I watched the final episode of "Buffy" the other day, and sobbed through the whole thing. Not only was it sad, but it was so weird to think that there are no more new episodes. Fortunately, I haven't seen all of the old ones, so once I get them on DVD, there will be some "new" ones for me to watch. But I thought the end was appropriate; I've often wondered why anyone would bother to live in Sunnydale, so I was pretty happy when it totally got wiped off the face of the earth. I thought it sucked that Spike died, but I suppose that was really the only way to finish it; otherwise it would be impossible for Buffy to choose between him and Angel. And I hated that Anya died. She's always been one of my favorites. (What can I say-I have a soft spot for cute, dumb girls. :) )

The Beauty Myth
I found this book by Naomi Wolf to be quite interesting. If you're into girl power, you should check it out. :) I read it at a time when I was going through multiple eating disorder books, doing all kinds of research, and although this isn't specifically aimed at eating disorders, it's definitely applicable to the subject. She points out that during times in history when women are primarily mothers and wives, our bodies are natural-curvy, voluptous-and when women are in the career world, men force us into their own stereotypes. If you pick up any recent issue of any recent fashion magazine, you see women wearing clothes that are fashioned after men's styles. (Suits and so forth.) In order to look really good in these clothes, we have to look physically like men; slender and with no curves.
Anyway, I really enjoyed the book and thought she brought up some really fascinating points. It's not an easy read, but it's worth it if the topic interests you.

Normal
Has anyone ever considered the fact that normal and weird are both paradoxes? The fact is, every person is unique somehow, so therefore everyone is weird. But if everyone is weird, then that makes weird normal, and normal weird. (Because if you are actually "normal", you're probably the only one who is.)