My family is no different than yours

I watched this speech and was touched... please watch it ... its worth every minute of it.

My family is the same as yours

Grammar tips

http://maureentabor.com/301/301%20grammar.htm

The Center for the Study of Genders and Sexualities

Competition for Student Research Stipend Awards. ... research issues concerning gender and sexuality—invited to apply. Selected student fellows will receive a $500 stipend for the winter or spring quarters. Grad students and upper-division undergrad are eligible . If department policy permits, a student may receive unit credit for research performed in connection ... Students are required to have a faculty advisor supervise ...and to turn in the work ...by the end of the spring 2012 Quarter. Students will present their research at the CSGS Student Research Conference .at the end of the spring 2012 Quarter and will have the opportunity to work with a CSGS faculty member in preparing their projects for online publication.
NOTE: students working as TAs, GAs, & Instructional Student Assts in a given quarter are not eligible .
Application Deadline: Monday, December 5, 2011 by 5:00 p.m.
An application consists of the following items:
1) The “Student Information” page (email me (Tabor) if you are interested in getting one).

2) A one-page, typed letter that describes your specific research project and that makes clear how your project engages issues of gender and/or sexuality.
Selected students will be notified by email.  For further info contact the Center for the Study of Genders and Sexualities at: (323) 343-6549.

Everchanging

And there
Amidst the waves and the cloudless skies
That blanket the year before
I watch my life wash ashore

Have you ever been a part of something
That you thought would never end?
And then, of course it did
Have you ever felt the weight inside you
Pulling away inside your skin?
And then something had to give

I just went through a recent breakup. These are the lyrics to a Rise Against song called "Everchanging." My life has changed in a matter of two weeks. I spent a little under 7 years with this person. As our lives were intertwined they took a turn to a path I never thought I would travel. I have been able to do all the things I have been neglecting which makes me feel more alive than ever. I miss him dearly therefore at the same time I feel more dead than ever. I AM currently half alive. I am thankful that my career is waiting for me at the end of this tunnel I am traveling through.

youtube video along with the lyrics: (if you care to listen)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoRk-VhVXCA

or if you just want to read the lyrics: (they are wonderful)

http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/everchanging-lyrics-rise-against/804de372abe2ec5748256c6f000aa7fe

Men...

I really enjoyed the gender movie and found it extremely helpful in explaining to my bf why we simply don't understand one another sometimes! I came across this image and thought it was funny.

The ones that make the rest look bad.

There are always songs that are made for or about women. You will not go one day of your life without hearing a song dedicated to a woman, women, or the skills some have. There is no denying that the hip hop genre is often written about women. There are times when I hear a song about "bad" women or "dirty" women. I had never came across this type of woman and always thought that either women are really sneaky or they really don't exist. That is until this past Saturday. I came across my first "dirty" woman. She was beautiful, more beautiful than me I would say. The type of woman that could have any man she desires. Her problem, though, was that she wasn't sure of what she wanted. I counted the amount of men she was hanging out with. To clarify, by hanging out I mean genitals to genitals touching. You're going to have to excuse the picture I just painted, I just want to get the visual across. I could not believe it, 5 different men in a matter of two hours. What was even more shocking was the fact that they were all friends. I thought I've surely heard of a song about a woman like this. It saddened me that such a beautiful woman could let so many men enjoy her beauty. I saw my first woman that makes the rest look bad and a piece of me died. How could something so beautiful not have any value?

Understanding Women

So a friend of mine tries to be funny and sends this to me via Facebook... I thought it was actually pretty interesting  after watching Dr. Tannen's video. All I can say is that it was a sad waste of paper and time putting that book together...lol! 

Persepolis

Last night the movie was great, it reminded me of myself growing up. I had many influences in my life; my uncle, my dad, and my older sisters. I listen to punk rock, down with the government and so forth. But really got to me was at the end of the movie when she left and never saw her grandmother again, but never forgot why her grandmother always smelled like flowers. It is something that people always remember their love ones, I remember the times when my sister Cristina would always tickle my feet when I was young. Unfortunately she is no longer with us, she passed away 21 Feb 2000. She was twenty years old just got married on a Saturday got into a car accident on Monday and died on impact from what they told my family. But her love still lives on through me and my other sisters. I now tickle my sons feet like she did and it reminds me of the old days when she use to do it to me.

The circumstance in Iran are not unique. In fact, it was one of many developing countries that where used by the west, specifically the US, to engage in proxy wars with the United Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR), today this country is called Russia. There where millions and millions of victims during the Cold War, while U.S.S.R and the U.S. never engaged in a full scale war they destroyed many countries and their citizenry. So I ask that we not only remember the people of Iran, but remember the people of Vietnam, Nicaragua, El Salvador, North Korea, Afghanistan and Nigeria. The worldly hatred for America has a root cause in our diplomatic methodology of propping dictators, training para military groups to stifle oppositional groups in the expansion of "Democracy"and after they've served their purpose we leave them to put the pieces back together.

Lucky

I was lucky on 27 OCT 2011, because I was able to enroll into three classes for Winter session. Meaning that hopefully I will graduate in June 2012 as planed if I am able to get into my last three classes coming Spring.!!!!!! Almost done!