Outside Event - Reading

Davis-Kidd Booksellers 387 Perkins Extended Memphis TN 38117 (901) 683-9801 Local Best Seller Lisa Patton discussing and signing Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'easter Tuesday, December 8 at 6:00 pm "Funny, heartfelt and loaded with Southern charm, Patton's debut brims with pluck and is filled with memorable characters".--Adriana Trigiani. Lisa Patton, a graduate of Hutchison School, and former manager of the Orpheum, FM 100 radio, and of WMC TV, is getting accolades for her witty and charming debut novel.

Wonder Woman

Am I the only one who felt a deep sense of shock and guilt that the only real, stand alone superheroine the female world has is Wonderwoman, and her flaw is that she's female?

That's just really, really, painfully sad. It might be easy to ignore because comicbooks do not interest a vast majority of the female population, but it is important to me and future generations that the biggest superheroine in comicbooks not be a huge contradiction.

Anyway, I just wanted to explore that idea. Here are some comic books which feature female heroines which I kind of feel we've been lacking.

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Kabuki by David Mack
Demo by Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan
Fables by Bill Willingham
Coraline by Neil Gaiman (based off a book first)

There are lots more out there, some dedicated to a single female characters and others have a plot bigger than the actual characters.

Phoenix!

Take the 60 Second challenge!

Creating your own interpretation of Shakespeare in one minute - make a film or audio, take a scene or whole play, keep it classic or make it modern, it's up to you.

HAMLET QUESTIONS

Clarification:

I did not tell y'all very specifically which questions to do. I'm sorry about that. Please complete the following:

ACT I
3

ACT II
3, 4

ACT III
2, 4

ACT IV
2, 3

ACT V
2

GENERAL QUESTIONS
1, 2, 7

The B-Up

This is what everyone has been waiting for, the sequel to the blog about "long distance relationships". "B-Up" means break up, meaning that my girlfriend and I are no longer together. First, you need to know that I could possibly be one of the most care free guys around, whereas my ex-girlfriend is far from it, to put it mildly. The break up happened back on Halloween when I went to Birmingham to participate in a tennis tournament. I was expecting a great weekend because I was able to see my girlfriend and celebrate Halloween with her. Initially, things were alright between us, but as the weekend passed by I noticed that she was acting a bit strange and was not being herself. I tried shrugging it off at first, because I thought she was still stressed from all of her exams that week and I wanted to concentrate on my tournament. FAIL! However, somehow we managed to get through two days of us pretending that things were okay. Finally, on the night of Halloween, I decided that it was time for us to talk about why was she was acting so strange. The thing is, I’m notorious for having terrible timing, especially since she just got into her Halloween costume. Imagine how hard it was for me to be completely serious when I was looking at a pink themed cowgirl with two guns in holsters! It was so hard for me not laugh; every time she walked her spurs would click. Now this was our first real fight and my first real break up, so I had no idea what to expect. If only I could have read a handbook on the art of consoling a crying cowgirl. In the end, we decided that it was better for us to be separate. The tournament that I wanted to do well at ended in a DISASTER. All in all, that could have been the most unique weekend of my life.

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