Random musings (procrastination)

I've been in full reminiscing mode these past few days (and, admittedly, a bit obsessed with the new "insert pictures" function on the blog). In an effort to do more procrastinating, I was thinking back to my childhood, back to the stories that inspired me as a kid. The TV shows I've been talking about lately very much affected the way I see the world (A-Team, MacGyver, Scarecrow and Mrs. King) , but they were all very male-dominated. Since gender is my thing, I started thinking about the women role models I had in the entertainment industry. My earliest and most favorite was firestar (see pic. to left). She was one of Spiderman's Amazing Friends and, the coolest ever. She lived in a house with her two friends Peter Parker and Bobby Drake as the three of them were attending college. And they just happened to fight crime together when they weren't studying. (The story is rather similar to the Harry Potter books. Except in Spidey they're adult mutants instead of kid wizzards...) Anyway, I really liked Firestar. She was smart, and fun, and quiet, and just as strong as the boys. Her powers were flying and the manipulation and production of fire. And she had an awesome costume!

A close second was my complete facination with Miss Piggy. This is a woman, er...pig, who always knows who and what she wants, and does it with great style, flair and panache. She went along on every Muppet adventure, was cool enough to hang with the gang or with any celebrities that might stop by, and didn't hesitate to show her displeasure when she was angry or frustrated. That's the thing I like best about the Muppets. They don't take any crap from anybody, they don't take themselves too seriously, and they recognize and reward talent when they see it. Seriously, though, the funniest thing I've seen yet is that there are soon going to be Muppet Stamps. The good news is that now I know what to put on my graduation announcements next year. How awesome would that be? Really awesome.