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| My Smorgasbord of a Wife |
Heavy on discussions of pedigrees today,
both personal and cinematic, which was fascinating on both levels. We received
the DNA results back for my wife which were a lot more diverse than my own.
There was some unsurprising heritage – a large percentage of Native American
and the Iberian Peninsula as well as Southern Europe. The biggest surprise was
a healthy ratio from Great Britain which astonished even her - she’s part
gringo! The most fascinating part of the results were the very low percentages
which trace ancestors hundreds of years in the past. She had some African roots
that must have migrated up the coast to medieval Spain as well as a dose of
Arab (Northern Africa and Middle East) that can probably be laid at the feet of
the Moorish invaders of Spain back in the Dark Ages. She also sports miniscule
amounts of European Jewish and Scandinavian (damned Vikings certainly got
around) blood as well as a very little bit of Polynesia. Panama certainly is
the crossroads of the world.
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| Awesome Results Abuela! |
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| I'm Very Interesting |
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| Two Raspberry Salute |
I went to see Professor Marston and the
Wonder Women last night. This was a fascinating look at the backstory for the inventor
of Wonder Woman. The movie was much more about the wonder women who surrounded
Marston which was an excellent choice because Rebecca Hall is riveting. She
towers over the movie as Marston’s official wife. She’s simultaneously
brilliant, acerbic, vulnerable, and dominating. This movie might be a little kinky
for Oscar but her performance deserves recognition – the very best I’ve seen so
far this year. The male lead and the other actress fade into the background
whenever Hall is on screen. The story is compelling as the two women and the
professor explore a polyamorous relationship in spite of the Puritanical times
on the mid-1900s. It’s all the more interesting in that most of it is true. It’s
an eloquent ode to the strictures that kept (keep) women from reaching their
full potential. They may have tried for too long an arc of time but this movie
is worth seeing for Ms. Hall’s fascinating portrayal.
The Bad Cinema project count rises to #36
out of 100, with Galaxy
Invader, so bad it truly defies description.
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| Playground Time with her Best Bud Yesterday |
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