- 13:31 I just reached level 29. #spymaster bit.ly/playspy #
- 16:11 i'm following all spymasters following me - if i'm not please let me know - it's not intentional - i just fell behind keeping up w/ notices #
- 19:09 My Daily Twittascope - bit.ly/3JxWop #
6/13/09
6/12/09
- 18:17 I just reached level 28. #spymaster bit.ly/playspy #
- 19:11 My Daily Twittascope - bit.ly/3JxWop #
- 20:27 Mohamed ali is at the wings game 2nite! Frigging sweet! #
- 20:48 #followfriday @drpants @roadsidephil @lindentreephoto @seanmarler @jesseluna @zaldor @thebloggess @apricotbaby @blueeyedbanshee #
6/11/09
- 01:32 I just reached level 26. #spymaster bit.ly/playspy #
- 15:13 I just attempted to assassinate @juliancarter, but failed. #spymaster bit.ly/playspy #
- 19:17 @lindentreephoto i vote nap ;) of course i always vote nap #
- 19:23 omg just got home from the best dinner i've had in ages (not cooked by hubby) - went w/ a friend to an Armenian church cookout - YUM!!!!! #
- 20:38 My Daily Twittascope - bit.ly/3JxWop #
- 21:21 just got off the phone w/ my nephew - he told us he wants us to buy him a DS & a game boy for his bday next month #
- 21:26 @velisia8 he's gonna be 8 #
- 21:28 I just reached level 27. #spymaster bit.ly/playspy #
6/10/09
- 17:41 I just reached level 25. #spymaster bit.ly/playspy #
- 20:18 just sold some bottlecap jewelry to Canada!!! YAY!!!! #
- 20:53 My Daily Twittascope - bit.ly/3JxWop #
- 22:44 my directv receiver was acting up earlier today. Thanks to tech support and about 50 reboots of said receiver it's working like a charm. #
- 22:45 unfortunately cuz it was out i didn't get as much bottlecap sorting and prepping as i had planned - guess I get to do that 2moro #
Mi Familia (possible spoilers)
This movie was recently on TCM as part of a whole night dedicated to latinos in film. I haven't watched any of the others yet, but I love this movie. I've watched it 3 times since it was shown.
If you haven't seen it, it's basically the story of a Mexican - American family in California through the years. It starts near the beginning of the 20th century (when California is still part of Mexico) and ends in current day (which i think is the late 90s). It stars mega Latino actors like Jimmy Smits, Jennifer Lopez, Esai Morales and Edward James Olmos.
It's just a slice of life film. And of course for me it was amazing cuz it was a family kinda like mine up there. I could relate to some of the things going on and the dynamics of family. My heart breaks when Guillermo distances himself from his family and their rich heritage, insisting on being called "William" and completely ashamed of his East L.A. childhood home and his "colorful" relatives. I'm pretty sure that's something all of us have done at one point or another, latino or not. Sometimes it seems easier to just pretend you grew up normal.
But what is "normal"? If i've learned nothing else in this life, I've learned that there's no such thing. That person you think grew up in the normal home with the normal family and the normal life most probably has stories of how completely not normal their life really was/is.
I saw this movie with my grandparents, sitting next to my grandmother who grew up in 1930s and 40s South Texas, just minutes from the Mexico border. We were some of the few Latinos in the theatre, which became evident when Spanish was spoken on screen w/o captions and we seemed to be the only ones that responded in any way. Everyone else around us looked lost and turned their heads towards us when we laughed at the jokes. It was fabulous and alienating at the same time.
And in the beginning of the movie there's a scene where the mom (Jennifer Lopez) gets carted off on a train, rounded up with all the other latinos to be taken back to Mexico. The narrator explains that it was during the Great Depression and politicians etc thought that illegals were contributing to the downfall of the country, so they just took everyone that looked like they belonged in Mexico and shipped them back. This included U.S. citizens.
At that moment in the movie, my grandmother turned to me and said "that's true" and explained that she remembered that happening around her when she was little. Because she and her brother had red hair and fair skin they were never targets, but she knew of others that happened to.
It was a powerful moment for me. It still is when i watch this movie. There are other sadder and more gutwrenching parts, but that one sticks with me. It was the only time in my entire life that my grandmother showed me a glimps into her soul. And all the fights and arguments we used to have where i would tell her how proud i was to be Mexican and she would tell me i needed to be white .... well they suddenly all made sense to me. And I weep for the poor little girl that couldn't be proud of who she was for fear of being taken away from all that she knew.
If you haven't seen this movie, you really should. And if you have, watch it again. It's not just about Latinos, it's about Americans.
(apologies if this is all over the board - i really had a coherent post planned but my heart got in the way)
6/9/09
- 17:15 check out my newest chainmaille creations posted (w. crappy cell phone pics) on my blog magikjaz.blogspot.com #
- 20:28 My Daily Twittascope - bit.ly/3JxWop #
contemplations for upcoming shows
so, i only have enough monies to make limited numbers of each version of chainmaille things I have (except the bright aluminum). So I was thinking of taking pictures of everything I have made and making a photo album. I already have one for crochet items (which is smaller than the one i used last year) and the bottlecap ones are easy to request
customer - "I want a bracelet with Bettie Page with whips"
me - "ok!"
but chainmaille is kinda different. And altho they're kinda ooak (one of a kind) they can be reproduced slightly if people are really in love with that particular design. So my thought is to take pics of everything i have made for the show & as they sell i can put them in the photo book.
Does this sound like a good idea to you? And if you were at a show/fair/festival would this be something you would like to see?
6/8/09
- 01:47 I just wounded @PaulPetterson in an assassination attempt. #spymaster bit.ly/playspy #
- 16:06 spending next week in Frankenmuth @ the Bavarian Inn w/ my mom at a conference - any suggestions on what i need to do while there? #
- 17:15 @bronnersxmas wow thanks!!! the bike rental is definitely gonna be on my list - much faster to ride around than to walk #
- 20:14 @thebloggess those are gorgeous!!!!! #
- 20:25 My Daily Twittascope - bit.ly/3JxWop #
6/7/09
- 03:48 I just reached level 19. #spymaster bit.ly/playspy #
- 14:51 Had no idea that Fred Durst directed The Longshot! #
- 15:18 Totally pigging out on carbs:) pizza and breadsticks YUM! #
- 15:50 How many months until football season? #
- 16:24 @crochetgal I can't wait!!!!!! #
- 19:57 My Daily Twittascope - bit.ly/3JxWop #
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