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Henry, NO! and the Peripheral Bitches
Henry, NO! Originally uploaded by Kelly Sue
First, let me thank Dennis Culver again for the amazing Henry, NO! sketch you see pictured above. So. Awesome. (Dennis is one of those guys who has really upped his game over the last few years. I admire his work ethic tremendously. It’s obviously paying off — check out that THING!)Next, a big thank you to the N3rds for having me on their show and being so kind in light of my caffeine-fueled chattering. I screwed up my courage this morning and listened to the whole thing and — surprise, surprise — it wasn’t as bad as I feared. I do hate my voice, particularly at first, but as I start to relax it’s not as bad. Anyway, I figure my horror is just a symptom of my rampant self-obsession and no one else is going to notice.
Kwip has a lovely voice, doesn’t he? Something about him reminds me of my friend Ryan Olson, who is similarly melodious. (Speaking of voices, do you watch The Wire? I want Slim Charles and Norman to have their own radio show.)
I was bummed to hear in their review of THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST #12, they referred to Misty Knight and Colleen Wing as “peripheral bitches.” Setting aside the general ugliness of using “bitches” as a sort of plural pronoun for “women” (which is an uphill battle I’m not going to win, so I’ll just register my dissent politely and move on), I felt as though Misty and Colleen as Heroes for Hire (and with Misty being Danny’s ex, to boot) had earned a distinction beyond arm candy. I think this feeds into a larger discussion we could have on the problem with CONTINUITY and the big two in general, but that’s a can of worms I don’t have time to open today. More when Fraction’s not waiting for me to take the baby, you know? (So… when HL’s 25, we’ll get back to this.)
Speaking of HL, Kara is busily trying to buy a house (YAY!! Go, Kara!) so, alas, she won’t be coming back to look after the boy. That means I’m back to not really being able to work during the day, and any progress I made before the holidays is rapidly coming to naught. SO: Fraction and I are going to go check out some Montessori schools with day care this week. Wish us luck. If we’re not in love with any of these, I guess we’ll start looking for another nanny who can do 2-3 x a week, but I’m hoping for the schools as I’m having to cut down on my work schedule anyway and we can only afford so much. Anyway, cross your fingers for us.
I’m such a dork: I got a little thrill this morning receiving an anonymous shout out from the Babies and Moms Radio Moms in show #42. (I’m the mom who sent Nancy the picture of me reading her book to my son.) I get so much out of their podcast, I really do. Go, BABIES AND MOMS! Love them.
Fingers appropriately crossed.
And the podcast was great. Not to worry.
*(which is an uphill battle I’m not going to win, so I’ll just register my dissent politely and move on)*
Keep battling. The B-word is not clever. Never was.
I would hate to think that someone would refer to my wife, sis, mom or other female person I cared for with that word in such an off-handed manner. If anything, it might be used to describe behavior, not a substitute for gender.
Excuse the double commentoring, but had to chime in.
Honestly, I never thought Misty, Colleen or any of the non-male Heroes for Hire were cool until Iron Fist. I didn’t like their solo title at all. Maybe Misty with her robot arm is kinda cool, but I kinda don’t dig them as much as I probably should for liking b-grade heroes.
I didn’t think they were peripheral either, especially to the story.
When I first read it, I was like “who said THAT?” and then Kwip told me it was us…and then I had to check it wasn’t me….phew.
If it’s any consolation, we discriminate equally???
It was me, okay, I dropped the B-Bomb. No, it’s not ‘clever’ it wasn’t meant to be. I forgot their names and it came out. In the grand scheme of the Marvel U, I do see them as peripheral. The Heroes for Hire mini sucked. Just my opinion, but I hated it. In Fist, yeah they’re cooler and more centered and fleshed out, but still not really interesting to me.
You were fantastic and welcome back any time. Sorry if I offended, HappyJack!
I feel you on the baby care. The shift from doula to daycare’s going to save us a little money, but it’s still a pinch.
I wonder if it’s possible to timeshare a nanny. Hmm…