Thursday, February 12, 2009

A GODDESS CALLS IT!: A Baby Bigot, A Baby Machine, Destructive Patternization, The REAL Dramas & A Celebrity Fix

On the horn with a 'Sloane Ranger' from across the pond...

Ginny and I continue laughing as we crack-wise...
"That kid has not been right since his brother hung him from the window at The Palace!"
Ginny is gasping for air, "Remember that Nazi Halloween costume?!" "NO ONE accidentally goes to a party dressed as a Nazi! 'Poor judgment' my EYE- that kid has been trying to express his socio-political views FOR YEARS!" "They should just let him crossover to the dark side...Third-in-line is like saying, 'Someone needs to bomb London again while you are out of the country for you to have any power passed on to you'- Jeez!" "I totally blame the monarchy...no one spent any time developing that child...they put all their work into Wills- such a shame!" We are referring to the sensitivity classes Prince Harry must take due to his bigot's tongue. Tsk, tsk!

"What about that woman with fourteen children?" "Please DO NOT make me comment on that welfare mother whom is unemployed but obviously had money to get a nose and lip job at some point!" "I bet her undercarriage is VERY relaxed!" "Eew! to be sure!" We chuckled in disgust. "What is going on over there with that pretty girl singer and her beau?" "I'm sorry...did you ask about the Economic Stimulus Plan?" "NOOOO! I asked about Re-Honor (I LOVE the way Ginny's accent makes her mispronounce names that end in AH sounds!)" "You asked about President Obama, then?" "M.~!" I am reluctant to offer any opinion whatsoever on this drama even though this is tres Hollywood scandalicious. "I do not want to hear anyone older than them coming out and CLAIMING to be close to them or- Heaven forbid!- their friend! It makes me want to start slapping people!!" "Oh my! The goddess is in the mood to smoot someone?", Ginny taunted. "IF they were close and cared about them in ANYWAY, they should have intervened BEFORE the situation reached this scale! That kid came on Tyra Bank's show and mentioned that he grew up in an abusive home!-" "But you know how those Caribbean Sirens are! 'He doesn't love me unless we fight!'- and all THAT nonsense!-", Ginny's reference to Rihanna's background. I composed myself after that statement to further my point; it is difficult since I know Ginny is half-Brit, half-Jamaican and does not think highly of what we call 'Island culture' (stereotyped folkways). "I don't care if while they were in bed she told him to slap her before he tickled- they are YOUNG, very young- and all these so-called friends and concerned parties are full of it! I see someone younger than me acting out learned patterns that are destructive mentally/physically or emotionally and I TELL THEM to seek help or at least examine the 'why?' behind it!-" "But then...you are just one of those caring, selfless types; you are not a self-absorbed, materialistic, self-promoting celebrity- are you? These people probably sat around laughing to themselves as these children sunk deeper into dysfunction crunching the numbers- 'If they kill each other in some drama, my next album will definitely be a money-maker!'- that sort of thing..." We were silent for a moment, my ire for these people 'choosing sides' boiling my blood; her regretfulness at bringing the mood of our conversation so low. Then...

"The last movie I saw was Valkyrie (2008)." "Did you enjoy it?" "Of course! Tommy is my heart- you know this!" "So even though you pretty much KNEW the lead-in story and the ending you enjoyed it?" "I think he is a phenomenal actor!" "That is not what I am asking Ginny, I am referring to the plot..." "Oh! Yes, yes! Indeed!" "Hmm..." "What is it then?" "I have been having a few MOORE-moments, recently..." "Like MICHAEL Moore?" "Indeed!" I related another, 'Whilst I sat at my grandmother's knee' story to Ginny and she laughed. "That is how it will always be for those who cannot multi-task their mental energies! I'm beginning to wonder if you really ARE as smart as I have come to think- did you REALLY study social psychology?!" I cannot help but laugh at her sarcasm, "I studied Cognitive Processes and Behavioral Psychology-" "Yes that's it then! You are SURE you graduated WITH HONORS?" "Really GINNY!"

My recent Moore-moments, as I have referred to them since Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), involve instances in which the public-at-large must have been affected by wormwood like it is referenced in The Book of Revelations, because they are given a bit of information by a news source or a documentarian and they act as though it is news to them...like they did not live the history of the matter, or something! Wall Street's Annual Bonuses; Extravagant Lifestyles and Expenditures of the Moneyed; Sneaky Business Dealings (even within one's own social circle)...these things are not new! 'There is nothing new under the sun', simply means that the light of knowing has shown on everything that transpires...you simply turned your back and 'pretended' to be unaware! While you and your significant other were arguing about the day-to-day, the mundane, the world continued to turn (and slither, like a snake) around you. 'I didn't know!' is NOT an acceptable reaction to C-Span, MSNBC and Face The Nation.

