If you haven't actually eaten anything all day (and have eaten barely anything for several days), one drink will affect you quite strongly. So please bear with me and my quasi-intoxication.
It's been a kind of interesting day...I didn't really do or accomplish very much at all, but I got to hang out with Mathman, which was great. I'm glad he has become such a good friend this year. Not that he wasn't a good friend last year, what with Eros At Breakfast and all, but living together can bring you closer to someone in a way that little else can.
Actually, I did something kind of neat tonight. Greg and I went to see a movie called "The Circle" up at the school as part of the international Women's week celebrations. It was pretty neat, although I'm not sure I 'got' it. It was about the opression of Iranian women and such; definitely a learning experience. Greg is so my new favourite person--it was actually his idea that we go (we were originally supposed to watch High Fidelity) and he even wanted to stay for the discussion afterwards, which was pretty cool. Although it reminded me of why I hate feminism. I prefer to think of myself as an equalitarian, I guess. There was a lot of talk about male energy and female energy and how male energy has this need to constantly dominate the female energy. And how women are often the biggest obstacles to success because we all feel like we have to compete with one another.
While I may be an exception (I really don't know) I don't really feel like this has happened much in my life. The men who feel threatened by my intellect (if there are any) have never made it clear to me that they are threatened; I compete with everyone in terms of my intellect.
At the same time, I recognize that there is a continued need for change, and it makes me proud that I've decided to become a teacher, because education is truly the key to change. But not for women, for everyone.