patsy cline

I find it unfortunate that so many of Patsy Cline's songs were about surrendering her man to another woman. Patsy was so much better than that.

If I could go back in time and be her producer I would write a song called "Meh" and have her sing that. It would be about how this guy she loves probably isn't all that great anyway. He may talk a lot about what a noble person he is, but Patsy doesn't need to be with a hypocrite. She's better off alone, free as a bird with the world at her feet.

During my time travel I would steal Beyonce's "All the single ladies" theme and have Patsy do some type of hand gesture toward her crotch in the music video. You know the one where you straighten your arms and bring them down in a swift motion in front of you and say "suck it."

She would be too much woman for any man to handle. And if any man did decide to be brave enough to be with her, he would know better than to ever cheat on her.

I think I'll move

I thought for most of the day about moving to Argentina to teach English. The more I think about it the more I want it.
What is there to hold me back, really? Family, friends, a familiar culture, yes. But that will all be waiting for me when I come back.
As much as it excites me it equally scares me to think about dropping everything and going. I think I'll go back to Buenos Aires in the fall again and test the waters. If I get the same feeling I got when I was there before I'll do it. If not, there's always something else to explore, or somewhere else. :)

heartbeats

I'm guessing the song Heartbeats by The Knife is referring to a one night stand that lasted longer than expected. An affair between 2 people that should end but there's too much chemistry to stop it. It reminds me of a personal situation, the song is totally hot.

women

I was going over the 3 waves of the Women's Movement in class the other night and became pretty frustrated. These are the types of situations which really test my ability as an anthropologist. It's hard to step back and understand that everyone has a different point of view and we all grow up in different situations even if we share a culture.
The students in class come from all over, Cameroon, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, the middle east... So it tries my patience when I go over these subjects with a checkered audience like this.
I tend to lean to the left when I'm teaching, (politically, not physically), so I slip in facts like how women still make 3/4 of what men do who perform the same job.
This is still not good enough, it's still not viable proof. I then bring up the NBA & WNBA comparison.
"How many of you watch the WNBA?"
One student answers, "I watched it by accident the other day."
Of course the class explodes with laughter, even I feel the urge to chuckle a little.
This, to me, is proof enough of just how ingrained sex discrimination is in this culture.

We say things like "he cried like a little bitch" "quit being a pussy" and most people don't think twice about what this means. We grow up learning exactly where we belong and we are expected to stay within this parameter. As women we need to step over these boundaries, that's why I can appreciate "controversial" figures like Madonna. Because despite being a "bitch" and being "ugly" and "old" now, she has never apologized for being who she is, a woman who doesn't listen when people tell her to be quiet.

This jumped to a lot of random subjects, but you get the picture. Women have come a long way and have a long way to go.

witnesses to hunger

This project really amazes me.
40 impoverished women in inner-city Philadelphia are given cameras to document their lives. They put a face to hunger and struggle. They personify neglect and despair and cast a light on a piece of society that many people have been too fortunate to see (including myself).
I hope this project finds itself in cities across the country in the next decade.

www.witnessestohunger.org

It's sort of terrifying to think of just how much there is to learn about out there. While I teach I often find that even the subjects I think I know really well I barely know at all.
I wonder how long it would take to truly be an expert at something. And at that point since you're an expert, was it even worth it? I mean now you know all there ever is to know about sunflower seeds but you don't know shit about ice wedging.
I think I'm happy following in the path I'm in, knowing a tidbit of useless information about a variety of subjects. I'll be a professional surface skimmer for as long as I can.

hmmm

so does it make me a douchebag that i'm blogging now?
like people give a shit about what i think.
i feel like it does for some reason, but i'll get over that...