So, a lot of people I know update their blogs everyday. At first I began to think "Wow, they have so much to say! My life must really be boring". Now I do not know if it is just that I am much more boring than my fellow bloggers, or if I do not have nearly as much to say, or if it is that more is not necessarily better.
All I know is that the wedding is over! I am glad they are happily married, and I am glad we do not have to plan anymore. Boring is good.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Things I do not like
I try hard to not go on feminist rampages, because people get easily offended, some people feel feminism equals satan, etc etc, but every once and awhile I stumble across something that I just can't wrap my head around such as:
http://www.uddercovers.com/
This is not a post about nursing in public or anything like that. Its the name. Udder covers? Really? I know someone thought they were cute and clever.
I am not a cow. Breast feeding my child does not equate me to a farm animal.
That's all.
http://www.uddercovers.com/
This is not a post about nursing in public or anything like that. Its the name. Udder covers? Really? I know someone thought they were cute and clever.
I am not a cow. Breast feeding my child does not equate me to a farm animal.
That's all.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
THANK YOU! :)
We just wanted to say thanks to everyone that has been praying for the Philippines. The family there is all right, and Ejay's cat was even recovered as I understand it. We would love your continued prayers as the country continues to recover and the rainy/typhoon season isn't quite over yet.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
I'm a Gleek
Its true. Anyone who has been around me lately knows that I am a huge fan of Fox's new show Glee, which starts tomorrow night at 8pm here in Utah, 9pm on the East Coast. This, I am sure, comes as a surprise to well... no one. Singing and dancing usually means Maren will love it.
But it is so much more than that. I know I am a nerd, but I am going to explain. I have spent most of my life feeling different and a little bit nerdy compared to just about everyone. While most of my friends were totally into New Kids on the Block, I was totally into Les Miserables and Phantom. Sure, I had my friends who loved musicals, but they were few, and just as nerdy as me.
The first time I ever fit in anywhere in my life was when I moved to NYC. You might think it was because I was around a bunch of theatre people, but that was far from the truth. There are plenty of people in NYC who have never even seen a broadway show. No, the reason I fit in was just this...in New York, everyone is different. It is so diverse, that it is expected to be diverse. You do not work in an offic e with people who have had very similar experiences to you, who went to the same colleges as you, and grew up in the same town as you (Or perhaps a different town, but really, how different can it be? Just how different, really is Layton from Kaysville?). When you live in a land of sameness (such as Utah) your differences really seem to stand out. However, when you live in a diverse area, your differences just seem to add to the fun.
So what am I trying to say with all this rambling, and what does it have to do with Glee? The thing I like most about this show, is the same reason I like Wicked, Hairspray, and many other musicals and other shows. At the end of Wicked, Elphaba is still Green. At the end of Hairspray, Tracy is still fat. And as far as I can tell, the kids in Glee will remain the misfits, the unpopular, the diva's, the popular kid who happens to like an unpopular activity, etc etc. And the most important point is this: us Geeks, us Gleeks, we do not want to change. We want to be different. We want to be unique. But we do want that to be okay . We don't want it to be expected that we act like the rest of you. We want to be us. We just want you to accept that. And we want fans. We want lots and lots of fans. So come on. Tell me how much you love me.
But it is so much more than that. I know I am a nerd, but I am going to explain. I have spent most of my life feeling different and a little bit nerdy compared to just about everyone. While most of my friends were totally into New Kids on the Block, I was totally into Les Miserables and Phantom. Sure, I had my friends who loved musicals, but they were few, and just as nerdy as me.
The first time I ever fit in anywhere in my life was when I moved to NYC. You might think it was because I was around a bunch of theatre people, but that was far from the truth. There are plenty of people in NYC who have never even seen a broadway show. No, the reason I fit in was just this...in New York, everyone is different. It is so diverse, that it is expected to be diverse. You do not work in an offic e with people who have had very similar experiences to you, who went to the same colleges as you, and grew up in the same town as you (Or perhaps a different town, but really, how different can it be? Just how different, really is Layton from Kaysville?). When you live in a land of sameness (such as Utah) your differences really seem to stand out. However, when you live in a diverse area, your differences just seem to add to the fun.
So what am I trying to say with all this rambling, and what does it have to do with Glee? The thing I like most about this show, is the same reason I like Wicked, Hairspray, and many other musicals and other shows. At the end of Wicked, Elphaba is still Green. At the end of Hairspray, Tracy is still fat. And as far as I can tell, the kids in Glee will remain the misfits, the unpopular, the diva's, the popular kid who happens to like an unpopular activity, etc etc. And the most important point is this: us Geeks, us Gleeks, we do not want to change. We want to be different. We want to be unique. But we do want that to be okay . We don't want it to be expected that we act like the rest of you. We want to be us. We just want you to accept that. And we want fans. We want lots and lots of fans. So come on. Tell me how much you love me.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Care
Everyone should go visit Care's website, www.care.org. They are all about fighting poverty, and injustice especially for women. Awesome.
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