MY body

Body Positivity is for everyone.
So is Body Sovereignty.
I am the owner of my body. I decide what is done to it and how it is treated.
I have a right to modify or decline to modify my body in order to best express myself.
My moral value is independent of my weight or appearance.
My body is an instrument, not an ornament.
I will eat what I want.
I will not allow anyone to shame my body or my self, or the body and selves of others.
My body deserves pleasure.
I have the right to know and define my body.
I will recognize that the bodies I’m attracted to aren’t the only attractive bodies.
Every body has a claim to beauty.
I will affirm and support the personhood of others.
I will never apologize for my weight or how my body looks.
I will recognize the privileges my body has.
I will celebrate the abilities of my body, even if they are different from others.
My body is a part of my self and my being. I will treat it and nurture it as such.

"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a Communist." --Bishop Hélder Câmara

feminist roundup

some lovely articles that i love

Just Give him a Chance!--no, i'm not interested. how much more obvious can i possibly make it?

Mad Men Valentines!--feel free to print out and distribute to your beloved

The Pleasure of Natural Hair

Oh No! College Girls Can't Get Dates!

winter sucks the energy right out of me. i'm very very very ready for spring. in fact, it just started snowing. snow makes it a little better.

in other news, my nipple piercings are healing nicely. they aren't sore anymore unless i bump my boob into something, which would hurt anyways.

classes are going pretty well. i'm doing an internship with The Missouri Review and so that takes up a lot of my time. I go in for the internship on Tuesday afternoons as well as office hours on tuesday and thursday mornings. I have to read a lot of manuscripts, like 20 a week..i've never been good at pacing myself but i sort of have forced myself to since waiting to read 20 stories the night before would be living hell. i'm trying my best to not procrastinate and go to class, but old habits die hard. I've missed 3 days of French, but hopefully my professor didn't take note. in addition to French, i have literary friendships in 18th century British literature, personal finance, and intermediate creative writing. As always, my writing class is my favorite. We're reading Aimee Bender's "Willful Creatures" which is really amazing...my favorite is a story about a woman with potato children. i've written some really good responses to prompts which i hope will turn into full fledged stories.

the snow is really pretty. i don't have much to say.

i am a cynic of the highest degree, but some things melt my heart even when i don't want them to.