I’m Speaking Tongues As Though I Mean Something

       Recently I've been re-watching (read: binging at a probably unhealthy rate) the reboot of Doctor Who. Watching so many episodes back to back, I noticed a theme cropping up all over the place. Often, either the villains or the Doctor himself will say something along the lines of "If you [do this], then aren't you just the same as [villain]?" This is a question that I've been thinking about for the last few days.     Obviously, the real world isn't one of Daleks and Cybermen, of the TARDIS and fantastic adventures around the universe. But underneath those sweeping, broad declarations about morality, there's something that can be applied even to the smallest of situations.      This effect is shown on the macro level to make it more easily digestible for audiences. By the Daleks comparing themselves to the Doctor, the viewers can se e that not everything one thinks is right is actually the morally correct course of action. But where do we...

  "Turn Out Right" by Hala is the inspiration for my blog title. Red Herring is my favorite album currently.

     One of the main reasons I picked The Association of Small Bombs as my book club book was because it was so different from everything I have experienced. Growing up as a privileged American girl, this world of terrorism and loss is very foreign to me. The characters in this book treat the initial bombing as though it is a normal experience, aside from the death of the two boys. That people will just pick themselves up and move on as though nothing happened. This idea is so strange to me, that people could treat the death of many by a violent act as a run-of-the-mill event.     Recently, there was a shooting in my neighborhood. Nine shots were fired into the garage of the house as a targeted attack. No one was hurt, thankfully, but it made local news on multiple news outlets. But even in nearby cities, where events like this are more common, an event like this could be easily overlooked by news outlets. The fact that people go through daily lives with dangero...