bullit

m and i watched bullit last night. when it
first came in from netflix i was reluctant
and kept rolling my eyes at the mention.
but after watching it i have to say m loved
it and i liked it too though after it was
over i had a bit of a time straightening out
all the aspects of the story. i think i
have it all together now though. i very often
get confused in police and crime dramas and
especially ones like this with switched
identities and stand ins and referring to
everyone by last name only. i have to think
it all through very carefully in my head.







i loved jacqueline bissett's floppy bow
and trench in this scene:

picnic on the porch

i made this tunic about a year ago
for a trip to the mountains.

m and i had planned on packing a
picnic to hear the symphonic band
on the horseshoe, but since it rained
we moved it to the porch

a 2 am love song for m

from each according to his ability, to each according to his need.

this afternoon with the sun lowering
you layed bodily flat across the porch swing
and read me lines from marx
with gas fumes lingering from yr
lawnmower proletariat yardworkings
and i with a pair of painted boots in hand
wondered if marx were in love
would he most teasingly say
i need you to love me as much as you are able
because if i were marx
that's what i would say
but sincerely
and with a twinkle in the eye.

the state

i'm in the sunday edition of our local paper.
when meeting jennifer at the fashion show
last thursday i struck up conversation
with the fashion editor while i was waiting.
she asked me if i'd be interested in answering
a few questions via email for their new "a few
words with" feature, so i agreed. i didn't write
that i was a librarian though - just that i worked
at the university library and that i had my
masters in library science so i guess she assumed.
though since i have the degree and am paying
this fortune in student loans i should be able to
throw around the librarian title as freely as i want
even if my job title isn't technically librarian. but
lots of titled librarians are funny about that. it's
"temporary projects cataloger" as far as my hiring
paperwork goes.

full bit here

worn - april 26, 2008

dress - vintage/ebay. the mailman brought it this morning
while we were having coffee on the porch and i went in and
changed right away.

shoes - barefeet as much as posibble. red candies (not
pictured) when i left the house.

i did it.

and now we're at 4:



i've been putting it off for months, but caved today.

since i've lost 3 cameras from dropping them i decided to go with one of these shockproof olympus' as a replacement.

allan kaprow, inventor of happenings

WARM-UPS

1

A, sitting
B, standing close
asking is it warm yet
A, feeling seat, answering not yet
B, repeating question
till A says yes

A and B, holding hands, ice within
waiting for ice to melt
asking is it warm yet
answering not yet
continuing till both say yes

B, pressing hand to A's face
asking is it warm yet
A, answering not yet
B, repeating question
till A says yes


2

C, lying in bed
A (in another room),
calling is it warm yet
C, answering not yet
A, repeating question
till C says yes
C, getting out of bed

. . .

A, entering room
getting into bed
fitting self to warmth
made by C
C, asking is it warm yet
repeating question if necessary
till A says yes

C, rubbing bare feet on floor
shuffling slowly across room
A, following
asking is it warm yet
feeling the floor behind C's feet
C, answering not yet
A, repeating question
(following C, feeling floor)
till C says yes



3

B and C, standing apart
rubbing hands rapidly
asking is it warm yet
answering not yet
repeating question
till both say yes

. . .

approaching each other
repeating process
till both say yes

B and C, pressing ice
between their foreheads
waiting for ice to melt
asking is it warm yet
answering not yet
repeating question
till both say yes

B, lying on C
asking is it warm yet
C, answering not yet
B, repeating question
till C says yes

. . .

B, arising, feeling C's body
C, arising, feeling bed's warmth

-Allan Kaprow
September 1975



from:

the flying feminists

Many of the fashion crazed out there are often inspired by the flight attendants of the past. From the crisp brightly colored uniforms to the hats to those perfectly round suitcases, they're often looked to as a source of inspiration from the past. But we owe a lot more than fashion to stewardesses; we also have to credit them as major players in igniting the women's rights movement.



In the sixties, not only were stewardesses who were married banned from working, but stewardesses were forced into early retirement at the age of 32. An airline exec was once quoted "It is the sex thing pure and simple. Put a dog on an airplane and 20 businessmen are mad for a month." This vintage ad makes clear just how the airlines viewed their flight attendants at the time:



In case you can't see it, that tagline on the bottom reads: "Lockheed and PSA will give you a great big lift."

Due to this sort of discrimination, Colleen Boland and sixteen stewardesses testified before the House Labor Committee. The following, excerpted from the book Femininity in flight: a history of flight attendants by Kathleen M. Barry, shows how they were treated:

Boland's carefully prepared statement and legislative proposal were not what most interested the lawmakers, as immediately became clear. Representative James H. Scheuer, Democrat of New York, asked Boland to have her entourage stand, so that he and his colleagues could "visualize the dimensions of the problem.""Would the airlines tell us," Scheuer asked, "that these pretty young ladies are ready for the slag heap?"

Representative James G. Ohara, Democrat of Michigan and the committee chairman, observed that according to his own extensive experiences flying, stewardesses worked at "breakneck" speeds and clearly were not employed merely to "stand or sit around looking beautiful." "The gist of this problem," according to Representative WIlliam D. Hathaway, Democrat of Maine, was "the notion that airlines are flying bunny clubs." "The services in question can be performed by people who are 40, 50, and perhaps 60 years old."

