{"id":4737,"date":"2024-02-22T15:03:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T15:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/?p=4737"},"modified":"2024-02-27T09:52:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T09:52:03","slug":"lets-freakin-lose-it-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/2024\/02\/22\/lets-freakin-lose-it-d\/","title":{"rendered":"When We Lost Our Hs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3 cheers to <em>Heather O&#8217;Neill<\/em>  &#8230; shout-out to my <em>Dearest Wolfe<\/em> &#8230; yo to all <em>bookworms<\/em> ;-D &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more Continue Reading-->\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"359\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Viv_transplanted.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Viv_transplanted.jpg 359w, https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Viv_transplanted-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Inspired by &#8220;Heathers &#8221; ;-D<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let&#8217;s Freakin&#8217; Lose It ;-D<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This post is written to an audience of 1 (<em>Dave<\/em>) !!   The images above will have shaken off the masses, so now we&#8217;re down to &#8220;just us&#8221; !! ;-D  Kudos to any &#8220;lurkers&#8221; who might be here and are intrigued enough to read on !! ;-D  We&#8217;re here to discuss one of the most talented and outrageous authors I have had the pleasure to read: <em>Heather O&#8217;Neill<\/em> !! ;-D<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Dave<\/em> &#8230; have you finished <em>When We Lost Our Heads <\/em>?!  I finished it awhile back.  I stuck w\/ it but must admit that I was surprised by just how <em>sinister<\/em> it got &#8230; doh !! :-0  To dive back into it, I sought out a book promo discussion.  These are like the bonus features of a DVD !! ;-D<br><br>Now.  I find that <em>Heather<\/em> (if matched w\/ a savvy <em>interviewer<\/em>) is an awesome <em>interviewee<\/em> !! ;-D  The one below was held at the <em>Toronto Public Library<\/em>.  &#8216;Tis a <em>smartly-LOL-irreverent <\/em>discussion, which &#8212; for me anyhoo &#8212; exposed layers of the book that I hadn&#8217;t picked up as a reader:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Heather O&#039;Neill | Appel Salon | April 6, 2022\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3PW2_-WHslg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bastille Day +<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alright <em>Wolfe<\/em>.  We all know that you&#8217;re an expert on <em>Things French<\/em> but as I&#8217;m <em>not<\/em>, I learned heaps from the interview above.  Sheesh !!  I&#8217;ll do my best to <em>pack<\/em> the bits below in this tidy little post but let&#8217;s <em>unpack<\/em> them together &#8230; ideally in-person &#8230; @ or near the beach (you know which coastline) &#8230;<em> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Sadie<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know that <em>Sadie<\/em> (probably my favorite character ;-D) was inspired by the <em>Marquis de Sade<\/em>  =&gt; a man w\/ the gift of the gab &#8230; but so odious as to be the namesake of the words <em>sadism, sadistic <\/em>&#8230; ?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wow !!  To know that Sadie&#8217;s stem cells were somehow derived from this dude, I had to learn more about him.  My curiosity led me to this  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/who-was-marquis-de-sade-180953980\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/who-was-marquis-de-sade-180953980\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Smithsonian Magazine<\/a> article, which I read yesterday &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/who-was-marquis-de-sade-180953980\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sade_300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sade_300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sade_300-50x43.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sade_300-70x60.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And now I&#8217;m <em>totally<\/em> tripping b\/c I <em>just just just<\/em> looked up a <em>Kate Winslet <\/em>film that horrified me @ the turn of the millenium (aka. Y2K era) &#8230; and it turns out that it&#8217;s about <em>Mr. Sadistic<\/em> &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Quills_300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Quills_300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Quills_300-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Quills_300-50x72.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/movie\/10876-quills<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh my !!  As horrifying as it was, I&#8217;ve always remembered it and wondered if I would ever watch it again for historical reference &#8230; e-gads <em>perhaps perhaps perhaps<\/em> &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-testimonial left-aligned gb-has-avatar gb-font-size-18 gb-block-testimonial\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-text\"><em>&#8220;I want to live a passionate and tragic life. B\/c then I will have things to write about.