Bunch of Brooklyn

Ironically, a pretty decent chunk of this weekend was spent in Brooklyn. But first I went to Queens...

Friday after work, I went over to see Fernando. It's sickening, I know, but I enjoy spending every free second I possibly can with him. We went to the gym and worked out, then back to his place and ate and just chilled and listened to music. It was one of those nights where you just veg out and do absolutely nothing but is absolutely perfect. I love days like that.

Saturday morning Gizzy went to the groomers. He was sooo cute when I went to pick him up. They had put a little bow tie around his neck. I thought this was much cuter than the bandannas they always put on dogs. And, I am sure he liked it much more than the time when they put bows in his hair and dressed him up like a girly-dog. He was such a boy that day - kept biting at the bows and trying to rip them out. He definitely defended his manhood on that occasion.

Saturday afternoon I went on my first trip to the Brooklyn Museum of Art with Fernando. They were having an exhibit on Coney Island and another one on Feminist Artists. Coney Island was pretty standard. The Feminist Artists on the other hand...whole other experience. Being a woman, I can understand to an extent the whole feminist movement. I can appreciate many of the ideologies that are valued. But, intrisically, we are all women. I think it is nice to be held equally in many respects, but also nice to celebrate our difference from men. I think that feminism can definitely go too far and be brutal and hardcore. And, I especially don't like those feminists that cannot be open enough to accept the fact that some women don't want to be as gung ho about feminism as they are.

To give you an example - Salt Lake City. I used to live there and the culture there is very family oriented. Many of my friends were women who went to college and then ended up staying at home to raise their families. I completely respect their decision to do that. The hard core feminists chastise them for their choice and say that they are giving up their identity and throwing away their education, not considering that it may be what the women truly want to do with their lives.

Ok, now that you have my 2 cents, back to the "art". There were several very interesting female artists. The one that I liked the most used string and stitching on canvas as her medium. Here is the site: http://www.gagosian.com/artists/ghada-amer/. And then there was another artist. The display was a formal dining set up. Each place setting was dedicated to a great woman in history like Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, etc. Every plate had a different "flower" on it that ironically resembled the female anatomy. Hmmm. Not quite something I would want to eat off of. Not so sure that some of these famous ladies in history would enjoy knowing that they were being honored in this way. Call me a little old fashioned but it wasn't really my thing.

On to Sunday. Fernando and I got up and headed back into Brooklyn at 7am! My friends Christine and Carl were saying goodbye to Brooklyn and moving to Long Island. Their baby is due very soon and they have a house to start their life in together. I think it has been very cool to see them move along in their life together and wish them the best of luck. Sad to see them leave Brooklyn though. We didn't see each other enough as it was!!