Adventures

Brainstorming

This afternoon i got together with a woman named Sonja in order to discuss possibilities for a workshop on privilege to be part of the Rain City Rock Camp for Girls curriculum this summer.

It was great to sit down with someone who recognizes the importance of this work, and i think we have a basic framework of what we want to talk about: male privilege is number one on the list, closely followed by white and class privilege. Now we need to figure out different activities for different age groups and whether we can get a professional diversity trainer to donate some time.

Stay tuned...

Soft re-opening

Consider this post a soft re-opening of the blog. I have been feeling like starting to blog again, and i would like it to be a daily activity. Once i'm sure, i'll write a Grand Re-Opening post.

I want to start posting interesting things i read and see on the internet, which i have been sharing on Facebook for the past year or so.

Without further ado, here's a piece from the Daily Kos about diversity in feminist non-profits:

White Feminist Privilege in Organizations

Sofia + Lego = Feminist Pirate

Okay, so it's been a while since i wrote anything here, but, you know, life happens. I have to tell you guys about Sofia's Lego purchases today, though. She had an old Toys R Us gift card for $50, and she said the other day that she would really like some more Legos, especially more people. I suggested she actually use the card to buy more Lego (crazy, i know). So, today we went to Toys R Us, and she bought:

Sports Car (City Collection)

Camper (City Collection)

Cannon Battle (Pirates Collection)

Kraken Attackin' (Pirates Collection)

At lunch, Sofia took out the Camper and Cannon Battle boxes and proceeded (i thought) to put together the people from the sets. When i looked again, however, she had taken the woman's head from the Camper set and put it on the pirate's body from the Cannon Battle. This female pirate was wielding a sword and being attacked by piranha.

Sofia later explained that the red shirt worn by the woman in the Camper set had a little bow and a heart on it, thus deeming it unusable in Sofia's eyes. I love that she specifically sought out better (non-girlified) clothing for this Lego person.

Sherlock Holmes

With an unexpected day and evening free of child on Monday, we decided to go see Sherlock Holmes. It was definitely worth seeing: a lot of fun and a lot of Guy Ritchie's trademark slow-mo (see Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch).

While playing down Holmes's drug use, Ritchie definitely alludes to it; at one point Jude Law's Watson says to Robert Downey's Holmes, "Do you know that what you're drinking is for eye surgery?" The two make a good pair, and Law gets across Watson's
reluctant compliance in Holmes's escapades. I also liked the inclusion of Irene Adler, the only woman Holmes could truly admire (according to Conan Doyle).

If you go, be prepared for some squirm-inducing bone-breaking violence along with some real laughs.

Up in the Air

With Sofia at a friend's house overnight on Sunday, Andy and i took advantage and went to see Up In The Air. The movie wasn't completely predictable (a few plot points certainly were), and we both enjoyed it.

I can not watch George Clooney these days, however, without thinking his teeth look false. Have they always been that way? Even on The Facts of Life?

Jump in to make your own judgement...