State of the Universe

So what is this about Warner Brothers executive blaming women for their poor box office hauls lately? Evidently a bigwig said that they will no longer choose scripts where women have the lead roles. What I wonder, is that just for action movies? I’d like to see a chick flick with no chicks. Ha!

Of course, people are furiously covering up the comment so thoroughly that the media is already doubting their three separate sources. That isn’t so scary. It is scary that someone actually is thinking that way. Does Mr. Bigwig really think that not casting Nicole Kidman and Jodie Foster is going to help? What about all the other elements like say, good supporting actors? Directors? Publicity? Scripts? You know, the other zillion things that make up a good movie. Because face it, us women can’t do EVERYTHING all at once. If the script sucks, it doesn’t matter who is cast as lead, it is going to bomb.

As an aside…some of these TV stations sure are making it hard to find out what their schedule is for their shows. I just wanna know what is on tonight! And yes, the above little rant did come out of me trying to find out what is on TV tonight.

There was an article about living without items made in China in Chatelaine that was okay. It didn’t really debate the issue or tell me much new. But it shows me that I am not the only one looking around at other options. I always expect more from magazine articles. I guess that is why I usually don’t read them. I expect a couple thousand words of facts, not just talk. I guess I expect it to be a mini book or something. Same with newspapers. Those articles start off good and then reduce themselves to dribble.

It’s tough when my husband is right about things. For instance, he was right that one of his students was in trouble. (Now a former student by a few years.) But he was powerless to save him outside the school. He’s been a touchstone for this kid. And he knew that the kid was in limbo. He could either make it or not, he just needed the right thing in his life at the right time. And he couldn’t figure out what the right thing might be and how he could get it to the kid.

Sadly, that ‘thing’ didn’t come along and now there will be a funeral for that teen next week.

I hate it when he is right.