BIRTHDAY WEEK IN ROCHESTER NY (DAYS 1 AND 2)

 

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I wanted to share some pics and stories from the first couple days of the trip that I took to New York State with my lovely boyfriend and his mother. My boyfriend and his family are from Rochester, so they try to get up to visit as much as they can. 

Rochester is an unlikely vacation destination, (as my boyfriend's mom likes to joke, 'no one vacations in Rochester on purpose') but I've grown to really love this off-beat city nestled on the Genesee river. There is a lot of natural beauty in the state parks and lake-beaches in the surrounding area, and a lot of character in the different neighborhoods and in the people who reside in them. 

THREE END-OF SEMESTER LOOKS

 

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The end of my semester was a little chaotic, I've had a lot of changes with my living situation, job, classes etc. I'm home for the summer, so I plan to write more (gotta keep my fans happy). I'm happy to report that I've made the Dean's list for the third semester in a row, and I got an exciting promotion at my job. 

FEMINIST ANALYSIS OF 'LIKE A BAD GIRL SHOULD' BY THE CRAMPS

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This is a bit of a departure from my usual post topics. However, I got the opportunity recently to write a critical media analysis of a music video from a band that I love, and I thought that it would be fun to share here. 

The Cramps, headed by married couple Lux Interior and Poison Ivy Rorschach, were a raunchy, rockabilly inspired band that were part of the early punk scene in New York City. Nearly every Cramps album cover pictures guitarist Poison Ivy posing suggestively and scantily clad. Having had experience working as a dominatrix, Poison Ivy had no problem falling into the role of the band’s powerful sex-symbol frontwoman. The Cramps’ music video for ‘Like a bad girl should’ uses elements of suggestive imagery subversively within its camerawork, imagery and lyrics to create a message of sexual control and empowerment.