Get pumped!

So, I don't have a lot of time to write tonight, because I have some homework left to do for my 10:15 tomorrow. But, I wanted to let you know some of the fun stuff you have to look forward to in the coming weeks.

1. I just finished reading "Full-Frontal Feminism" by Jessica Valenti. It's an amazing book about why feminism is still alive and important today. Erica is reading it now, and when she's done, I think a team book review will be happening. Woo!

2. I had my first rehearsal for "The Vagina Monologues" today. The play, written by Eve Ensler, is all about women's empowerment. Proceeds from the play go to Eve Ensler's foundation, V-Day, that works to end violence against women and girls around the world. So, as the show gets closer, there will be updates about that. I don't want to give too much away, because I want my friends to be excited to come see the show. If you haven't seen it and aren't in the Georgetown area, go to the V-Day website and you can search for a show near you. Performances are always around V-day--valentine's day. And what better way to celebrate the holiday than to see a play about vaginas? Also, I need to come up with what my vagina would say if it could talk and what my vagina would wear if it got dressed, so if you have any suggestions, please let me know.

3. I am taking 2 women's and gender studies classes this semester. One, titled "Cultural Constructions: Motherhood" actually is an upper-level English but was cross-posted under the Women and Gender Studies heading. The class is about cultural influences on modern (50s to present) motherhood. I'm really excited about the class because the professors are engaging and I can tell that there will be a lot of strong discussion and debate. I'm also a bit nervous though, because this will be my first encounter with feminist theory as opposed to feminist practice. Practice is easy, but theory can get pretty crazy, so there will be updates on this as I go along. My other class is "Labor, Globalization, Sexuality." We'll be discussing social justice, equality, and violence prevention in terms of labor, globalization, and (you guessed it) sexuality. Erica and I are taking this class together (yay for fun feminist classes), and will hopefully be rocking it. *fingers crossed* So, there will be updates, questions, and thoughts about the classes posted on here. Woo!

4. I'm hoping to start "Yes Means Yes!: Visions of Female Sexual Power & A World Without Rape" this week. The book is a collection of essays edited by Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti. They'll be at Busboys and Poets here in DC on February 5th to talk about the book, so I'm hoping to finish it by then. I've seen Jessica speak before (she was at Georgetown last year during the United Feminists week), and she is amazing. I'm absolutely in awe of her-- she kicks so much ass! So, there will definitely be a happy "OMG, Jessica Valenti rocks!" post after Feb. 5th.

So, there's some stuff to look forward to. Now I'm off to critique Walt Whitman, which is a daunting task!!

Happy New Year

Hey "sex? sexy? sexist?" readers! I've failed miserably at sticking to this blogging thing, but for the New Year my plan is to write at least one blog per week. So, stay tuned for some awesome feminist blogging.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!