sKiM

I just realized when I wrote the title for this blog that Skim's actual name is it her nickname - Kim. Wow, that took awhile.
My fist thoughts on reading this book were that is was so different that anything else I have ever read. It shows you the images rather than you having to come up with them in your mind. This leaves little to the imagination when it comes to this visual literature... but I thought the story line made up for that. I was really surprised when Skim fell in love with her teacher. I was so confused and it was something that I didn't see coming. When skimming (no pun intended!) through the book I would have never thought that to be part of the storyline, especially since it won the best illustrated children's book award. This part of the story provided a sort of mystery to the reader because it is hard to understand the relationship they had and also the feeling that Ms. Archer is having because we can't see her thought bubbles. The end left me hanging a little as to what exactly happened, it is sort left up to the reader to figure it out.

Woman Meets World

We continue talking about women and body image so I wanted to find the two types of beauty out there. Here is the difference between the media's view of beauty and a realistic form of beauty. To me, the girl on the top looks like she needs to be taken to the hospital and get a feeding tube in her pronto. The bottom girl looks like a normal women that has beauty that is attainable. I also noticed that the girl on the top is showing wayyy more skin than the woman on the bottom - as if they are trying to cover her up! In any case, the woman on the bottom is beautiful and should be kind of woman the media shows.

Kinky Girl

Manifest Destiny
-"It's not like the famous episode in which Lucy and Ethel try a day or work, boxing chocolates on an assembly line in the U.S. They stuff most of the quick-coming candy into their mouths, laugh brown drool when they are fired because it doesn't really matter - Ricky and Fred have good jobs. To prove they're the ones who belong at work, the men on TV make a mess in Lucy's kitchen, a pot of rice exploding like a white volcano."

I found this to be an interesting passage in the book. It is making fun and showing the different roles that are given to men and women. Most typically, women have the jobs at home, taking care of the children and cooking. For men, they are meant to have jobs out in the world and bring in the money. Denise Duhamel makes this into a humorous scene with brining in the image of Lucy. Nowadays, the roles are starting to be flipped and women are going out into the working world. For instance, the Barbie Doll that is the vision of the book is made by women in facotories over seas.

Hey Ya!

Hey Ya! By: Outkast


Hey Ya! By: Obadiah Parker


I hope everyone enjoyed those videos! What a difference in songs, right?! I like both songs; it would just depend on the mood I am in. If I'm in a dancin mood, then I'd listen to the Outkast version. If I was in a serious mood, I would listen to the cover. The cover feels as if it has more meaning. When Obadiah Parker does the cover, he sounds more sincere in what he is saying and that I would acutally take a second to listen to what he is saying. It could even be seen as a song written for a girl; you could recognize that and take him more for serious. For the Outkast version, I feel like I would only dance to it and I wouldn't think twice about what he is saying. The cover has a slower rhythm and also focuses on the singer instead of the back music. Obadiah Parker also plays the acustic guitar in his version of the song which changes the whole genre of music. It was first a hip hop song and then changes into a more pop-sounding song. The comparisons are kind of funny. The original song is done by a skinny black guy who can dance really well! The cover song is done by a heavier set white guy with a beard. OPPOSITES! Yet both songs are good. The Outkast version is more upbeat and makes you want to dance to it. The cover version makes you connect to the song more and is just a good listening and singing-along song.

What's cooler than being cool?
ICE COLD.

The Two Faces of Mr. Darcy

I have finally finished reading Bridget Jone's Diary and have also watched the movie! I had NEVER seen the movie before. Crazy right?! I think I might be the only one in the class. I think it's a plus though, because I got to create my own image of Bridget. Like as many people say, it's better to read the book before watching the movie!
I was surprised at how different the movie was from what I had concocted in my head. The whole plot line of Julian and Bridget's mother was very different. In the movie, Julian and her mother never run away with the money. This surprised me that they left this all out. I also found the portrayal of Bridget slightly different than the image I created. In the book, it seemed to me that she had more quirks about her. This is most likely because we were actually reading her diary compared to just watching her life played out. I saw some similarities though too. The relationship of Bridget and all her friends is exactly what I had pictured.
After reading and watching Bridget Jone's Diary, I can't help but to agree with the fact that it is a new-age Pride and Prejudice . Helen Fielding puts a spin on the plot to make it a BIT more modern. You can see this through the character relationship between Bridget and Mark Darcy. At first Bridget doesn't like Mr. Darcy one bit. In fact, she pretty much hates him. She falls under these false assumptions similar to what Elizabeth Bennet does to Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice. And as the plot works out, these assumptions are proven false and they fall in love and live happily ever after. I just love those kinds of endings! Typical girl, I know.
A girl can dream, can't she?

Cosmo vs. GQ

As a woman, have you ever stopped and thought about what you are actually reading when you open up a magazine? I know that I, personally, have not thought twice about what I read in Cosmo every month. After thinking about it, it occured to me that all the articles seem to make you feel as if there is always something you need to improve upon. How to improve this, how to improve that... blah blah blah
It's as if you aren't ever good enough!
This is just one of the observations I made about the article(s) in Cosmo. I also noticed that there are more emotional connections and experiences the authors draws from. This ties in with Jane Tompkins article and how women are seen as more pathos writers compared to logos.
For the men's magazine article, I went straight to GQ to look around. I had never read anything in this magazine before. What struck me was the length of the articles. They were short and very much to the point. They would even break it down into bullet points, if the shortness of the article wasn't simple enough!! They also used strong words that women would not take to easily.
These are just some of the things that caught my eye in the article assignment for my class. What has this world come to?! Ha Well hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend! I know I am :)

Hi Everybody! So this is my first blog ever. I'm super excited to share my thoughts with everyone. This blog was created to voice my ideas from my Women in Writing class. I chose this title for my first blog because it says a little bit about me. I really am just a small town girl and I am also a fan of classic rock music. Well all music actually! I love to just drive in my car, windows down, music playing.
So this is a little bit about me, stay tuned for more writings!