I'm cold, wet, and trying to forcibly expel my lungs with my coughing. This is not a good day. Also, I'm thinking I may have to drop 'Literature, Struggle, and Revolution' because I know next to nothing about literary theory. Seriously, I love books but I know almost nothing about them ( Read more... )

For reasons I can't really explain, in the last week there have been a lot of debates between 21 year old me and 40+ year old women about paid parental leave. I understand that they don't support, even I don't really understand why. I know there are economic reasons for and against, but they mostly go entirely over my head. My biggest problem is ( Read more... )

It is quite disturbing how rapidly I go from relatively happy and well-adjusted to a giant mopey lump when deprived of physical affection. Yet I insist on living with one of the least physically affectionate people I know. Actually, she is probably the least physically affectionate person I know as I tend to gravitate to people more like me ( Read more... )

I realise at this point in time I have no fandom friends, which was kind of the whole point of finally setting up an LJ, so it is kind of sad that I just keep posting away merrily. I also realise that I really don't care and find ranting here kind of therapeutic. It's like ranting to my flatmate, only quieter. I did forgive her by the way, she made ( Read more... )