Okay, I'm a little late to the party. Ok, really late. I'm talking about the literary phenomenon that is 50 Shades of Grey. And while I could talk about it in this blog post, I think it's been talked to death. So instead, I'm going to focus on the main character, Christian Grey. Or at least the type . . .
The Crazy Woman Myth, through the eyes of TV shows
I've been a little puzzled lately at the portrayal of female characters in television. I know we have a reputation for being crazy, emotional , hormonal, etc., in the same way men are stereotyped as beer-guzzling loafs, but really? How many times do we have to see a woman completely lose it when a . . .
Living in a fishbowl
I went shopping for fish this weekend (my betta named Luna had passed on to the big tank in the sky), and decided I no longer wanted a betta. I was moving on. In case you aren't too familiar with the species of fish, bettas are pure attack fish. Sure, they look pretty, but you can't put them in a . . .
One step at a time
I'm a person who likes to feel in control. I like having checklists, knowing what to do in a situation, and feeling like things are falling into place in the timeframe that I want. But this isn't usually the case. I finished reading a really amazing memoir by Cheryl Strayed called Wild, about her . . .
Lookin’ for love in all the wrong places
I admit, I have sucked at love. While I'm happily married now, it didn't come easy. In fact, my friends would often get together and analyze everything I was doing wrong in order to "help" me. Yes, it was as awful and painful as it sounds. I didn't appreciate the fact that everything seemed to . . .
Sedona, deconstructed.
I spent the weekend in Sedona AZ, a strange and beautiful place (mostly catering to rich ex-hippies) where you can get a picture taken of your aura every couple of blocks. For the record, I did not. There are energy centers called vortexes that a psychic discovered here in 1980. I was told that . . .
