Which, is awesome. I love that he's got lots of MiL support, but sometimes, I want her to be MY mom, not his supporter. Sometimes, I know that what I'm irritated about is stupid and petty, and I'll say that, but I still want to vent a little.

Just realized that this is the third day in a row that I've either left early or snuck out for a few hours in the middle of the day to run personal errands. I love summer!

I think everyone would appreciate coming home to a meal already prepared and waiting, but that doesn't mean it's some sort of entitlement for omnivorous husbands :)

One of my recent favorite memories is from one of the times SA was staying with us. Pete picked me up from the bus stop after work, we walked into the house, and SA called out "Hi honey! I made dinner!"

Being respectful (or tolerant) of your partner's interests is HUGE. I don't really care about video games, but will listen to Pete geeble about them, because they make him happy and that's cool. He has no interest in bandom gossip, but is amused by my telling him what Mikeyway posted on Twitter.

Oh good! Jilli's here! I can tell her about the dream I had!!

Part of the major strange dream I had last night was that I came to stay with you and Peeves for a bit and while I was there, I had to organize your Fun Dip flavors into separate Tupperware containers for each flavor. Also, you used a lot of off brand powdered drink mix as Fun Dip.

The other way strange part of the dream was a science fiction movie that I'm going to write as a book.

but is amused by my telling him what Mikeyway posted on Twitter.

Good thing. That happens a lot .

I had to organize your Fun Dip flavors into separate Tupperware containers for each flavor. Also, you used a lot of off brand powdered drink mix as Fun Dip.

... ohhh-kaaaay. And now I wait for Pete to appear and demand to know what the hell Fun Dip is. I mean, *I* know, but I'm betting it wasn't common in the UK.

... ohhh-kaaaay.

That's how I felt when I woke up. Joe's comment was, "I didn't Jilli was allowed that much sugar."

Also: Fun Dip wiki!! [link]

Yeah, I don't mind being called manly. And that's even after my true flirtation with androgyny.

I was thinking about this in terms of gender roles and feminism recently. We've been obsessively watching Northern Exposure, and one of the things that's so interesting to me is how Maggie is portrayed and we're supposed to view her. She's this totally awesome character, but she struggles with the perception of her. Like her mom coming to visit and Maggie extrapolates how her mom feels about her short hair, "I know, you think it's too mannish, right?"

By today's standards, it's still a very feminine cut. But at the time there was definitely a thing where you had to be more masculine if you didn't want to be traditionally feminine. If you wanted to be able to fix things and fly planes and whatnot, you had to dress masculinely and be brusque and the whole shebang.

So during my androgyny thing, I felt like I had to step out of the entire role of feminine if I wanted to do the things I wanted to do (program, tech in theater, etc.) which I think is much less the case now, a short time later.

I dunno. Thoughts?

Joe's comment was, "I didn't Jilli was allowed that much sugar."

I am not, this is true.

... now I want a Twinkie. This will end badly, I can tell.