So you're tired of hearing about "rape culture"?

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TRIGGER WARNING:

The following includes descriptions, photos, and video that may serve as a trigger for victims of sexual violence.
Please be advised. 

Someone asked me today, "What is 'rape culture' anyway? I'm tired of hearing about it."

Yeah, I hear ya. I'm tired of talking about it. But I'm going to keep talking about it because people like you keep asking that question.

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I have been reading all the outrage this morning about the media's coverage of the Steubenville case. Is this the first time people have noticed that rape is not about the victim and how it will affect her but about the alleged/convicted attackers and how it will ruin their lives? This is a direct result of how our society views women. Women are disposable, we are here to serve men and if we are not serving men we have no value. Be outraged, by all means. But please remember the next time the high school football team rapes a woman the rape culture will step in to defend their honour again. No surprise here.

New blogging adventure!

I am going to blogging at Glorify – Basecamp for the Fat Acceptance web! Check out my new post Living Fat in a Thin World – the ‘chair’ edition!

Busy Day!

I have had an incredibly busy day. No time to blog substantially. Check back tomorrow!

Innovation from The Swamp – the ‘Zoe Diet™’

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We have the next new greatest diet plan ever living here at The Swamp! Zoe is our secret weapon. I think if we could market her to normal people we would make a small fortune. Here is why: whenever I eat something she claws my legs and barks at me non-stop until I give her what I am eating. She usually will allot me 5 minutes before she starts her tirade.

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In honour of Zoe being ok, I thought it would re-post this in her honour! We love you Zoe!!!

Music from the Swamp – the ‘Eagles’ edition

A couple of months ago, I heard someone describe the Eagles as boring. I was shocked to say the least. There are many adjectives[1] that could be used to describe the Eagles but boring is not one of them. The Eagles paved the way for country-rock. The Eagles sold more albums in the 1970s than any other group.[2] One of my favourite albums was the Eagles Live record released in 1980. The song ‘Life’s been Good’ became the unofficial party song of my youth. Here are my top 5 Eagles songs:

Hotel California – Seriously who has not heard this song? watch?v=NUbTW928sMU

Peaceful Easy Feeling – this song really spoke to the young lesbian in me. It transported me to a place where everything would be fine. I would dream about being with the woman and it was the secret I kept just for me. watch?v=44A9iDQNrss

Seven Bridges Road – The opening acapella sequence is out of this world. The harmonies in this song are some of the best ever performed. watch?v=c-q7Mih69KE

The Last Resort – the lyrics to this song are as relevant today as they were in the 1970s. watch?v=ekytTpFy96o

Desperado – again, another hymn of the 1970s. I wonder how many weddings, dances and events closed with this song? watch?v=0BwOXlGbW6Q

More in the Music from the Swamp Series: The David Francey Edition, The Decemberists Edition, The Warren Zevon Edition, The Playlist Edition, The Matthew Barber Edition, The Richard Shindell Edition

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[1] Revolutionary, ridiculously talented and amazing come to mind!

[2] Wikipedia

In Calgary

We decided to fly into Cowtown tonight rather than having to get up at the crack of dawn. We are staying at the Delta Calgary Airport hotel. I was told there was wifi in the hotel however it does not reach to the floors where the deluxe rooms are. We could get a wired connection but I decided not to bring a laptop. Very annoying. Apple really should add an ethernet port to the iPad.

I am typing this blog on my iPhone. At least I have a wireless keyboard to type on it. Typing on the tiny iPhone screen feels a bit like roughing it. I am such a princess!

I have been wondering why William and Catherine were made a Duke and Duchess rather than a Prince and Princess. It really does not seem to make sense that he would lose the title of Prince after having it all of his life. Any Monarchists out there who can explain this to me? I digress.

Anyway, we hope this trip goes well. The wild card, as usual, is my sister. She has been quite out of control lately. We have no control over her behavior. The only we can do is govern ourselves appropriately and hope that she finally figures out that she needs to pull it together.

Wish us luck!

Damn!

I can’t believe I forgot to blog yesterday! I was freaking tired and stressed out that it completely slipped my mind. Things are good so far. More later.

Our ‘lovely’ neighbours

So our neighbours, the ones I always complain about, had a party last night. The music was thumping until at least 2 am. Their obnoxious dog was barking for much of the night. And the woman who lives there was yelling in her very shrill voice, which could probably break glass. Plus a whack of their guests parked in front of our house on the grass. Seriously, they should be nominated for worst neighbour of the year!

I am really tired today. I think the combination of the dental work on Friday and all the errands yesterday caught up with me today. I woke up with a killer headache too. I have not had one in a long time and I forgot how horrible it feels. Finally after some medication and some heat on my neck and shoulders the headache went away. As I only have today off, I wanted to make the most of the weekend.

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