two unrelated notes

[pantryslut]

1. When I told people at WisCon that the twins are due in October, I got many suggested birth dates. As in, "October 10th is a good day." (Also, IIRC, the 12th and the 14th through 16th.) Further inquiry would reveal these to be the birthday of the person in question.

It all made me feel so selfish. I wouldn't want to share my birthday, see.


2. This article uses as its step-off point the New York Times Magazine's recent story on Emily Gould, but it's really about the representation of women in the media:

"We have to remember: There is nothing wrong with women writing about themselves, their youth, their indiscretions, their habits and values and personal development. Men have been writing about this stuff for thousands of years; they call it the canon.

And like their male contemporaries, a lot of this writing disappoints. When it does, there is nothing wrong with criticizing it. The thing that is wrong -- really wrong -- is when we forget that these kinds of stories are not the only ones that women have to tell."

Comments

[kalmn.livejournal.com]

see, i don't mind sharing my birthday with *your* kids. i don't want to share it with *my* kids, but your kids would be just fine.

[purplefrog26.livejournal.com]

My friend's twins didn't even want to share their birthday with each other. One was born at 11pm one day and the other was born at 5am the next. It also makes them different signs. They are unique kids.

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

eek! I hadn't thought of the possibility that the twins might have different birthdays, much less signs!