I'm watching a Cubs preseason game and they keep showing commercials for I Dream of Jeannie. I used to love that show when I was little. I was even Jeannie for Halloween one year in like second grade. You know what's funny? I would watch I Love Lucy once in a while too, but my mom didn't like me watching that because it was sexist. Now that I am older, I don't understand why she didn't think Jeannie was sexist. But she says it's because Jeannie was clearly all pretend, whereas I Love Lucy was promoting a sexist relationship. She also hated Friends, but loved Will and Grace. You know why? Because Friends promoted promiscuity, and tried to portray it in a realistic way. And she said real life could never be like that; sex is never that casual without consequences. But she loves Will and Grace because she said it was clearly unrealistic and just plain hilarious. She said that no one is that awful in real life. She loves Karen Walker. I love my mom.
Since I am finally done with Practicum I and only have one project left to finish for my Reading and Language Theory class, I decided to spend the evening relaxing with the latest issue of my favorite magazine, Bust . In this issue, I read about: Fat women on reality shows A new version of roller derby called Derby Lite A global O that will be occurring on December 21-22 Recipes for finger foods to serve at holiday parties How to make your own yarn Asheville, NC (now I want to move there even more...) Amy Poehler's views on feminism Divorce ranches in Nevada from the 1930's through the 1960's (it used to be really hard to get a divorce, and Nevada had laws that made it super easy) Homemade Christmas gift ideas A guide to "handling some of life's major milestones- marriage, childbirth, and death- with a DIY frame of mind" The monthly "One-handed read" column And of course, there are the fashion and beauty sections. Also, book, movie, and music revie
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