magpie

The magpies are medium to large, often colorful and noisy passerine birds of the crow family, Corvidae. The prefix "mag-" is short for "Margaret." Known for its noisy chattering, the European Magpie may have acquired its name as an allusion to nagging. It could have also been named after "Maggot" because it stole eggs and nestlings from other birds. "Pie" is the original name of the bird, from the Latin pica. - wikipedia

simply, magpie is the kind of bird that's attracted to shiny things. I'm not magpie, because i'm attracted to dark and mythical things. there's no myth in the world, so i'm dissatisfied and unfulfilled, always.

from the song MAD WORLD, I found a movie DONNIE DARKO, which uses the theme song.
not because of Jake Gyllenhall, but because of his BIG RABBIT friend.
His imaginary friend that'll kill me I presume.
he needs a companion, the world is not fulfilling. he made himself one.
this is a cliche, everyone knows that, but why are directors all talking about 'connection' and 'alienation'?

JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL'S SHORTBUS is not a porn (yes it is), but a story about connecting to people, feeling the skin and filling the heart. Orgasm is only a metaphor for fulfillment, but they would fill empty inside and the character would cry after climax is over. nothing is long lasting, that's why dreams fade, and we hear the alarm, and the chilly and gloomy days would be waiting outside the window.
the only crazy thing about the movie is that they dare, and can, be so explicit about the sex content. Erected penis, real sex scenes, ejeculations, so vivid, so audacious, but so sad. A bunch of losers who can't locate themselves, would come together at the SHORTBUS club and find themselves.
looks like the 60s, but with less hope.

I can't help comparing the film with HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH.
a lost transexual rock star dreamer from devastated east germany, audacious, tough and very scary on the outside, but timid and broken inside, yearning for love and connecting with someone else.
a desperate theraphist/ gay couple/ dominatrix within the post 9/11 New York, vulnerable and typical, a bit too typical on the outside, and still yearning to be fulfilled and connected to others.

doesn't make the story very clear when Sophia, who (may or may not) had an orgasm that caused short circuit and cracked the electric supply in whole Manhattan, tried out a threesome with a couple, when her husband start kissing another lady. the same camp glamourous flair is here, the soundtrack still juicy, though not as witty and straight to the point (well, HEDWIG was almost a rock musical), but Jamie Bond was actually the character I love the most. I never like Drag Queens, that's the tricky part. the Finale was very amusing, but it ended very badly, which i feel a real pity.
I think i saw Mitchell amongst the crowd of fucking human (animal) kissing another guy.