the nutritional value of the ruling burger

lately (within the last 24 hours) i have been obsessed with the idea of self-presentation. maybe because i am so, so bad at it. i'm not really sure where this is going, but i can tell you it will involve the following:
roland barthes' essay on wrestling
the ultimate warrior
50 cent

first of all, that essay is my favorite of all the "mythologies," and i have never even been into wrestling. well, ultimate fighting for a short period of time during which i was mildly acquainted with tim mcginty, alias "the irish warrior." he actually wanted to be called "the international lover," but that wasn't aggressive enough, so they gave him "the irish warrior." he was a great dancer. i have no idea what kind of lover he was, for the record. i was like sixteen and into skinny nerds, and the dude had no neck. i also have no idea what kind of fighter he was.

the ultimate warrior. how to discuss this. wwf grandstander in the 80's/early 90's, face painted like a neon hawk, either insane or a brilliant pr craftsman. in 1993 legally changed his name to "warrior." later began a wrestling college from which no one graduated. avid follower of hulk hogan's career, believes in "what hogan's doing" (whatever that is) but believes he can take it further. amateur metaphysical poet. professional motivational speaker and MANIAC.



50 cent. i'm currently developing some theories about the appeal of "get rich or die tryin" (the album, not the film, although the film is also awesome). they're related to stockholm syndrome and the desire of an abuse victim to stay with the abuser. i think the keys might be the intro - 50 cent piece falls on the floor, gun gets loaded - and p.i.m.p., the one with steel drums in which he addresses his hos.



as for the movie, this is what quest library catalogue has to say about it:
"A rap superhero is encased in muscular flesh like armor, his face is an impassive mask, he reaches out to destroy his enemies with his unique talent."
yeah, i ordered it on interlibrary loan. i also ordered princess bride. we have it on vhs here, but i already know i probably won't feel like watching it in the living room so i lied and said i needed the commentary that's on the dvd. no one's called me on it yet.

also, i found the real sugar at the dean's office.