What the FUCK?

Just click. Just...

My mom says that when she was younger, she dated a black guy. And she had a black friend who was dating a white guy, so they just double dated a lot in order to avoid getting bothered at restaurants. I really thought those days were over.

Ooh, I knew there was a reason I was checking autadvo...

This makes me feel better.

Well, not really, but a little. I'm still pissed at the BLATANT DISCRIMINATION in my last post. Gah.

And some more good news...

Newsflash. Using an unscientific use of the word "theory" does not, in any way, promote good science.

*snickers*

Just go read.

I'm fairly certain that strippers and exotic dancers really do not make that much, anyway. This is rather like saying that cleaning ladies and janitors can make $100,000 a year if they "just work hard enough". It's something people say when they don't think.

I'd be more upset about the whole thing if I weren't so... happy today.

Question....

I've noticed I have a surprising number of transgendered/transsexual friends. So I've got a question. Two questions. I hope this sounds as I intend, and not offensive...

1. What's the difference between transgendered and transsexual, or are they the same thing?
2. Is it possible that somebody would actually make a mistake? I mean... go through (or plan to) the operation or the hormone to be female, say, and then look around a year later and say "yeah, I was wrong, I'm really a guy"? I doubt this would happen, given the amount of time and energy and money that'd be spent on this, but is that possible?

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Occasionally, people post on book-related communities asking for book advice for a kid of a certain age range. Unless we know what this kid likes to read, though, we can't really suggest books. So I'm going to start suggesting magazines. A year-long subscription to a magazine is like several books a year. Also, for less-eager readers, it's easier to read a magazine because the articles are shorter than books, and because they usually have pictures, but they're supposed to, so it's not like reading a picture book.

Probably the best group of kids' magazines are made by Cricket.

They have a whole series of literary-type magazines, from Babybug (infant board books) and Ladybug, to Spider (6-9) and Cricket (9-14) and Cicada (older, seems to have a lot of reader submissions). They've got an insane number of non-literary magazines, listed here. They don't have advertisements, which is always a good thing, even if it does raise the price somewhat.

Cricket, I dearly love thee. *hugs the memories*

So, my birthday is in less than three weeks.

Occasionally, people ask "So, Connie. As a rich person with lots of money, I want to buy you a present. But you're so lucky! What can I get you for your birthday?"

Okay, nobody asks that, but I'd like to know more people who do, thanks. Let's keep pretending here...

( Cutted for blatant begging )

And this is why I can never have kids.

Time to go babysit.

I'm irked, though - I was adding toys to my wishlist, and carefully adding all the Little People toys. Then I came across this paragraph:

The Lil Kingdom Assortment are accessories to the Lil Kingdom Castle. Assortment consists of (2) items: Night at the Ball - is a toy for little girls and includes a lovely horse drawn coach to take the prince and princess to the ball and a dance stand in the garden. Simply place the figures on the dance floor "pegs", turn the thumb wheel and they twirl round 'n round. Includes two Little People figures, horse and castle fence piece. Watchful Woodsman is a toy for little boys - a little place in the woods to guard the kingdom. Structure has lots of peek-a-boo spots, a "boulder blaster" to keep intruders away, and playable fence piece "cave" where the dragon lives. Gate in the dragon cave rotates to let the dragon out or to reveal the jewels he watches over. Includes Little People figure, dragon, a horse and a cart.

I know that many parents wouldn't buy a "girly" toy for their boys (I don't understand it, but I know it) but... wtf?

Watching Ana. She loves her new book.

More, I think, for the novelty of a real book than for the content, though she did love the part with the blond woman and the black girl: MOMMY! (well, it's the girl's grandma, but she doesn't know that).

She's such a chatterbox. I go in after her nap, and all she wants to do is chatter at me. And again at dinner. I felt so bad, too - it was clear she was saying something important, judging by the intonation and dramatic gestures, but I didn't have the slightest idea what it was. There was one part that I did understand...

*noise like a door opening*
Ana: *grins* Mommy? Daddy?
Me: No, Ana. I know it sounded like them, but nobody's at the door, your mommy and daddy aren't here yet.
Ana: *glances all around and stares at the door*
Me: Ana, really, they're not home.
Ana: *looks at me, starts babbling with emphatic gestures, says "da" a lot*
Translation: Didn't you hear the door? I know there's somebody at the door, I heard the door!
Me: It sounded like the door, but it wasn't.
Ana: Oh.

She's so cute, really. *hugs her anababy*

And she's learned to turn off the light if she wants my attention and I'm not with her. Too smart by half, little brat :)

I'm playing with her most of the time, but every once in a while I take a break, let her play by herself.