Is Diana Gabaldon Homophobic?

As I get closer and closer to the end of this book I can't help but be offended by what feels like deliberate homophobia throughout it. First, the evil bad guy of the book turns out to be homosexual and a rapist of both sexes. I was a little bit annoyed by this fact but thought "whatever it's silly to be upset over a bad guy being gay, I'd be no better than that Basic Instinct and Silence of the Lambs controversies of the early 90s" But as I carried on through the book I found that another bad guy is gay and once again a rapist! Seriously! Jamie (the heroine's husband in the story) has been the attempted rape victim of both on more than one occasion! The characters have harsh views towards the homos, which is to be expected in 1700s but I feel that the idea placed throughout that all gays are bad and rapists is a very harsh one. I'm hoping the series will fix this viewpoint as I continue, but as far as the first book goes, I'm very near done and getting quite upset!

Just a warning to anyone who might be wanting to pick this one up... I'll keep you updated as I carry on.

Love ya lots,
Tyrel!

A place I've loved since I was a child can now be loved by you... wherever you are!

Hello loves!
When I was young I had a love of books! I would enjoy reading series a lot, like Narnia, Howliday Inn, and Ramona Quimby books, and needed a place where I could not only get them, but get them at a reasonable price. We weren't the richest back then, and only being able to get one book a year at the annual Scholastic Book Fair just wasn't going to cut it. I, of course, loved my school library to death... But I've always been a collector by nature. Anyway, I was lucky enough to grow up in Chilliwack, BC, the home of "The Book Man" (formerly "The Book Nook") and found that I was able to fulfill my hunger for both novels and Archie Comics to my heart's content!

It is and always has been a wonderful and friendly little shop full of wonderfully organized and well priced books! If you're ever in Chilliwack I'd HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend taking a peak in there, you WON'T be disappointed!

"But wait! Doesn't the title of this post say 'can now be loved by you... wherever you are!'?" You ask! Oh, why yes, yes it does. Phew! Good thing you asked!

So, the other day I was lucky enough to get Taylor a WONDERFUL present off ebay, a signed first edition copy of Douglas Adams' Last Chance to See ! Taylor is a HUGE Douglas Adams fan and I've been slowly working on collecting up the books he doesn't yet have and replacing the ones he does with their hardcover versions. We're very close to having them all now... thanks to The Book Man!

You see, The Book Man now has their entire catalogue available to view online! You can search by author, title, or ISBN and find out if they have exactly what you're looking for! (and most of the time they do!)

"Well that's good and dandy for you Tyrel, you live only a freaking hour away, but I'm not going to travel all the way to Chilliwack from Kingston, Ontario no matter how good their selection is! Are you crazy?"

Whoa, whoa! You didn't let me finish there partner! The best thing about The Book Man being online is that you can order the books and have them shipped to you! The gorgeous catalogue of nearly half a million titles is open for you to browse/buy at your hearts content! I found a copy of Douglas Adams' Starship Titanic (hardcover) and Douglas Adams' The Deeper Meaning of Liff (which is VERY difficult to find nowadays)completing our collection!

Seriously, take a trip over to http://www.bookman.ca/ and find what you're looking for! <3 God, I love technology!

Love ya lots,
Tyrel

I'm not feeling so hot today...

BLEH! I kept waking up throughout the night with a headache and stomache issues so I stayed home from work today. Ugh! I hate calling in sick to my new job because you have to have this big long talk about it with your manager when you go back to work... It's very strange indeed... but such is life, I'm not going to go be uncomfortable at work when I have sick days available to me...

Taylor's working tonight, so I'm alone at home and think I'll just rest away while watching TV or something, lazy day's fix everything!

Perhaps I'll write actually... I do need to get back to my script so I can finish it, shop it around, and move onto the next one.

I keep getting really good ideas of what to write next and keep forgetting to write them down >:( I think my next one will be a comedy though, a simple rom-com type movie (... that's fucked up of course!)

I'd also like to get around to shopping around the script I wrote for school... Hmmmm, I think I shall get back to work on those... Adios for now!

Love ya lots,
Tyrel!

Night of the living Gaga's Telephone and She's Out of My League!

First off we have to interrupt this review to bring you a review of Gaga's newly released "Telephone" video!

HERE IT IS!

WOW! What the eff was that? Verrrrrrrry pretty and fun indeed! The little cutie is trying to be Tarantino this time, love the bitch to death! I still don't rank it higher than Gaga's last video for "Bad Romance" where the little miss wanted to be Kubrick and blew me away with her gorgeous styles! Ummm, not a lot more that I have to say, loved it, but didn't outdo Bad Romance for me!

