Suggestions Needed

Can I just say I am so excited to do this in Hawaii next week:

All I'm missing is a fun beach book. To any and all readers, what are the books you've been reading and loving this summer?

"Job" your memory

This past week I was hired for my first "real" job. I've been thinking
a lot about the random jobs I have had, thanks to being a college student
for so long. For instance, I bet you didn't know that I helped launch this baby
on its first test flight.

Some of the other random ones:

book binder
gymnastics coach
dorm mom and campus tour guide to future American Indian scholars
Substitute teacher
Compassionate listener for a crisis hotline

Some of the ones I've liked:

Production Assistant at the Missionary Training Center
Therapist Intern
Housesitter

Some of the one's I didn't:

Receptionist
Location Manager for a feature film

Summer Project

If you are a fan of food, check out my new blog, lcgorditas.blogspot.com,
for a summer food tour of Las Cruces restaurants. Featuring mi amiga
Esmeralda as co-writer and co-gordita in crime.

matters of the heart

Some quotes I used for a paper on eating disorders:

"According to a recent study, over 1/2 the females between the ages of

18-25 would prefer to be run over by a truck then be fat, and 2/3 surveyed

would rather be mean or stupid."

"51% of 9 and 10 year-old girls feel better about themselves if they are

on a diet."

"42% of 1st-3rd grade girls want to be thinner."

weightism: "a form of prejudice that negatively affects both thin and fat

people, although in different ways.”

"The diet industry is one of the fastest growing markets, having jumped

from a 50 billion dollar industry to 130 billion dollars in a few short years."

“The magazines and the ads deliberately create and intensify anxiety

about weight because it is so profitable. “

"the mass delusion [of body image] sells a lot of products.”

"the media shows active boys and passive girls."

"There is a tremendous fear in our culture of any kind of feminine power.

No wonder there is such pressure on women today to be thin, to be like little

girls-not to take up too much space, literally or figuratively.”

“the fitness craze co-opts the whole idea of power for women, reducing it

to narcissism.”

“dieting leads to passivity, anxiety and low self-esteem”

“The spirituality of women is integrally related to the telling of women’s

stories, because if women’s stories are not told, the depth of women’s

souls will not be known”

"Christ…Emphasized the importance of forming support groups where

women can share their stories and perhaps, in the process, can create new

ways of living and an identity for women based on women’s visions rather

than men’s images and myths.”

“Although beauty increases women’s stauts it also maintains women’s subordination,

which is why beauty reform has always been important in the feminist agenda.”

Success

This morning my orals committee chairperson informed me with a

hug and a smile that I had passed my oral examinations.

I will now be eligible for a Masters of Social Work (MSW).

I can't tell you how comforting it is to know that this part of

the process is finally behind me. Thank you to all of you who

have been such a support to me during this time. I couldn't

have done it without you!

Going to Hawaii and need advice

Hey Hawaii experts, I need your help. I'm flying to Honolulu in June with three other friends.

For those of you who've been there:

Any advice about the best place for 4 people to stay on a studentish budget? Hotels? Hostels?

Is Oahu/Waikiki beach the place to be? Should we go see other islands?

What things to do are in your top five?

Olympic Ice Dancing: Fab and Fabber

These ladies discuss the woes of figure skating fashion. Topics include:

The first tramp stamp to be showcased in skating costumes:

A program dedicated to Dumbledore's Phoenix Fawkes?: