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9 years ago @ The Toast - Let's Talk About The B... · 0 replies · +2 points

Well, I did lots of self-monitoring (gave away my copy of The Giver once I read about Jonas's sexual stirrings only to repurchase a used copy to then give away again; stopped reading Robin McKinley's Hero and the Crown when I realized she was having sex; this happened a lot).

My mom wouldn't let me read BSC because Mary Anne had a boyfriend or SVH because they were about girls and boys dating, and she thought Rebecca looked too much like a romance novel for me to read when I was 12 (even though one of my teachers suggested I read it). And she wouldn't let me read Jane Eyre until I was 14 because she thought it was too mature.

10 years ago @ The Toast - Reading Like a Tomboy:... · 0 replies · +7 points

The Alanna books were so central to my childhood (I was just thinking of this recently, and also thinking of what a great heroine and role model she was for me - angry, transgressive, and fiercely loyal. I love her still). I also remember really liking some of Robin McKinley's heroines, too.

Anyway, thanks for writing this.

10 years ago @ The Toast - Reading Like a Tomboy:... · 0 replies · +4 points

YES! I loved those. Dicey rocked. I remember the boat building and like ... incredibly poetic passages about the texture and color of wood, or something? At least that's what I'm remembering. Ugh, I want to re-read those.

10 years ago @ The Toast - Femslash Friday: Calam... · 0 replies · +7 points

A THING OF BEAUTY AND A JOY FOREVER

No one ever needs to watch Calamity Jane again. They can just watch this, and maybe also listen to the song "A Woman's Touch."

10 years ago @ The Toast - All I Want For The New... · 0 replies · +3 points

Yep, same here (after Mary Martin in NBC's Peter Pan). Was totally obsessed with Dr. Quinn at that age, too? The theme song still makes me teary.

10 years ago @ The Toast - All I Want For The New... · 2 replies · +9 points

Get in line, Emily Gilmore.

10 years ago @ The Toast - A Bit Of Fry And Lauri... · 0 replies · +18 points

I quote this skit every time I am sick and it makes me a delight to be around, I'm sure.

10 years ago @ The Toast - A Tegan and Sara Album... · 0 replies · +10 points

"No One Killed the Last Koala Bear, He is Still Alive and Doing Quite Well, Thanks"

10 years ago @ The Toast - A High Fantasy Novel W... · 0 replies · +3 points

AHHH MY FAVE PODCAST OH HELL YES

(Going to go listen to this RIGHT NOW.)

10 years ago @ http://www.timeturning... - Top Ten Tuesday (#8) · 0 replies · +1 points

Bahaha. I'm so amused that you're teaching a class on shipping - may it help students start shipping to their heart's content and bring them into the world of FANFICTION! (My fave.) I think Ron/Hermione was actually the first ship I ever sought out fanfiction for - though I quickly dropped them as a ship and made more dubious shipping choices (Snape/Hermione! Draco/Ginny) they'll always be my first.

Layla @ The Midnight Garden.

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