To Representative Scheuer, who questioned Boland next, the more interesting matter was not stewardesses' function in commercial aviation but the age at which women ceased to be attractive: "I for one would oppose to my dying breath the principle that a women is less attractive, less alluring, and less charming after age 29 or 32 or 35. I think my colleagues on this committee will agree." "Especially if we want to be reelected," O'Hara added, drawing laughter again from the lawmakers and observers. In closing, O'Hara thanked Boland "for adding some beauty and grace" to the hearing through her presence, and that of her colleagues.



Stewardesses were also among the first to employ the use of Title VII as a defense against sexual discrimination and, in the spirit of the times, were ridiculed by the media and even by the executive director of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Herman Edelsberg. Edelsburg was quoted as saying to reporters "there are people on this commission that think that no man should be required to have a male secretary and I am one of them." In the 60's it was racial civil rights that was the big issue; the fact that women were having their own battles was yet to be taken seriously.

The press treated the inclusion of sex in Title VII as a laughable diversion from the sober matter of racial discrimination. When journalists bothered to note Title VII's ban on sex discrimination, it was generally to muse about Playboy Clubs being forced to hire male "bunnies," or "matronly vice-presidents" making passes at their male secretaries. The apathy of early EEOC toward women's rights was a major spur for veteran activists to form the National Organization for Women in 1966, in an effort to press for Title VII enforcement and more generally for "a fully equal partnership of the sexes" in American life. To Betty Friedan looking back a decade later, Title VII's prohibition of sex discrimination, a law "never meant to be enforced," "ignited the organization of the women's movement."




all quotes from the book Femininity in flight: a history of flight attendants by Kathleen M. Barry which crossed my desk and stole my attention at work today. I highly highly suggest giving it a read for yourself.

potlikker

tuesday night we cooked collards. after dinner i kept
sneaking sips of the potlikker with a spoon so m just
put it in a glass for me. he thought it was gross, but i
just told him that's where all the vitamins are.

round the house

sebastian's been living in this shoe
box that i set by the dryer to go
out with the trash. we've kept it
around for a few weeks now. reminds
me of the "natural habitat" the hils'
little one made for their kitty. he
also likes to sleep in the puppet
theater charlie and i made.



this project's still hanging out.
started a floral ruffly collared
romper this weekend that only needs
facing on the arms and hemming and
a few handsewn touches to be finished.

thrifty shopping and peace of mind

i've been looking out for a pair of plain flat
black strappy sandals for a few weeks. the ones
that were the closest to what i was looking for
were these steve maddens with a price tag of $59.95:



a few days later i came across these at target for
$14.99. extremely obvious rip offs. no question
to it. when i saw them in the store the straps
felt like thin rubber bands, poorly made, bad
materials - i couldn't even consider getting them.



then last tuesday i was in thrift avenue and found
these for $3. the straps feel nice, they're
comfortable, and the money spent goes to support
the local pet adoption center.

telephone in drag

found a star

passed out

snowy cougar show @ hunter gatherer - april 18, 2008

i wore this, but here's the only photo of me from the night:



ann and greg came:



and michael:



and jennifer and andy but i didn't get their photo.




my boyfriend is a cute one:













videos soon...

worn - april 18, 2008 day/work

shirt - tunic from canvas
skirt - goodwill/shortened by me
shoes - catos

changed later for the show.

worn - april 17, 2008

last day of black and white

cardi - 12x12
tee - duckhead
jeans - f21
boots - aerosoles
bag - target. i've been using this bag everyday for almost two years now.




didnt get a very good photo of this dress.
was in a rush to get to the art museum for
the recycled fashion show with jennifer.

dress - ebay
shoes - ebay/goodwill/somewhere

guess that makes me 100% thrifted!

worn - april 16, 2008

black and white day three


dress - 12x12
tights
shoes - laredoute

since reading about forever21's practices in radar
magazine and also through the documentary made in
la i haven't shopped there since. i almost feel
slightly ashamed now of the pieces i do have though
i do like them and enjoy wearing them. maybe not so
much ashamed really, but just that i feel like i need
to wear a disclaimer along with them. i guess it's just
that i don't want to feel like i'm promoting their
company or driving more business their way by listing
where i got this or that from when it's something i bought
before i'd become more aware of their practices and before
i'd started making an effort to become a more conscious
consumer. does anyone else feel this way about their
pre-enlightenment clothing?

change

this reminds me of the rocking chair
in my little girl room growing up.

-from urban outfitters

mississippi river flooding

EDIT: IF YOU ARRIVED HERE LOOKING FOR 2011 MISSISSIPPI FLOOD PHOTOS PLEASE LOOK AT MY NEW POST HERE.

i just talked to my mom on the phone and she
told me i really should take a peek at their
local paper's website because i wouldn't
believe how bad the river's gotten. areas
of downtown are closed off and old levees
in the area are breaking - making the problem
even worse.

natchez, ms/vidalia, la area where my family
lives and where i grew up:



















photos from natchezdemocrat.com