So here's some news from my little corner of the world; If everything goes well, I will be taking a trip to Bloomington, IL for training for a job that I went to school for (Computer Support, which included A+ Certification) so things are going to be quieter than usual here.
What I would like to talk about today is how we treat those who are the "least of us." There will be some fan-boy squee from me over an upcoming movie and how it relates to the current political climate, which will happen in 3...2...1...
So at the midpoint of this most excellent day, I happened across a link at one of my favorite sites, i09. I had read a description of this trailer when it first debuted at NYCC over the past weekend, and I was pretty stoked before I even saw the trailer.
Why? Well, let's start with the basics, shall we? According to Wikipedia:
Carrie is an American horror novel and author Stephen King's first published novel, released on April 5, 1974, with an approximate first print-run of 30,000 copies. It revolves around the eponymous Carrie, a shy high-school girl, who uses her newly discovered telekinetic powers to exact revenge on those who tease her. King has commented that he finds the work to be "raw" and "with a surprising power to hurt and horrify." It is one of the most frequently banned books in United States schools.
Much of the book is written in an epistolary structure, through newspaper clippings, magazine articles, letters, and excerpts from books.
Several adaptations of Carrie have been released, including a 1976 feature film, a 1988 Broadway musical, a 1999 feature film sequel, a 2002 television movie and a new version set to be released in 2013.
The book is dedicated to King's wife Tabitha: "This is for Tabby, who got me into it – and then bailed me out of it."
I read the book as a pre-teen and also saw the movie at the same age. I sort-of understood the main theme of the book, but I didn't
really get it until I had gotten into high school. You see, I was much like the character of Carrie White.
No, I don't mean that I was a premenstrual teenager with a religious nut for a mother. I mean that I felt much like Carrie did...outcast of the outcasts, and there were many times when, while suffering the slings and arrows of high school, I wished I could just look at someone and send them flying into a garbage can, or imagine a giant fist as I crushed some of my tormentors like a beer can.
The problem that I have had with Mitt Romney is that he essentially is Chris Hargensen with a penis and a larger sense of entitlement. To me, he is that rich asshole who got everything he wanted and suffered no consequences for anything, from holding down and forcibly cutting a classmate's hair to operating Bain Capital.
And therefore, while I have not found the honest man yet, I believe that Carrie White is very close. Why? Because at some point she knew what power she had, and when it came time to use it, she used it in a way that no one will ever forget. Even though she is a fictional character.