Oh, and before I forget to mention it, my legal issues may be coming to a close soon. Thank god! I'm sick of being out on bail. I want to get active in my various causes again.
I can't really comment publicly on this yet because I'm not allowed, but what I can say is that it at least seems like it will be over soon. I was arrested at the beginning of October, so it's taking a while. I was nabbed for breaking and entering and mischief over 5000, so that's pretty serious. The max penalty for our alleged crime (using climbing gear to scale smoke stacks and a crane in an oil refinery and try to shut down operations for 24 hours, *allegedly*) is 30 years.
Was it worth it? I've been asked that a lot. Was it worth being locked up in isolation without toilet paper or food by a bunch of hick rent-a-cops in the heart of oil country for 30 hours? Was it worth the risk of a criminal record? Was it worth having the Premier of Alberta and Solicitor General say unkind, condemning things to the media? Is it worth the possibility of incarceration?
I shouldn't say this as it would reflect a lack of remorse to the prosecution...so I won't say it. (I've had it drilled into my head to be paranoid about making any public statements as they could be used against me.)But I'm sure you know what my answer to that question would be.
Take action people. It does make a difference, I swear. Be willing to risk yourself for the greater good. What are we? Just people. Our lives are a drop in the bucket of history. Individually, we are not as important as we like to think. People are expendable. In fact, the planet would probably be better off without us, honestly. But if we do something... If we can affect change... then maybe we're significant after all. People only miss you when you're gone for a little while, then they move on and you're forgotten. So why protect your criminal record and finances and everything else meaningless we worry about when there is real work to be done?
3/28/10
3/27/10
Time has definitely passed...
Time has definitely passed since my last post. Maybe more than a year actually,lol. Why you ask? Mostly because I am too fucking lazy to keep it updated and partly because I tire of my own melodrama. However, I've been inspired by my fellow writers lately and have decided to reopen my public forum rather than scribble in my journal and hog all the juicy stuff to myself.
So, it has come to my attention from sources I will not name that I "get around". Good blog fodder, for sure. Why would someone say this? I'm a serial monogamous and I will not reveal my "number" but I assure you it is not as bad as some. When I probed into this statement further, it was revealed to me that there's one main reason. I tend to keep swimming in the same pool. If I break up with someone, it's usually a safe bet that I will at some point date their friends. Consequently, to people in that circle, it usually appears as if I'm humping everyone.
Reason number two is that I use my assets regularly and without shame. If I'm broke and need things, I have male friends I can bat my eyelashes at and be saved. If I'm handing something in late or skip a few classes, I always twirl my hair, make physical contact of some kind like a playful swat on the shoulder and smile. Voila, extension on my paper. I can't help that it works. Case in point, when I got hired at a job after sending a picture with my resume :)
Now, don't get me wrong. I am not proud of this and only find it a little funny. But I have to ask, what is so wrong with this behavior? And what about about the men involved? I wouldn't be in business (oh, how I fear the backlash from using that word) if there weren't men willing to fall for it. Especially profs. I mean, where's the professionalism? I'm just a student. Of course I'll do what I deem necessary to survive academically (except hand things in on time and go to every class, of course). But shouldn't they know better? Why is it my responsibility to not manipulate them in the first place?
Here's what I don't understand though. What is wrong with using your feminine assets to get what you want? Okay, we don't want to objectify women. Women have proven themselves in today's society and most people know that we're equal to men. We don't need to fall back on our bodies to get what we want because we're all empowered now. I get it. I support it. I'm all for girl power and feminism to a certain degree. But what is wrong with a girl, who is comfortable with herself and her sexuality, making the decision to occasionally use everything at her disposal to get what she wants?
I see girls all the time now who look like they're fourteen, wearing stuff that is grossly inappropriate for their age. They're dressing and acting this way younger and younger all the time. It is a cause for concern, I agree. The media shoves unhealthy images of an ideal female body down our throats continuously. We're being taught by our mothers and the women in our lives to be strong, to love ourselves and maintain our self-respect. This is a good message for girls today. I cringe a little when I see my 5 year old sister dancing and singing to the latest Lady Gaga video. Hearing a lispy, kid's version of "3" by Britney Spears complete with ass shaking is mildly terrifying. Of course I don't want to set the same bad example for her.
But I'm 23 years old. I am an adult. I fully understand the implications of my actions and personally, see no harm in the way I am. Are we so uptight? I guess so. I guess I just "get around".
And by the way, person I will not name, my magic number isn't even a double digit, so you are obviously mistaken. But we're not counting blowies right?
Aside from that rant, business as usual. Homework, followed by a sesh and some cuddling with my latest victim, then sleepover at the mom's house with copious amounts of wine and sibling fun. Nothing like the drunk older sister to look up to. Why do I feel like I'm doomed to be the housewife who walks around in a daze with her vodka-valium cocktail?
So, it has come to my attention from sources I will not name that I "get around". Good blog fodder, for sure. Why would someone say this? I'm a serial monogamous and I will not reveal my "number" but I assure you it is not as bad as some. When I probed into this statement further, it was revealed to me that there's one main reason. I tend to keep swimming in the same pool. If I break up with someone, it's usually a safe bet that I will at some point date their friends. Consequently, to people in that circle, it usually appears as if I'm humping everyone.
Reason number two is that I use my assets regularly and without shame. If I'm broke and need things, I have male friends I can bat my eyelashes at and be saved. If I'm handing something in late or skip a few classes, I always twirl my hair, make physical contact of some kind like a playful swat on the shoulder and smile. Voila, extension on my paper. I can't help that it works. Case in point, when I got hired at a job after sending a picture with my resume :)
Now, don't get me wrong. I am not proud of this and only find it a little funny. But I have to ask, what is so wrong with this behavior? And what about about the men involved? I wouldn't be in business (oh, how I fear the backlash from using that word) if there weren't men willing to fall for it. Especially profs. I mean, where's the professionalism? I'm just a student. Of course I'll do what I deem necessary to survive academically (except hand things in on time and go to every class, of course). But shouldn't they know better? Why is it my responsibility to not manipulate them in the first place?
Here's what I don't understand though. What is wrong with using your feminine assets to get what you want? Okay, we don't want to objectify women. Women have proven themselves in today's society and most people know that we're equal to men. We don't need to fall back on our bodies to get what we want because we're all empowered now. I get it. I support it. I'm all for girl power and feminism to a certain degree. But what is wrong with a girl, who is comfortable with herself and her sexuality, making the decision to occasionally use everything at her disposal to get what she wants?
I see girls all the time now who look like they're fourteen, wearing stuff that is grossly inappropriate for their age. They're dressing and acting this way younger and younger all the time. It is a cause for concern, I agree. The media shoves unhealthy images of an ideal female body down our throats continuously. We're being taught by our mothers and the women in our lives to be strong, to love ourselves and maintain our self-respect. This is a good message for girls today. I cringe a little when I see my 5 year old sister dancing and singing to the latest Lady Gaga video. Hearing a lispy, kid's version of "3" by Britney Spears complete with ass shaking is mildly terrifying. Of course I don't want to set the same bad example for her.
But I'm 23 years old. I am an adult. I fully understand the implications of my actions and personally, see no harm in the way I am. Are we so uptight? I guess so. I guess I just "get around".
And by the way, person I will not name, my magic number isn't even a double digit, so you are obviously mistaken. But we're not counting blowies right?
Aside from that rant, business as usual. Homework, followed by a sesh and some cuddling with my latest victim, then sleepover at the mom's house with copious amounts of wine and sibling fun. Nothing like the drunk older sister to look up to. Why do I feel like I'm doomed to be the housewife who walks around in a daze with her vodka-valium cocktail?
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