CunningLinguist

or should that be when?

i was looking at some photographs over the weekend online. i`ve been thinking about doing some portraits lately. i`m tired of seeing, what in my opinion is, an unrealistic portrait of the female form.

i know a lot of women and none of them fits the barbie mould. Tall, short, thick, thin, products of their genetic heritage, beautiful outright or radiating that special `je ne c`est quoi`. they are all stunning in their own right.

so why it is, specifically in the caribbean we seemed to be represented by this US ideal. long flowing hair, huge bust and tiny stick legs. it`s no who we are. it irks me every time i see one of the ms [insert misogynistic cattle call here] show contestants. who are they representing?

i have two daughters, i think they could have fit in a size 0 about two years ago. i know enough adults that have grown up before the current fashion trends with their own body issues, what`s going to happen to my young women.

there is already a fashion designer in trinidad, who has stated openly that he doesn`t make clothes for fat people. what he really means is unless you`re shaped like a plank you can`t wear his clothes. it`s easy enough to say fuck him and not buy his clothes but it`s the thinking that allows him to say something like that.

i clearly understand that there are different body types but when did one specific type become the ideal?

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i`ve been watching a lot of tv.

there is no where to really unpack the books yet and i`ve sworn off the freelance gigs for a while and i have no internet connection at home, all of this means i have lots of free time on my hands.

i have a 100+ channels but find myself watching basically four channels. i`ve turned into a law and order junkie, i really think they should start a L&O network. all L&O, all the time.

i`m also hooked on the first hour of adult swim, at last i have real cable, with cartoon network and not cartoon network LA. i`m catching up on my samurai jack. i`ve always recognised the genius of the show, but now i`m getting nuance, there are all these literary references and night before last there was a scene that borrowed liberally from the dennis sketch in monty python and the holy grail and i was laughing my ass off.

but it`s not just samurai jack; futurama, family guy, jackie chan, even kim possible have all these nuances and subtext and generally i find animated series tend to be better written than most of the sitcom stuff. most sitcoms are an anathema to me.

when it comes to movies, i`m not a snob, but for my television, it has to be well written and the dialogue has to catch me. which is why i`m such a fan of gilmore girls. yes, i admit it, i like gilmore girls and to use an excuse from my youth, i watch it for the dialogue.

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before i get started on this post i would like to say, i love my career, if i had to do over again, i`d make a lot of the same choices.

that said, advertising is not a 9 to 5 industry, well maybe for some of the staff, but once you`re a member of the creative department, your hours tend to be longer particularly during the peak period. last night was my first late night at my new job, i doubt it will be my last.

i`ve been in this industry a while and in the beginning late hours were part and parcel of my life. in the closing moments of my first marriage i was working 20 hours days. once you start down that path, it becomes the norm rather than the odd occasion.

advertising is  a soul sucking business, particularly if you let it. i think we`re at the bottom of the food chain, even lower than lawyers. with lawyers you know what to expect, with advertising, it`s all smoke and mirrors. there is no matrix, there is only advertising.

but nothing beats the buzz of working in an agency. yes, i bitched about my last job, but that was because i was really unhappy there. this job is reminiscent of my first agency environment. there is a sense of camaraderie, the art-room is loud and boisterous at times, it has character.

i`ll be the first to admit advertising has made me more cynical, but i am a not my job and i learned after the first time i left this industry, it`s not my life either. that`s why i enjoy george carlin`s advertising lullabye and mr. snaffleburger. it reminds me that not everyone swallows the bullshit we dispense.

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