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If you've been paying attention, you know this means "Let's talk about gender and advertising", so feel free to skip to the bottom.

( Here there be videos and feminist rage )

In other news, I need an apron, because cooking is messy and I wear nice clothes. I need someone to talk me out of buying one from CafePress, or at least help me decide which one to get. 'Cause see, there's Tiny Castiel, which is just too cute for words, but then there's The Angels have the Phonebox, because LOVE, and we can't forget about the Torchwood logo, which now that I think about it is kind of funny if you consider the food on the show, and there's the Map of Gallifrey, which is super pretty and awesome. Opinions?

ETA: I R DUM. Can somebody tell me how to embed video? It's not working so good.

http://www.asofterworld.com/index.php?id=515

Seasons Greetings from all of us here A Softer World. We've had quite the year, haven't we? It's been a bit of a roller coaster. But there were peaks as well as valleys. For every unwanted pregnancy there was a fortuitous tumble down the stairs, and for every human trafficking police sting operation there was an incompetent handling of the evidence! Another year has come and gone, and neither of us have ruined our lives yet. We hope you're full of high proof cheer

Open Diary is down. Feels like I've lost a friend.

So we picked up dinner from Sonic tonight, and I asked my sister (who was driving) to ask whether they had veggie burgers. It's not on the menu, but you never know. There was a momentary silence, then the guy said "Yeah, we do." So I, absolutely ecstatic that someplace besides Burger King carries them, order a veggie burger. The guy asked what I wanted on it. I told him, and he was like, "So, you just want lettuce, tomato, pickles, and mustard on that veggie burger?" Well, yes. So we wait for a bit, and the server brings out our food. I open my little foil packet, look at the burger and find that it is, in fact, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and mustard on a bun. That's it.

It ruffles me a bit to order a "veggie sandwich" at a restaurant and get what basically amounts to salad on bread, and there are far too many places that do exactly that. No wonder people are so resistant to eating less meat when they think that is the alternative. And really, who doesn't know what a freakin' veggie burger is?

Oh well. At least I have food.

In related news, I told my mom and my sister why we shouldn't buy diamonds. Sister was not pleased.

*squee!*

It's SNOWING!


pretty lightly, but still! SNOW!

snowsnowsnowsnowsnow.

and i have shittons of work to do before i leave for paying work in 2 hours. GAH

but!!!

SNOW!

http://www.asofterworld.com/index.php?id=513

It is the time of year when I get very excited about upcoming movies. Sherlock Holmes is the top of my list, because a) I really enjoyed Snatch by Guy Ritchie, and b) I am queer as a glass doorknob for that delightful Robert Downey Jr.

Also, I am actually a bit excited about seeing Avatar, which was not the case after I first saw the trailers. But the more I hear about it, the more interested I get. It's not first on the list, but it's on there. Has anyone seen it? What did you think?

(Also, A Single Man is so good, and you should see it if you can.)

The beguiling in Toronto now has signed copies of the new book, and the old book, and Overqualified, if you live in Toronto and were hoping to get someone a signed book!

http://www.beguiling.com/2009/12/now-in-stock-softer-world-volume-2.html

(It is also, of course, available to order online here.)

In order to motivate me to actually make them today, please send me your address if you would like a Christmas card.

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This really is one of the best memes:

Comment on this entry to receive four famous people to snog, shag, marry and throw off a cliff.

I got Gerard Butler, James McAvoy, Christian Bale, and Ben Barnes (on loan from anexbeautyqueen.


Gerard Butler: shag
Just look at that physique. Really. Plus, he's bisexual, which just means for fun for everyone.


James McAvoy: snog
It's the eyes. They kill me.


Christian Bale: cliff
After his last few movies, I am not pleased. I mean, they handed him John Connor, and he fucked it up. What the hell?


Ben Barnes: marry
We're meant to be, you guys. Trufax.

And now I'm gonna go watch my other two boyfriends, Sam and Dean.

I'm so lonely. I don't miss Chris. I'm really ambiguous about him. I don't really know what to think. He is immature. Hopefully he grew from this experience. I called him a week ago last Friday and dished it out. He was surprised that I was upset at him and didn't think he did anything wrong. He didn't want to have to pack up again while I was there because it was so hard the last time. He said he knew how the conversation (about having kids) would end and that he knew I didn't want children, so he thought that packing up without even having the conversation was the right thing to do. He texted me tonight: Hi. Hope your doing well. I'm sry for how our last conversation went. I see your prospective on how things turned out. If I were in your shoes I would feel the same way. I guess I didn't think it through. I honestly did thing about you when I decided to do what I did. I knew you would be upset. I thought more about the transition instead of the feelings up front. I didn't intentionally try to hurt you. I hope you can see that someday. (yes, those are his "typos") I know he didn't intentionally hurt me and that he didn't fully think it through. But it doesn't make everything better just bc he said it. I wrote back that I still didn't know how I wanted to handle the situation. Thanks for seeing how it affected me, but it's 3.5 weeks too late. He said: Handle what? We have issues we can't get over. I just don't want you to hate me for how it ended. That's the last thing I want. Me: Whether or not to stay in contact. I don't see the point. We won't ever see each other again. No point putting us through all these emotions repeatedly. Chris: Yeah, I suppose you're right. I still don't want you to hate me. You or your friends. Me: I don't hate you. But I don't particularly like you. It's too late for my friends. Chris: goodnight. I should be down sometime at the end of this week for the rest of my things. I'll let you know. So yay. I get to see him this week. Bleh. At least all his stuff will be gone and out of my apt and out of my sight.

But I'm lonely. I'm surrounded by happy couples and love on tv and everywhere. And, can not for the life of me, escape seeing babies everywhere. even at work. Not that I feel that babies are offensive at all, I just want to not see them all the time, esp. right now. I just want someone to love and be happy with and share my life with. And I don't have it. I have to start over. Again. I feel like finding someone else that doesn't want kids is a huge task, much less someone I would love. I don't have whatever it is that makes ppl like children. I just don't like them at all. Nothing about them appeals to me in the slightest. So what, i'm horrible. How am I going to find someone else to be horrible with?

So this past week has been a bit miserable. Didn't really have fun this weekend. I went to a dinner party. Found out one of my friends at work is in trouble and may be getting fired, mostly just because of different work styles or misunderstandings. I'm being badgered at work by one of the VP's about a project. I'm broke. I got a bonus, which I was surprised by, but still broke. Still haven't gotten many gifts. And I hate winter. Dark, rainy, cold, windy. I want to move to California so badly. I'm pretty down, and I don't feel like being around ppl, but being alone is hard too. It just sucks all around. Hopefully in a few months when spring comes around I'll be happy again. Better be able to put on a good face this week though. Also the company holiday party is friday, and that is usually a great time. I need to buy shoes...

I don't know if I've plugged this here yet, so, here it is!

My roomate, Jaya, and I have been (sporadically) updating a food/music blog

http://primitivecomfort.wordpress.com/

I put up Jess' mom's hot chocolate recipe the other day

enjoy!

i need something happy.