What is it about the fucking Da Vinci Code? Every random person I'm forced into making idle small talk with who eventually gets around to the question, "So what do you study?" brings that up first thing...
Well, the book was cinematic enough (god, do I sound like an art student) that people who don't typically read could pick it up, there were no real dictionary words or complex themes or issues so it was easy to read and digest, but it's big and heavy (like as long, in pages, not words, as War and Peace) and feels, to them, like a "real" book. It's not one of those Tom Clancy, John Grisham beach novels. And people who don't normally read get very excited knowing that they've finished (or at least started) a real book.
I noticed the same thing when the movie came out, every idiot on the street was saying, "Well, you know, I wasn't that surprised, because I read the book." It's like they're really saying, "Hey, this whole reading thing aint so tough." It's a way to try to elevate themselves.
Blonde like a fox...phoenixreduxJune 1 2007, 21:09:57 UTC
1. About that "Blonde thing"... Did you see the article in Slate this week about Monica Goodling? That's like, the ultimate. She played the blonde card to the Senate Judiciary committee, and won. "I's just a dumb little girly, whot would little ol' me know about political firings?" she says, while sucking suggestively on a lollipop. If it had been a cartoon, several male senator's eyes would have been bugged out and spinning like slot machine wheels while an old fashioned car horn sounded "Aw-OOOOH-GAH!"
2. "Daddy" pays for her apartment?? WTF?? Must be rough. I sure hope she finds something with concierge service.
Re: Blonde like a fox...beatniknightJune 4 2007, 14:44:01 UTC
I didn't see that particular article, but yeah, Monica Goodling's a clever little trollop.
That Daddy thing killed me. At least partly because this woman (and she is a woman, older than I am), makes more money than I do. And Daddy also, I swear, pays for her credit cards. She told me.
I just got a degree in writing. Which is... underutilized here in this field, but I'm just doing it for the paycheck. I have no objection to selling my soul.
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I noticed the same thing when the movie came out, every idiot on the street was saying, "Well, you know, I wasn't that surprised, because I read the book." It's like they're really saying, "Hey, this whole reading thing aint so tough." It's a way to try to elevate themselves.
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2. "Daddy" pays for her apartment?? WTF?? Must be rough. I sure hope she finds something with concierge service.
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That Daddy thing killed me. At least partly because this woman (and she is a woman, older than I am), makes more money than I do. And Daddy also, I swear, pays for her credit cards. She told me.
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What kind of degree did you recently get? If you got out of fashion, what would you want to do instead?
Found you through a mutual friend's journal. Add me?
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I just got a degree in writing. Which is... underutilized here in this field, but I'm just doing it for the paycheck. I have no objection to selling my soul.
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