but it has a strange appeal

Today was a very full and busy day.

It started with me not wanting to get out of bed this morning...it was gloomy and raining outside...but I got up and went to class...without coffee (which proved to be a mistake) and sat through two classes, one of which I kind of put this girl in her place. Okay, not kind of I totally did put her in her place. She was talking about how men go out and seek multiple sexual partners because something is lacking in the relationship but that blames women and women will only leave the relationship if they are unhappy...and I told her it was a total social construction. That it replicated antiquated Victorian ideas of the responsiblity of the woman to contain male sexualities. Not only that but it erased the possibility of poly-amory and women AND men finding alternative (non-sexual) modes of fulfillment in relationships outside of the partnering. My prof sided with me a little bit and pointed out how economics also make leaving an uhappy relationship difficult if not impossible.

After classes I went and volunteered at the North America study abroad booth at the Go Global fair. A LOT of people came up asking about going to school in California and I was totally able to give information about UC Santa Cruz as well as a few other UC's. It was pretty fun. After the fair I went to the Rec center and signed up for the New U fit Challenge (starts the second week of October- will keep you posted fo sho) and then it was off to another class (this time with coffee) and I didn't do the reading so I just sat and listened which was nice.

After class I grabbed a slice of pizza on my way to the V-Day Volunteer meeting: The Pussy Posse. YEAH! There was some asshole there who was all in people's personal spaces and thought that it was a good place to meet "cute girls." Needless to say the organizers had to talk to him and tell him that his behavior was not appropriate and some of the other things he was saying went against the V-Day mission.  I also met a lot of people from my Critical Studies in Sexuality class, including this really intriguing young woman named Emily *blush* she's totally hot.  I also met a man from Afgahnistan (whose name escapes me) who has done a lot of human rights activism in his home country. He said he wanted a North American wife too. I thought that was kind of cute.

After the V-Day meeting I came home with the intention of settiling in but then accepted an invitation to do coffee and studying of campus so I left AGAIN to go do that. Which was great. It was with Rebecca- I love that girl. She's amazing. I got home and spent a good chunk of time chatting with people I love and missed the goal of being in bed by midnight...maybe tomorrow I'll have better luck...

But I'm starting to like Vancouver more and more. And getting out and meeting people really helps with that.

Shout out to Lance & Jen who had their baby boy-  Maddox Wayne Weldge-Kett. CONGRATULATIONS YOU GUYS!