God Fucking Dammit
Jun. 14th, 2004 11:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
serafina20Okay. So, the woman from the temp agency told me to call her today so she can try to get me work. Then, someone from another agency called to see if she could send my resume to another company, which is steady work until August, receptionist/office work, $10/ hour. Now, the lady from the first agency is trying to find me a higher paying job, but I *don't* turn down work (except for today, which was a good move as you'll see in a second), but my question is, do I still call the first agency today? I'm thinking I probably do, because I haven't gotten the first temp job and I might be able to get something higher paying, right?
Secondly, I took my car in for a long overdue oil change. Like, over a thousand miles overdue. *blushes* And, guess what? I need brakes. And, yes, I really do, because these are the mechanics that once fixed my mom's car by stuffing a rag in something and telling her it'll hold for six months. So, I trust that I need brakes, but it still sucks. I just hope they get it done soon, because I have an ortho appointment at 4. And I have to pick my sister up from school because I lent her a costume for the school play, and the little darlin' keeps forgetting to pick it up and bring it back. Freak.
I also finished both books I bought yesterday. I didn't mean to. I mean, Stepford Wives was an easy read, but The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time was just addictive. Couldn't put it down.
There's a review on-line somewhere about a woman who's pissed off at the changes in the movie. She says that it bashes women, makes the men sympathetic, etc., and the original plot was fine was it was. And I have to say, after reading the book, I disagree. Because, in the new movie, the men are angry and frustrated that their wives are better, smarter, and more successful than them, so they want to turn them into robots so *they* a. are better, stronger, smarte and b. can get back at the women for being what they were before. And I think it makes the men pathetic losers who didn't deserve what they had in the first place.
In the original books, the men turn their wives into robots because ... they want them to clean house? Have better sex? Be toys? Be slaves? Ira Levin doesn't get much into that, at least not clearly enough to someone who was born during a time where it's commonplace for women to work out of the home and be (realitively) equal to men. At least, it's not quite the anomoly for a woman to demande equal rights with their husbands. And while I enjoyed the book, I found parts of it inaccessible, especially Walter.
I get why Charmaine's husband had her turned. She was a selfish, air-headed twit who hated having sex. He wanted a fembot, and he got one. Walter, though, didnt' make as much sex to me. Their sex life only seemed to really take a down-turn once he saw the fembots. Which, okay, he was having good sex, but suddenly saw he could have *fantastic* sex. But ... Joanna was a good wife. She took care of the kids. She cleaned the house. Maybe it wasn't Stepford clean, but it was clean. She didn't nag Walter, or complain, or ... anything, really. They seemed to have a good marriage, but he still turned her.
I just dont' get why he did. Was it because he was unahappy? Why didn't Levin make it clearer? I mean, in Rosemary's Baby, *totally* get why he gave Rosemary to the coven. No questions asked. Or did Walter do it because he wanted more? Because he bought into the ideal? Because he was really a chavanist pig? Because he's a man and men suck?
I'm not saying it's a bad book. I'm not even saying that he didn't do a good job. I just think that the original tale isn't quite as accesibl to me becuas of my world-view and experiences, which is why I think the changes made in the movie were necessary.
Secondly, I took my car in for a long overdue oil change. Like, over a thousand miles overdue. *blushes* And, guess what? I need brakes. And, yes, I really do, because these are the mechanics that once fixed my mom's car by stuffing a rag in something and telling her it'll hold for six months. So, I trust that I need brakes, but it still sucks. I just hope they get it done soon, because I have an ortho appointment at 4. And I have to pick my sister up from school because I lent her a costume for the school play, and the little darlin' keeps forgetting to pick it up and bring it back. Freak.
I also finished both books I bought yesterday. I didn't mean to. I mean, Stepford Wives was an easy read, but The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time was just addictive. Couldn't put it down.
There's a review on-line somewhere about a woman who's pissed off at the changes in the movie. She says that it bashes women, makes the men sympathetic, etc., and the original plot was fine was it was. And I have to say, after reading the book, I disagree. Because, in the new movie, the men are angry and frustrated that their wives are better, smarter, and more successful than them, so they want to turn them into robots so *they* a. are better, stronger, smarte and b. can get back at the women for being what they were before. And I think it makes the men pathetic losers who didn't deserve what they had in the first place.
In the original books, the men turn their wives into robots because ... they want them to clean house? Have better sex? Be toys? Be slaves? Ira Levin doesn't get much into that, at least not clearly enough to someone who was born during a time where it's commonplace for women to work out of the home and be (realitively) equal to men. At least, it's not quite the anomoly for a woman to demande equal rights with their husbands. And while I enjoyed the book, I found parts of it inaccessible, especially Walter.
I get why Charmaine's husband had her turned. She was a selfish, air-headed twit who hated having sex. He wanted a fembot, and he got one. Walter, though, didnt' make as much sex to me. Their sex life only seemed to really take a down-turn once he saw the fembots. Which, okay, he was having good sex, but suddenly saw he could have *fantastic* sex. But ... Joanna was a good wife. She took care of the kids. She cleaned the house. Maybe it wasn't Stepford clean, but it was clean. She didn't nag Walter, or complain, or ... anything, really. They seemed to have a good marriage, but he still turned her.
I just dont' get why he did. Was it because he was unahappy? Why didn't Levin make it clearer? I mean, in Rosemary's Baby, *totally* get why he gave Rosemary to the coven. No questions asked. Or did Walter do it because he wanted more? Because he bought into the ideal? Because he was really a chavanist pig? Because he's a man and men suck?
I'm not saying it's a bad book. I'm not even saying that he didn't do a good job. I just think that the original tale isn't quite as accesibl to me becuas of my world-view and experiences, which is why I think the changes made in the movie were necessary.
