A few more of those wouldn't be a bad thing. Except it's not murder, it's self-defense. Interesting choice of words.

My thought exactly. Killing your kidnapper when he's pursuing you after you escaped is hardly murder. Maybe sneaking back much later and killing him in revenge would be, though even then I'd argue that it might be justifiable and certainly understandable.

Today will be a good day, won't it?

It's Friday, so there's a start. I have to do end-of-month crap, but it is mindless and not too tedious. There is an A&W cheeseburger in my future. I set my vcr to tape GA when it came on at 1 AY EM!!@ this morning and I will watch that tonight. My cats are cute.

So yes, today will be a good day.

OOooh, msbelle!

A rather delightful review of the Zune, Microsoft's answer to the iPod. [link]

The power wielded against people is not just the exploitive gov't, but often their own cultural practices.

It's exploitation of the poor and powerless nonetheless. This isn't an ongoing danger for the daughters of the wealthy anywhere and likely never has been on any noteworthy scale.

When women (and girls) have the ability to contribute economically to the survival of their families with something besides their hymens their lives improve. You don't get sold to a brothel to feed your siblings when you're all in school and eating there. A family doesn't embrace the "honor" of being repeated rape by a "holy" man if she's going to end up with a job at a call center. Even a woman locked behind walls begins to earn clout in her community if she has a loom and a market for her goods... and that woman has far more ability to say "no" to her daughter being genitally maimed if she's paying the mortgage. And the daughter doesn't become a unmarried unmaimed enormous financial hardship if SHE has the ability to pay the mortgage.

None of this is as glamorous or immediate as an armed invasion... but it actually works.

Today will be a good day, won't it?

Well, despite the snow and the asshat, I wasn't late to work this morning and I'd happily been chatting with a friend I ran into on the bus. I brought my lunch so I don't have to venture out into the storm if I don't want to. My iPod is fully charged and I'm listening to Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

Things could be worse.

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I'm listening to Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

oooooh! motorcycles! I think I should buy either a new car (which I will have to do as it is way more practical) or a motorcycle (which I theoretically want to do but is totally impractical and unlikely).

Oof. I have a full teaching day, then 4 hours at UCLA teaching, then 8 hours at UCLA teaching tomorrow and then a Sunday of Writing a paper. oof.

oof is right.

Gone are the breakable glass mini bottles.

Er, haven't those been gone for a while? I'm used to seeing smashed plastic booze bottles in the gutter all the time.

Well, despite the snow and the asshat, I wasn't late to work this morning and I'd happily been chatting with a friend I ran into on the bus. I brought my lunch so I don't have to venture out into the storm if I don't want to. My iPod is fully charged and I'm listening to Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

Hmm.

I should watch that vid again in a couple minutes.

t Goes to (un)happy Winchester place. t Wallows there, porcine.