Feminism: A Love Story

"The world was hers for the reading."
Betty Smith

Obviously, feminism comes with cats

Sparks XXIII

Twin beds with soft sheets and piles of quilts

Sleep, glorious sleep

Mad Men and the lovely fashion (not the sexism, racism, classism, and heterosexism though)

Bob's Burgers, especially Tina

Hanging out with my dad

A loving family who are proud of me

A mom who totally spoils me

Unexpected grants

Stornoway, you feed my soul

Maya and Riley

French silk pie

Hanging glass candle holders

Last orthodontist appointments (forever)

Spring clothing

Shopping days with Aubrie

Having a feminist sister

Crap taps

Tops that I swear to fucking god look cute on

World Market

Emilia, my amazing research partner

Hanging out with Emilia literally every day because psychology = life

Writing a kick ass essay on race and gender

Dreams of being an Activist (with a capital A) at some point

OxFam, sittin' on a tarp, drinkin' out of a bucket

Heather and I almost inciting a revolution

The Hannah, Heather, Josie dream team

Winning a lunch with Katy...or should I say, Katy winning a lunch with the fabulous Josie

Leadership Seminar

Skyping with Grace

Knowing she is having a wonderful time

And the fact that she got the RA position

Knowing that Grace will soon enough take her rightful place as my roommate

Getting to relax for a week

No research methods to worry about

Getting asked to present at an undergraduate research conference

Feeling like a real psychologist

Adulthood!

Just kidding

Sparks XXII

Watching Through A Glass Darkly with Abby and Hannah

Foreign Films

Free popcorn

Psychology

Concerts in The Cabin

Frozen

Frozen soundtrack

Getting a solid twelve hours of sleep

Bum days

Getting coffee and pastries with Michelle, Ali, Dani, Michaela, Jessica, Emily, Becca and Lydia.  

Coffee cake and caramel macchiatos

Clothing adventures with Dani and Emily

Scarlet scarves

Geometric gold necklaces 

90's music

Vagina Monologue retreats

Meeting more feminist friends

Being surrounded by people working toward the same cause

Kind words

Time to recharge

A much needed cry

Learning how to sort my life

Knowing what aspects are priorities

But still taking time to have fun
Not wanting to write a Sparks because it seems like everything is crumbling, but somehow managing it because I know it is important
And they make me feel better

  

Sparks XXI

Chai tea and apple cinnamon muffins

Days and nights spent in The Cabin

Getting a spot on the comfy couches by the fire

Making new feminist friends

Smiles and compliments from strangers

Turning in the first research project

Beginning to figure out the demon that is SPSS

The Vagina Monologues

Getting the piece I auditioned for

Good hair days and new boots

Sugar Plum lipstick

The Beat movement and the poems that come with

Audre Lorde and her wisdom 

Textbooks I actually enjoy reading

Caramel cashew trail mix

Feeling myself really growing intellectually and as a person this semester

Knowing that I'm being stretched to my limits, but I'm handling it

For Hannah, Emilia, and Jo Ann believing so thoroughly in me

Amelia for just being herself and being so persistent with me

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays with Abby, Hannah, Alyse, and Allie

In the Loner Corner

For Sylvie, Emily, and Briana 

We are the smartasses in the back of the classroom literally passing notes and giving sassy commentary 

We are twenty

It's fine

The sass that radiates from my logistics group

Going through an entire pack of to do list post-it notes 

Tomorrow is Friday

I think I can make it

Sparks XX

Having Grace for the weekend

Grace in general

Playing board games

Breakfast at The Nucleus with wonderful friends

The movie Persepolis 

Apple cinnamon french toast and The Frigid Girl Scout

Sherlock viewings 

Making taco Hamburger Helper that was maybe kind of okay

Class days that begin at 2:00 pm

Having professors already know me by name

Key earring compliments

Women's Studies

Professors with pink hair and funky tights

Fleece lined tights under jeans

Layers and layers of scarves

Michelle for borrowing me her hat

Eating pints of Ben & Jerry's with Abby 
Finishing said pints
They were Half Baked, okay

Strong and resilient strangers that leave me in awe

Brunch with Hannah

Vagina Monologue auditions

My hot English professor finding me interesting

Ooh la la 

Wow, twenty Sparks, wow

I think my Research Methods professor likes me?

Maybe???

I'm going to go with yes 

That College Life

"College has given me the confidence I need to fail."
Jarod Kintz 

Feeling like real college students

Sparks XIX

Relaxing and recharging mornings

Tuesdays that begin at two in the afternoon

The everything playlist

Movie night: round two

Solo walks to Water Street

Trucker's Union and all the goodies it has to offer

My West African earrings

Vintage cards

Hilarious clearance greeting cards

New beginnings

Fresh starts

First days

Gossip sessions with Amelia 

The fact that I can feel that things are going to be different

Ridiculously clean rooms

4 Westrogen

Harry Potter floor themes and being sorted into Slytherin

Hannah for her beautiful ring and romantic story

Hannah also just for being the best and the sweetest and helping a gurl out
Feminist pedagogy, hell yeah
Paulo Freire and his wise words
Having a gorgeous English professor who seems to like swearing as much as I do
Having intriguing classes and professors, so far, who also happen to be hip and young
Did I mention my English professor?
The first thing he said to us was "Jesus Christ"
My. Ovaries.
His hair is lovely
As are his glasses
Wow, English class

Aye yo spring semester