Oscar Wilde...My New Literary Best Friend!

I am absolutely intrigued by Osacar Wilde! His way of life, his writings, his approach on gender identity. his advocacy for socialism and his unconventional forms of expessions! He is indeed my "new literary best friend."

I'll leave you here with some inspiring quotes from "The Importance of Being Earnest":

"I don't see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about definite proposal. Why, one may be accepted. One usually is, I believe. Then the excitement is all over. The very essence of romance is uncertainity. If ever I get married, I'll certainly try to forget the fact"

"When one is in town one amuses oneself. When one is in the country one amuses other people. It is excessively boring"

"On the contrary, Aunt Augusta, I've now realised for the first time in my life the vital Importance of being Earnest"

Is 'sex' still a taboo subject?

Sue Johanson is back on her campus tour again! Which brings to mind, is "sex" still a taboo subject? Or is it something that we can freely talk about nowadays? I mean, Sue Johanson surely does! But I don't know, I personally feel that sex is still very much a taboo and "hush" "hush" topic.

I, unfortunately, have had the opportunity to attend an all-girls Catholic high school and we sure DID NOT discuss the subject of sex at all, rather we reduced sex to "abstinence."

Thoughts?

Religious Studies 101

I'm currently taking a course entitled "Potraits of Jesus." Today my T.A. proposed the question: Who is Jesus to you? About 15 out of 20 people in the tutorial responded "I am Christian and Jesus is my Saviour." I didn't know what to think when I heard that phrase articulated over and over again. I guess I was shocked; after all I was in an academia university setting.

"Jesus is my Saviour".....really?! If Jesus is your so-called "Saviour", then I would expect you to come up with a more personal response about who he is to you, instead of regurgiitating the words of your fellow classmates, who in turn plagiarized their pastors' weekly sermons.

Tutorial will be interesting.

Skinny Jeans and Uggs and all the above...

Number 1: "big-boned" girls should NOT wear skinny jeans! I don't care if the 80's are coming back with the vengeance, please just stop wearing them!

Number 2: Why am I seeing Uggs already?!?! It's not even fall yet. Not that I would like to see them in the fall or winter for that matter. Uggs - can we please start a new trend of some sort?!?!?! I've had to look at those UGLY things for the past 4 yrs....I don't know, start the "sock and sandal" trend in the middle of winter, I don't care, just anything but those Uggs again........