Fuck being pretentious!

Instead of doing lots of homework this weekend (I merely worked at The Job), I read some fun, fun blogs and websites and articles. Here are a few:

One Thing They Aren't: Maternal
About how mothers in nature (which is how one justifies behaviour in humans today) aren't naturally "maternal." It's almost as if the author wants to say that infanticide and abortions are completely NATURAL!!!

Essay about Love and Literary Taste
About the connection betweens books and your love life!! Merely amusing, for the literary minded! Oh, and the high point: there's a dating site for fans of Ayn Rand. Because yeah, you're a very special, special person if you love Ayn Rand. (Though I will admit that my scorn comes from popular opinion, and that Anthem was a very good book to read as a teenager in search of identity. Read: for a juvenile audience.)

Students of Virginity
The subject matter is semi-interesting -- until you read about the students trying to organize this movement. Apparently, you can't get truly secular reasons for not having sex. Probably because sex is as natural as...I've run out of metaphors. But read it for the cattiness of the journalist!! There's a segment on page 5 where he creates a dialogue between the two leaders of True Love whatever-it's-called, and you can just imagine their reactions as they read about themselves. It's almost as if he's trying to break up the org by creating internal drama!! And the last section of the article...also enjoyable. My favorite paragraph:
By underscoring their similarities and demonstrating mutual respect for each other, Fredell said she hoped to suggest to the audience that perhaps True Love Revolution was a friendly force at Harvard — and also deserving of a little respect. The Crimson, though, declared the whole event “boring!” and without open disagreement, the debate seems to have been resolved almost as a beauty contest. Two women sitting side by side, posing a silent question to the audience: which of us do you find more appealing?

Speaking of blogs....Here's my favorite sex blog: Camille It's kind of crazy, and the subjects of her drawings are very subversive. But funny as hell, often.

I want books from Archipelago Books. Just the sort of thing I like: of little renown and brilliant.

Also in the vein of literature: I want to start a book club with my siblings where we read Russian novels. I even made a Facebook group! I'm rather proud of my cleverness. Our last name means "rabbit" in Russian so we've grown up with jokes about being a family of bunnies, our parents having copulated like rabbits, being nicknamed "Bunny" or "Rabbit," etc, etc. So the title translates to "The bunnies read/are reading," and thus, you understand that the pic for the group is especially apt.

I'm looking forward to delving more into Bookslut. Seems entertaining at a first few glances. But as always, Harper Mag has my heart when it comes to websites that have random articles. Especially bc, as I have a subscription, I can read articles from it's inception in 1850. Oh, and have you ever read the advertisements at the back of Harper's??? Funniest, crazy ads ever!!
For example:
--You can buy a "European Beret" for $12 from John Helmer (www.johnhelmer.com for those lovers of berets!)
--Or a "Bush Dynasty" vase or urn at marcusbowcott.com Huh. I might have to check that out.)
--Ooooh! Here's an ad for those who want cryonic suspension. It reads: "Freeze, wait, reanimate." Cute. It even rhymes! Go to www.cryonics.ws if you want Fry's life.
--The usual fancy coffees and teas...
--"Yeshua -- gifted and experienced healer -- www.yeshuaruah.org" Hee hee. Except I probably shouldn't laugh at those still idealistic enough to believe in God.
--"Exquisitely handcrafted leather masks for wearing and display. www.wendydrolma.com" Do they come with gags and restraints, I wonder?
--And here's one for "Tastefully explicit Spanking Erotica"!!! Lovely. www.shadowlane.com (I love that I'm providing the actual contact info as if one of my oh! so many readers will find the need for this item. SusannaMary, this one was just for you!!)
--If you're a woman (no men need apply), you can go to a welding "workshop and retreat."
--Ah, and there's the ad for my favorite dating service: "Date smart/party smart. Join the introduction network exclusively for graduates, students, and faculty[faculty????] of the Ivies, Seven Sisters, Stanford, U of Chicago and others. All ages. The Right Stuff. www.rightstuffdating.com" That's if you can't find a spouse that's WASPy enough for you. ("Damn democracy! Why oh why did they start letting the lower classes in?? My grandfather's grandfather's grandfather founded Blahsville, New England!" -- Too far? Was that a little bitter?)

Anyway...I think that provided enough reading material for the day. I apologize for suddenly become just another pop culture documentarian. I promise not to do this too often.