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So I have decided to add a major: Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies. But I really want to focus on the gender/sexuality side of it, specifically with the education of high school kids about the LGBTQ community. So I called my mum the other day to tell her all this, and this is what she told me:
"I told Christian the other day that I think you're going to be a social worker. I think you will get your degree in social working. You will own a traveling theater group and perform plays about issues relating to gays and lesbians and trans people. Then you'll do assemblies after ward to talk to the students about what they saw and go into further detail about the issues the play touched on."
GET THE HELL OUT OF MY HEAD MUM. I love you, but really, the extent you know me is kinda ridiculous. For example, I am at UMass majoring in theater because you said I would be good at it and love it. And I am, and I am loving it. And now this. UGH. (This not really GTFO, but jokingly so... sarcasmmmmm)
I dunno, I think that is exactly what I want to do to a t. I want generations to come to be educated early on the fact that there is really no difference between your gay friend Sam and your straight friend Gary, besides that nobody name's their kids Gary anymore. And I guess I want to focus on making teens aware that yeah, they are different but not in any way that is dangerous to you. I think my main focus would be trans men and women, and to help make it not such a taboo subject. I have dated a transman, and I respect and applaud them for their courage in a truly not accepting world. I mean, they can't really help what they feel and all that besides feeling they don't belong in the body they're in.
This was just a huge ramble. My apologies....
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5:48 PM
So I gave Maggie and her family presents for Christmas… and her mum sent me a thank-you card. Isn't that against the code of girlfriends? Like really?! How awkward is that, to get a freaking "thank-you for the scarf, it's so warm" letter?! Ugh I really hate breaking up. It sucks on all levels. I guess that's it really... I just wanted to rant and rave about that a little bit.
In other news, it's fucking cold out, and it fucking sucks. My classes are really great. And I had 2 salads for lunch and dinner today (one for each) and I've only had desert once since I've been back, which I'm proud of! I think I'm gonna go to the gym tomorrow, between 160 and Psych. My roommate is doing Zumba classes down at the rec center, and I think I'm gonna join that. Get me out and moving, even though I can't do any sort of hip dance moves... (I save all mine for the bedroom bahahaha!)
So I'm gonna go and do some reading and responses now. I just wanted to update you-all three of you-on my life and how freaking awkward it is. Oh also! That cute redhead with the glasses form the dance (now calling her Franklin girl) has been nowhere to be found. I don't know her name, what year she is, where she lives. Ugh, I just want to get to know her. But the redhead from my 132 lecture is 100% a girl. Tighter top, skinny jeans, and Uggs is what she was wearing today. I wanted to sit next to her, but didn't because she came in later than me with a friend. Ugh. I just want to find someone...
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6:01 PM
So this is my spring semester schedule. I think it's really great, I'm busy most of the day, and the times where I have big chunks of free time mean I can go get a coffee and find somewhere to sit and do some work. Today for example, things were delayed two hours because of the ice problem. Though that didn't affect me. Anyway, I got up at 9, got ready, and left by 9:40 to go across campus to Marcus Hall, for Math, which is in the engineering department. Class was let out 15 minutes early because it was still the introductory first class of the semester so here are my rules etc etc... Then I met up with some friends for lunch, where we saw Sweeney Todd,
and realized that I planned that perfectly so that I can have two hour lunch/work break between classes. Then I go from lunch to Theater 140, which also got out early today. So we got out at 2:20, and my next class wasn't until 4:40... so I went into Bartlett and sat there and read until class started. When class started, I made a total fool of myself in front of the cute girl sitting across the aisle from me. Note to self:
do no sit on the end of a row. If at all possible, sit on the sides with the 3 seats.
So this last class where I spilled my coffee and fumbled over all my shit in front of this cute girl is my English 132, Gender and Sexuality, Culture, and Literature. the class seems so freaking interesting, though the professor seems CRAZY. I was hoping the class would focus more on the topics in relation the United States and caucasians, but she focuses on African Americans and the Caribbean and all that jazz. Nonetheless, the class is gonna be hella interesting.
After that class, I met up with Danielle, Andi, and this kid Jonathan from down the hall, who is in that 132 lecture with me, and we went to the activities fair thing. It was basically a "Rush this sorority/frat", which I loudly declared in the middle of the Greek row of tables "I WILL NEVER JOIN A SORORITY." I got so many dirty looks, no big deal. We left and went to dinner, and now I am here writing this, my mouth hurting because of my retainer and my back because I need to crack it. Tomorrow I have my 132 discussion and 160 again, and my first psych class, so that should be fun. But for now, I'm gonna go knit and watch some tv or something.
