March 2006 Archives

I suppose I wasn't really minding my own business, since I was reading the newspaper. But I was reading a nice Statesman article by Jean Scheidnes on the Austin Craft Mafia and their TV show on DIY, when all of a sudden:

The dialogue assumes a fair amount of viewer knowledge about sewing, of which I have none, but the hosts' cuteness is enough to make me want to learn. I can't even do simple mending; I usually take it home to my mommy. A lot of my friends are the same way. I guess the reason for this is the same reason a lot of us can barely cook. Anything falling under the rubric of home economics was stamped out of our education by feminism.

I'm sorry, what?

I'm grateful for the feminist movement, obviously, because it made all kinds of skills, careers and achievements available to women. But it's time we stopped denying ourselves these other valuable skills.

Where do I even start?

I am reading through blogs while waiting for C. to pick me up for more wedding dress shopping. C-Man enters the room, followed by The Dog.

C-Man: The Dog says she'll help!

The Princess: With what?

C-Man: Connecting your brain to the keyboard.

Dear The Spammers,

Who is Kimberly Mortensen, and why do I need to validate her? I'm not interested in opening these emails and seeing a bunch of ads, so if she needs something, she'll have to write to me directly.

Thanks,
The Princess