Sinister: Possibilities.

[Schaffenberger]

So happy to hear someone talk about my favorite film in the world.  I 
actually spent a great portion of last semester comparing the 
triangulation of desire in _Jules et Jim_ to the that of the 
Shakespearian sonnets.  And if you've ever taken a Shakespeare class as 
obnoxious as the one I took (complete with 13 other English majors who 
could see intelligent things like "Well, in the sonnets, Shakespeare uses 
the word "The" 500 times, but "a" and "an" are only used 497 times.  I 
wonder what that means."), you may well undestand such a possibility.

On another scholarly pursuit, I thought about the females characters in 
B&S songs, and how they portray (Something else I had to work on last 
semester for another class.  If you're bored, please skip this paragraph) 
the Virgin/Whore dichotomy.  They are sexual yet innocent.  Promiscuous 
yet virginal.  I'm thinking of Judy, who "did it with a boy when she was 
young" yet escapes the dreariness of daily life by writing about her own 
dreams, as she is only happy when sleeping.  And also Lisa, who takes up 
pornography as a "fun" hobby. Sorry if this is boring.

Oh, I had completely forgotten to mention something.  Last week, when 
drunk, my best friend M***y (a boy) slept on the couch that rests between my 
roomate M*****a's (a girl) and my beds.  In my own drunken state, though 
sleeping, I was painfully aware that M***y was present, as I talk in my 
sleep sometimes and feel uncomfortable about doing so when he is near.  
So, I fell into a debauched and restless sleep, and dreamed that I was 
leaning over to say something to M***y on the couch.  When I looked 
down, however, he was not there...  BUT THE SONG SNAKE WAS!!! (Actually, 
it was just a snake, but I like to imagine it was the song snake.)  
Needless to say, I was petrified.  It was worse than the Incredible 
Hulk nightmares I had when I was a kid.  But when i thought about the 
possibility of said snake being a muse for B&S, I felt relieved.  Or 
maybe I just think of M***y as a phallus.  Whatever.

XOXOXO,
Kristen

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