Who knew that a six day trip to Philadelphia could be so refreshing? And, who would have guessed just how similar some of us are after so many years? And for those of us that are different, that's pretty neat too! Thank God for friends that you can pick up right where you left off.
Also, who am I that I took only two pictures that whole time? Have I just gotten lazy?
It is so good to be home!
Also, we named our kitten Lenin. His mom is named Marx, so that makes sense right? Che was already taken a previous cat and Stalin, while it almost has a nice ring to it, sort of has a pretty evil history. That would be equivalent to naming a kitten Hitler and who would do that?
I am currently writing a paper on Thomas Hardy and his assumption of the female voice, which will ultimately lead to a discussion of whether it is possible or not for there to be a male voice in feminist studies. I'm not sure what the answer is to that question and I think in the end I will emphasize the tension between the two positions rather than picking a side. But, I am kind of interested in where this topic will lead--it's almost fun! (As far as PhD work goes.) I am realizing more and more that I regard myself as a feminist. I have considered myself as such for several years now, but it is becoming more and more of a reality in the way I think about things on all levels. In some small way, I would like my project to somehow bring further redemption to Eve and to Mary Magdalene and to all women that have been maligned, particularly in the name of religion. We're pretty broken people and we have a lot of pieces to put back together.
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haha, you just reminded me of a funny thing i read recently. have you ever seen the site, "stuff white people like"? i think it's just hilarious. anyway, your entry reminded me of this one:
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/06/25/winner-4/
it was soooo good seeing you