Have I mentioned that MSN hates single women in their 30s?
20 Jul
Yeah, it’s a real stereotype-a-rama. Featuring lines like:
…as if there was this voice whispering at me most of the time we were together saying, She’s 35—don’t stay with this girl unless you’re serious about settling down with her. I know that sounds crazy, but I assumed, given the biological facts of life, that she didn’t have time to waste on a casual relationship.
And maybe I’m hypersensitive about it (I’m 35, WM’s 29) but while I do want a child and feel sad that my window for that is closing sooner rather than later, my getting into this relationship did not hinge on whether WM wanted kids sooner, later, or at all.
The “How much does age matter when dating?” story actually talks about dating younger people when you’re over 50.
In less-vitriolic news, I bought a bunch of fresh basil today from Wegmans. I want to freeze it, but many of the freezing “recipes” feature chopping it with olive oil and freezing it in ice cube trays. I wonder if the olive oil will cause future uses to become too fatty.
I bought “Twilight” yesterday, primarily because a lot of the bloggers I read have been loving it. I tore through 295 pages in one sitting. I love vampire stories – used to adore Anne Rice’s stuff until it got religious and weird. The best part is I’m so late to this bandwagon that there are two (and soon to be three) books AFTER this one! And a movie coming out in December!
This afternoon I’m off to Michael’s with Mom to look at beads (I have a coupon!), then maybe look for a cute pair of black kitten heel slides.
Prior experiences with MSN:
June 6, 2008: Screw you (again) MSN
May 1, 2008: Writer, activist, Cougar
April 5, 2008: April 5, 2008 (creative post title, there)
February 13, 2008: Still loving my MSN homepage
October 14, 2007: Thanks MSN. Have some Cheetos.
I too just started on the Twilight series! I have loved Vampire Lestat, Interview, Queen of the Damned and was interested in someone elses take on Vampires. I thought it was really good, a little different than what I have known before, but thats ok. I am fighting the urge to pick up the third in the series from Target today at lunch (i blew through 1 and 2 in about 3 days…). If I am patient I can read it for free from the library….I dont know if I can hold out, i want to know what happens! Good thing the last one comes out on the first. They are entertaining reads. I hope you enjoy them, and as always if you want to share your opinions that would be awesome
What books would you rank in your top favorites?
Before even thinking about kids, please make sure that both of you are on the right page. Our squidlet was a surprise and we’d actually given up on “trying” to have one but when the time came, deep down inside we both knew it was what we had been wanting after 10 years of marriage. (Me = 35, her = 30 at time of kid’s birth.)
Just my oh-two. And for the love of [insert appropriate deity here], change your homepage to Yahoo! or something! Yeesh!
My older sister is single and I gave her a copy of Princess Bubble-she LOVED it and now gives that book to all of her single friends. Have you read PB?
Lisa: I love the early Anne Rice vampire books and the early Mayfair witch books too. The last book I liked of hers was Merrick…the meeting of both those worlds rocked mine! My all-time favorite book is Little Women. I read it once a year. But for the last few years, I’ve been reading mostly non-fiction. I think that’s why Twilight excites me so. It’s been a while since a fiction book grabbed me.
Dave: (there are so many Daves who read my blog!) But MSN provides me with so much joy!
Suzanne: I never heard of Princess Bubble but after checking the website, it looks like a good read and a good message!