have in my house. I still haven't decided what the significance of that is, but for now, I don't think that's the most important part of the dream. All of a sudden, out of the corner of my eye, I see a huge spider crawling up the wall. I don't think it actually exists in the real world, but it had a white body and some red markings on it with long black legs. I'm not one to kill spiders at all. I let them be, because I always think, who am I to kill them? They aren't bothering me. At most, I'll take them outside. Otherwise I'll just let them roam along. So, I see this spider and I spring up out of my seat and chase it around my basement. I hit it with a shoe, but I miss. I think I caught a couple of its legs though, because it was kind of limp crawling away. It gets onto the floor and manages to crawl under my sewing table. I reach in to hit it, but I miss again. I do catch more of its legs, though. The disturbing thing was that I could swear the spider was screaming. It was letting out this high pitched screech.
I Googled the significance of spiders and I found this great website.
From that explanation on the significance of spiders in dreams, I think viewing the spider as a symbol of feeling trapped in a situation or relationship is right on. I feel trapped because I cannot find a job at the moment, so my daily life seems bleak and without purpose. Me killing the spider, or attempting to, signifies my attempts at trying to break free but not quite getting it. Or, if I were to see the spider in my dream as waiting to take action before knowing all the facts, that could relate to a situation in my life which seems all well and good in theory. But, being the impulsive person that I am, I tend to jump too quickly into things and I need to step back and think logically. Alternatively, there was another part of my dream which had me in a subway station. The subway represents confusion and a person who's making a hasty decision, which seems to tie in well with the spider.
I guess I just have to take it one step at a time.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
i'm teeming with excitement
In two short weeks this beauty will be sitting on my desk. I have never in my life used a new computer, let alone owned my own computer. Times are changing! :)
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