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Apr. 30th, 2004 10:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elucrehOkay...
If you can beg, borrow, or steal a copy of I'm with Stupid by Gene Weingarten and Gina Barreca--go get it. And read it now. I picked it up , and it's just incredible. *clasps book to her bosom* The first book on men-women relationships and differences written by a man and a woman, incredibly funny and insightful. She's a rampant feminist with a sense of humor; he's a humor columnist with as non-chauvanistic a pov as you could find in a guy. They've never met--it was all written electronically and over the phone--but the chemistry between them (not romantically or sexually, they're both married and fidelitous, etc., but just as a team) is incredible. I LOVE THIS BOOK!!
Although I think that the slashers on my flist would probably object to the question (asked by the woman, btw) "Why are men turned on by the thought of two women having sex but the idea of two men having sex but the idea of two men having sex doesn't do a thing for a woman?" Heheh. If I think about how many times I've heard ravings about the "hot boy smut..."
And now some memes
The Real Life Meme: So many of us know so many stupid things about each other due to endless lists like these. We know what we look for first in the other gender, our favorite colors, and whether we pee in the shower (permit me to say: WTF???) But we still mix up which of our best friends is in Missouri and which is in Mississippi. Be as specific or vague as you like, answer only the questions you feel comfortable with but some of your web friends might like to know the basic facts that people you meet in bars immediately find out.
Where are you? Oklahoma, soon to be Utah
What do you (want to) do? I'm a student; someday I hope to work in publishing
What did you study/are you studying/do you intend to study in school? English is my major
Are you married/do you have an SO? No
Do you have kids? Nope
If so, names/ages? N/A
If not (or even if so), what about brothers/sisters? Are your parents an important factor in your life? Three little bros; an older and younger sister; I rant about all of them on occasion but no, not really
How old are you? 18
What do you do for fun when you're not on the web? Read, movies, friends...nothing unique
Do you follow a religion? If so, which? I'm LDS
A is for AGE: Eighteen
B is for BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND: Nope
C is for CAREER IN FUTURE: Lit agent
D is for DAD'S NAME: Doug
E is for ESSENTIAL ITEM TO BRING TO A PARTY: I'm such a geek--paper and pen
F is for FAVOURITE SONG AT THE MOMENT: I do love "Timeless to Me"
G is for GUY/GIRLS YOU'VE KISSED: 0
H is for HOMETOWN: Littleton, CO
I is for INSTRUMENTS YOU CAN PLAY: half-hearted piano and viola
J is for JOB TITLE: crappy povertystricken student
K is for KIDS: None.
L is for LIVING ARRANGEMENTS: In the dorms, but w/ parents for a while soon
M is for MIDDLE NAME: Jane
N is for NUMBER OF PEOPLE YOU'VE SLEPT WITH: 0
O is for OVERNIGHT HOSPITAL STAYS: 0
P is for PHOBIAS: Moving spiders (yes, yes, I know I'm Ronnish), small heights but not big ones, running other people over (and by extension the family SUV)
Q is for QUOTE YOU LIKE: I really could think of a better one, given more time and inclination, but at the momen: True love is the best thing in the whole world, except for cough drops. (William Goldman)
R is for RELATIONSHIP THAT LASTED THE LONGEST: *sigh*
S is for SEXUAL POSITION:
T is for TIME YOU WAKE UP EVERYDAY: 9-ish, usually
U is for UNIQUE TRAITS: Amusing. Loving. My sense of humor is very unique
V is for VEGETABLE YOU LOVE: Broccoli.
W is for WORST HABIT: the web
X is for XRAY'S YOU'VE HAD: teeth, hand once, ankle once
Y is for YUMMY FOOD YOU MAKE: pound cakes
Z is for ZODIAC SIGN: Scorpio
If you can beg, borrow, or steal a copy of I'm with Stupid by Gene Weingarten and Gina Barreca--go get it. And read it now. I picked it up , and it's just incredible. *clasps book to her bosom* The first book on men-women relationships and differences written by a man and a woman, incredibly funny and insightful. She's a rampant feminist with a sense of humor; he's a humor columnist with as non-chauvanistic a pov as you could find in a guy. They've never met--it was all written electronically and over the phone--but the chemistry between them (not romantically or sexually, they're both married and fidelitous, etc., but just as a team) is incredible. I LOVE THIS BOOK!!
Although I think that the slashers on my flist would probably object to the question (asked by the woman, btw) "Why are men turned on by the thought of two women having sex but the idea of two men having sex but the idea of two men having sex doesn't do a thing for a woman?" Heheh. If I think about how many times I've heard ravings about the "hot boy smut..."
And now some memes
The Real Life Meme: So many of us know so many stupid things about each other due to endless lists like these. We know what we look for first in the other gender, our favorite colors, and whether we pee in the shower (permit me to say: WTF???) But we still mix up which of our best friends is in Missouri and which is in Mississippi. Be as specific or vague as you like, answer only the questions you feel comfortable with but some of your web friends might like to know the basic facts that people you meet in bars immediately find out.
Where are you? Oklahoma, soon to be Utah
What do you (want to) do? I'm a student; someday I hope to work in publishing
What did you study/are you studying/do you intend to study in school? English is my major
Are you married/do you have an SO? No
Do you have kids? Nope
If so, names/ages? N/A
If not (or even if so), what about brothers/sisters? Are your parents an important factor in your life? Three little bros; an older and younger sister; I rant about all of them on occasion but no, not really
How old are you? 18
What do you do for fun when you're not on the web? Read, movies, friends...nothing unique
Do you follow a religion? If so, which? I'm LDS
A is for AGE: Eighteen
B is for BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND: Nope
C is for CAREER IN FUTURE: Lit agent
D is for DAD'S NAME: Doug
E is for ESSENTIAL ITEM TO BRING TO A PARTY: I'm such a geek--paper and pen
F is for FAVOURITE SONG AT THE MOMENT: I do love "Timeless to Me"
G is for GUY/GIRLS YOU'VE KISSED: 0
H is for HOMETOWN: Littleton, CO
I is for INSTRUMENTS YOU CAN PLAY: half-hearted piano and viola
J is for JOB TITLE: crappy povertystricken student
K is for KIDS: None.
L is for LIVING ARRANGEMENTS: In the dorms, but w/ parents for a while soon
M is for MIDDLE NAME: Jane
N is for NUMBER OF PEOPLE YOU'VE SLEPT WITH: 0
O is for OVERNIGHT HOSPITAL STAYS: 0
P is for PHOBIAS: Moving spiders (yes, yes, I know I'm Ronnish), small heights but not big ones, running other people over (and by extension the family SUV)
Q is for QUOTE YOU LIKE: I really could think of a better one, given more time and inclination, but at the momen: True love is the best thing in the whole world, except for cough drops. (William Goldman)
R is for RELATIONSHIP THAT LASTED THE LONGEST: *sigh*
S is for SEXUAL POSITION:
T is for TIME YOU WAKE UP EVERYDAY: 9-ish, usually
U is for UNIQUE TRAITS: Amusing. Loving. My sense of humor is very unique
V is for VEGETABLE YOU LOVE: Broccoli.
W is for WORST HABIT: the web
X is for XRAY'S YOU'VE HAD: teeth, hand once, ankle once
Y is for YUMMY FOOD YOU MAKE: pound cakes
Z is for ZODIAC SIGN: Scorpio