The Vomitorium of Ophelia Cobain

Named so because I relate to both Ophelia and Kurt Cobain, partly because both of these have been pigeon-holed and caricaturized as nothing but pseudo-romantic suicides.

Ophelia: A sweet girl with a protective father and a loving older brother, Ophelia spoke in cleverly crafted metaphors and situation-appropriate song lyrics. Everyone thought she was insane, but she knew damn well what she was doing.

Kurt Cobain: Bizarrely charismatic and self-aware, Kurt Cobain was a hyperactive, music-loving child and eventually became a feminist musician. He was fascinated with the bizarre and hokey aspects of society, watched too much TV, and considered his fame a birthright. He casually joked about the "suicide genes" of his family and about his eventual fate.

I think the moral of this blog is that the first impression society will give you of anything is bullshit.