Mmm Babies

Heads up- 26 days until the Alpacalypse. There were so many things I wanted to do with my life, and it seems I'm running out of time. SIGH the end is near.

Anyway, about the Handmaid's Tale. It is MESSED UP. It's like surrogacy to the extreme, without the rights afforded to surrogate mothers now.

This is a baby. It's funny that this is the thing that Serena Joy and the other Wives want so badly. Just look at it. I mean, it's kind of cute and babies do funny things, and hey, if you can get someone else to have it for you, all the better! But is it really worth ruining someone else's life by basically enslaving them to achieve your prized baby?
I think not! The level that this society takes it is unreal. I am all for surrogacy, but as long as the mothers having babies for others get rights, everything is alright. Here is an article.  In India, commerical surrogacy is a huge business but there is some coming legislation to set conditions on it. These legislations don't necessarily spell out rights for surrogate mothers, though.

If Serena Joy needs a baby, she should go out and find one. Go to the baby store or something. Or pay Offred to have a baby or don't keep her in her room and make her avoid all contact with people. Don't rip her from her existing family. Gosh, I just get angry about it. Women deserve more rights than they've been given in this society. WHAT ON EARTH HAPPENED?

When the time comes for me to have a baby, if that time comes, most likely I will adopt. Or find a surrogate. And you know what? I'll be nice to my surrogate. I will bake her cookies and hug her and thank her for holding a child in her womb for 9 months just so she can give her baby up to me. Unlike Serena Joy, I will not totally degrade my surrogate or be creepy about it. Because I am better than Serena Joy. She's a meaniepants.

Respect surrogates because they're willing (or not willing like the handmaids) to have your baby. If not for the surrogates, do it for the children. Do it for the babies. Babies rock.

At least England has scones and British accents and whatnot.

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What can I say about Children of Men?

It kind of made me look to this. I was stroking my non-existent beard and wondering what on earth was going on.

It was weird. It was confusing. It was like Inception but much more ominous. But being completely honest, it kind of freaked me out. There was that whole theme that humankind will lose humane principles in times of massive disaster. Although I don’t think that humankind will ever come close to losing the ability to reproduce altogether, the response of the people could be quite possible depending on the disaster we’re facing.

And hope. Gosh, I really do like the idea of hope. Even when all seems lost in a world plagued by destruction and dreadlocked terrorists, Key is a shred of hope that there could be a solution. To be cliché, she is the beacon of light in a sea of darkness. Ah, how poetic.

Speaking of the sea, what on earth was that last scene? It was… goodness gracious I don’t even think there are words fit to describe how I felt after watching it. I was sad because Theo died. And it wasn’t even like BAM he’s dead, it was that slow, painful type of dying where he bleeds out in that dreadful boat in the middle of the freaking ocean or whatever. It just made me more anxious than I needed to be at that point.

And the boat, Tomorrow. That boat. What was it? Where did it take Key? Was it the Human Project? I DON’T KNOW because it was a cliffhanger! Personally, I don’t think the Human Project exists. I think may have started as this rumor and the idea that something like that exists sparked hope and gave people something to live for and fight for. I do think it was a boat to save people, I just don’t think it was the Human Project.

And the soundtrack at the end? What is the director trying to do, give me an emotional breakdown? I was already distraught that Theo died and everything seemed kind of hopeless, but then I was feeling pretty good that Key looked like she was about to be saved, and then I was so confused because I heard the noises of children playing and laughing and squealing.

Somehow, I think people began having children again. The name of the ship, Tomorrow, was a symbol that tomorrow is a brighter day, that it tomorrow comes to save us from the dreariness that is today. I don’t believe everyone was infertile in the first place either. It’s very probable that a lot of people started having their miscarriages, then people were afraid so they stopped trying, thus the lack of babies. But with Key, they were inspired to try again, and HOORAY, more babies were being born again and the world is a happy place, even though all that still exists is England.

For now.

Llamas are way better than alpacas anyway.

Yep. You heard it here first: The alpacalypse is coming. Better shelter yourself from the imminent alpaca attacks. Hide your children, hide your wife, cuz they're eating everybody.

But actually, let's talk about Hurricane Sandy. I know everybody else and their brother are going to write their blog about it, but it's just so gosh darn relevant and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to conform.

In Life as We Knew It, clearly the moon crashing out of orbit caused some dramatic environmental changes like the massive tidal waves and volcanic eruptions. When I first saw the news of Hurricane Sandy, I was like WHAAAT? because that's exactly what I imagine happening if our world came to this point.

First comes panic. I was freaked out just watching the evacuations and hearing the predictions for the storm, even though I was really far away from the areas in danger. I would watch the waether channel religiously to hear any updates and of course, to see Jim Cantore stand out in the rain. Oh, and the guy running in the horse hat wasn't all bad either.

So I read this article, which tells you a healthy response to the hurricane. You should probably read it in the case that you're ever stranded in a hurricane situation. And just to be safe, I found this one too. Anywho, the USA Today article tells about the reactions of some folks in the hurricane. All about how they tried to preserve their water supply, tried to maintain warmth, etc. Which sounds a lot like Miranda's family.

But one thing that stood out to me is that "people north of 40th street who still had power reached out to take in people below 40th street who had lost theirs." That doesn't sound like the characters at all. This article is all about the teamwork and community of the people affected and I sit here wondering, would I do the same? Maybe it's because the Hurricane is an isolated incident, but maybe it's because the author underestimates the power human kindness.

And perhaps we'll never know how anybody would react in a situation like in Life as We Knew It. But I'll tell you now, when the alpacalypse comes around, it's every man for himself!