As a happily married woman watching He's Not That into You, I think I'm supposed to feel superior and I do, but not quite for the reasons that might be expected. I also feel sad because to think that I've "won" is a terrifically stultifying vision of what a relationship between two people can be ( Read more... )

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I pay a lot of my wage to union dues and a lot of what goes on is wanking, I'll admit, but I'm glad I pay it because at least I know that people are looking out for me. I have a good health plan, including dental and glasses and I'm paid a living wage. It's damn hard to find a contract job in Toronto these days though, and I know graduates with 3 ( Read more... )

When this played on the radio this morning, it suddenly felt like Christmas.

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Merry merry and happy happy.

Fascinating Article from Atlantic Monthly about Transgender Children

Yesterday we had a visiting artist come in to work with us all afternoon. She was awesome and we did photography with her ( Read more... )

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A random stumble onto a site filled with pictures of Pixar's offices has filled me with consumer lust for these couches. I'm not sure where one would find couches like these, but I want them:

here's the photo link

Any ideas?

So is anyone else having an actual Halloween party where Leo can wear his gun totin' Sarah Palin in a bikini costume, or should we throw one?

Would you come if we did?

Okay, there's actually nothing new, but I felt tired and crampy all week, so didn't do much about either the cleaning or the planning, and am now much more stressed about everything in the last entry.

Should I have ploughed through the sick to avoid the stress?

Meanwhile, I want to grumble about everything instead of working.

( RANT )