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8 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.

9 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.

9 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.

9 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."

9 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.

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

Get in line, Emily Gilmore.

9 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.

9 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"

9 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.)

9 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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