On the horn with my sister and her friend...

One of my sister's friends (and present Board members for her organization) attempted to 'school' me on the latest House of Representative Hearings just yesterday. Before my sister could save her from my acerbic tone, I said "Go back just ten years and reference all the 'friends' of these presently outraged Representatives and Senators...you will find they are scolding them presently." It is drama, camp...no one can believe this is anything but bread-and-circuses to quiet the anger of the impoverished masses, that have found their voices again, finally. One was fully willing to let the situation go at that, but out of embarassment, she continued to be catty. So I stuck the knife of knowing-more-than-you in deeper, "Do you know what I do for a living S-?" "I can't say I-" "I do research, statistical compilations and fact-checking for organizations that need the truth in hardcopy ASAP. Some have mentioned they feel it is divinely-inspired that I, named for the Egyptian goddess of Truth, Justice and Universal Order, would be in such a profession...I believe it harkens back to the type of person I developed into from childhood. People like ME do not need expos'es, Keith Olberman or Chris Matthews, nor any of their guest participants to inform me of what is going-on...I simply pay attention as I live and breathe. "BTW..." I could not help but add, referencing a past conversation, "Calvin Klein and Anne Klein are not related: her name was originally Hannah Golofski. Both began their lines in 1968; she passed away in 1974 and her line was continued by DONNA KARAN until the late 80s, when she began DKNY. When you claimed to 'upgrade' from an older Anne Klein suit to a DKNY, all you are doing is trading vintage Donna Karan for more recent Donna Karan. It is sort of like the fashion trick played on Mossimo customers that do not shop at Target..." My sister, knowing I had caused S- to seeth, remained silent. "How do you know so much about fashion?" S- asked snottily, "After wanting to be an architect, then a teacher...I became a fashion design major at the first college I attended. I PAID ATTENTION to all aspects of the fashion design industry- studying it from the origins of couture to models' beginnings. I decided that my designs were better geared toward my tastes, and now I only design for me!" She will not get over this...like most people I have shut-up, she will try to find some bit of information that I do not know to 'nah-nah' in my face; it never works- they always fail. Like my grandmother I so often write about, I can ingest multiple sources of information almost simultaneously: two novels; multiple newspapers; internet information sites; university archives; history volumes; and countless reference sources! Rarely do the regular people get over on 'a sponge'.

On a more exuberant note, my dangerously dark heartthrob, Joaquin will be spending time with me on Valentine's Day! Of course, Mr. Phoenix does not know this but, some unsuspecting fellow will act as the fifth wheel for our 'date' this Saturday afternoon as I view "Two Lovers". Maybe he meant he was Re-tired- as in, he is tired once again? The man has been acting for THIRTY YEARS, for gosh sakes!

On the horn with the office...

I was discussing the professional histories of those on my favorite show recently with an insecure fellow from AGW, Inc. He had to take a shot at one of the male main characters. "He is so D-list!" "REALLY?! How so?" "He like..." he stammered as he did not know exactly what constituted the lettered listings of celebrity, "He did that show as a kid and a couple of movies but-", his statement trailed off. "You really should not rent yourself out as a researcher if you will simply POP any little bit of nonsense out of your mouth without checking the facts." He was startled by my cruel tongue, "Ouch!" "Not 'ouch', 'C'est vrai!' That young man has performed- well!- in more films than years he has spent on this planet...you did not know that, did you?" His comeback? "Well he STILL doesn't deserve a girlfriend that hot! She played the most amazing woman- EVER- in a movie and she's with HIM?!" "She supposedly started a war and that makes her AMAZING? Cleopatra ran an empire; bore children to THE MOST POWERFUL men in the ancient world; a single mother of four- including one set of paternal twins- she fought alongside one of her lovers into battle on water; and, although she sold him out and he failed against Octavian, he would not renounce his love for her. THAT is an amazing woman!" "Sounds like haterade!" "NO...I DO believe that ----'s girlfriend- the one you feel is too amazing for him- mentioned in an interview that she felt the character was beautiful but didn't know how to use it...in and of herself, (the actress) IS amazing." His interest was peaked, "What do you know about her?" "I only know the blurbs and fodder, however, if any of it is true...they are two people to be admired..." "So tell me what you've read?-" "Sorry, I have something in the stove-" "Come on! Cut it off and let's talk!" "I can't- I simply can't! It is a dish of humble pie for you and we mustn't waste it...Ciao!" Here's hoping he looks her up on his own and falls even deeper into his infatuation! Unfortunately for him, he is not half as tenacious, talented or attractive as her present boyfriend...Tsk, tsk!



Do not fret...I will not be changing the format of my blog. I just wanted to change it up a bit!

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