Posted by Racer on April 28, 2006, at 12:33:48
In reply to Re: C'mon, women, embrace your inner geek! » Racer, posted by madeline on April 28, 2006, at 6:49:42
> If only everything were that simple! Being a woman is so much more than wearing a dress.
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Of course there's more to it. And I hardly ever wear dresses, skirts, or heels anymore. (And usually wore Capezio professional tap shoes, which are less damaging than many other shoes...)I did wear skirts and heels in class, though, as a sign of respect for the professor and the process -- kinda like wearing The Uniform in the office, which I did back in the days before figuring out that life is just too short for pantyhose.
I guess the bottom line is that I feel like a woman. In jeans, sweats, slacks, or skirts. Maybe it's just that I do feel smart, and often feel capable, so I associate those things with feeling like a woman? Or maybe it's my generation -- I grew up in the 70s, after all, when we were not supposed to acknowledge any limitations imposed by our gender.
As for your comments about procrastination, I agree. There are almost as many reasons for procrastination as there are procrastinators. (And I'll figure out mine just as soon as I can get myself started... %-0 ) I know that I've procrastinated for a lot of reasons that have little to do with anxiety: boredom, Monkey Brain, resentment at doing something I consider a waste of time, etc. In Orchid's case, though, it did sound like anxiety, partly about the gender issues. That's why I included it...
And I meant to ask but forgot -- if you work in sickle cell disease, would you mind a babblemail to play Southern Chess? I know a sickle cell researcher at NIH, and am terribly nosy...
Take care, and I'm glad you like your inner geek.
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