Some important notes about my life that will likely come up in this blog:
1. I am a PhD student and working on my dissertation. I am writing on the phenomenon of cross-dressing on the early modern English stage and its consequences on modern theatrical productions today.
2. I teach World Literature I, and I attempt to focus my syllabus on uncommon texts from non-Western cultures from ancient times to 1660. This coming Fall semester is the first semester that I believe I have made the biggest strides to achieve this goal.
3. My husband and I are still newlyweds, despite that we have already celebrated our first anniversary. We live like newlyweds and love like newlyweds. We believe in an open and honest dialog in our marriage, which tends to flow over into the blog. (However, my promise to my husband, to myself, and to you is that I will never reveal or ask for private bedroom moments.)
4. My husband has a soy allergy. We've been living around this allergy for the past year. Because awareness in soy as an allergen is only just beginning, you'll likely find many posts devoted to living soy-free. I hope to have a page assigned to soy-free recipes and options available soon. As my friend V (also soy-allergic) recommended I do, it's probably about time someone devoted a blog to soy-free living. Depending on how big this project gets, it may morph into a blog of its own one day. In the meantime, it will remain as random posts and a page.
5. I am opinionated in regards to gay marriage (for it), equal gay rights at all (for it), the repeal of don't ask don't tell (for it), education reform (for it), true religious equality (for it), and openness in understanding the complexities of human sexualities and the human spirit (for it). Occasionally, these topics will probably appear on the blog.
5. I am opinionated in regards to gay marriage (for it), equal gay rights at all (for it), the repeal of don't ask don't tell (for it), education reform (for it), true religious equality (for it), and openness in understanding the complexities of human sexualities and the human spirit (for it). Occasionally, these topics will probably appear on the blog.
6. I turn 30 sooner than I care to admit, and I am of two minds in regards to that fact. On the one hand, aging is not exactly considered a real value in our culture. We slather on creams and inject poisons just to offer the appearance of having not aged at all. On the other hand, emerging from my twenties will (I hope) assist in being taken seriously. As a young female teacher, the further I can get from my students' ages, the better for my professionalism. As an intelligent woman with intelligent thoughts and opinions, my aging can only encourage others to listen to my voice. At least, these are my wishes.
I am a loving, loyal, and hardworking woman who truly wishes to see a world in some form of harmony or other; but, I'm also realistic and pessimistic enough to know that that wish will not come true within my lifetime. I will overreact about some of my experiences, particularly when it comes to completing my dissertation and graduating by August 2011, and I embrace this and forgive this element in my nature. I have dedicated this next decade in my life to living in the spirit of what I have learned through yoga. I do believe that we are trifold beings--we have a physical body, an intangible mind, and an even less tangible spirit. I have learned that the mind is more powerful than the body, and that the spirit is more powerful than the mind. For the next decade, I am going to try to dwell in my spirit more and my mind less (and, therefore, my physical body even less). With this practice, I hope to learn to live in a way that will help me achieve my goals with greater patience and forgiveness for failures.
So, this is who I am right now. I hope you enjoy the blog.
