Archive for May, 2005
Keely & Du
Tomorrow night I am going to see a play. I am SO excited! I've seen this piece before, performed at the college level, and I really felt a connection to the story. I can't remember the last time I went to the Theatre. This particular venue is neat, as it is part of a collective, a creative 'commune' of sorts… artists are given housing in exchange for giving back to the community via their artistic pursuits. I'd love to live there, but I'm no Ana Voog or BathtubGirl, so I doubt my web activities would qualify me *g*
_ahem, spoiler below_
Keely and Du, tells the story of a fanatical pro-life organization who kidnaps a pregnant woman (Keely) from an abortion clinic. They transport her far away from home and keep her handcuffed to a bed. Their hope is to keep the unborn child in the womb until it is ready for delivery.
Keely, the young pregnant woman, and Du, the pro-life nurse who looks after her, initially have an adversarial relationship. Over time, the mere fact that they are in the same room together, brings about a strange but clear friendship. On one occasion, Du releases Keely from her handcuffs, lets her change from her nightgown into a dress, and they share a few meals.
As their relationship grows, Keely is comforted by Du as she confides in Du about the pain she has suffered at the hands of her ex-husband, Cole. In a tender moment, Du wraps her arms around Keely and comforts her as though Keely were her own daughter.
Walter, the leader of the pro-life organization, is a minister who believes fervently that abortion is a sin. He preaches to Keely in his attempt to convert her to his way of thinking. His tactics are ineffective and his frustration becomes unnerving and his behavior more erratic.
Walter is extremely upset when he learns of the relaxed atmosphere Du has allowed to occur. His concern is that Du will develop a close relationship with Keely and lose her objectivity.
In his attempt to convert Keely, Walter brings her ex-husband, Cole, to visit. Keely violently opposes this tactic as she had been battered physically and emotionally by Cole. His brutality is the primary reason she is determined to have the abortion.
Cole tells Keely he is a changed man and wants her back. He pleads with her not to wash their baby away. He claims he wants her back. With no other weapons available to her, Keely bites Cole's hand as he reaches out to her.
When Du allowes Keely to change into a dress, she unwittingly leaves the hanger within Keely's reach. Feeling hopeless, Keely uses the hanger to abort her fetus.
Concerned for their own safety, Walter and Du now realize that this turn of events compromises their movement and their own safety.
Although Walter flees, Du cannot leave Keely in her weakened condition. She stays and administers to her knowing that she will ultimately be arrested.
Du is arrested and sentenced to prison. Because they had developed a strong personal relationship, Keely comes to the jail to visit Du.
*$igh*
Have you noticed we're beginning to trade humanity for convenience? Machines are replacing people. Practically whatever it is, they can do it faster, cheaper, with fewer errors and less supervision. As much as I'm fascinated by and appreciative of technology, I don't want to live in a world where there are no friendly [living, breathing] attendants to smile at me, to ask how my family is doing, to drop my change and sheepishly apologize, to go out of their way just to be nice. (Of course that's not considering the fact that genuinely nice people seem to be few and far between these days…)
I get a sick taste in my mouth when I realize that, ultimately, everything bolis down to money- it's all about numbers, the bottom line… [who makes what, who can get what, who already has what... gimmie, gimmie, gimmie- take, take, take...] And it distresses me to know I cannot pinpoint the exact second that became the most important thing in our lives. And if I don't know the when, where, how and why of it, I am afraid I can never get back to really living life and not just existing from paycheck to paycheck. This nickel and diming crap, frankly, sucks.
Quandry.
I have less than 20 days to make a decision that will change my life and send me on a different course. I am a fairly flexible person. Normally, I welcome change- especially when I am the one initiating it, rather just adapting to a situation that is out of my hands. But for the first time in years, I don't know *exactly* what I want. I'm not scared, per se, just indecisive. Or is it 'cautious' (because this is a such a big step)?
Mmm, the power of pizza!
A late night delivery of 15 pizzas was the bargaining chip that effectively resolved Risdon Prison's 41-hour siege, Tasmanian Prisons Director Graeme Barber has said. Mr Barber also said the prison warden who was held captive by inmates and released in the early hours of Monday morning was “very shaken up”. Mr Barber told reporters the 20 inmates involved in the stand-off had all been returned to their cells. Prisoners also released documents raising 24 issues they wanted addressed at the jail. The siege concluded after agreement on all points – with the final point being the call for pizzas.
It is not yet clear how many inmates were held against their will by other prisoners, but Mr Barber said he thought a group of four to five prisoners had orchestrated the siege.
Parlor trick! Show your friends!
Butter for perverts!
(Click images to enlarge)
DO try this at home! *g* Take a Land O' Lakes butter package and fold it upwards (the crease must be just above the Indian's boobs, uh, kneecaps- right at the line where horizon/water/grass meet). Press into place on chest area. It should rest along the top of the Land O' Lakes package that the Indian has in her hands, and … voila – BOOBS!!!
Painting it pink would be too much!
(Click image to enlarge)