I'm not on here much these days (January has been a bit rough) but I was reading an excellent post by blue milk (an excellent feminist mothering blog) and she was briefly discussing how her young daughter was, perhaps, drifting away from a friend who had precociously developed an interest in teen girl culture. At 7, not giving a fuck about your ( Read more... )

It's been a weird week. Three interviews, with my nervousness and stuttering getting progressively worse at each one (isn't that backward?). A strange, weather-related apathy that has me blasting Avril Lavigne's new single and seriously contemplating the Olsen twins empire of awesome fashion ( Read more... )

Being engaged is nice. It's like warm spiced milk or a particularly nice vintage that burns all the way down and leaves that glowy feeling in your chest (imagine my surprise at 21 to find out some alcohol feels exactly the same way they describe it in literature).

Sipping on some Lady Grey and wondering what the other side of April 30th feels like ( Read more... )

Is it weird that I found a job ad for an (admittedly good-fit job) and totally resolved to apply for it because I read about the school once in a fanfic? (Don't answer that). I think it's hilarious ( Read more... )

Back in class after a semi-productive spring break (which, as an institution is an utter, utter lie). Have four rough draft cover letters for 4 actual jobs (go me!) and I still need to hit up my old supervisor for advice/shameless subtle plea for pimping out to colleagues at uni's that shall remain nameless ( Read more... )

I think (as of this summer) I have finally learned what it is to kiss someone goodbye ( Read more... )

Turns out my parents aren't super-thrilled with my choice either (thanks, mom, like i didn't get that enough from grandma over Christmas). I just never thought it would happen to me. How silly ( Read more... )

and, so, I guess we're waiting a bit. Talking it over a little bit more. I think his family has a huge problem with me not being Jewish. fuck. I sort of thought they liked me more than that. And he hasn't even talked to his mother yet (who apparently likes me a lot less than I thought ( Read more... )

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......i'm proposing in three weeks.