P.S. Don't worry, he's not driving. He's stuck in a long drive through line
I love you Russ
Olympus Has Fallen- When we went to see this movie my choices were between it and GI Joe. I kind of wanted to see Olympus Has Fallen but I really didn't want to see GI Joe. The plot was a bit predictable but it had enough action and drama to keep you engaged. At one point Morgan Freeman takes over as acting president. I honestly
thought to myself, "Well of course, Morgan Freeman is always the
president." Over all I liked OHF, it was everything you expect it to be and Gerard Butler is well cast as the hero. I'd recommend seeing in the theater only because action movies are always better in the theater. Its enjoyable and entertaining but it won't be winning any awards.
Girls- I've heard nothing but praise for Lena Dunham's show about 20 something girls living in New York. I started at the beginning and watched the very first episode. It was awful. The entire episode was about Hannah (played by Dunham) complaining that her parents won't pay her bills anymore. Really? Seriously? Facebook friends told me to give it another chance so I watched the second episode. This story line featured Hannah getting tested for HIV while making AIDS jokes and a friend getting an abortion. The entire episode was abortion abortion abortion, AIDS AIDS AIDS, abortion abortion abortion. It felt like the writers were trying too hard to be controversial and it ended up feeling forced and cliche. You're not cutting edge just because you set an episode in an abortion clinic. Overall Girls is the epitome of hipster nonsense and the main character Hannah is depressing and unlikable. Thumbs down.
Every so often an article pops up listing everything that is wrong with the bear community. The tone is always the same. The author moans and groans because he doesn't feel welcome in the bear community. "Why do bears have to be so cliquey. I go to bear events and no one talks to me. When I go to bars it's hard to meet people." Blah Blah Blah. Here's an idea, maybe you're ugly and boring? (just kidding... kind of) Is it wrong that I don't feel sympathy for these people? So
you don't feel welcome or comfortable amongst bears... so what?! Find people you do feel comfortable with. There are many groups who I don't fit in with and that's why I don't hang out with them. For example, I don't have a lot in common with leather guys and therefore I don't hang out with them much. Does that mean the leather community is awful and unfriendly? No. It just means that we like different things. Yes, bears can be cliquey and yes its difficult to meet people at a bar.
Here's a news flash for you, it's like that everywhere. Its called life.
You know who else is cliquey? Muscle guys, leather guys, twinks, chubs, sports guys, drag queens, and straight people. often bring up a point that Bear culture developed because a segment of the gay populations felt different and unwelcome in the larger mainstream community. Therefore the bear community is sometimes touted as one that welcomes everyone. Bring us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses... Not quit. That sounds perfect if we were living in an after school special or a Harvey Milk documentary. In reality bears are just a group of guys who gravitate toward one another because they have similar interests and usually that interest is having sex with bears.