two totally unrelated things
I wanted to share a couple of thoughts I’ve had in the last twenty-four hours or so, both because I think they’re important thoughts to share and talk about and to show how wildly my brain swings from topic to topic.
First, I find it absolutely baffling that here, in the year 2012, a time when the planet (that isn’t getting any bigger) has seven billion people on it, America is having a national discussion about whether comprehensive access to birth control is a good thing or not. What’s more baffling is that the argument against comprehensive access to birth control is that a small vocal minority of (mostly white male) people are uncomfortable with a woman having complete dominion over her own ladyparts and what happens in them.
And secondly…
I saw Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Wednesday night. It was great fun, in a totally grindhouse cinema sort of way. Nicolas Cage was awesomely wacky, but still managed to convey the pain and torment of a guy posessed by a flaming skull demon. Also, it was a nice surprise to also find Tony Head and Christopher Lambert popping up in supporting roles. The story and script weren’t high art, but they fit with the 70s pulp comic world that Ghost Rider came out of, and managed to work in a few nods to the 90s revamp in a way that worked. I thought it was great fun.
I hope you have enjoyed this little journey into the serious and not-so-serious mood swings my brain has. I now return you to your regularly scheduled programming, whatever that is.
