Things I don't usually blog about

[eumelia]

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Buffy and the Basics

My favourite season is probably the third (even though most of my favourite individual eps are from the fourth and sixth seasons), but the arch with the Mayor, Faith and the way ethics and morality got all mixed around in that season, making it so much more complicated than the second and most certainly the first. I feel the third offers the most foreshadowing (in retrospect obviously) to the rest of the seasons; Buffy's relationship with her friends, her independence, Willow and Xander finally closing up the feelings that were quite obvious between them before... I mean two of my favourite eps are the two most connected ones, The Wish and Doppelgangland... 'tis cool with the sexy Willow and the foreshadowing of #1 her Lesbianism (which admittedly I felt had more to do with Tara as a person rather than her inherent sexuality) and #2 her total badassness as a villain - the Troika may have been the baddies, but Willow was the Big Bad - especially as a Vamp.

And a little basic information on me: I'm 22, I had a perfectly normal sheltered childhood, most Jewish families have in the towns surrounding Tel-Aviv from Anglo-Saxon background (my family is South African) I'm the first Sabra, I was born in Israel and have never lived anywhere else, unless you include the six months I spent in the US with my sister as an Au Pair (see the America saga for time I spend there between Feb-July 2006).
I have no idea what I want to do when I finish Uni, I've barely started that yet.

A defining/important moment in my childhood/teen-hood

*sigh* I don't know! I lived a little sheltered life, nothing happened to me, ever, I was totally oblivious to everything that didn't concern me... even the Gulf War in which Scuds came down on us passed without scarring me (I think, my therapist doesn't seem to think it affected me especially).
There are two things which really come to mind as defining moments or events - and that's probably the birth of my oldest Nephew... suddenly I was auntie and my sister was a mother, I was pretty overwhelmed at the time. I was 16 and when I held him the first time I cried and was really scared I'd drop him or do something horrible, but all I had to do was hold him close and it was okay. Now the boy is six and I have to struggle just to give him a kiss, *sigh* they grow up quick - we do argue about the Beatles though, I'm a John-girl, he's Paul all the way *grin*.
The second event is the second Lebanon War, it affected me in a way I never thought could actually happen in real life, you can find out more by reading my entries about my reserve service (which I no longer do) here - July-Aug 2006.

Vegetarianism

I became a vegetarian very late in life, only two years ago.
My oldest sister has been a veg most of her life and for some reason it never rubbed off on me until I was 21.
I decided to go veg when I realized I wanted to live a more ethical life (which I felt started when I stopped consuming disposable menstrual products and began using a Mooncup), I briefly considered going vegan, but that would have been too much of an imposition on my mother (who cooks the food I eat) and thus kind of negate the whole ethical thing - when I live on my own we'll see what happens.
The whole vegetarian thing, when it comes late in life, is sort of mystifying to old friends and acquaintances: Why now and not before? How much difference does it actually make? Where do you get your protein? But you eat fish* right? It's almost (but not quite) like coming out of the closet, because it requires other to adjust to this new information, which, while not exactly conflicting with the image that one has of me, is still not exactly what they thought.
I really love being a veg, as it opened up a whole new avenue of food that I now eat, which I didn't bother to before - Tofu and different kinds of cheese, fried aubergines, pine nuts - I have more, but none at the top of my head.

*Because for some reason fish is a variant of vegetable o_O

Not to worry! More to come.

Comments

[aesiron.livejournal.com]

I didn't even realize you were a vegetarian. Weird.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

As I said I've only been for two years and it was after I came back from the States.

[aesiron.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I remember sharing a cheesesteak with you so you obviously weren't when we met. It's just odd that I'd not remember you mentioning it, especially since it's just one more piece of evidence that I really *do* have a type. :p

[bitter-moss.livejournal.com]

Haha you so do!

[djvande.livejournal.com]

Hey! Can I ask you something of a personal question?

How do you like the Moon Cup? I'm thinking about getting a Diva Cup (I think its pretty much the same thing) before I go to Korea. 1) Because eco-friendly= cool, and 2) Because apparently tampons are really expensive/hard to find there and I shudder at the thought of going back to pads . . .

Thanks!

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

Hey there! Long time it's been :D

I love, adore and would worship my Mooncup! It is the best investment I ever made. I bought it just before I left for the States and didn't need to buy any tampons, pads or anything. All you need to do is put it in, rinse it, put it back and then it's recommended you sterilize it, which I do using baby bottle sterilizer because it's non-toxic and doesn't have any poisonous bleach. But you can easily just boil it for a minute on the stove - don't microwave because silicone warps in that sort of thing.
There are differences in the brands, but for that kind of info I suggest you go to menstrual_cups, it is the bastion of knowledge concerning all things to do with cups :)

Good luck in Korea!

[blue-braces.livejournal.com]

Love the icon!

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

I'm all about the Reclaiming :)

[blue-braces.livejournal.com]

Buffy!!!! Yay!

I am a total Buffy addict. My partner hanwisi and I have been watching the whole series, which I've seen but she hasn't. We just finished season 3, and I love it for many of the reasons you mention. I get excited thinking about the things that are coming up in future seasons that I think hanwisi will love. I also know there are things that will upset her very much, and it's funny to think about how well I'm starting to know her in that regard (we've been together a year and a half).

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

You know I was 12 when I first began watching Buffy... it's probably one of the most formative pieces of "literature" ever.
I'm really happy about being an old-school fan, feeling the anticipation of every week, the total surprise of it all. Now there's so much meta and critique and stuff the original mystique is kind of gone.

I'd really like to get into Buffy studies sometime in the future of my Academic career :D

[makaani.livejournal.com]

thanks for posting the link to your service entries. i cant wait to read.

[makaani.livejournal.com]

oh and... my sister having a son was definitely life changing for me. my sister and i have become best friends and i visit my family often. i used to see them twice a year or so... now i see them at least once a month.

[bitter-moss.livejournal.com]

I really love being a veg, as it opened up a whole new avenue of food that I now eat, which I didn't bother to before me too :). It's great that you're even thinking about veganism, and i can understand why you're only vegetarian for now. If you want any tips or names of good recipe books if you do decide to veganize or simply wanna eat more vegan food then i'm more than happy to help :).

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

Ooooh yes please!

Do send over your fave recipes.
I'm a pit picky about hot food with fruit, I don't like those very much.