I really need to be working on my article, but
instead I’m typing out a blog because I didn’t post at all while I was on
holidays. Sorry, I guess.
I came across an interesting article the other day
over on the paragon of news, Buzzfeed, which told of a family’s chance
encounter with the Prime Minister while they were out on a hike. Now, instead
of the article focusing on how down to earth the Trudeau family is, or how
polite and genuinely nice they are, the article focused on the fact that the
Prime Minister was not wearing a shirt. Yes, he is an attractive man with great
hair (thanks for pointing that out Steve), but he isn’t some sex symbol. He is
the leader of this country. And instead of mentioning how he is finding time to
be with his family all the while leading the country through this very turbulent
time, the article just repeatedly mentioned how he wasn’t wearing a shirt and
how lucky this family must have been to take pictures with him because he wasn’t
wearing a shirt. Honestly, a too vocal minority in this country already
belittles the Prime Minister and only sees him as a pretty boy! Articles like
this just add to their fire. I get it, it was just supposed to be a fun little
piece that humanized the Prime Minister, but he already is humanized. He proves
that with his actions every day! We know he’s a PM for the people, because he
shows us that. But thanks, Buzzfeed, for reminding us that in the end, he’s
still only a sexy body to be looked at.
Well, got that out of my system. Honestly, didn’t
think it bothered me that much. Apparently it did. Sorry to anyone reading that
who was confused, the rest of this post will be much less confusing! Maybe.
I was at the lake for the majority of my holidays
(all of it), and it was very relaxing. I had brought my laptop to work on some
writing and to edit my next video, but I didn’t do either of those. I just
relaxed. I read, played Pokémon, caught up on Killjoys and Dark Matter, binged
the first 8 episodes of Preacher, and watched a lot of Food Network. It was
great. For my readers who haven’t watched Killjoys or Dark Matter, you really
should. They’re too amazingly well-made Canadian sci-fi shows both written by
showrunners from the Stargate franchise (SG-1 and Atlantis (the good ones)),
and only in their second seasons, so you can catch up! Season One of Dark
Matter is on Netflix, and Season One of Killjoys is available on Crave. Look at
me go, someone wanna sponsor me? Free lifetime memberships are fine!
Preacher. I wasn’t sure what to expect from Preacher,
and 8 episodes in, I still don’t know what to expect from the last two. The
first season is serving as a prequel to the comics, with the finale supposedly
ending right where the comics begin, and as an introduction to the major
characters. Through the season, we watch as Jesse Custer, the titular Preacher,
goes from a son fulfilling a promise to true believer and leader to a slightly
power mad madman to? I don’t want to go too much into the show, but the acting
is wonderful, the writing is great, and the cinematography is beautiful. You
can tell that the creators and showrunners (which include Seth Rogen) really do
love the source material, and are trying to do it justice.
Talk about disjointed.
Anyways. That’s a basic update on what I’ve been
doing.
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