Disney is done making princess movies... why should i care?

Says the article on Yahoo

  But what was that they just said?
“By the time they’re 5 or 6, [girls are] not interested in being princesses. They’re interested in being hot, in being cool. Clearly, they see this is what society values.” (That’s right: A girl born in 2005 already is worrying about how “hot” she is. Have fun with that, moms and dads of the world.)

 i won't raise my daughter (who's 2) on disney movies anyway, but i seriously doubt that  5 year olds are worried about "society's values" they probably  just do what they learn from their parents.

So even if it's true, that 5 year olds just want to be "cool" and "hot", it's only based on how big a priority that is to mom and dad. Mom in particular nowadays, has this synthesized pressure to stay hot, be a "Milf", have a sexy facebook picture... it's real easy (for some) to lose sense of what's really important, raising a strong, intelligent, happy and independent person.

Perhaps it's too hard to find the right media. Mainstream media wants nothing more than for you too feel you aren't good enough, but you will be if you buy their products. Oh yeah, sure, they can make you better, faster, stronger, yeah friggin right! In reality they will tear you apart and sell you a new perfume.

Stop listening to marketing, for your own good, and your childs. Find alternative media, seek out alternative entertainment, go to plays and open mic's  instead of movies, STOP READING MAGAZINES! Smash your television. Go to the library, your LOCAL coffee shop.

i'm not saying you shouldn't shave your legs or you should stop wearing makeup (we'll discuss cruelty free makeups another day). i am simply saying that maybe you should kick the high heels sometimes, okay, most times, is it really that important that you're wearing the right cleavage baring top with the right skin tight jeans? Maybe it is, but i hope you understand how the small things you do matter to your child.

if you don't know how the corporations are brainwashing you, go on, tell me thay aren't we'll work to find out exactly how they are. No i'm not attacking you, i just think people should be aware of their impact, even if they choose not to change it.

well my daughter wants to hang out, so that's all for now.
see you next time, same untime, same unchannel.

P.A.P.A Parade

Thought i'd post some pictures of the P.A.P.A Parade (Phoenix annual parade of the arts), besides, i said i would in the last blog, did i not?

Our float won best float (Spaceship phoenix) i don't have a better picture, yet.

 A Sign on the side of the Spaceship Phoenix

Freedom Led our hoop group, with choreography at intersections, yet the people in cars were to old/too conservative/to boring to appreciate the spectacle

Lavonte came late to the Parade, and yet she had an amazing Willy Wonka-esque float made from a kid bicycle trailer

 Tilly (moi) and Phoebe (Kristy) from the Cast of Spaceship Phoenix (Episode four info here:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=102884733115352)

 Djentrification Spinning awesome World Dance music all night!

I'm Guessing this was to celebrate Prop 203, pretty cool :)

 Me As Tilly, before the parade

Steampunk Phil

The Monster Family.

 Joanna and Enki... during the parade? i think?

 Miss Sarah Jain has amazing minihoop skills

 JAD Explaining one of his masks to an onlooker after the parade.

 Stiltwalker, fox, bumblebee.. i wish i had a better camera!

What lydia sees

Carla as Foxy

And Lydia and her mom (me)

I didn't really get many shots of DURING the parade, i was too busy hooping and trying to maintain my roles as both a Spaceship phoenix cast member and part of the choreographed hoop group. but there were many onlookers at the restaurants downtown who loved us all, and the got pictures :) i can't wait for next year!

And a few weeks later.. What is happening in my life

it's been a while, and while i'm most positive i don't have a very high readership at this point I'd still like for this to NOT be boring, if only just for my own sake. So here goes another blog, this time with a subject. it's not too interesting, but i am only getting the ball rolling now aren't i?

Saterday is the P.A.P.A Parade (Phoenix annual parade of the arts) and i've done, well, nothing to get ready for it... i'll still participate, but it's not going to be my best... there's always next year. the theme this year is "Let it Grow! Let it Grow! Let it Grow!" considering that last year's theme was "Green" i imagine most are just reusing their costumes. not really. i do plan on hooping throughout the parade, i'll be sure to post pictures if i get any :)


Day two of massive November weekend 2.0 entails Lydia's first trip to the Zoo. imagine seeing all those animals in real life for the first time! i'll just keep my fingers crossed that there aren't tantrums between exhibits.


So much more on my agenda, but i'll save it for the next blog. There are more important matters to write about.

Today i started up my vegetarian diet again, and I'm already well on my way to a vegan diet. thanks to having past experience with it, and the largely vegan community around me, the transition isn't too hard on me. I've had straight up milk out of my diet for around a month now, i haven't eaten straight up eggs in i don't know how long! but this doesn't include foods with milk or egg products in them. i had a piece of pumpkin pie today, for instance, not vegan, but i feel no guilt for that, I've only just begun after all. besides no longer serving the animal industry, i'll also have more to write about :).


well i've proven to myself now that i need to blog at least once (or twice) a week. i still have things i want to get out, but i just don't feel like sitting here all night about it, so here's the short of the short:

Selling very well in conspire, love working shifts there.
taken up painting (again?) Work in LYLT Show @ The Tire Pit
Took an Amazing hoops workshop this week
I Actually went to a bar, drank a beer. screw you, this is massive news.


That's all for tonight, same untime, same unchannel.


-JaneyMonster