Strong Women Characters

I found this on somebody else's blog the other day and I think it's pretty interesting. So, I cut and paste it into my own and wrote my own responses.


I AM: A child that does not know her real father.
I WANT: A Democrat in the White House in 2008.

I WISH: I had a fabulous job that paid decent money and I excelled at it.

I HATE: All dirtbags, especially my ex-husband right now.

I MISS: Working with my best friend every day.

I FEAR: That like the U2 song, that I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For.
I HEAR: Whatever song I want to now, because I have a high speed internet connection and an Ipod.

I WONDER: What I'll look like when I get old.

I REGRET: Not graduating from college.

I AM NOT: As nice as some people think I am.

I DANCE: On my day off after I've had a glass of cheap wine.

I SING: Every day because I'm really good at it.

I CRY: When I have PMS and listen to Country music radio.

I AM NOT ALWAYS: Late for work, sometimes I'm even a few minutes early.

I MAKE WITH MY HANDS:Clothes and fantastic meals for my family.

I WRITE: Because it helps.

I CONFUSE: Stacy and my kids.

I NEED: Even MORE self-confidence.

I SHOULD: Stop wigging out about my 7 dollar an hour job.

I START: Reading on the last page (The Proust Questionaire) of Vanity Fair magazine first, before I read any other article.

I FINISH: A new book usually once a week.

Best Movie I saw This Week: Mrs. Henderson Presents. What a lovely little film! I love true stories and I love strong women characters. The movie was about a recently widowed woman who buys a small little theater on a whim and decides to do something "different". It wasn't vaudeville and it wasn't burlesque. It was a neat combination of both. It was singing and dancing and costumes but the naked girls were standing still in a kind of artistic tableau. And it was stunningly beautiful. It was a show that CELEBRATED that women are stunningly beautiful. I also watched a movie called Kung Fu Hustle. This was great too. I usually don't like Kung Fu movies or anything else that's just straight violence, but this was so interesting and sylistic (and it also had a great strong woman character as well) and humourous too. Think if Bruce Lee movies had CGI effects, then it would be like Kung Fu Hustle.

Book I Read: American Evita by Christopher Andersen. This is a book about Hillary Clinton. I was disappointed on so many levels. First of all, I read his book about JFK junior and I thought it was a lovely tribute and a touching narrative about the last few years of his life before his untimely death in a plane crash. So I thought that maybe this book was going to be in the same vein. This book painted Ms. Clinton in the most unflattering of light, and maybe because I'm a dyed in the wool Democrat I don't want to face the "truth", I don't know, but I always thought of the Clinton's as my political heroes so this was a bitter pill to swallow. Out of all the sinister allegations made, the one that disturbed me the most was Hillary's reaction to all the women who came forward to reveal their dalliances with her husband. She regarded all of them as tramps and made great pains to portray them as such. Not all of them were, Hillary! That pissed me off the most. I can say this, but I don't know what it's like to be in her shoes and have my husband do this to me time and time again. BUT GUESS WHAT EVERYBODY! IF HILLARY RUNS FOR PRESIDENT IN 2008 I'M STILL VOTING FOR HER! Even after reading all this damning material about her, I'm still convinced that if she is my Democratic choice, then she is the best person for the job. I would love to see a smart, strong woman (character!) as President in my lifetime!

Best Song or Album I heard This Week: God Only Knows by the Beach Boys. This is one of those rare songs that you hear that precisely fits how you feel. I may not always love you, but as long as there are stars above you, you'll never need to doubt it, I'll make you so sure about it... What a peculiar lyric and not your typical love song. It's also the theme song for one of the best new shows on TV, Big Love. This show is about a polygamist family in Utah and it's great!

Current Sewing Project: I haven't worked on my sewing at all since the last time I wrote. Shame on me!

Top News Story: Just a few hours ago President Bush was on TV giving a press conference about the issue of Gay Marriage. Here's my take: If they want to, let em! Seriously, why the fuck not? I don't see what difference it makes because if homosexuality is such a sin, then even if they're married they are still sinning. So why get your panties in a bunch, "Christians"? People are gonna be Gay and Proud whether you like it or not so why not just let em? The president was going on about the "Sanctity Of Marriage". Oh brother! Give me a break! Marriage isn't sacred anymore! There's a 50 percent divorce rate in this country. The best line I've heard about this subject was uttered by Kurt Cobain when he screeched "MARRIED...BURIED" in his song "All Apologies"! Yes, it is true, I may just get married someday again, but I just may NOT. I like having my options open and it seems to work right now.

Last nite was my boyfriend's birthday. I was dead fucking tired last nite at bedtime from having to get up at 4 AM to get ready for work and not getting a nap in the afternoon. But I thought it would be a shitty birthday for him if he didn't get laid, plus, even tho my bod was weary, my mind was full of dirty shagalicious thoughts so I just had to do him righteously. I slept like a little baby! Because you know, all strong woman characters still need their beauty rest...