World Can't Wait campaign -- Walk out of your school or job on Nov. 2!!
Sunday
Home front
I'm back home and back to my senses now. Just about the first thing I did was go to brunch at Enoteca and all was put right. But look out, in two weeks I'm headed back to Toronto, this time with G$, and with any luck there will be some (mis)adventures to impart. Hopefully none involving anyone mistaking me for a toilet in their sleep. Seriously, that happened the last time I went to this particular wild and crazy conference, though I escaped the incident before anything (too) gross happened.
In other news, my best friend of over twenty years is pregnant, and she asked me to be a godparent!! I'm pretty psyched. Probably as close as I'll come to being an aunt. The kid is due in January, and the sex is going to be a surprise. She lives in Alaska, so it won't be as easy to visit as it was when I was in Seattle. But I'm honored and flattered and looking forward to being a part of her or his life. I hope the kid likes me!
...Inquiring minds want to know: Will I get my dissertation proposal done on time? Rough draft due in 24 hours. Methods section needs major work. Spent the evening watching West Wing and talking on the phone. Will I ever change??
In other news, my best friend of over twenty years is pregnant, and she asked me to be a godparent!! I'm pretty psyched. Probably as close as I'll come to being an aunt. The kid is due in January, and the sex is going to be a surprise. She lives in Alaska, so it won't be as easy to visit as it was when I was in Seattle. But I'm honored and flattered and looking forward to being a part of her or his life. I hope the kid likes me!
...Inquiring minds want to know: Will I get my dissertation proposal done on time? Rough draft due in 24 hours. Methods section needs major work. Spent the evening watching West Wing and talking on the phone. Will I ever change??
Thursday
Seriously thinking...
of defecting.
Texas was a novelty for the first three years, having never lived in the south before. Now, it's wearing a bit thin. Even in Austin, which isn't as progressive as it thinks it is. The heat, the political ick, the fatty food, the patriarchal status quo even in "progressive" circles, the rampant use of styrofoam...
Probably won't be able to find a job in Canada, but I can dream.
Texas was a novelty for the first three years, having never lived in the south before. Now, it's wearing a bit thin. Even in Austin, which isn't as progressive as it thinks it is. The heat, the political ick, the fatty food, the patriarchal status quo even in "progressive" circles, the rampant use of styrofoam...
Probably won't be able to find a job in Canada, but I can dream.
Preliminary observation
Downtown Toronto: The men here are extremely stylish, well-groomed, and fit. Not a pleated pant to be seen, and lots of snappy eye glasses and good shoes. And a fair number of them have French accents to boot.
I definitely need to get out of Texas more often to remind myself that there are plenty of alternatives to the schlubby/ bbq-eating/ machismo-full-of-themselves/football -obssessed dudes out there.
I definitely need to get out of Texas more often to remind myself that there are plenty of alternatives to the schlubby/ bbq-eating/ machismo-full-of-themselves/football -obssessed dudes out there.
Tuesday
Jet-setting
Goodbye Waco, Hello Toronto.
I love northern cities, and I really like Canada.
Maybe I'll defect?
I've officially broken out the wool slippers for the season. Slippers rule. I guess I'm just a northern girl at heart - I love turtlenecks, fuzzy sweaters, snow, and fleece gloves. Not to mention hot toddies, hot buttered rums, hot chocolate, mulled cider and wine, and winter soups, and playing cribbage in front of a fireplace.
I'm feeling wistful this evening.
I love northern cities, and I really like Canada.
Maybe I'll defect?
I've officially broken out the wool slippers for the season. Slippers rule. I guess I'm just a northern girl at heart - I love turtlenecks, fuzzy sweaters, snow, and fleece gloves. Not to mention hot toddies, hot buttered rums, hot chocolate, mulled cider and wine, and winter soups, and playing cribbage in front of a fireplace.
I'm feeling wistful this evening.
Monday
Venturing to less friendly climes
I'm off to lovely Waco tomorrow.
