sick boy said

Of the three days, this was probably the best one of my weekend. Not only did I get some things done, I was also able to relax and do some vaguely fun things as well. My goal next week is to get the most out of all three days instead of just the third one.

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If someone asked to me explain the plot of Coriolanus, I wouldn't know what to tell them. I know that he was a tragic character, but I still don't quite understand why the people turned against him. From what I read online the turning point had to with a food shortage or something along those lines, but I definitely missed that part while I was watching the play. All that I saw was one group of people after another arguing with one another. Even by the end I still didn't know what separated the various factions.

I guess that this shouldn't surprise me since I don't remember much of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar either beyond the betrayal quote. When it comes to drama, I prefer philosophical questions over political intrigue. Maybe if the name Coriolanus was as well known as Julius Caesar I would have paid more attention to the play than I did.

Moving in a completely different direction, Welsh continues to entertain with his novel Porno and it's a nice contrast to Shakespeare. All of the characters are flawed and not in a noble way either. Then again I almost prefer an anti hero over a real one at times. I also find it fun to read a female character written by Welsh. In Trainspotting there was Diane, but her role was secondary at best to the main four. This time around Nikki is one of the leads who is getting closer to meeting with Sick Boy and may almost be his equal in terms of scheming.

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Listening to the Tim Burton commentary on Planet of the Apes was fun and interesting. Sometimes the people giving the commentary get off track, but Tim said some very worth while things and I appreciated his insights on what he was trying to do with the film. Obviously he knew that many people would object to what he had done, but he still did it anyway. He just wanted to create something that appealed to him and he did. Foremost he wanted to stress the odd factor of apes behaving like humans instead of just playing up the race issue.

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As clever as the character writing on ER might be, I swear that they have to work in at least one slightly offbeat sex element in every episode. Tonight it was the black sweater with semen stains on it that weren't visible until a special light was shone on it. For me it had nothing to with advancing any of the sub plots and was just there for the comedy factor.

The writers frequently do this on the show and in earlier episodes I have seen the following unneeded scenes happen:

An extremely elderly man was seen having sex with his much younger wife. The two of them wanted a child and in the end, they extracted his sperm by some odd electrical means.

When brought into the hospital, an injured man was handcuffed to his lingerie clad girlfriend. At first they tried to work around her, but then had to cut the cuffs before the wife got there.

A variety of sex toys were found and passed around until a large purple dildo was placed in Weaver's locker.

A little girl was discovered to be a little boy who wanted to be a girl. His dad didn't mind, but his mom did. In the end his hair was cut when his dad died and he had to live with his mom who did not approve of his choice.

I suppose that most television programs have these little quirks and my favorite program Alias is no exception. I swear that Sydney used a fire extinguisher as a weapon in every other episode in the first season.

 
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