The Very Long Post (all right, *posts*): Part II

[montagnarde1793]

Now for an article and a link which should have ranting, but don't because....they just don't. XD

I must say, I'm not quite sure why this book needed to exist, but since it does, a rather annoying compilation of reviews. As promised, I will leave off the rant, but I do entreat you to consider the sentence "Marie-Antoinette's greatest sin, it seems, was that she insisted on being herself", and shudder with me.

Item Two: I don't know how many of you have seen the new and decidedly un-improved version of the Antoinette movie's website, but the production notes are truly frightening.....In related news, the one supposedly "authentic" piece of music there was written by Scarlatti, an Italian composer who died in 1725. Does anyone else think the odds of that being played in Versailles during Antoinette's stay there are just a *bit* low?

Next Post: The root of all that is wrong with American politics, brought to you by my ever-so-annoying-and-obviously-biased AP US History class, and my review of Manon, as performed this past Saturday evening at the LA Opera (including rant about alternate stagings and how they never show my favorite operas--or they show them at times and in places there is no way I can possibly be).

Comments

[maelicia.livejournal.com]

*contemplates stabbing self again*

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

It's not worth it! Not over something like this at least....Despite the extremely disturbing implications.

[maelicia.livejournal.com]

Are you sure it's not worth it?

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

At least wait until you've seen it. *Then* it might not be ill-advised to stab yourself.

[maelicia.livejournal.com]

Oh. Oooh right. Sure :D

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

...Although I'm sure you could think of less painful ways to die.

[maelicia.livejournal.com]

I guess... I can go back to the virtual shooting.

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

It's probably better that way. After all, the only one who stabbed himself during the Revolution was, I believe, a Girondin.

[maelicia.livejournal.com]

Yes... but Saint-Just referred to stabbing himself -- and didn't do it. See, my whole obsession about stabbing myself was optimistic, after all.

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

Well, as long as you don't actually do it I suppose it's all right. If you say so. XD