beyond the pleasure principle

I prefer answering questions on 'how scary are you?' hosted by blogthings rather than answer my assessed question on freud and repetition. how bimbotic. And just like I expected, I'm not scary enuff. HOW?? I will not be able to bark orders to move mountains, roar to express my frustration, explode chaotic creativity.

I'll merely implode like Mr Stevens. Just watched 'The Remains of the Day' by Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson, they are good! charismatic dormant volcanoes, subtle body language. And so Anthony Hopkins is Mr Stevens, the emotionally and sexually repressed butler to Lord Darlington and equal to Emma the housekeeper. A film about 20th century Britain just pre-WWII, aristocrats with huge villas and even more sprawling lawns, their political ambitions (and failures) coupled with the strict hierarchy within their households which maintains the pyramidal structure of authority and order, yet suppresses (or represses) any 'human-ness' of those at the bottom.

Watching the documentary on it is much more satisfying than watching the ending, not at all because it was an emotional let-down; it was the exact opposite! intensely static would be what I'd call the unexpected ending, which was probably what gave the film its 8 Academy Award nominations. "still waters run deep" given a whole new meaning.

now i've just done another 'quiz' that begs the answer "what gender is your brain"

Your Brain is 73.33% Female, 26.67% Male

Your brain leans female You think with your heart, not your head Sweet and considerate, you are a giver But you're tough enough not to let anyone take advantage of you!

WhatGender Is Your Brain?


if there ever was a more sexist 'answer' informed by the bias of patriarchal society!