Some of you on my flist that I know in real life may have heard this story before, but I'm posting it here for those who might not have heard it, and to save it for posterity. hehe!

One of my most memorable theatrical moments was when I was about 21. My university agreed to put on a production of "The Vagina Monologues" in observation of VDAY, ( Read more... )

My Christmas was great. :-) All the gifts I gave out were hits, and I got some great swag too ( Read more... )

In 1968, Rankin/Bass made a stop-motion animation movie that told a story based on the Christmas carol "The Little Drummer Boy", which gave the boy a name (Aaron) and even more of a back-story. They also created a "Book II" some years later, which continues the adventures of Aaron and the events unfolding in Bethlehem/Judea.

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This is Part One of " ( Read more... )

OK, I posted this on Facebook, but for those of you who missed it (and I really wish that LJ had a really good "tag" feature like Facebook does, because I know that logospilgrim will probably like this, and so I really REALLY hope she sees it!) on Facebook, I'm putting it here too ( Read more... )

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This clip is from Chris Rock's 2009 docu-comedy entitled "Good Hair" (IMDB). The film deals with the topic of hair in the Black community, particularly the amounts of money that Black women are willing to spend in order to get "good hair". TBH, though, I think women in general like to spend a lot of money in order to get "good hair" ... but ( Read more... )

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La Sagrada Família is a massive cathedral in Barcelona that was designed and started by Antoni Gaudí. Construction of the cathedral began in 1882, and still continues to this day.

Today, the church was officially consecrated by Pope Benedict XVI -- which, I suppose, is another milestone towards completion. I'd love to go to Barcelona one day ( Read more... )

TV Doco:  "We arrest a marijuana user every 37 seconds."
Me:  "Wow ... and don't you think that the time you have spent to arrest all *those* people could have been better spent solving far more serious crimes?  Lotsa rapes and murders going unsolved out there."

Do you think you could finally PICK A STYLE for your LJ and STICK TO IT, for crying out loud?

Thanks.

Love,

Trish