June 6, 2005

  • don't eat leftover french toast w/strawberries from an IHOP located somewhere between valencia and vallejo...

    i'm in my apartment with an aching tummy.  i was trying to figure out what was making my stomach hurt and bloated this morning, until i remembered puking up a little strawberry & french toast last night before we went to auntie mazen's bday bbq.

    but anyway.  so i was complaining to louie about how i felt that the lyrics of the chorus of destiny's child's "girl" didn't show much growth since their last album.  he pointed out, though, that the were following in en vogue's footsteps in terms of songs that were empowering to women, and i agreed; they were, and that was a good thing.  then yesterday i saw the "cater 2 u" music video, which, to my disappointment, i think negates all of their "strong women" songs, such as "survivor" and "independent woman."  the lyrics of this song, like "i got your slippers, your dinner, your dessert" and especially "when you come home late tap me on my shoulder, i'll roll over/baby I heard you, I'm here to serve you," make me cringe.  i guess i could understand if there was some sort of reciprocity depicted in the lyrics, or at least in the video, but nope, it was just naked and scantily dressed destiny's child and lusty looking man.  boo!

    so quite a few people have been complaining about the relationship and dialogue between anakin and padme in "Reveng of the Sith," calling it elementary, high school-ish, weak, etc.  so i'm wondering, why wasn't i irked by it?  maybe it's because i wasn't expecting anything deep or mind-blowing.  maybe it's because their conversation on the balcony reminds me of a conversation louie and i could've had earlier in our relationship.  maybe it's because i felt that in the context of the story, it was believable enough that padme, who was pregnant and therefore, i guess, more "hormonal," would feel like her heart was being broken by a man whom she loved, but who was no longer someone she recognized; i mean, damn, how would you feel if you found out your girlfriend/boyfriend or husband/wife--with whom you conceived a child--just slashed up a bunch of little kids with a lightsaber.  or maybe, it's just because my standards and expectations for television and movies are much lower than what i look for in literature.  i guess it's probably all of the above.    

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