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Guys, guys, I'm riding such a high tide of awesome pro-gay feelings (yay, MAINE! yay, MARYLAND! yay, MINNESOTA! yay, WASHINGTON! yay, FEDERAL GOV--wait, not on this issue yet, but I don't think we've ever had a glimmer of hope like this, of having gay rights put to a popular vote and having those gay rights win--YAY!) that I had to rewatch Saving Face. God, I love this movie.
( Seriously, I love this movie. )
Want to see Michelle Krusiec and Lynn Chen reunited? (But not making out.) There's Nice Girls Crew:
Episode 1
Episode 2 (ahahahaha)
I read Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. Sarah Waters is basically neo-classic lesbian literature, so I feel bad when I say that I couldn't get through Tipping the Velvet (I'll probably try it again now), but I found Fingersmith much more engaging. The story did hit a lull, I think, near the end of Part Two (and why did it switch to present tense? I don't know), but I thought Part One was a lot of fun and set up a good story. Maybe it's just me, though, but I found it hard to really get behind a character named Maud. I don't know, the name wasn't doing it for me! XD I liked the character and how she was constructed but that name . . .
Speaking of books, there was a book that I skimmed at the Strand that I ended up not buying but probably will at some point: The Letter Q: Queer Writers' Notes to their Younger Selves. For the size of the book, it had real heft and weight. I think of this book in the tide of good feelings in the wake of the elections because, honestly, I felt myself tearing up a bit as I read these letters these men and women wrote to their younger selves. Telling their younger selves that it's ok, that it got better, expressing the things they wish people had said to them at that age. It did get better.
I decided to pick up the Deluxe Edition of Ellie Goulding's Halcyon album. I'm glad I did because I do like the additional bonus songs. Initially my favorite song was the title song, "Halcyon," but it really depends on what tempo I'm feeling like in any moment. The album is mostly up-tempo with some songs near the end being slower. ("I Know You Care" is the only minimalist song, with Ellie, a piano, and accompanying vocals.) Most of the time when I listen to music, I put it on in the background as I do other things like browse, read or chores, so when "Without Your Love" came up, I had to do a double take once the lyrics penetrated my brain: "Without your love I'm getting somewhere." That's not the usual message in songs! But actually that's the prominent line that comes out aurally. It's sometimes laid over another lyric sung simultaneously: "Without your love I'm feeling so bad." (It also starts with a note that makes me think I'm going to be hearing Rihanna's "Diamonds.") I like that. I like that a lot, that double sentiment.
( Seriously, I love this movie. )
Want to see Michelle Krusiec and Lynn Chen reunited? (But not making out.) There's Nice Girls Crew:
Episode 1
Episode 2 (ahahahaha)
I read Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. Sarah Waters is basically neo-classic lesbian literature, so I feel bad when I say that I couldn't get through Tipping the Velvet (I'll probably try it again now), but I found Fingersmith much more engaging. The story did hit a lull, I think, near the end of Part Two (and why did it switch to present tense? I don't know), but I thought Part One was a lot of fun and set up a good story. Maybe it's just me, though, but I found it hard to really get behind a character named Maud. I don't know, the name wasn't doing it for me! XD I liked the character and how she was constructed but that name . . .
Speaking of books, there was a book that I skimmed at the Strand that I ended up not buying but probably will at some point: The Letter Q: Queer Writers' Notes to their Younger Selves. For the size of the book, it had real heft and weight. I think of this book in the tide of good feelings in the wake of the elections because, honestly, I felt myself tearing up a bit as I read these letters these men and women wrote to their younger selves. Telling their younger selves that it's ok, that it got better, expressing the things they wish people had said to them at that age. It did get better.
I decided to pick up the Deluxe Edition of Ellie Goulding's Halcyon album. I'm glad I did because I do like the additional bonus songs. Initially my favorite song was the title song, "Halcyon," but it really depends on what tempo I'm feeling like in any moment. The album is mostly up-tempo with some songs near the end being slower. ("I Know You Care" is the only minimalist song, with Ellie, a piano, and accompanying vocals.) Most of the time when I listen to music, I put it on in the background as I do other things like browse, read or chores, so when "Without Your Love" came up, I had to do a double take once the lyrics penetrated my brain: "Without your love I'm getting somewhere." That's not the usual message in songs! But actually that's the prominent line that comes out aurally. It's sometimes laid over another lyric sung simultaneously: "Without your love I'm feeling so bad." (It also starts with a note that makes me think I'm going to be hearing Rihanna's "Diamonds.") I like that. I like that a lot, that double sentiment.
