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started my new job yesterday. i think i'll be able to survive it for a few months. working at the running room. cool part is that i get to join running clinics as a participant and as a motivator. i've joined the 10km clinic for the fall and have set a goal to finally run a half in the spring.

totally tripped out watching clouds this morning. i love clouds and sometimes forget to enjoy them. i love cumulous (sp?) the most - so fluffy and fun.

rereading the beauty myth by naomi wolf. it's interesting that modeling and prostitution are the only jobs where women continually earn more money than men. the various waves of feminism have done wonders at helping women (largely white hetero) at bettering their lives and creating areas for power and choice. i agree with wolf that the beauty ideology/myth is still one of the largest social constructions holding women down. i think it's one of the hardest to dismantle because women are key holders in their own oppression/misery. we continually objectify ourselves and other women. i believe women view other women more than men do and that their gaze is negative whereas men's isn't as much. or that at least women's and men's gazes are different.

going to see a brazilian animation at the national art gallery tonight. wanna come? i'm getting bored of going out alone.