Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Right?
Huh.
- HearthFire Books, Evergreen
- Borders Books, Lakewood
- Boulder Book Store, Boulder
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Showing posts with label Girl Time. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Girl Time. Show all posts
September 21, 2010
Almost A Month Has Passed...
...so I now have some perspective. And I realized that I went to three book stores on Mockingjay Day.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Right?
Huh.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Right?
Huh.
January 08, 2010
Turquoise
"Turquoise"
Yes, I shared the color of my bra on Facebook (FB). It was a sports bra, so the whole sharing thing was not that exciting, imho. And the goal, according to the email message that started it, was to raise awareness of breast cancer.
I've heard some chatter about how pointless, unsuccessful, inappropriate the whole campaign was. Was it?
A FB friend posted a link to an article about how the whole color campaign was getting noticed. It makes me crazy when people knock an effort, frivolous or otherwise, to do some good. It's pretty easy to knock down someone else's efforts, and much harder to make an effort of one's own. So, I was moved enough to respond when I read the article and the comments it generated:
- Was this viral campaign more successful than the typical email forward or Facebook-generated “Post-this-if-you-believe-in…” petition? Infinitely.
- Did the women who were told not to tell "the boys” tell the boys anyway? Yes.
- Did the boys find out, and do we think maybe the originator intended for “the boys” to find out? Yes.
- Did some people actually move to action (suggesting self-breast exams, posting links to www.thebreastcancersite.com, or what have you? Yes.
- Is that better than no action? Yes.
Women are strong, supportive, synergistic creatures. And if miles separate us, and an online social networking tool can connect us, even for a few seconds, in an effort to better our lives (and our children’s lives, and even the lives of “the boys” we do know are affected as well), then might it not be a good idea to share (or *gasp!* dare I say “make up”?) the color of a piece of underclothing in order to get people thinking about a disease we could all do without?
Yes.
Yes, I shared the color of my bra on Facebook (FB). It was a sports bra, so the whole sharing thing was not that exciting, imho. And the goal, according to the email message that started it, was to raise awareness of breast cancer.
I've heard some chatter about how pointless, unsuccessful, inappropriate the whole campaign was. Was it?
A FB friend posted a link to an article about how the whole color campaign was getting noticed. It makes me crazy when people knock an effort, frivolous or otherwise, to do some good. It's pretty easy to knock down someone else's efforts, and much harder to make an effort of one's own. So, I was moved enough to respond when I read the article and the comments it generated:
- Was this viral campaign more successful than the typical email forward or Facebook-generated “Post-this-if-you-believe-in…” petition? Infinitely.
- Did the women who were told not to tell "the boys” tell the boys anyway? Yes.
- Did the boys find out, and do we think maybe the originator intended for “the boys” to find out? Yes.
- Did some people actually move to action (suggesting self-breast exams, posting links to www.thebreastcancersite.com, or what have you? Yes.
- Is that better than no action? Yes.
Women are strong, supportive, synergistic creatures. And if miles separate us, and an online social networking tool can connect us, even for a few seconds, in an effort to better our lives (and our children’s lives, and even the lives of “the boys” we do know are affected as well), then might it not be a good idea to share (or *gasp!* dare I say “make up”?) the color of a piece of underclothing in order to get people thinking about a disease we could all do without?
Yes.
October 17, 2009
Witchy Women
Such fun hanging with these Wicked-Great ladies. We sorely missed those of you who could not make it, and who missed the paparazzi above.
I kept the program and will keep the "Witchy Women" article inside my copy of Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. A few passages stood out to me, and I thought I'd share them with you all:
"'The idea behind Wicked is that things are not as they seem,' notes book-writer Winnie Holzman. 'What you think you know, you don't really know. It is the premise of the novel that you know certain things, but you don't know the deeper story.'
"The same notion drew composer Stephen Schwartz to the project: "I'm often attracted to an idea that takes and familiar story and spins it, looking at it from another direction, like Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. I like when I see things like that, and I like to write them. For me, if you take a familiar story...and you come at it from another point of view, the tension between the audience's preconception and the approach you're taking to the stry adds an extra level of response, plus it helps to clarify the points you're trying to make."
'The idea of taking what is one of the icnic villains of American culture, the Wicked Witch of the West - so much 'the villain' that we don't even know her name - and looking at it from her point of view, that seemed to me a brilliant concept. It was clear [that] a show about her could explore some of my favorite themes: the difference between surface appearances and what's really going on underneath, how life is more complex and has more ambiguity than we tend to be comfortable with and, certainly, that our public discourse admits to.'"
"Garrison [actor who played the Wizard] wisely suggested: 'There's a green-eyed girl inall of us...Everyone has felt like the outcast at one time or another. It's part of the show's appeal. It's not a children's show, but kids enjoy the fantasy of it, adolescents get the love story and adults see the political alegory.'"
