The Politics of Dreamland

[vovat]

The envelope that my registration renewal came in has the sentence, "Please drive safely and wear your seatbelt" right above a copy of Governor Corzine's signature. If THAT isn't "do as I say, not as I do," I'm not sure what is.

I bought pants at Target the other day, and I was reminded (as I usually am when I'm trying on pants) of how, when I was a kid, you could just walk right into the fitting room without taking a number or anything. Yeah, I know they started that system to prevent theft, but wasn't it so much simpler back in the good old days? (Man, now I'm starting to sound like a Republican! :P)

On my way out, I noticed that one of those stupid magazines at the checkout line (I forget which one) had a cover with pictures of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, and some caption that included, "Where are their parents?" Wait, aren't they both legal adults? I tried to check the wording of the caption at the drugstore this morning, but they didn't seem to have that issue. They did, however, have two different covers mentioning that Jordin Sparks loves her body. I probably wouldn't even get what they were talking about if it weren't for Dorothea telling me a few days ago that someone on the radio said she was fat. You know, I don't remember that being an issue with Ruben Studdard. Stupid American media and their double standards.

I had a dream the other day where I was at some event (possibly for school) that involved a lot of different political figures, including Al Gore, Rudy Giuliani, and Robert Byrd. I shook hands with Gore at one point, but his hand was really big, and I was unable to move it. There was also something about a water cooler falling apart, and the cooler part was so heavy that they needed someone with super strength to lift it. I forget whether Giuliani fixed it, or he just happened to be around during that part of the dream. Later on, we had to go into an auditorium, and some speaker on stage kept telling us to switch seats. He was really hard to hear at first, but eventually the crowd quieted down, and he told us we could come up and do something (what, I don't remember, and I'm not sure he even said) to get a free coffee. I didn't want to, but bethje (who wasn't even in the rest of the dream) told me I should. And it was right around then that I woke up. There was also another dream where I was outside Beth's house on a snowy day, and a bunch of people had to help me get the car out of the parking lot. When I reached the road, there were very few breaks in traffic, and a bunch of cars were driving on the shoulder. I noticed Beth's cat Wally running around right near the street, and I tried to stop and get him, but I wasn't having much luck. Fortunately, it was right around then that Beth called and woke me up.


I got this one from slfcllednowhere.

So, vovat, your LiveJournal reveals...



You are... 0% unique and 20% herdlike
(partly because you, like everyone else, enjoy writing).
When it comes to friends you are popular. In terms of the way you relate to people, you are keen to please.

Your writing style (based on a recent public entry) is intellectual.

Your overall weirdness is: 26

(The average level of weirdness is: 27.
You are weirder than 59% of other LJers.)

Find out what your weirdness level is!

Well, that's the first time I've ever been called popular. And I'm weirder than most people, but 0% unique? Now that I look at it, I think the uniqueness is based on LJ interests, and I made a point of NOT listing any interests that no one else did, so I guess that makes sense.

Comments

[jenhime.livejournal.com]

I read an article a couple weeks ago that was jump-started by whomever it was that called her fat. I don't watch American Idol, so I had no clue who she was, but the article was interesting. The gist of it is that woman haven't "come along way, baby" in the music industry and, indeed, it looks like we've been going backwards. In such a media-intensive society, female musicians are expected to be thin and gorgeous and talent has the backseat. Back in the early days of recordings, no-one cared what Ella or even Aretha looked like because the public only saw them a few times a year, if that. Patsy Cline wasn't chic by today's standards, but Dolly Parton admits that she probably wouldn't have come as far as she has without her looks and "assets". I don't think talent and looks have to be exclusive, but I'm much more interested in talent. Who cares what the person looks like as long as they're making great music?

[vovat.livejournal.com]

I'm sure it has a lot to do with what kind of music the person is doing, too. With American Idol, even though the judges will often say that it's a singing competition, the fact that the contestants are constantly being worked over by stylists and recording bits about their interests or whatever make it clear that they really do intend people to vote based on looks and personality as well. If it were really all about the singing, the show would have to be all audio, or maybe have the contestants wear giant eyeballs over their heads or something. {g} But while I'm sure good looks are always an asset, there are still musicians today (male and female) who achieve moderate success without the image being as much of a factor. I do get the impression that this is easier for men than women, though.

[rockinlibrarian.livejournal.com]

(Man, now I'm starting to sound like a Republican! :P)

I shook hands with Gore at one point, but his hand was really big, and I was unable to move it. There was also something about a water cooler falling apart, and the cooler part was so heavy that they needed someone with super strength to lift it. I forget whether Giuliani fixed it, or he just happened to be around during that part of the dream.

Uh, with Gore having an unmoveable hand and Giuliani having superstrength and possibly rescuing the water cooler, maybe this is yet another sign you are becoming a republican. ;)

[vovat.livejournal.com]

As of late, people have been talking about how big Gore is, so his enormous hand probably resulted from that. I'm not sure about Giuliani's super strength. Maybe he's just been taking zosozo (http://www.halcyon.com/piglet/oziana/oz0327.htm). And the Herkus kept giants as slaves, so that wouldn't be a good sign for Gore. {g}

[bethje.livejournal.com]

Gore had a giant hand, because he is a sexy giant. That's why.

Current music: Pixies: Head On

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[vovat.livejournal.com]

Current music: Pixies: Head On

APPLY DIRECTLY TO FOREHEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

I'd never thought of that. Maybe they should use that song in the commercials. No, wait. The licensing rights would put them WAY over their $10 advertising budget. :P