First off, if you’re in the UK please sign this Number 10 petition to Add Body Confidence to UK National Curriculum:

A proposal for a new compulsory hour per year in the PSHE curriculum that will deal with the problems teenagers face when it comes to their appearance. The lesson will attempt to tackle confidence issues early so they don’t have a chance to develop, so young people in the UK will not be held back by their lack of self esteem and self belief.

I really, really hate how people use the word whore. A quick Google search revealed:
WOW whore
Fame whore
New Orleans whore
FaceBook whore
Attention whore
Comment whore
Blog whore
Consumer whore
Man whore

Let’s think about this logically shall we? A whore is one [male or female] who exchanges sex/sex acts for money or goods/services. So presumably, a WOW whore is someone who gets WOW payments made in exchange for sex. A comment whore will pleasure their visitors in exchange for a few lines that may or may not have any value. FaceBook is free to use, so whoever is giving it away for FaceBook has not thought it through.

I cannot figure out what makes anyone want to take a word that can only really have negative implications and apply it to themselves. I understand taking words back. That’s what all us gay folks did when we decided that we’d call ourselves queer first. I think it is great.

Whore though? Really?

I just keep thinking that we all live in a rape culture and diminishing words like this can only sustain and perpetuate it. How many rapists have got away with it because their defence attorny was able to convince a judge/jury that the victim was a whore simply because [s]he had multiple sexual partners? And because of all that slutty experience they were clearly asking for it and incapable of saying no.

Happy thing:

Dogfish would be perfect pet for rental places that allowed fish but not other pets. I could put it in a tank whenever I had an inspection and otherwise have an awesome doggy companion.

Speaking of awesome doggy companions, I got a letter from the hearing dogs people. I’ll have my home inspection on 9th December.

I finally recovered from Monday on Friday.

Sign language classes are going really well and I’m enjoying myself immensely. We learnt descriptors and measurements yesterday. I can ask someone how tall they are now.

Therapy on Thursday was awesome. I really like my new therapist and she is being incredibly helpful. I had a few very interesting insights.

Weasel and I cleaned out the shed today. My wheelchair lives out there now, everything is tidied and logical. We have a lot more room than I thought we did. Very very pleased, but already know I will be paying for it tomorrow. Ah well.