I have been gone and now I'm back.
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frahulettaesHallo!
Lappy is back from repair shop cleaner, leaner, faster and with working wifi. Oh, Lappy, never leave me again!
I have lots of complicated feelings around maleness and masculinity right now. Not essay worthy, I'm afraid, but certainly a lot of unexamined thoughts about men being made to give up part of themselves to be men. And how we, as women who get to keep those things, get punished for it? Or some strange thing. See? Unexamined and not thought through yet. Still, my chest wells up when I think of what's being asked of my boy. How much of himself he'll retain into adulthood and how sad I am that to survive, he'll need to amputate some of what I love about him. Sigh.
Chimamanda Adichie talks about the danger of the single story which resonated with me on so many levels. One of which was, is western charity really colonialism? Or some strange other ideas about what we do and think when we go abroad to "help" others. Still mulling that. The video is on TED, comments to follow.
Those of you who follow this journal know I work at Whole Foods. I've come to realize that Whole Foods is my girlfriend and TED is my other girlfriend. I seem to be in this weird, exhilarating, dizzy, poly-amorous relationship with both WFM and TED. I'm thinking this might need to change if I ever plan on meeting someone who is actually existing in meatspace.
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calamitycrow I owe you artwork for Thousandth Man. Also, various and sundry pieces of writing. I'm sorry. Working on them now. *very glad to have lappy back*
Currently watching Sunshine Cleaning, doing laundry, on the bed with cat.
Hai, Sunday.
Lappy is back from repair shop cleaner, leaner, faster and with working wifi. Oh, Lappy, never leave me again!
I have lots of complicated feelings around maleness and masculinity right now. Not essay worthy, I'm afraid, but certainly a lot of unexamined thoughts about men being made to give up part of themselves to be men. And how we, as women who get to keep those things, get punished for it? Or some strange thing. See? Unexamined and not thought through yet. Still, my chest wells up when I think of what's being asked of my boy. How much of himself he'll retain into adulthood and how sad I am that to survive, he'll need to amputate some of what I love about him. Sigh.
Chimamanda Adichie talks about the danger of the single story which resonated with me on so many levels. One of which was, is western charity really colonialism? Or some strange other ideas about what we do and think when we go abroad to "help" others. Still mulling that. The video is on TED, comments to follow.
Those of you who follow this journal know I work at Whole Foods. I've come to realize that Whole Foods is my girlfriend and TED is my other girlfriend. I seem to be in this weird, exhilarating, dizzy, poly-amorous relationship with both WFM and TED. I'm thinking this might need to change if I ever plan on meeting someone who is actually existing in meatspace.
Uh,
calamitycrow I owe you artwork for Thousandth Man. Also, various and sundry pieces of writing. I'm sorry. Working on them now. *very glad to have lappy back*Currently watching Sunshine Cleaning, doing laundry, on the bed with cat.
Hai, Sunday.
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