lifeonqueen: (Doctor Who - Nine and Rose Joy by SDWolf)
2009-01-15 10:24 am

More Joy Day!

Some days beat you down, some days restore your faith.

More joy day was the brain child of [livejournal.com profile] sdwolfpup who had the idea that once (or twice) a year people should try to give joy to the people in their lives. This is a brilliant idea that I support with a whole heart - I've have some fannish goodies (goody, actually) lately but for now let me tell you about the two people I saw this morning dropping off food and hot coffee to the two homeless guys camped out on the exhaust grates on either end of Bay and Queen streets this moring. I don't know if they were part of an organized charity or just two Samaritans who wanted to make sure that these guys were okay. But it made me feel better as I rushed from streetcar to coffee shop (dropping a toonie in one guy's cup as I passed) to bus to office to see that there were people who cared, who could take the time to check on the least fortunate of our city. And it reminded me that we can always do more, be better, be more compassionate.

Happy More Joy Day to you all.
lifeonqueen: (Misc - A Regency lady)
2008-04-19 12:10 am

In Which I Rock Grad School, Thank You Very Much

Today I quoted Judith Butler on the performativity of gender and, in particular, the undermining effect that the inclusion of things like work, professionalism, independence, etc. under the rubric of what is considered "female" on the traditional "male" identity at my Dialogue, Narrative and Storytelling in Irish Drama prof*.

*smile*

Not that my classmates quite grokked Butler's theory that there's a differnece between gender (doing) and sex (being).

But I quoted Judith Butler at my prof. It was assault by Social Theory. And this was *after* I banged on about Bruce Lee's career. Seriously, I would make some film nerd the perfect gf - smart, pedantic *and* has a taste for 70s Asian cinema.

But nevermind that - I soooooooo rocked grad school today.

*AKA The Scourge of Friday Afternoons
lifeonqueen: (TSCC - Smirk by DupontDesigns)
2008-04-09 10:50 pm
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Moment of Random Joy

Finding the perfect cover of "It Aint Me Babe" for the mix I'm making during a review of my iTunes library.

*bounces*

edit - thanks to Roxy for catching my bad html.