http://www.jennbrissett.com/journal/index.php/site/index/ en info@jennbrissett.com Copyright 2012 2012-05-18T13:25:51-05:00 http://www.jennbrissett.com/journal/index.php/site/comments/the_nicholas_brothers/ http://www.jennbrissett.com/journal/index.php/site/the_nicholas_brothers/#When:12:25:51Z Fred Astaire once called this performance “the greatest dance number ever filmed.” I heard that when this premiered the audience cheered so loud that they had to stop the movie and show this scene again! Dance 2012-05-18T12:25:51-05:00 http://www.jennbrissett.com/journal/index.php/site/comments/legend_the_film/ http://www.jennbrissett.com/journal/index.php/site/legend_the_film/#When:11:50:32Z This is “Lily” and “Darkness” from the film Legend but clearly this is a scene of Persephone and Hades after her abduction Science Fiction , Films 2012-05-18T11:50:32-05:00 http://www.jennbrissett.com/journal/index.php/site/comments/rip_donna_summer/ http://www.jennbrissett.com/journal/index.php/site/rip_donna_summer/#When:00:16:51Z It just keeps coming ... Donna Summer passed away today. I know that she had issues about gay people and her Christianity sometimes turned her into a hypocrite. But that’s neither here nor there. I’ll miss her because of her amazing voice. She WORKED “MacArthur Park.” The words never made sense to me, but her incredible voice made that song a classic! Music, Deaths 2012-05-18T00:16:51-05:00 http://www.jennbrissett.com/journal/index.php/site/comments/rip_maurice_sendak/ http://www.jennbrissett.com/journal/index.php/site/rip_maurice_sendak/#When:15:57:04Z The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cGrim Colberty Tales with Maurice Sendak Pt. 1www.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogVideo Archive Grim Colberty Tales with Maurice Sendak Pt. 2 Compelling People, Humor, Deaths 2012-05-16T15:57:04-05:00 http://www.jennbrissett.com/journal/index.php/site/comments/ignorance_and_fear/ http://www.jennbrissett.com/journal/index.php/site/ignorance_and_fear/#When:20:32:22Z It’s this kind of thing that made me need a vacation. St. Lucia was paradise but as the song says, “Back to Life, Back to Reality.” When I heard Randi Rhodes play a clip from this video, I was tempted to think that she made it up as some kind of joke. I suppose there was a part of me that wanted this to not be real. But it’s real. There is a war on women going on all right and the church is smack in the middle of it. If you happen to be both black and a woman, well, all bets are off and they are really out to get you. And this guy ... oh, man ... this guy is just unbelievable. This is the “Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, a fundamentalist black pastor and up-and-coming Republican leader.” Listen to him for as much as you can stomach ...  I was a member of the church once. I still believe that there is a force of good in the universe—maybe even a personality that you can call on that guides and blesses. But I also see that there is serious evil in the world as well. It gets its power from Ignorance and Fear, the two devils that work hand in hand on the hearts of people to make them do hateful, misguided things, and to utter vile and depraved words. They sit in the pews of churches every Sunday, sometimes stand in the pulpit, too. And many are those who think they are praising God but are in fact working for the other one. Politics 2012-05-08T20:32:22-05:00 http://www.jennbrissett.com/journal/index.php/site/comments/marriage_and_north_carolina_today/ http://www.jennbrissett.com/journal/index.php/site/marriage_and_north_carolina_today/#When:18:37:05Z I’ve been married for about 6 days now so I am no expert on the subject. My partner and I have been in a committed relationship for 19 years. We were registered domestic partners for about 10 of those years here in NYC. Our reasons for not being married all that time is nobody’s goddamned business. As with all couples, it’s nobody’s business how you run your personal life. That being said, the legal recognition of our relationship is important as I and my partner get older. It provides certain safety nets for us that cover unforeseen circumstances, protections for us as a couple. The amendment being voted on today in NC is a hateful one. (And Orson Scott Card is an abomination of a human being. I’m saying human being because I don’t know what else to call him.) As a woman whose marriage would have been considered illegal up until the year 2000 in the state of Alabama, I take these attempts to curtail rights quite seriously. It has taken us a lot to get where were are, DO NOT TURN BACK THE CLOCK. It is not often that I hear such a clear message from a member of the clergy. But this is a MUST to listen to and please, if you are in NC today VOTE NO on QUESTION 1 Politics, Personal Stuff 2012-05-08T18:37:05-05:00 http://www.jennbrissett.com/journal/index.php/site/comments/air_jamaica_nsfw/ http://www.jennbrissett.com/journal/index.php/site/air_jamaica_nsfw/#When:18:53:00Z I am in St. Lucia and flew here via Air Jamaica (which is part of Air Caribbean). It made me think of this comedian and what he has to say about us Jamaicans. It’s true, we are an angry people with a lickshot for every situation. I, personally, have learned to calm down. It’s not good for the heart to have such a chip on the shoulder. But ... I do believe such attitude would come in handy in a hijacking! Humor 2012-04-28T18:53:00-05:00 http://www.jennbrissett.com/journal/index.php/site/comments/underwater_sculpture/ http://www.jennbrissett.com/journal/index.php/site/underwater_sculpture/#When:14:58:15Z This is giving me some ideas on how to rework a story that I wrote long ago ... Art, Writing 2012-04-24T14:58:15-05:00 http://www.jennbrissett.com/journal/index.php/site/comments/a_picture_to_make_you_smile/ http://www.jennbrissett.com/journal/index.php/site/a_picture_to_make_you_smile/#When:14:35:47Z If you’re having a hard day, take a look at this picture of this cute mama otter and her baby Cool Stuff 2012-04-24T14:35:47-05:00 http://www.jennbrissett.com/journal/index.php/site/comments/an_improperly_made_cuppa_nsfw/ http://www.jennbrissett.com/journal/index.php/site/an_improperly_made_cuppa_nsfw/#When:19:40:38Z Do not make this guy’s tea wrong. It’s the one thing that pisses him off. [via Gawker] Humor 2012-04-22T19:40:38-05:00