Forget Me Not

           So I was thinking more about future films of Arthur, and I decided to put more effort into my idea about a film. I thought it would be a good idea to create a film where a less fortunate child finds an item that links Arthur to him so that Arthur can visit the kid and give him guidance to become the man Arthur has a reputation for.

            I basically started thinking of actors and actresses who could be the main characters of my film. The main characters would be the boy, his mom, and Arthur. I chose two actors for the boy because there is a younger version and an older version, but not super old. The older version would be like high school to college age. So here are my decisions:

Jackson Brundage as the younger boy

Alexander Ludwig as the young adult version

Gerard Butler as King Arthur

Gwyneth Paltrow as the mother

            The story starts off with the struggles of growing up with no father figure as well as his mother struggling to raise him by herself. The kid would not be considered part of the popular crowd, but he wasn’t a loser either. He gets through middle school, but his childhood catches up with him, and he starts to have problems with controlling his anger and other actions. His grades are fine, but his character is lacking virtue. Everyone starts to notice his self-destruction on the lacrosse field where he loses his head more than he loses the ball. One day while he’s shopping for a new lacrosse stick, he finds one he can’t take his eyes off of. All the kids on his team have sticks with “warrior” down the side, but this one says “Excalibur.”

            One day while practicing with his new stick, something weird happens and Arthur appears. The kid accepts Arthur’s promise and enthusiasm about making him the man his mother could be proud of. Every day that the kid goes to practice lacrosse on his own, Arthur appears and teaches him a new lesson. Meanwhile, Arthur is falling in love with the idea of existing in a new time period, as well as falling for the kid’s mother. By the end of the lacrosse season, the kid resembles the reputation Arthur promised.

            So yeah there’s the amount of creativity in one blog post that I usually exhibit in an entire month. I hope this idea isn’t already a thing. I’m not aware of a movie that has this plot, but I haven’t seen many movies. Anyway, good luck to everyone on finals, and I hope you enjoy your summer!

5 of 5

I love a man in uniform, but I love Chipotle more

            Arthur is lucky he didn’t have to deal with technology. The score for this week so far is Week: 27594, Me:0. This post was supposed to go out Sunday night, but my laptop crashed, and I’m the person that types these in Word before posting. Consequently, I couldn’t get to this file. It all went downhill after I watched the episodes for Arthur goes to Hollywood on the sketchiest website of my life... I’m not saying that was the reason it crashed, but I’m just saying. Anyway, on to what’s really important in the world of Arthur (sorry for the tangent).

Clearly everyone has that cliché couple in high school, but for me it was really weird because the popular guy in my school was named Will, had dark hair, and eyes the color of perfectly chlorinated pools. His girlfriend wasn’t named Jennifer, but she was cheating on him. I’m proud to say I was not Elle in this situation because I wasn’t all hot and bothered when the guy talked to me. I fan girl over more important things like some delicious Chipotle for dinner. However, I didn’t live in Annapolis, but I did go to a school in southern Maryland where many “navy brats” attended since there is a big naval base there.  Depending on the time of day, there would be various members of the armed forces either driving next to you or standing in line to order their lunch from Chick-fil-a. I’m not sure where I was going with this, but basically the characters of Avalon High were forms of my friends back home.

Aside from these connections, I found this book really annoying mostly because stereotypical high school girls are annoying to me, but also because Marco gets on my nerves about as much as teenage girls do. The only good characteristic of this book was that it was lacking in incest sex scenes, so it was more lighthearted. The wtf moments didn’t occur because of something testing the strength of your stomach, instead they were due to the questioning of a character’s thought process, or lack thereof. I did enjoy the mindless break this reading gave me, though. I was starting to lose myself in the intense readings, especially poems. Avalon High is far from one of my favorite readings this semester, but I am thankful for it being implemented last in the semester because God knows we all needed an easier read this far into the semester. Thank you Dr. MB.

4 of 5

Did you put incest on your résumé?

I will never be able to look at deer the same way again after reading Mists of Avalon. You know what would’ve sucked? Having to watch that scene instead of reading it. Oh wait… I basically did that for the Arthur goes to Hollywod project, minus the deer part. Fun stuff.

            Anyway, I would rather talk about Knight Life because I think I’ve read enough incest for my lifetime.

            I’ve never been big into politics. I would find out what I needed to know, and even waste my time watching presidential debates (because we all know all you learn from those is how the other guy would be a terrible president) so that I could make an educated vote. I will give it to politicians. It is difficult trying to make decisions for the general public when there are so many different situations. It’s hard to choose something that will have a beneficial impact on everyone, or at least the majority. That being said, it doesn’t make it okay for them to avoid justifying anything and leaving questions unanswered. I would rather have an honest candidate giving answers, even if I didn’t agree, than some guy up there keeping his plans after being elected a secret.

