June 2011
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What does it mean to "be yourself"? →
This NYT article about therapists who help people stay in the closet just makes me wonder more about “being true to yourself” when there really are so many aspects to self, some of which we struggle to preserve more than others. I think that this goes back to the ideas of the noble savage, humanism, the age of enlightenment, and our ability (or lack thereof) to choose who we are, who...
runforher-deactivated20111117 asked: After recently following your blog I can say that I thoroughly enjoy reading the things that you post about! Your take on the movie Super 8 was perfect, and I am very pleased that someone could put how I felt about it into words, since I could not do so on my own!
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Super 8 Realism
Today I saw Super 8 with my husband. It is a well crafted film packed with movie magic and nostalgia value but the reason I’m writing about it is because of how I felt during the initial traumatic crash scene where a pick-up truck collides with a speeding train full-on. I know that movie theaters have great sound systems to make the movies come alive but this was an frighteningly realistic...
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Car Wrecked but Family Unhurt therefore Entirely...
Last night my family was in a crazy car wreck.
Font of the car - you can see how the driver side (right) is crushed by the door while the headlight and passenger side has been crushed in / sheared off.
Passenger-side headlight detail - you can see how the machinery has been damaged with wires hanging loose, the entire front headlight gone, and front corner in completely crushed. The side view...
