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I just starting reading the feminine mystique by betty friedan yesterday, and I'm still in the introductions. granted I haven't read much but I'm already excited to get into the thick of the book. the urge to read this book came after my completion of cunt by inga muscio, and both were recommended reading in human sexuality-a course I took two ( Read more... )

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the trouble with dogs is they are so close to being human, yet so not at the same time. I can sit there and talk to autumn, and just by her presence she consoles me. when I come home she greets me as if I were gone for days. if she does something wrong she cowers in fear and if I say the word "treat" or "cookie" she gets all excited like she ( Read more... )

taking a lunch break, wolfed down an incredible manicotti (damn that was good) and actually logged onto aim. today I went to big lots and bought four photo albums, my goal is to get all my pictures sorted and put in the books so I can actually look at them when I want. right now I have thousands of pics, lots of dupes, and they're all in an under ( Read more... )

I read the paper today and as usual it was full of negativity. the president's state of the union was received by a partisan split of emotion of course, the new secretary of education continues the argument against cartoons that apparently support tolerance of all individuals, the north koreans are told to cut their hair short because it affects ( Read more... )

some of you may already know this about me (or have noticed it) but I have a skin condition called keratosis pilaris. up until a year or two ago I didn't know what it was, or that it even had it's own name. all I knew was that I hated the fact that the skin on my arms, legs and belly was not as clear and smooth as "everyone else's" appeared to be ( Read more... )

mike did a very cool thing and got our scanner up and running, thus:


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+Scan my interests list and pick out the one that seems the oddest (or most intriguing) to you.
+Comment & I'll explain it.
+Post this in your journal so other people can ask you about your interests.

nbc nightly news ran a story on child obesity and what one senator wants to do about it: read a briefing.

this is a bad, bad, VERY BAD idea! first off, I don't see how humiliating children is going to help them develop healthy, positive attitudes about diet and exercise. secondly, if a parent needs the school to tell them that their child is ( Read more... )