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A long break
I've been pretty busy and have not posted much here.
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Jewtopia
Last night we watched Kippur, a 2001 film about the Yom Kippur war as seen from the perspective of a young officer on the correct, erm ... on the Israeli side of the conflict. The movie itself doesn't thrill me - plot pacing in Israeli films is too slow for my taste, but the cast was pure Jewtopia. So many beautiful men to drool over, so little -
Value
I loves me some Robert Heinlein for myriad reasons. Today I was reading Starship Troopers which I've never read before, surprisingly. I avoided the book for a long time after the gore fest that was the movie. As usual when reading Heinlein, I found a ridiculously insightful section about a topic I care about - in this case, value. Since I'm ( Read more... ) -
Spending Fast
No, not spending quickly ... abstaining from spending. Tony and I have undertaken, during the month of February, to abstain from spending any money except for bare essentials: rent, gas, groceries, and the invariable miscellanea required for living ( Read more... ) -
Half Birthday
Happy half birthday to me! Yes, that's right - from here on out I'm on the downhill slope to 30. I can't believe it's only 6 months away ( Read more... ) -
Teh Quizzinks
Most definitely the strangest test I've EVER taken in my life. Yet cool. Highly recommended.
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Sins
A woman in this society is judged largely on her appearance and how willing she is to conform to a lot of external expectations for behavior, dress, demeanor, roles, and a bunch of other things. There are many sins a woman can commit that open her up to an excessive amount of criticism from others, both men and women, either to her face or behind ( Read more... ) -
On Depression
No, not the economic kind, although the economic kind does often seem to bring about the emotional kind.
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Update
Because I know everyone gives an enormous crap about my school experiences, here's a lovely semi-lengthy update. I've attended all but one of my classes now... my initial prediction still stands. This semester rocks ( Read more... )
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