Saturday, December 19, 2009

Eek!


I have a follower! Sorry, blogger just updated it's interface and now all of a sudden, I have "1 follower". Anyway... moving on...


I'm tired of work. Actually i like work. I'm tired of working. I'm soooooo glad that i'm seeing the end of this particular development tunnel so I can finally get back to living La Vida Comfy!

{blah} Sorry. i thought I had stuff to say but it turns out what I really have is the ennui.... I'll write more later, maybe after the super fun BBQ's chickie B-day party that's happening tomorrow.....

Monday, December 14, 2009

Our forefathers would be proud....


O.K. so maybe it doesn't match some of the other major inroads made earlier this century (or even most of the "minor" ones) But I'm happy dammit! I'm happy to FINALLY be able to walk out of a freaking movie theatre without having to act all supportive about my little girl's desire to grow up to be a (Caucasian) dancer or a (Caucasian) princess or even a (Caucasian) tough Girl who gets to run around blowing up things..... I get that this is "just a movie" but it's also a moment in time where I'm not explaining why "all the people in the town are Peach" or why they used a "Black actor's voice" but made him "light with red hair"... Seriously, it's not even all that much of a stretch. Same storyline as most of the other princess movies, Same cast of "crazy characters" -- It's Disney so, it's by default pretty to look at, just so many different shades of people all pretty without being ridiculous. I dunno, maybe it's because other stuff is sort of kicking my butt right now... but I just really liked having a moment of relaxed enjoyment without having think/worry/wonder why something so basic as portraying diversity always seems like such a big deal....