November 21, 2006

• Odds and Ends

  I just started reading TCOYF and I am feeling particularly validated by her discussion of the fact that since the dawn of modern contraception, the focus has been on products for the woman. That what began as a tool for sexual liberation, has now put the responsibility for preventing pregnancy predominantly on the woman with the consequence being that we are the ones to suffer all of the side effects. I stopped taking the pill about 2 years ago because I felt it was contributing to depression and was completely killing my desire to have sex at all-- Which leads to a fun little paradox, right? I take the pill to prevent pregnancy, but the pill makes me not want to have sex, so why take the pill if I'm not having sex?

  So, while we're talking about major life changes, DP and I have been talking about buy a house, with this comes the topic of moving. I just *can't* see buying a house here. I <3 SF, but housing prices are insane. If we were multimillionaires, I would consider it, but housing prices here are just nuts. For what we would pay for one unit in a building in SF, we could buy a 3 bedroom house in Seattle proper (Like Green Lake, Fremont, Wallingford, Phinney). How would I know, oh yeah, because we are looking at moving to Seattle. Fun websites to check out : Redfin and Seattlehome.com .

  As far as the wedding goes, lets see, we have the place (includes catering), the minister (DP's uncle is a methodist minister), and now (I think) we have found invitations. Just need to nail down a photographer and florist. I am also working on the bridesmaid dress thing and, man! are there some ugly dresses out there! So many to choose from! )

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