            That’s why I would vote for Arthur to be mayor. It was just a coincidence that I did agree with most of his stances on the controversial issues. I would’ve voted for him because he wasn’t hiding anything, and he answered questions as best he could. I wouldn’t give him my vote because he’s hot or speaks in a cool accent. That lady was an idiot.

            I could definitely see this as a cheesy 80’s comedy movie with people wearing alligator costumes running around in waiting staff clothes. Gwen would have obnoxiously big hair, and someone on Arthur’s campaign would have one of those awful mullets. Just imagine.

3 of 5

“Leggo my Ego,” said Lancelet.

If the first excerpt from The Mists of Avalon were a music video, it would basically be for the song called The Worst by Jhene Aiko (not my typical choice, but Pandora plays it). Essentially, in the song (for those of you that don’t know it), the female singer is fighting an internal battle about loving a dude that she shouldn’t love. She repeats that she doesn’t need him, but admits that she wants him anyway, which kind of shines a light on the feminist/not-so-feminist scenes we highlighted in class. Although this song probably isn’t focusing on the empowerment of women and being independent from men, it’s still the song that came to mind while I was reading.

            I don’t really identify as a feminist, but I do appreciate reading about a sharp-tongued woman who socks it to an arrogant guy. Guys, don’t get offended; I’m sorry other dudes before you pushed an egotistical predisposition on you, but it’s awesome when a woman proves a narcissistic man wrong, especially when they prove to be more physically capable. You go ahead Morgaine with your bare legs and muscular endurance.

            I have a problem with how Morgaine handles herself in this passage, though. She’s supposed to be a strong, independent priestess who doesn’t need a man to complete her. But wait, she’ll completely lose her shit when Gwenhwyfar creates some competition for the man she shouldn’t even be in love with. She needs to hike up those skirts to fight that war going on in her head. I do feel bad for Morgaine, but I don’t. She’s all about saving herself for when the time is right, but she entertained the thought of ruining that for a guy that doesn’t even see her as an equal. I’m glad Gwenhwyfar came along because that moment brought Morgaine back to reality and her original morals of being a priestess. I guess everyone deserves a little temptation and false hope.

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Noah's Tardis Emporium? What?

Alright, I’m not going to lie. I haven’t read as much as we just did in The Once and Future King in any other book since summer. Yay for college work overload!

Anyway, I think this reading has been my favorite so far. To be honest, I have grown up thinking of Merlin as some old dude with a long beard and a robe covered in stars. Of course he’s a funny character because who can take a man seriously with that fashion sense? Also, Arthur has never been that brawny and such a handsomely awesome death machine warrior king. I guess I have Disney’s Sword in the Stone to thank for those associations because I’ve never taken an interest in the adult versions of King Arthur stories. I know I’m a terrible human being, but I’ve missed a lot of “classic” movies. So needless to say, it was a relief to read something I’m used to visualizing instead of some demonic creepy baby nonsense and assuming Arthur never started from the bottom (sorry Drake ruined that phrase for everyone).

I like reading about Arthur as a child before he became king because he actually does stuff instead of sitting on his throne chowing down while some form of the oddest entertainment takes place. Wow, I thought my Netflix weekend marathons were lame.

So did anyone else think Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium meets Noah’s Ark while reading about Merlin’s hoarding problem? Except, Dr. Who let Merlin use his tardis to accommodate all that random stuff in such a small place. Wow, my nerdy-childish side is showing. That’s embarrassing. Anyway, apparently Merlin borrowed Marry Poppins' bag as well and used it as a hat. So dead mice and worms… no wonder he doesn’t mind Archimedes pooping everywhere.

Overall, I like the comedy in this reading. Other stories have had humor, but it’s usually funny because something is happening that is very unrealistic. 

50 Shades of Obsessed

     Okay, the first thing I would like to get out of the way is that the knight in the cart had poor decision making skills when it came to transportation. He clearly didn't watch Monty Python because it's always been cool to ride pretend horses (apparently). What's with putting multiple real horses and his dignity in danger when he could ride up in style like these guys?

     On a more serious but nowhere near serious note, this knight is 50 shades of obsessed. Who cherishes a lady's hair like that? If there were doubts of him being a stalker before this moment, they're gone now. If you witnessed someone doing his with hair they found in a comb present day, you would run, fast, and probably until you found a lock to hide behind. I can't call the knight crazy because he is still somewhat in his right mind at other moments. He's not letting this obsession control his every move completely, but wow. Just wow.

     Thinking about the women who enjoyed reading this story, it makes sense because it probably does help them satisfy their yearning for the love their husbands can never give them. This story lets the women live vicariously through the queen's character. It helps them escape their reality, which is the same reason many people read books today. The fantasy they escape to is questionable, but I guess it's relative to some extent. 

     To close, I'll just leave this here (thank God for tumblr).