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Tuesday, 11 September 2007 Okay, so it's been an eternity since I've should have posted these photos on here, considering the wedding was a month ago already. Anyway, check out some of the photos I took at Nate and Cassie's Wedding celebration which (thank God) took place took place under clear skies. I should direct you to Cassie's brief but quaint post about the wedding (like the wedding itself) on her blog.
Monday, 10 September 2007 ...I remember many recent instances, of standing in the kitchen, pouring cream into my coffee, and in that moment, I realized I had become another person... In the kitchen at eight in the evening, on an given night in August, with my sketchbook under my arm, and balancing a cup of coffee, I return to my oversized lounge in my makeshift office, where an old night stand acts as my computer desk. I set down my cup mug of coffee, discard my sketchbook, and click on part 4 of 5, episode 7, season 3 of The L Word, on Youtube. The L Word is a television drama series on Showtime (and Youtube) that portrays the sexy-chic world of lesbians and bisexual women in L.A. At first I was too embarrassed to admit to my friends that I’ve been watching a show full of
Showtime had a full-page ad for The L Word that boldly proclaimed: "no longer 'a show about lesbians,' this series has evolved into a show about people." The problem with that quote is that it presupposes that when the show premiered - because it was about a gay subculture - it was purely a novelty. I mean, did anyone ever question that the show would and did address themes about the general human condition? Really!? I think that if The L Word consistently tried to convey lesbians are like everyone else, they should have made the argument here that the quote captured the idea that their storylines were interchangeable with any gender or sexual orientation. I mean, that’s like saying:, “ **Insert any network show here** is no longer about heterosexuals, it has evolved into a show about people.” Huh? The ad reminds me of all the Brokeback Mountain coverage: "This movie isn't about homosexuality! It's about love!" Ah, thanks for explaining that. I'd hate to get the two confused. Makes absolutely no sense.
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I love this show, perhaps mainly to see what the “other side” is up to these days. Has anyone watched The L Word? It's on hiatus now, but season five begins in January ‘08.