G$ is scared of Waco. I will protect her.
I say bring it on. I'm feeling feisty.
G$ is scared of Waco. I will protect her.
I say bring it on. I'm feeling feisty.
Sunday
Sorry Ma'am, Your Reproduction is Unauthorized
I heard about this proposed Indiana legislation on Air America the other day, at which point my psychological defense mechanisms kicked in and I refused to process the information. Today I found out that indeed it was real, but the state senator who authored it, Patricia Miller, decided to drop it last week after being inundated with phone calls and opposition from the ACLU and Planned Parenthood. Hooray!
The actual draft legislation remains as proof of the incessant attempts of conservative wackos to impose government regulation on our private lives.
Here's the gist of what the bill proposed:
+ Unmarried people may not participate in assisted reproduction (assisted reproduction is a broad term for things like in-vitro fertilization, sperm and egg donation, etc.) So a single woman who does not wish to marry commits a class B misdemeanor if she is impregnated by any artificial means, and any physician who facilitates the procedure gets a class B misdemeanor too.
+ Any married woman who wants to use assisted reproduction must file a "petition for parentage" much like potential adoptive parents do, and provide information like a description of their "values" and their "hobbies and talents." Other info required in the petition by a married couple includes conflict resolution style, the history of their relationship, a description of their lifestyle including "faith-based or church related" activities, a statement of their "assets, liabilities and investments", and a letter of reference from a friend or family member.
www.arielgore.com
The actual draft legislation remains as proof of the incessant attempts of conservative wackos to impose government regulation on our private lives.
Here's the gist of what the bill proposed:
+ Unmarried people may not participate in assisted reproduction (assisted reproduction is a broad term for things like in-vitro fertilization, sperm and egg donation, etc.) So a single woman who does not wish to marry commits a class B misdemeanor if she is impregnated by any artificial means, and any physician who facilitates the procedure gets a class B misdemeanor too.
+ Any married woman who wants to use assisted reproduction must file a "petition for parentage" much like potential adoptive parents do, and provide information like a description of their "values" and their "hobbies and talents." Other info required in the petition by a married couple includes conflict resolution style, the history of their relationship, a description of their lifestyle including "faith-based or church related" activities, a statement of their "assets, liabilities and investments", and a letter of reference from a friend or family member.
www.arielgore.com
Friday
Painting project post-mortem
Mint or Seafoam? You decide.
I can't stop looking at this red wall.
M. models his kick-ass holiday stocking handmade by G$
I can't stop looking at this red wall.
M. models his kick-ass holiday stocking handmade by G$
Alexander Hamilton on Harriet Miers
From Federalist No. 76:
"To what purpose then require the co-operation of the Senate? I answer, that the necessity of their concurrence would have a powerful, though, in general, a silent operation. It would be an excellent check upon a spirit of favoritism in the President, and would tend greatly to prevent the appointment of unfit characters from State prejudice, from family connection, from personal attachment, or from a view to popularity. . . . [The President] would be both ashamed and afraid to bring forward, for the most distinguished or lucrative stations, candidates who had no other merit than that of coming from the same State to which he particularly belonged, or of being in some way or other personally allied to him, or of possessing the necessary insignificance and pliancy to render them the obsequious instruments of his pleasure."
"To what purpose then require the co-operation of the Senate? I answer, that the necessity of their concurrence would have a powerful, though, in general, a silent operation. It would be an excellent check upon a spirit of favoritism in the President, and would tend greatly to prevent the appointment of unfit characters from State prejudice, from family connection, from personal attachment, or from a view to popularity. . . . [The President] would be both ashamed and afraid to bring forward, for the most distinguished or lucrative stations, candidates who had no other merit than that of coming from the same State to which he particularly belonged, or of being in some way or other personally allied to him, or of possessing the necessary insignificance and pliancy to render them the obsequious instruments of his pleasure."
Saturday
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