On a You Tube Musical Journey this morning, I came across this song:
You’ve got to get up every morning with a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
Then people gonna treat you better
You’re gonna find, yes, you will
That you’re beautiful as you feel
Waiting at the station with a workday wind a-blowing
I’ve got nothing to do but watch the passers-by
Mirrored in their faces I see frustration growing
And they don’t see it showing, why do I?
You’ve got to get up every morning with a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
Then people gonna treat you better
You’re gonna find, yes, you will
That you’re beautiful as you feel
I have often asked myself the reason for sadness
In a world where tears are just a lullaby
If there’s any answer, maybe love can end the madness
Maybe not, oh, but we can only try
You’ve got to get up every morning with a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
Then people gonna treat you better
You’re gonna find, yes, you will
That you’re beautiful as you feel
When I was thinking about what movies to show Gillian on her last weekend as a single woman, I got to reflecting about how bad the girly movies have been recently.
I’m all for the Chick Flick (though I hate the term). There is a time and a place for mind candy, and increasingly, for me, that is all the time, and everywhere. (Insert your own joke here, if you must.)
But the last few I have seen, have been either desperately stupid or downright offensive. They’ve featured women who are desperate to couple up, or get married, or generally just be rescued. They don’t portray women who are strong and awesome and cool. And I know lots of strong awesome cool women who don’t fit into the cookie-cutter blond american rom-com mould.
I’ve, thanks to the lovely Jo, watched all 7 series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer of the past couple of months, and it’s been delightful to spend hte winter with awesome, kick ass women.
So, imagine my delight when someone sent me this. Seriously, go watch. (I can’t embed it.)
So, why do you create these strong women characters?
Why are you even asking me this?! This is like interview number 50 in a row. How is it possible that this is even a question? Honestly, seriously, why are you — why did you write that down? Why do you — Why aren’t you asking a hundred other guys why they don’t write strong women characters? I believe that what I am doing should not be remarked upon, let alone honored and there are other people doing it. But, seriously, this question is ridiculous and you just gotta stop.
So, why do you write these strong women characters?
Because equality is not a concept. It’s not something we should be striving for. It’s a necessity. Equality is like gravity, we need it to stand on this earth as men and women, and the misogyny that is in every culture is not a true part of the human condition. It is life out of balance and that imbalance is sucking something out of the soul of every man and women who’s confronted with it. We need equality, kinda now.
So, why do you write these strong female characters?
If you were me, and were entertaining someone the weekend before her wedding (while her fiancee is on his stag night), with chick flicks and wine, what would you watch?
We’ve already decided on Sabrina, but need another that’s a bit more modern.
The week before we met, Jane Campion, publicising her new film Bright Star at the Cannes Festival, grumbled about the “old boy network” of the Hollywood studios, lamented the lack of opportunities for female directors and declared with righteous gynocratic outrage: “After all, women did give birth to the whole world!”
When I read the remark, I crossed my legs in self-preserving alarm. Was I due to interview Gaia, Magna Mater, the antipodean incarnation of Mother Earth?
I believe the author goes on to be more complimentary about Ms Campion, but I’m not positive, cos my head exploded.
The key to throwing any successful party is planning. Get everything prepped in advance, and then you can relax and have fun knowing everything is already sorted. Expecially if what you are throwing is a (Love Boat themed) Hens party.
What you want is to make sure The Bride (aka The Captain) is comfortable at all time. A great way to do this is to divide your attendees into teams, give them a budget of $20 and about an hour, and tell them to help you dress the bride.
Bridal Couture indeed
Hence, the key to being a good Bridesmaid, and keeping all your Hens in a row is: Clipboards.
Cruise Directors: Starboard and Port
And then, to ensure that everyone is completely comfortable, make sure that all attendees look a little ridiculous.
The Crew
We lost a couple of people previous to this photo, but basically: Thanks ladies, we had an awesome night.
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* Belated because I was really excited, and I didn’t want to post anything that would give away the plan for the night to The Bride.
Dear drink promotery people. We do not support breast cancer. We support breast cancer research, the fight against breast cancer, breast cancer sufferers and survivors.
I will not buy an over-priced pink cosmopolitan, to support breast cancer. That would be wrong.
Can you recommend me a good sunscreen? I have been using Natio products for the past month, and I really like them. They are relatively cheap, but feel much more expensive. (I got a cleanser, mask and mousturiser in Life Pharmacy’s 20% off sale for $45 and a free gift.) Plus my skin looks and feels lovely. But the problem is, hardly any of their day creams have sunscreen. One does, but it is only SPF 15. My “porcelain skin” (thanks Jo!) requires higher protection than that. So. What do you use? Bearing in mind, it needs to be high SPF (30+), light enough to wear over moisturiser, but also good under foundation (and primer). And not to expensive, because in summer, I go through A LOT. Am I asking the earth?
What do you use for dry lips? I have horribly dry lips at the moment, due, I think to the change in seasons. I got this, but it’s not great. What do you guys recommend?
Have you got your tickets to this yet? If not, why not?
