Somewhere Over the Rainbow..I actually have a life..

Oh how I wish I didn't love crap TV so much!

I've just had my weekly fix of musical based extertainment, and boy did it feel good..Yet I can't help but feel a slight sense of guilt about how rubbish some of the TV I watch is..This guilt obviously quickly vanishes as soon as something equally bad is on to entertain me for the next hour (and so the cycle continues)..Just to clarify, I do watch good'uns as well, clearly 'Over the Rainbow' doesn't provide the same level of excitement as my latest obsession,The Sopranos, yet that doesn't mean I don't enjoy the awkwardness of the whole debacle, and being able to spend an evening gawping at Andrew Loyd Webber's amazingly ugly face. (Which I have oddly started to find strangely hypnotic.)

I am unashamedly a television geek, and watch far too much for my own good and this often means I have to watch the good with the bad. Even though I realise I should hate certain programmes, such as 'Glee', I find myself strangely transfixed and return every week to watch it. I know its crap, while I watch it I am usually cringing, and after I watch it I think 'what the f*** was that?' Yet I always want more...

I will just have to accept that I love musicals, a little song and a dance and I'm happy..as painfully uncool as that might be..(except High school musical, even I don't stoop that low)...

Feminist ahoy..

After two days of reading about gender theory, I have discovered that unbeknown to me, I have some genuine feminist feelings running therough my veins. Now don't get me wrong, I am no Germaine Greer, however I have felt somewhat empowered over the last few days, and have found myself giving men a pretty hefty dose of evils, particularly to the poor guy at Morrisons-No I do not need help packing thank you very much..

Obviously most women like to think of themselves as the strong, independant type, who does not need a man. I am no exception, yet I can't pretend that I have never cast a seductive glance(and failed) at the man behind the bar, in a poor attempt to get served first. Similarly I would never turn down a drink if a guy offers, partially because lets face it, it doesn't happen that often, and it is extremely flattering, and partly because I am a desperately poor student. Once I am rich enough to live the strong and independant lifestyle, then the tables will turn, and I shall hold all the power, buying drinks for men and watch them enjoy their moment of false hope, before crushing them. (I may have slightly missed the point of equality..)


With the majority of girls being raised on the ideaology of 'girl power' in the 90s, I'm actually quite suprised that there isn't an army of dedicated feminists fighting for equality. Perhaps this could have been the case if the Spice Girls had been just a bit more interested in brainwashing the young girls of the world, rather than using their power to create cheesy feelgood music. (This is of course for dramatic effect..I bum the Spice Girls)

I will have to settle for being a wishful thinking feminist for the time being, yet learning so much about gender theory has definitely made me think more about what the inspirational women who fought for suffrage would think about the world now. I can't help but think that these women would turn in their grave if they saw an episode of 'Snog, mary, avoid.' (yet they could be glad that these young gals at least have the freedom to wear their underwear on a night out...?)

I have far more of an appreciation for the freedom and equality we have no days, and if I had the funds to buy bra's willy-nilly, then I would definitely burn a few of them...One day I may be an exceedingly powerful female, yet at the moment I am defo more like Daisy in Spaced -turning up for a job interview at a feminist magazine stoned and saying 'Girl Power'..whilst making the victory sign...