I have a very strong image in my mind of Brian doing a stripper-esque imitation of a cat, complete with meowing. I am slightly scarred.
Reading: The Count of Monte Cristo (still)
Watched: Little Miss Sunshine (not bad; quirky in a good way)
Watching: Friends Season 1 (thanks Megan, you have got me completely and totally hooked! And possibly my mum and brother, too!)
Listening: Bruises by Chairlift
This morning my mum was looking at me and she said, "I can understand why you would want to drop a size." I don't know if that's something mums are allowed to say or if I'm just being overly sensitive. Now I have to walk around knowing that my mum thinks...yeah. Maybe I should just let it slide.
Tash--do you have a blog? I don't know where to reply your comments! But I think Phillip Pullman and Oscar Wilde definitely do have an amoral vibe, because their writing is threaded with amoral themes, which may possibly reflect their amoral values...in any case I know Pullman wanted to write a secular children's series to rival Narnia (he didn't like its Christian themes), and, well, Wilde sort of defied social convention, seduced a rich man's son and landed in jail for a good part of his life...
I feel like Oscar Wilde's plays contain less controversy than Dorian Gray, though! Perhaps I'm reading it a different way :]
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haha i dont have a blog, but u can just reply to them on the entry & i can make sure to check back later?
btw, i know mums can sometimes say stuff like that, but i'm sure she still thinks you looks wonderful how you are. don't let one comment overshadow that altogether~!
in a way, dorian gray does contain more controversy: God's word (& morality based on it) is a sword, it divides and judges people's actions, and it very obviously pronounces judgement on dorian gray's life. without it, the world remains blurry (as in wilde's plays & his dark materials), and it becomes altogether difficult to tell what is good and what is bad (see how many characters in each are shown favourably, but use cruelty/underhanded means to achieve what they want).
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