Just to let you all know, I started up my new blog: feminfusion.wordpress.com. I still need to get the hang of wordpress and learn about the features, do something about the header graphic, etc., but I think that'll all come with time. See you over there!

I have decided to "quit" lj and my journal, mainly due to lack of interest on my part. I won't delete it (I like being able to read old entries) but there won't be any more updates.

However, I will be starting a new blog. I need a title and I need to decide on a blog hoster (not LJ) but hopefully it will be up in the next few days. I want it to be a blog focusing on feminist issues that I come across, whether in the news, in my life, or in my friends lives. Maybe not only feminist issues, but any issues that are important to me, with a focus on feminism. I'll post the link once it's up!

Man, I feel great. My skin is great, I'm getting my hair cut on Friday, going to some sort of lesbian dance party on Friday night, I worked 45 hours last week so my paycheque should be nice, I'm going out for dinner with Cindy tonight, going out for dinner and a movie with my sis on Thursday night, and just feeling really good. And I think lots of it is because I am finally feeling good with being lesbian. I think I probably said that a couple entries ago but it still applies. I went to a burlesque show with Ela and a few of her friends on Friday night, and there were so many hot women and it was the first time in ages that I've been to a bar without being on the defense, and actually hoping someone would come up to me. I kind of want to get a bit involved in the Ottawa lesbian community and go on dates. Haha I even bought a book called Girl Meets Girl, pretty much a primer for dating girls. I still need to come out to my university friends but I'm not too concerned about it. I know they'll be cool and if they aren't, I don't care because this is the best I've felt in a long time.

I think I am going to LOVE my job. Today was pretty special. I'll know better after a couple days, of course. I think I fell in love when Lawrence (one of two managers, both of whom are very very gay) asked if someone could get him a Diet Coke if they were going out, and then Dean (also very gay), said, "What did you want? Diet Cock?".

I WANT MY LIFE TO SLOW DOWN.

In Praise of Cheap Labor

I'm writing a paper on sweatshops for my global responsibility course, and came aross this article, which was referenced in another paper I was reading. And you know what? I agree with him. I wish I didn't, and part of me thinks that maybe I'm only agreeing because I've never had to work a really shitty job like that and I never will, but it makes sense and I think it's realistic. Thoughts?

I ran for 20 minutes today! And I didn't die! I was feeling pretty exhausted by the end of it, but the point is, I did the whole thing. I hadn't gone running in a couple weeks, because it had been raining for ages, I got sick, and I had projects to finish/exams to write. But exams are over now (they were so ridiculously easy), and I'm not sick anymore, and it's a beautiful day outside. I'm so proud of myself. I remember when I started running, I could barely go five minutes without getting tired, and I had a lot of trouble with the 3-minute and 5-minute alternating runs. But I just ran 20 minutes and actually liked it!

James left last night. We all took him to the train station, and Melike cried. :( She's leaving on Sunday, and so is Onur - that is not a goodbye I'm looking forward to. It's amazing how time goes by. I find it comforting though - no matter what, time will always keep going. I was reading my journal the other night (my written one), and in August I wrote that I wanted to fast forward to the part where I was making friends and having fun, and going to school. Well, first semester's nearly over and my friends are leaving already. I've been here four months yesterday, and I have six more to go.

Melissa, Jenny, and Morgan are part of some Nantes inter-university choir, and they had their holiday performance yesterday at cathedrale St Nicolas. It was really good! The church was freezing, but I guess they usually aren't heated. The funniest thing was when they sang Jingle Bells - they really didn't have the right tone, and with the French accent, it was great. Also, mulled wine is pretty much the greatest thing ever.

Arpi is really starting to get on my nerves. He's so clingy, can't take a joke, and keeps hinting at Adele that he wanted a long-term relationship. They were dating for a bit earlier this semester, but Adele broke up with him three days after announcing that they were "official". He got really controlling and stuff - telling her to put on her coat when it was cold outside, even though it's not actually cold here, etc. And now he keeps being creepy. Yesterday he was all resentful because we hadn't invited him to the choir (which wasn't for any reason - Melissa told us about it, because we actually talk to her, and so we got tickets. He could have done the same), so we told him you could buy tickets at the door but he didn't want to. He just never seems to have fun, and he's so bloody serious, and it makes everybody else awkward. Thank god he's working next semester, so we won't see him as much. He's working at a bank - how fitting! He'll be great.

Things to do today:
- make lunch
- shower
- clean room and put away clean clothes
- go to prefecture to get the stamp for my carte de sejour
- write postcards
- mail postcards
- write part of marketing plan which is due on Friday
- go to french class at 6

So all of this needs to be done before 5:30. Ewww.


I feel like I'm living in a movie sometimes.