Vagina Monologues

Last night I went to see the Vagina Monologues. This play originally conceived by Eve Ensler re-creates monologues delivered by women of all-ages and backgrounds talking about their vaginas. The play is magically powerful in its honest delivery of not only the diverse meaning of vaginas but also femininity in general. 

Lat night, amidst the serious, sad, humorous, powerful accounts I realized something. As I watched this collective of women come together like so many other collectives of women come together around the world to deliver this play, I witnessed pure, honest, and surreal feminine power. Then it hit me, this rarely happens in the real world. Rarely do I see women on the subway collectively joining in praise of themselves and their womanhood. Rarely do I watch women in a club stand-up for the women being discriminated, objectified, or assaulted. Rarely do I see or hear women in the real world telling the world's oppression to "back off." 

So, while I watched the magic of the Vagina Monologues take over me, the realization that this power was something only to be left within the play walls crippled me. I saw how positively empowering this performance, no this collection of honest womanhood, could be for all women and personhood. I imagined women standing up for each other, celebrating themselves and their power, taking their rightful place in this world from the multitude of oppressive states. 

Every day I hope to wake to this reality, and when it doesn't come I cry a little inside.

Bad Boys

If you've ever heard of the movie Bad Boys you probably think of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. That movie was released in 1995, and what you may not know is there is another Bad Boys released in 1983.

The Bad Boys film I am talking about stars a young Sean Penn as Mick O'Brien, a 17 year old youth deviant caught in a world of crime. The movie follows Mick from the path of petty crimes to some serious "mistakes" that land him in a juvenile detention centre.

Director Rick Rosenthal tells a compelling and sophisticated story of misguided youth. From the hierarchy of inmates, to the psychotic motivations of revenge, each character shows a unique combination of youth vigor and innocence with adult fury.

As the story progresses the viewer becomes more intertwined in the politics of inmates and the rehabilitative attempts of the councilors trying to help O'Brien and his fellow convicts.

The adult themes, the exuberance of emotion and life, and the raw violence and rage in this film tell a truly passionate story that leaves viewers shocked and touched.

New Help Finding a Career

So for the past while I've been writing for Talent Egg's blog, The Career Incubator. Even with my bias I still think you will find that Talent Egg is a great organization. It is designed to be more of a career hub than just a job-listing service.

Besides my simple writing on the site, the entire organization is run by a great group of people. Founder Lauren Friese has got quite the head on her shoulders. You can see this by some of the great articles she writes. In addition, the whole team is adding some amazing insight and advice into the crazy world of finding your ideal career.

In addition, I think every job listed on the site is fantastic and work a look.

I've become quite connected in the career-finding world through Talent Egg. Every day I'm learning new things and meeting new people. One great opportunity I had was to participate in TD Moneylounge's "The Hunt" video series. Each week there is a new episode. I've appeared in each of the two episodes so far. Episode Three, "Options in a Slumping Economy", airs April 8th.