&#8221;<\/em><\/div><div class=\"gb-testimonial-info\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gb-testimonial-avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/favicon_footer-1-150x150.png\"\/><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"gb-testimonial-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">&#8211; Sadie<\/h2><small class=\"gb-testimonial-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">page 30<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>George<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Right.  Whether or not it&#8217;s clear,  I remain hopelessly fond of <em>Sadie<\/em>, despite her dubious origins!! ;-D  I now need to purge my brain of Mr. Sadism &#8230; so let&#8217;s please chat briefly about <em>George<\/em> !!<br><br>Heather says (in the interview above) that <em>George<\/em> came to her &#8220;fully formed.&#8221;  She then goes on to describe a bit of her childhood that I find so touching and revelatory that I dare not say more here.  I&#8217;ll simply state that b\/c <em>George<\/em> turned up on the scene (pg 208) to break up an attack on Sadie, I was an immediate fan. ;-D<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>George<\/em> &#8212; <em>\u00e0 mon avis<\/em> &#8212; is the resident healer \/ protector of that <em>Squalid Mile<\/em> brothel.  Solid, quiet, available.  Kinda like a trusty frying pan, doorknob, light switch &#8230; a humble everyday accoutrement that one can easily take for granted.  That&#8217;s my<em> George<\/em> &#8230; an unsung hero.<br><br>Because <em>George<\/em> doesn&#8217;t get to say lots of cool things, I&#8217;ll share a dog-eared page of Sadie speaking:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-testimonial left-aligned gb-has-avatar gb-font-size-18 gb-block-testimonial\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-text\"><em>&#8220;You are a darling thing, George &#8230; You aren&#8217;t supposed to have a brain filled w\/ excellent thoughts.  But yet you do.&#8221;<\/em><\/div><div class=\"gb-testimonial-info\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gb-testimonial-avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/favicon_footer-1-150x150.png\"\/><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"gb-testimonial-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">&#8211; Sadie (to George)<\/h2><small class=\"gb-testimonial-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">page 247<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Jeanne-Pauline<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OK Cap&#8217;n <em>Dave<\/em> !!  To wrap this up, I&#8217;m now going to delve into a character that doesn&#8217;t come up in the interview !!  If you feel like a wee challenge, please try to recall the professional and marital situation of this diva &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-testimonial left-aligned gb-has-avatar gb-font-size-18 gb-block-testimonial\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-text\"><em>&#8220;The reason women aren&#8217;t free is b\/c they haven&#8217;t shed the blood.  No matter how vehement and radical our words, no one seems to listen.&#8221;<\/em><\/div><div class=\"gb-testimonial-info\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"gb-testimonial-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gb-testimonial-avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trailhead.ch\/viv-wuarchoz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/favicon_footer-1-150x150.png\"\/><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"gb-testimonial-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">&#8211; Jeanne-Pauline (to Mary)<\/h2><small class=\"gb-testimonial-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\"> page 100<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you can also cite <em>which Mary<\/em> was on the receiving end of <em>JP<\/em>&#8216;s words, the universe will surely usher you another level &#8230; like what happens in Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, etc &#8230; !! ;-D<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">That&#8217;s a Wolfe-Wrap !! ;-D<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Dave<\/em> !! ,-D  I&#8217;m going to wind down this wee book discussion here and let you respond in whatever way you see fit.  You know my love of <em>snailmail<\/em> so do please put pen \/ crayon \/ pencil to paper (&#8220;best revenge is yo paper&#8221; <em>-Beyonce<\/em>) if that suits you best. ;-D<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many thanks as always to Quentin T for <em>Kill Bill <\/em>&#8230; I love <em>Lucy Liu<\/em> &#8230; and <em>Winona<\/em> &#8230; et al !! ;-D  How fun that <em>Heather O&#8217;Neill<\/em> is a Heather &#8230; hello &#8230; I loved the film <em>Heathers<\/em> in case that&#8217;s not already clear from the <em>SuicideLand<\/em> lawn image above  !! ;-D  Finally, if this book had a playlist, <em>Lil Jon<\/em> would provide the opening track &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lil Jon - Outta Your Mind (Official Music Video) ft. 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