(reprinted from a July 13, 2009 FB entry with edits)
So I'm about as Bourgeois as they get: 3
kids, I drive a mini van. I do a lot of laundry and watch too much TV. But,
every now and then I get to the movies or I crack open a book. Love both of
these things and have very little time to do either. Not a big fan of gossip,
but I don't deplore it in other people.
Being bourgeois and all, I have a great tendency toward irony -
makes me feel better about myself, I guess. But I don't generally hold the
opinion that I'm better or smarter than everyone I meet (I meet a lot of good
and smart people). BUT (you knew that was coming), the instances that I feel
unrepresented (shall we say) are normally in the area of film and literary
critiques (not "criticism", mind you - I'm talking the newspaper, not
Norton). So, I decided to start a book and movie club with myself... talking
about things the way bourgeois people (like myself) do, ie: "I spent a lot
of money for this or a lot of time reading it, so was it any GOOD?"
Some things to know about my tastes (if you're going to bother
reading this): I can find something good in most movies and books; I don't mind
an unhappy ending if it makes sense and has a point; I tend toward the
uber-geeky science fiction-fantasy but don't constantly live there; I think
that if an ending is incoherent that does not immediately make great art; also,
politicization for politicization's sake pisses me off. Lastly, I refuse to
watch Renee Zellwiger (sp?) in anything - squinting is not acting.
If I can get this blog thing down, I will start a list of things
I have just read/watched!
I also do not claim that this entire blog will not be about
myself, my family and my choices toward all things middle class. To quote a
great artist: "I work hard for the money. So hard for it, honey. I work
hard for the money so you better treat me right."
Thanks.
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