How do I convert?

I scored a 30% on the "How Jewish Are You? :-P" Quizie! What about you?

A Celebration

I bought a bottle of sparkling wine at the liquor store tonight, and I plan on having a glass.

I opened two more letters--one from McGill, one from Dalhousie. Both letters were letters of acceptance. McGill, alas, could only provide the possibility of a teaching assistantship, while Dalhousie's financial offer was limited to 3 980 dollars Canadian. So, needless to say, neither will be graced with my presence.

I really, really like doing this.

And, below, a fragment of my notes from my History 102 seminar, reposted for your amusement. The subjects: what ideals men define as manly, how men are offensive in so being, and why they do it. Note, please, that I was the only man in the class apart from Cusack.

What qualities do men see as being manly?

• Courage


• Intelligence.


• Well-manneredness.


• Kindness.


• Sensitiveness.


• Directness.


• Thoughtful.


• Considerate.


• Hard-working.


• Having a nice butt.

How do men go wrong?

• They try to drive.


• They don't show emotion.


• They fight over anything, just to prove who's better.


• They try to earn more money than women.


• They play sports.


• They control the remote control.


• They gender the division of chores.


• They drink and smoke.


• They overcompensate with big impressive cars.


• They hunt.


• They don't like to go shopping.

Why do they do it?
It's the media.
They know that women don't like "wussy" men--as one girl said, "Yeah, it's our fault, too."

A Quote from the Script of Terminator II

At this point in the narrative, Sarah, her son John, and the good-guy Terminator have told Dyson (the man who salvaged the original Terminator's components for use in the nascent SKYNET) just what his project will do, after trying to kill him:

DYSON: You're judging me on things I haven't even done yet. Jesus. How were we supposed to know.

Sarah speaks from the shadows behind them. Dyson turns to find her looking right at him.

SARAH: Yeah. Right. How were you supposed to know? Fucking men ... all you know how to do is thrust into the world with your ... fucking ideas and your weapons. Did you know that every gun in the world is named after a man? Colt, Browning, Smith, Thompson, Kalashnikov ... all men. Men built the hydrogen bomb, not women ... men like you thought it up. You don't know what it's like to really create something ... to create a life. To feel it growing inside you. All you know how to create is death ... you fucking bastards.

JOHN: Mom, Mom, we need to be more constructive here. I don't see this as a gender-related issue.

John Connor has a point.