I am confused by one thing, however. The show's program lists the "Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz" and then "Book by Winnie Holzman," who is listed as a "librettist" in the article mentioned above. First, I need to look up what a "librettist" is, and then I'm wondering what book they're talking about.
Librettist: (n) writer of a libretto
Libretto: (n) 1. the text of a work (as an opera) for the musical theater, 2. the book containing a libretto
So... ?? I wonder if there's a Wicked (without the ": The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West") book, as well? I would have guessed that Holzman may have written the lyrics of the show, but Schwartz did.
Thoughts?
I kept the program and will keep the "Witchy Women" article inside my copy of Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. A few passages stood out to me, and I thought I'd share them with you all:
"'The idea behind Wicked is that things are not as they seem,' notes book-writer Winnie Holzman. 'What you think you know, you don't really know. It is the premise of the novel that you know certain things, but you don't know the deeper story.'
"The same notion drew composer Stephen Schwartz to the project: "I'm often attracted to an idea that takes and familiar story and spins it, looking at it from another direction, like Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. I like when I see things like that, and I like to write them. For me, if you take a familiar story...and you come at it from another point of view, the tension between the audience's preconception and the approach you're taking to the stry adds an extra level of response, plus it helps to clarify the points you're trying to make."
'The idea of taking what is one of the icnic villains of American culture, the Wicked Witch of the West - so much 'the villain' that we don't even know her name - and looking at it from her point of view, that seemed to me a brilliant concept. It was clear [that] a show about her could explore some of my favorite themes: the difference between surface appearances and what's really going on underneath, how life is more complex and has more ambiguity than we tend to be comfortable with and, certainly, that our public discourse admits to.'"
"Garrison [actor who played the Wizard] wisely suggested: 'There's a green-eyed girl inall of us...Everyone has felt like the outcast at one time or another. It's part of the show's appeal. It's not a children's show, but kids enjoy the fantasy of it, adolescents get the love story and adults see the political alegory.'"
I am confused by one thing, however. The show's program lists the "Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz" and then "Book by Winnie Holzman," who is listed as a "librettist" in the article mentioned above. First, I need to look up what a "librettist" is, and then I'm wondering what book they're talking about.
Librettist: (n) writer of a libretto
Libretto: (n) 1. the text of a work (as an opera) for the musical theater, 2. the book containing a libretto
So... ?? I wonder if there's a Wicked (without the ": The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West") book, as well? I would have guessed that Holzman may have written the lyrics of the show, but Schwartz did.
Thoughts?
June 26, 2009
February 22, 2009
Reminiscing
Awwww...so sweet she was on 7/17/07.
And still is now, but I had to post this one. "My how you've grown..."
And still is now, but I had to post this one. "My how you've grown..."January 24, 2009
High Tea 1/24/09
Thanks to Jade, who made all the arrangements, the Radicals finally all made it to tea at the Brown Palace on the last Saturday in January. What a beautiful scene. The seven of us Radicals *plus one Radicalette* sat around a large square table just inside the lobby door. I don't know if anyone had been to high tea there before, but it was my first time, and I felt so spoiled.
After our last-minute ride arrangment shenanigans, I decided it was the afternoon to also try my first belini.
Our server presented our three teas, The Brown's Crown Jewel, Vanilla Rooibos (in honor of the previous book selection The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency), and the Jasmine Fragrant Cloud green tea (which is described as light and ethereal, which is one of Pioneer Woman's favorite words!).
We noshed on scones with Devonshire cream and preserves and tea sandwiches and pastries. The delectable dishes were second only to the beautiful, quality girl-time. Thanks, Ladies!
December 18, 2008
September 24, 2008
A Night with Anne Lamott
Our book club, thanks to Sarah for the heads up, got tickets to listen to Anne Lamott speak at the Belmar Center. Knowing Lisa was a fan of Anne's, I invited her to join us, and it turned out to be the beginning of her membership in our Radical group - welcome, New Radical!
We started out at the Baker Street Pub for dinner and a few *sigh* sunset libations. Sitting on the patio, we sipped and chattered away the end of a Colorado fall day. Anne's speech was just a short walk from the restaurant, so after our meal, we made our way to the auditorium. It was full!
Anne let us know that tonight was her last speaking engagement for this year and next. She was light-hearted, practiced, humorous, and very ProBama, which sat well with most of the attendees. As she finished up and headed to the book signing table, she even gave Kristen's beautiful Emerson a little love, proclaiming that it was great that he had come to this event. His brush with fame came so young!
Theresa, Lisa and I waited to get books signed, then met the rest of the Radicals at Whole Foods for a little sweet stuff to stretch the evening just a little longer.
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