I really don’t love National Coming Out Day but I guess it’s getting better for kids – since the average coming out age is now 13. Or maybe it isn’t all that great for kids since 1 out of 4 is rejected by a parent and 31% of queer kids are physically harassed or assaulted at school.
National Coming Out day – yippee.
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Well, as suspected, Inheritance of Loss is the 2006 Booker Prize winner. I haven’t read it yet and now that it has won I have some irrational desire NOT to read it. Weird, eh? Ah well, it is on my shelf waiting patiently so I will give it a go… after I finish Carry Me Down. (In the Company of Men is still on my reserve list at the library and I will read that too, eventually.)
I would like to thank the folks who blogged about the short listed books on the Man Booker Prize Blog. I really enjoyed reading their thoughts about each of the books and following their progress through the stacks.
No I don’t like Pink Ribbons or the Pink Ribbon Campaign.
Yes I think big business and the medical community (and the doggone patriarchy, for that matter) are doing a great job of causing women to be afraid of a cancer that probably isn’t going to kill them. And, they’re doing an excellent job of using breast cancer to continue the attack on women through negative body image messaging.
No I don’t think all breast cancer research is worthless.
Yes I bought a pink roomba which did "sort of" support breast cancer research. But I bought it because it represented Hazel (the TV show you culturally illiterate people) and not because it supported breast cancer.
No I would never buy THESE and I cannot see why anyone WOULD buy these. THIS is an example of how we are being USED. If you buy these, you are allowing yourself to be USED.
Yes I would donate money to breast cancer research or breast cancer support groups. I have done so in the past and I am sure I will do so in the future.
No I don’t love the Red Dress campaign either. But as sassymonkey has recently pointed out, marketing seems to be the only way to reach women (why is that – I have my theories, do you have yours). At least the Red Dress campaign is helping to make women aware of a health condition that probably WILL kill them.
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Finally! My bookshelves are sorted by color! My final birthday gift has happened and I love it. I loved doing it with Chris and Jenn (Michelle boycotted). I loved arguing about discussing which color each book was with them. I was completely amused when Jenn said, “Ya know, I feel like I want to read an orange book now.” She’s right, if you sit there and look at it for a bit, a color jumps out at you and you really do feel like you need to read a “color”. Very amusing. Very interesting.
And I do not have enough bookshelves – some books didn’t fit, some didn’t fit in the order we wanted them to go in so they’re not “perfect”. Some books are in a hidden cabinet. We didn’t even touch the books under TW’s desk. I need more shelves, lots more shelves. But I already knew that.
I wonder how long I will enjoy them this way. When will I get sick of the color-codedness of them and beg bribe Michelle to put them back to their original sortedness (by fiction/non-fiction and alphabetized by author).
This was a GREAT birthday gift. I highly recommend the experience.
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The Secret River is a contender. No doubt about it. If it wins the Booker, I won’t complain a bit. It was better than The Night Watch and about 100xs better than Mother’s Milk. Good story, good writing.
Today is my birthday.
It’s started just like any other day and I like that. Seriously. I really don’t like a fuss, even the Ferrick-fest I didn’t like. Sort of. Too much fuss.
The only thing that will be different today (I hope) is that Jenn is coming! Yea!
Michelle and Chris both work today. I have already worked this morning. I have laundry and housework to do. I might do some yardwork or might not. I have some blogging to catch up on and a ton of books to read.
I think I’ll be extravagant and hit the Starbucks when I take Michelle to work.
The perfect birthday – no fuss, no mess, no cake (or cupcakes), no big gifts (except the big check from my mom, which was really nice actually). Perfect.
Hmmm, hashbrown casserole would not be considered fussy.
Happy birthday to ME!
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This book was depressing. Even if there were happy endings all around and the women all got the endings they wanted. Depressing. Don’t read it. Chick lit at its worst. British chick lit the worst I’ve ever read, and I’ve read a lot of bad Brit chick lit.
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