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So, back to our program

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Tonight I went to an advanced screening of "She's Out of My League" and enjoyed it a hell of a lot more than I thought I would. The plot is silly and simple, but I enjoyed myself none-the-less. Jay Baruchel is always fun and I was reminded of that YTV series "My Hometown" where I first saw him, awwww! The movie is a hell of a lot more adult than I was expecting too, there was a crapload of swearing and that usually makes for more entertaining! My main problem with the movie (and I mean NO OFFENSE here) is that the continuously call the love interest girl (played by Alice Eve) a 10. I don't know... Am I alone in thinking she's a very pretty girl, but more like a 7 (maybe 8)? It's not a big deal, I just don't buy that every guy in the entire airport would be flabbergasted to see her/talk to her. I'd be like "Oh, there's that pretty plain girl..." But that's just me. Anyways it's a fun movie, verrrrrrrrrrrry simple, but entertaining none-the-less and I'd recommend taking a peak at it (but probably rent it...)

Love ya lots,

Tyrel

*Shaking my head...*

Taylor posted this. He thinks it's the funniest thing since the idea of God. I videoed his reaction, so stay tuned... I just might post it!

Today we DID get to bike ride after all! The weather cleared up and we had a jolly good time getting groceries and stopping by the library.

We're gonna need a new bike lock though... it's hard to lock up 2 together.

Tonight I'm going to see "She's Out of My League" with Angela (my sister), she won tickets to the advance screening and invited me along. I'll post my thoughts later...

Right now I'm off to dinner with Tay and Angela before the movie. <3

Love ya lots,
Tyrel!

Advert-IS-ment! The BF's Blog!

So Taylor has started blogging too, you can read about his (which usually means mine too) exploits here! And don't worry I'll be designing something fierce for his banner soon!

EDIT!!! Banner is now up and super cute/funny! EDIT!!!

Team Mike

Dear Bella,

Drop those supernatural fucks and go for the hero to your right... TEAM MIKE! Indeed!

So... Here's the Twilight: Eclipse Trailer...

So... it's finally here kids...

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: THE TRAILER

After the 10-second teaser dropped yesterday I'm sure you were all creaming your pants for my fellow Injun and child actor, Taylor Lautiner... Well, I'm sure you'll have ample opportunity to scream as he walks around shirtless for this next movie which doesn't appear to have anything about the Seattle Vampire Army or the gigantic fight... Stay tuned for my reaction video.

Taylor and I decided to watch and react... ENJOY! <3

Rain... Rain... Go FUCK OFF!

Grrrrrr! Stupid fucking weather always taking a shit on me >:( Was supposed to go for a bike ride today but my bike doesn't have fenders and I don't feel like getting soaked. So instead love the song I love from Timbaland's Shock Value II...

Tales of Too Much Sex, Too Little Adventure... (AKA Outlander by Diana Gabaldon)

Have you read this one? Oh my! If not, I'd... well I'd recommend it, but at the same time I wouldn't. It's a very interesting and fun story so far, but MY GOODNESS is there ever a lot of overplayed sex throughout it.

The story follows Claire, an army nurse in 1945-ish, who, while on vacation with her husband, accidentally stumbles through a stone portal into 1700's Scotland and has to live her life there for a while. It's quite a bit of fun so far (over halfway through and suspect I'll be done in a day or so) and has such a wonderfully addicting storyline through it... for the most part.

My main beef with this story is the ridiculous amount of sex digression throughout. Just when you start to get antsy about what's to come you're forced to sit through 5 pages of the author describing ridiculous sex that would make V.C. Andrews blush... FROM THE GRAVE!

Excerpt:
"No!" I gasped. "Stop, please, you're hurting me!" Beads of sweat ran down his face and dropped on the pillow and on my breasts. Our flesh met now with the smack of a blow that was fast crossing the edge into pain. My thighs were bruising with the repeated impact, and my wrists felt as though they would break, but his grip was inexorable.

"Aye, beg me for mercy, Sassenach. Ye shallna have it, though; not yet." His breath came hot and fast, but he showed no signs of tiring. My entire body convulsed, legs rising to wrap around him, seeking to contain the sensation.

I could feel the jolt of each stroke deep in my belly, and cringed from it, even as my hips rose traitorously to welcome it. He felt my response, and redoubled his assault, pressing now on my shoulders to keep me pinned under him.

There was no beginning and no end to my response, only a continuous shudder that rose to a peak with each thrust. The hammering was a question, repeated over and over in my flesh, demanding my answer. He pushed my legs flat again, and bore me down past pain and into pure sensation, over the edge of surrender.

"Yes!" I cried. "Oh God, Jamie, yes!" He gripped my hair and forced my head back to meet his eyes, glowing with furious triumph.

And the sex continues from there for like 2 pages. The book is quite lengthy and could probably easily be halfed with the removal of all this crazy sex shit...

Don't get me wrong, I LOOOOOOVE sex as much as the next guy, girl, or animal, but SERIOUSLY! I have a lot of sex, but manage to find time to have a healthy balance of adventure time in there too!

Am I alone in this one? Thoughts?

Anyway, I'd say read the book but if you find yourself getting bored just jump ahead a bit, you won't miss too much, it's like missing a soap opera for a week... You're only out 10 minutes of story time.

Love ya,
Tyrel!