This impossible standard of who she’s perceived to be versus who she’s meant to be is perfectly captured in America Ferrara’s speech in Barbie the Movie.
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Marked Safe In Louisville, Kentucky
Today, April 10, 2023, just after 8:30AM, there was a mass shooting incident in downtown Louisville at a bank. Between deaths and injuries, there are 14 people who were directly harmed, with that pain and fear radiating out to their families, the others working and living in downtown Louisville, and our community at large. Not… Continue reading Marked Safe In Louisville, Kentucky
Book Review: Lost and Found by Natalie Shampanier
Lost and Found by Natalie Shampanier My rating: 5 of 5 stars I received a digital copy of Lost and Found from the author in exchange for an honest review. I read a lot of children’s literature, initially because I enjoy it but now as research for how I want to curate my own child’s… Continue reading Book Review: Lost and Found by Natalie Shampanier
Book Review: Vagina Problems by Lara Parker
Vagina Problems: Endometriosis, Painful Sex, and Other Taboo Topics by Lara Parker My rating: 4 of 5 stars I didn’t realize the author was the woman who made videos for Buzzfeed about Endo and other Vagina Problems a few years back. Then, I actually learned a lot about these sorts of issues from her content… Continue reading Book Review: Vagina Problems by Lara Parker
Book Review: Beautiful Bastard
Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren My rating: 3 of 5 stars I remember this book being hyped years ago and I just never cared enough to give it a chance. It’s not my usual level of romance, and honestly, Bennett always felt a bit controlling and overbearing for me to be interested in him at… Continue reading Book Review: Beautiful Bastard
Book Review: What Comes Down To Us
What Comes Down to Us: 25 Contemporary Kentucky Poets by Jeff Worley My rating: 2 of 5 stars Since this describes itself as a collection of contemporary Kentucky poets, I expected more contemporary to the 2010 release date, as well as poets that were specifically from Kentucky. There were a couple that was born and… Continue reading Book Review: What Comes Down To Us
My Biggest Fear Is Wetting The Bed
At the time of writing this, I am 22 weeks pregnant. My favorite room in the house, if you go by time spent there, is the bathroom. I’ve made the comment more than once to my husband that I should just start wearing diapers now instead of waiting post-partum. My biggest fear is wetting the… Continue reading My Biggest Fear Is Wetting The Bed
Gaming: Best Classes In Super People
Free To Play on Steam here. Super People is a battle royale game similar in concept to Fortnite, but with more realistic characters and surroundings, as well as more adult themes (akin to PUBG). There are 14 classes of characters to choose from, and each offers a different set of skills and superpowers in the… Continue reading Gaming: Best Classes In Super People
BBC Sherlock Fanfic: After The Aquarium
This was a brief fanfic I wrote roughly five years ago on Tumblr (when both Tumblr and fanfics were all the rage), and I waffled over whether to edit it and add more, or to present it as it was when I first posted the story. Ultimately, I decided to do a quick spellcheck, but… Continue reading BBC Sherlock Fanfic: After The Aquarium
Weighted or Weightless; Neither Adds Balance
Body issues and eating disorders are never fun to discuss, though we have been seeing the topic breach the light of day more these days, thankfully. As a child of the ‘90s and early ‘00s, it was driven into me that the standard of beauty was Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, and as a chunky… Continue reading Weighted or Weightless; Neither Adds Balance