You know, you take a long weekend to do necessary RL things like reconnect with your parents and read a book before you go out of your mind, and in the mean time everyone and their mother starts putting the queer (as in BIZARRE) back into sexual orientation discrimination.

First is that Times article from Sunday, which just, I can't get started on this. Every girl in that suite is a sweetheart and my support lies firmly with them and my college. The horrible part is that in any other circumstance I would support an article exploring the changing role of gender, but knowing some of the underlying facts of this particular matter, I'm incensed instead. Fucking Alissa Quart and her conformation bias. The entire article seeks (rather ironically, I might add) to cast all transgendered people into the role of the misunderstood pioneer and every gender conformist in the world into either the role of oppressor or confused bystander. Like jerks don't exist in every frequency on the gender spectrum.

Second is the lovely news that LJ has censored "bisexuality" out of its popular interests, as well as other sexuality-friendly words, ranging from "hardcore," to fucking "faeries." FAERIES. I ASK YOU.

I kind of feel like climbing a tall building and announcing to the world that things don't have to be black and white. Some people even enjoy a healthy tour of the grey area every once in a while! Look at the freaking Best Picture nominees this year and it's like getting bludgeoned with a neon sign that says "AMBIGUITY IS THE NEW HOLLYWOOD BY-WORD."

Taking the quote slightly out of context: Climb out of your holes, people!

Mood grumpy Music Maladjusted Jester - Danny Kaye Tags: life is strange, lj, news, scandal

I have a sort of unofficial list that I keep in my head.

It is called Terrifying Things That Asians Have Unleashed Upon The World.

Obviously, amongst the list is Godzilla (also, Sadako and Audition). Huckleberry Finn, the band. Minwoo.

New to the list this evening is this video, a Chinese cover of Dragostea Din Tei.

That girl is frighteningly plastic looking. Although I am excited that there is now finally a set of dance moves for the song.

Mood scared Music Guess. Tags: life is strange, wtf

So I woke up late today and basically threw on clothes as I ran out the door. A cursory glance to make sure I wasn't wearing anything horribly wrinkled was the only thought I gave to my choice of clothing today.

After class, I spent the day lounging around reading Empire of Ivory. BTW, there was about a two week period during the first part of the book when they thought Temeraire was going to die. You'd think that would be the perfect time to reaffirm Laurence and Temeraire's relationship--you know, force them to stop taking each other for granted in an intense way. Except it WAS TOTALLY GLOSSED OVER. NAOMI NOVIK, EPIC FAIL. I think this series is sort of like a bad relationship that I just can't seem to let go of because I remember how heart-wrenchingly wonderful it was in the beginning.

Then my roommate flies by telling me she's going with floor people to see Across The Universe again (we went and saw it together the day it came out). I love the movie, so of course I drop the book (UGH UGH UGH) and go with.

On the subway, one of the two floormates says to me, "Are you wearing that shirt on purpose?"

Long pause. I look down and see that I am, in fact, wearing this t-shirt.

"Actually, no. But now I love it about a thousand times more than I did three seconds ago."

Mood calm Music Helter Skelter - Across The Universe Soundtrack Tags: across the universe, books, life is strange, movies, no accounting for taste, temeraire

All right, so I'm watching TV and a Harry Potter TV Spot comes on. In a fit of randomness, I "gave some" (is there a slang-ish way to say I gimme some-d something?) to the TV because yeah, there is nothing I could wish more for the fifth movie than copious amounts of crack.

AND THEN RON GAVE ME SOME BACK.

( See for yourself! )

Mood restless Music Tubthumping - Chumbawamba Tags: harry potter, life is strange, movies, ootp, wtf

Somehow the Arthur theme song has made its way onto my iPod. And I am happy about this. I amaze myself with the levels of my dorkiness.

And I say - Hey! (Hey!) What a wonderful kind of day.
If we could learn to work and play and get along with each other...

Mood dorky Music Arthur Theme Song - Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers Tags: life is strange, music, wtf

I JUST GOT MY FIRST HEAVY-BREATHING-ON-THE-ANSWERING-MACHINE MESSAGE.

Part of me is intensely creeped out and the other part of me is going, "SA-WEET," and wishing for a notebook with this list in it so that it could make the all-satisfying check mark.

Mood NATCH Music Poison - Alice Cooper Tags: life is strange, rl, wtf