Nobyembre 10, 2009

"How to Make a Baby."

How to Make a Baby from Cassidy Curtis on Vimeo.


I loved that. So vivid and quick. But "Oh god. I don't know why, but that really viscerally freaked me out. Intellectually, I'm sitting here thinking I shouldn't have found that upsetting, but for some reason I'm really distressed. I really didn't like that and I don't know why."

35 komento:

traditionalguy ayon kay ...

At last I understand what a Blow Job means.

Meade ayon kay ...

Depends on what you mean by "means," tradguy.

Wince ayon kay ...

I don't know why, but that really viscerally freaked me out.

Maybe it was:

1) Dad's overdone soul patch; or

2) The way the baby in the production logo at the end opens her eyes and rolls them up and apart into the back of her head like a demon?

Angst ayon kay ...

I found that delightful.

But Ann,

Are you trying to tell us something?

Joan ayon kay ...

I'm with Angst.

Funny, that's not something I ever thought I'd say.

Lem Vibe Bandit ayon kay ...

"I'm sitting here thinking I shouldn't have found that upsetting, but for some reason I'm really distressed. I really didn't like that and I don't know why."

It could be for the same reason why nobody is famous for whistling anymore ;)

Ann Althouse ayon kay ...

"Are you trying to tell us something?"

LOL. We're trying really hard!

MadisonMan ayon kay ...

It's fascinating that none of the books move. Why have all those books if you never look at them?

Unknown ayon kay ...

Meade, remember what I said about the finest man that ever breathed?

If you've accomplished that, you're worthy of what Thackeray said of Jim Bowie

Lem Vibe Bandit ayon kay ...

I would have named him Flatus Fartsworth after the inventor Philo Farnsworth.

1775OGG ayon kay ...

We've all got our calendars marked for anytime the next 10-months!

Persistence, persistence, persistence! Plus, no gain without pain!

Lem Vibe Bandit ayon kay ...

What happens if this happens?

Whats a blog ;)

wv - aedliall

Fred4Pres ayon kay ...

Clever. The opposite of what you get when you pull someone's finger.

Lem Vibe Bandit ayon kay ...

Oh I know what would happen.

We get Bush back as president (at least on the blog)

Carry on Meade ;)

Skyler ayon kay ...

I'm not sure what part of that can be distressing. I thought it was clever and cute.

AST ayon kay ...

Do you have any grandkids, Ann?

I can't believe how much difference that makes. I'm trying to imagine how I'd have reacted 5 years ago, but I don't think it would have been as warm and fuzzy as I do now.

Absolutely without: malis

Ann Althouse ayon kay ...

"Do you have any grandkids, Ann? "

No. I almost never get to hang out with babies these days, unfortunately.

Palladian ayon kay ...

"It's fascinating that none of the books move. Why have all those books if you never look at them?"

For the same reason you have a soul patch when you're over 35 I suspect. Keeping up appearances.

Palladian ayon kay ...

"No. I almost never get to hang out with babies these days, unfortunately."

I thought that's what you had this blog for, Althouse.

Ann Althouse ayon kay ...

@Palladian LOL. And great to see you here.

Kensington ayon kay ...

Good lord, is that how it's done!?!

(I don't get out much)

Also, as a general lurker, I, too, am glad to see comments from Palladian again.

Peter Hoh ayon kay ...

The boy got his words mixed up the other day. Trying to describe one of those "Life begins at Conception" billboards, he said "Life begins at Contraception."

Freeman Hunt ayon kay ...

That is great! So... given the hated it comment at Metafilter, does that me good idea or bad idea to send this around to friends?

Freeman Hunt ayon kay ...

Oh, and...

Babies rule.

Freeman Hunt ayon kay ...

me = mean in the first comment

I am actually holding a baby while commenting, thus the typos.

vbspurs ayon kay ...

LOL. We're trying really hard!

YAY. I'm going to become a blog auntie!

Cheers,
Victoria

vbspurs ayon kay ...

Hi Meade! OMG PALLADIAN!! Hellooooooo.

Cheers,
Victoria

Hindi-nagpakilala ayon kay ...

Cute, but why did they bother to do it?

Too much time on their hands?

I'm always willing to spin a Decline of the West theory.

The childishness, uselessness, overindulged spoiled brattiness of it... does this mean we're near the end?

This is the sort of thing that makes you think that all out nuclear war and building up again from the level of single cell creatures might not be a bad idea.

kentuckyliz ayon kay ...

Annie, I say this from love: you are old. Don't get pregnant. Your baby would have a 99% chance of being down's syndrome. Only poor people angling for social security disability checks do such a thing.

And you, a law professor!

You're born with all the eggs you're ever going to have. Your eggs are old and sulphurous and past the "use by" date stamped on the end of the carton.

Hindi-nagpakilala ayon kay ...

Some of those commenters at Metafilter had better give Precious a wide berth.

meep ayon kay ...

The books don't move because of a video cheat -- if you go to their explanation of how it was done, you'll see that not only do the books not move, but neither does the curtain [which is -highly- unlikely]

Meade ayon kay ...

Welcome back, Victoria. Nice to see your comments again.

Hindi-nagpakilala ayon kay ...

Palladian! You have been missed.

Brent ayon kay ...

palladian AND victoria!

This is going to be a great day!

Pastafarian ayon kay ...

Welcome back, Palladian.

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