An entire chapter of Harry Potter written under the stairs.
(via fuckyeahbookarts)
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Because I was born in the early 90s some issues just seem new to me. It often takes me awhile to realize that the issues argued today, abortion, equality, economy, etc. often have roots that are decades, if not centuries old. I mean you’d think that society would solve something. But of course we don’t. I think its because we like the drama. And we’re just so damn big, our idea of who is apart of a particular society just keeps growing…
But anyway, I stumbled across this cool article on gay rights that looked back at 1971 and the “Gay Revolt”. While I don’t like some of the comments of the Life staffmemeber (too much opinion), I am surprisingly pleased by the last paragraph written over 40 decades ago and copied below:
It was the most shocking and, to most Americans, the most surprising liberation movement yet. Under the slogan “Out of the closets and into the streets,” thousands of homosexuals, male and female, were proudly confessing what they had long hidden. They were, moreover, moving into direct confrontation with conventional society. Their battle was far from won. But in 1971 militant homosexuals showed they they were prepared to fight it…They resent what they consider to be savage discrimination against them on the basis of a preference which they did not choose and which they cannot — and do not want to — change. And while mist will admit that “straight” society’s attitudes have caused them unhappiness, they respond to the charge that all homosexuals are guilt-ridden and miserable with the defiant rallying cry “Gay is Good!”
Before I was impressed with how quickly gay rights were becoming established but now I realized the struggle has been long. Still, I feel this is the peak of the movement as the peak of the black power movement was the late 60s/ early 70s. I’m interested to see how it plays out and whether in another 40 decades they’ll be as dissatisfied with their lot in life as the black community is today.
I mean do social movements really work, if decades later we’re still coming back to them?
Media is fickle. Society is fickle. People are fickle.
Batman Hot Pants 3 Pack, $19.50, Hot Topic.
This set of Bat-unmentionables offers everything that you could ever want from a pair of super-skivvies: studs, glow-in-the-dark Bat-symbols, and trompe-l’oeil utility belts. One could only hope that these undies also prevent VPL under a Kevlar-lined bodysuit…
OMGF FINALLY
WANT OAO
…will have. Some day.
………………………trip to Hot Topic on Friday it is.
gonna get this. bam chicka wam
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Just saw the Avengers and omgwowwhatwathatthatwasawesome. Hands up in ultimate approval! It was really good.
Its nothing special and surprising like Batman. What you expect, you get, in all its intense-action-sequence/3D-that-blows-your-mind glory.
But here are my ratings for points that are important to me:
Action = A+. There were some well thought out actions scenes and I think they handled juggling the action between a group of superheroes very well. The action also worked plotwise. They also had some really interesting shots: they went beyond just recording the action and actually following characters. We got different point-of-views from different people not just the superheroes and they also had some nice overviews that grounded you in the situation so that you knew where they were relative to each other. It was surprisingly very well-thought out.
Visuals= A-. The visuals were pretty amazing and imaginative. I especially like their modes of transport. It was a very well thought out concept. I only wish they took the imagined worlds a bit further and gave us a little bit more than space. Though space was awesome.
Plot/Script= B. The plot was cool but I had trouble following the finer details. It seemed to me that the random, made up shizz wasn’t explained very well. The script also left something to be desired. There were some great one-liners, but I felt like the emotional points fell flat across the board so that I wasn’t sure if I were suppose to laugh or not. They also failed to make me be enamored of a key emotional-gripping character so that I couldn’t sympathize with the heroic characters over his death.
Characters= B+. I think this has more to do with the script but while some characters kicked ass others failed to excite me.
Loki= A+++. Tom Hiddleston was amazing. He was the best character and I enjoyed Loki a lot. He was snarky and fun, and always had that sense of tragic character that made you a little sad that he was going to lose.
Thor= A++. Thor is just not as fun as Loki but Chris Hemsworth never fell out of character. He brought some deep emotion to Thor and Loki’s brotherly conflict, as always making you feel so sad that Thor has to defeat his brother despite his love for him.
Black Widow= B+. I really want to say the script failed Johannsen, but her acting was a little of as well. What I really wish was that her kickass was just a little more kickass. Her emotional scenes were really great however, and I wished they played her scenes with Hulk/ Dr. Banner a little longer. Their dynamic was spot on. She also had some nice fight scenes.
Dr. Banner/ Hulk= B. I really like Mark Ruffalo as Hulk but he just felt really flat in some areas. I like calm/zen Banner but it got sleepy in areas. Mostly, his interaction with other characters was always interesting, as they were always emotionally charged, but when he was up to bat alone it just got… kind of boring. Hulk was a joy though.
Barton= A-/B+?. I wanted more of *spoiler* not-brained-washed Barton. I couldn’t get a sense of the character really but Jeremy Renner was pleasure to see using the bow and in actions scenes in general.
Fury= B-. Samuel L. Jackson just seemed cheesy a lot of the time. His usual kickass/mysterious general just did not work on me. However, he was still able to command a scene when he was given more than one-liners to work with.
For all the actors/actresses, it was really obvious that they worked hard and the result was amazing and well worth it. It was a great movie and definitely worth seeing.
Remember to stay after the credits (all of them ;)) !!!
Here is the first trailer.
I’m going to try the I-don’t-give-a-shit route. No more caring about boobs and what they say to people, no more trollin in the internet chat rooms, and no more teaching people valuable life lessons about how getting angry is pointless. Just let the fools be fools.
Because it is just too hard. And too heartbreaking. And I’m just really tired.
So everyone can take their shit else where and keep it out of my face.
Word.
I Regret Nothing: I Can't Handle My Feelings! -
Finally I watched the new episode! On Time! I feel so proud of myself but anyway here are my reactions to the newest episode of Young Justice.
So Red Arrow was a clone?:
Batman knew he was a clone?:
Roy maybe dead?:
How Black Canary reaction change when she came to the cave :
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