Postmodern Love Story

"'I love you' Why is it that the most unoriginal thing we can say to one another is still the thing we long to hear?" - J.W.

The quote above is taken from a recent novel I read for my contemporary fiction seminar. The book is titled, "Written on the Body" and the author is Jeanette Winterson. I'm still debating weather or not I like the novel, but it definately is different from any other 'love stories' I've read. It's not a feminist piece of work, yet it's anti-romantic. It's definately original and provocatively daring, so I do highly recommend it!

The day of Disney's Cinderella is dead and long gone....in fact in the postmodern era, the prince doesn't exist, and if he does he's busy getting a manicure. So self-proclained princesses of the world, he's not coming any time soon or ever with that glass slipper of yours, so stop waiting and go out and have a martini and buy yourself 10 pairs of (fill in the blank)....because you deserve it!

i'm not very efficient with this whole blogging ordeal...

I guess it's been about 3 months since I last blogged? Okay, I know...I suck at this! BUT I was busy reading (both fiction and non-fiction works of literature) and writing essays. That's the life of an English major! Although, many times when I was reading or writing it momentaneously inspired me to think "I should really blog about this", but as usual... next week's seminars/assignments always got in the way. So this might be the first and last blog for another 3 more months?

Random thoughts which have recently come to mind...

Instant gratification is the momentary darkness between blinks, while happiness, on the other hand, is when the whole world decides to blink simutaneously.

Humanities majors are tainted...jaded...pretentious...emotionally hardened...callous...we are exposed to the works of Edward Said, Marshall McLuhan, Naomi Klein, Sally Ledger, Judith Butler, Wollstonecraft, Wilde, Swift, Faulkner, Coleridge, Keats and many others...

Again, I'm interupted by my wandering mind...Bright Eyes "Land Locked Blues" ...

And the world's got me dizzy again
you'd think after '23' years I'd be used to the spin
and it only feels worse when I stay in one place
so I'm always pacing around or walking away...

I feel more like a stranger each time I come home...

I just want to have a clean escape
I'm leaving but I don't know where to
I know I'm leaving but i don't know where to...

Oscar Wilde...My New Literary Best Friend!

I am absolutely intrigued by Osacar Wilde! His way of life, his writings, his approach on gender identity. his advocacy for socialism and his unconventional forms of expessions! He is indeed my "new literary best friend."

I'll leave you here with some inspiring quotes from "The Importance of Being Earnest":

"I don't see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about definite proposal. Why, one may be accepted. One usually is, I believe. Then the excitement is all over. The very essence of romance is uncertainity. If ever I get married, I'll certainly try to forget the fact"

"When one is in town one amuses oneself. When one is in the country one amuses other people. It is excessively boring"

"On the contrary, Aunt Augusta, I've now realised for the first time in my life the vital Importance of being Earnest"

Is 'sex' still a taboo subject?

Sue Johanson is back on her campus tour again! Which brings to mind, is "sex" still a taboo subject? Or is it something that we can freely talk about nowadays? I mean, Sue Johanson surely does! But I don't know, I personally feel that sex is still very much a taboo and "hush" "hush" topic.

I, unfortunately, have had the opportunity to attend an all-girls Catholic high school and we sure DID NOT discuss the subject of sex at all, rather we reduced sex to "abstinence."

Thoughts?

Religious Studies 101

I'm currently taking a course entitled "Potraits of Jesus." Today my T.A. proposed the question: Who is Jesus to you? About 15 out of 20 people in the tutorial responded "I am Christian and Jesus is my Saviour." I didn't know what to think when I heard that phrase articulated over and over again. I guess I was shocked; after all I was in an academia university setting.

"Jesus is my Saviour".....really?! If Jesus is your so-called "Saviour", then I would expect you to come up with a more personal response about who he is to you, instead of regurgiitating the words of your fellow classmates, who in turn plagiarized their pastors' weekly sermons.

Tutorial will be interesting.

Skinny Jeans and Uggs and all the above...

Number 1: "big-boned" girls should NOT wear skinny jeans! I don't care if the 80's are coming back with the vengeance, please just stop wearing them!

Number 2: Why am I seeing Uggs already?!?! It's not even fall yet. Not that I would like to see them in the fall or winter for that matter. Uggs - can we please start a new trend of some sort?!?!?! I've had to look at those UGLY things for the past 4 yrs....I don't know, start the "sock and sandal" trend in the middle of winter, I don't care, just anything but those Uggs again........

Back to Reality

What a surreal summer that was! Now that it is about to end, I'm celebrating it with a week long trip to NYC! I'm super excited and counting down the days! 8 more to go....

I'm going to end my short simple blog right here...because I fear that writing more will only ruin this moment of ecstasy!