Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Timelies all!
Took my car in to the dealer to get the passenger side turn signal replaced and to find out what the clunking noise was that I was hearing. Turns out that I messed up the front axel(probably when I hit the curb a few weeks back). They said they could order the parts and have them tomorrow. I chose to leave the car there and take public transit home. The subway part of the trip was fine, but I took the wrong number 45 bus, and ended up at Twinbrook station. I then waited 20 or so minutes for the correct bus, and finally got home close to 6:30. (I left work at 4:15) Feh.
Steph, that is an amazing dress, and it's a faultless choice for you. You will look amazing.
Teppy, you are going to be one gorgeous bride.
As for gender performativity--I felt that being a girl was the best possible scenario, since it meant I could do anything, wear anything, be anything. Whereas boys had so much they couldn't do or wear.
That's kind of how I always felt, growing up. Also, in retrospect, I'm astonished at how much my parents
didn't
push any gender norms on me. I never felt there was anything I couldn't do because I was a girl. Also, I never had any sense that there was anything odd about playing with GI Joe and with Barbie.
In much sadder news, it's finally sinking in that I may only have a few more weeks with my beloved kitty. He's still perky and loving, but he's having difficulty eating. He WANTS to eat and has no trouble swallowing, but is increasingly having trouble getting food into his mouth. I may have to feed by syringe, which I'm willing to do if he's still enjoying life otherwise (which he very much is right now).
Wow, it's not being a good spring for kitties. Huggles to them all and their people.
I never felt there was anything I couldn't do because I was a girl.
That was pretty much me. It's hard to say how much all-girls schools from 11-18 affected that, because I was set in my ways from I held the sports car next to the baby dolls (everything for me was to facilitate playing house or a weapon--if I wasn't reading or drawing, those were the things I liked to do the most). My posters in my bedroom were politicians, dreamy singers, athletes, and cars.
What's the buzz around
Now You See Me?
I realise I don't want to see Mark Ruffalo outsmarted, which is weird given I think this is my first emotion about him.
Shit, I had a Genius Store appointment for six, but if I put on pants (I've taken off the outside ones, while I waffle) I suspect they will be the one pair for the night.
Yeah, Steph that dress is gorgeous, & both the color and style are perfect for you.
My parents had three girls, so they never compared us in terms of looks, never said one was prettiest, never were particularly concerned with looks themselves. But I grew up in LA, and the whole culture here is so oriented towards looks, so that soaked in a bit. Ah well.
I am in San Diego at a west coast swing convention all weekend. Problem being that the one person I know here and her friends have very different plans for this convention than I do--I want to take the workshops and watch some dancing and do a little. They want to sleep all day and do the open dancing all night long. Which is awkward both for sleeping arrangements and for knowing anyone to dance with. Sigh.
I still watch Greys but haven't this week.
My weekend includes the symphony tonight, working a big ass garage sale tomorrow, and, hopefully, basking in Mother's Day goodness on Sunday.
My OT was over two weeks so not absolutely horrific but still way more than my norm. The extra pay will likely go to some bills and upgrading to an iPhone 5. Maybe.
Steph, that is SUCH a great dress for you.
I can't remember the first time the Body Image Monsters appeared in my psyche. It feels like they've always been there.
