voncookie | February 10, 2008
I burned out yesterday. I found myself—I will be using this term with some frequency in the future—”emotionally indisposed” to write my dissertation. I think this happens when you write about disagreeable people, such as fascists. To quote the magnet on my refrigerator: “FASCISM SUCKS”. ‘Nuff said. After talking to my Mom and railing on [...]
voncookie | January 16, 2008
Tonight I watched a film adaptation of Federico García Lorca’s 1934 play Yerma, and all I can really say is: ¡Ay! (And not in a good way…) Yerma is part of the Rural Trilogy, comprised of Bodas de Sangre (1932), Yerma, and La casa de Bernarda Alba (1935) (about which I wrote an entry last [...]
voncookie | May 15, 2007
I liked today’s entry on Mark’s blog so much that I’m linking to it—t’s a great commentary on what it’s like to be a 12-year-old girl in today’s world, the horrific double-standards therein and conflicting input on femininity… another “con” to add to the list of why I won’t have children. Showing 8th graders “Brokeback [...]
