babbling update-ish, sort of

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So, this article reminds me so much of how I lost that one job, it made me angry all over again. I wasn't the one getting groped in that scenario, it was another, younger girl who was too terrified to make a report. The guy in question did harass me though, coming out of the bathroom after pissing on the walls, and wiping his hands on my arm (while pretending to try to shake my hand.)

The article has this to say: I'm realistic. I knew they were never going to arrest this guy. But here's the thing, and the point to this whole long, profane story. I know there are a lot of people who think it wasn't that big a deal. But the truth of the matter is, what this guy did was sexual assault. "Forcible touching and harassment," if you want to get specific.
Sexual assault doesn't always necessarily mean something as horrible as rape. And too often street harassment is unreported, and douchebags like this think they can get away with it because the girl is gonna be too embarrassed or too meek to do anything about it. Or they think it's "just a slap on the ass."


The story just enraged me all over again! I am so thankful that I work in a place that would never tolerate anything even approaching that level of disrespect / illegal activity. I also realize that massage therapy has this aspect to it where people think it's funny to joke about it. (You saw it sexualized on Friends a few times, IIRC though TBH, I think I only saw two episodes of that show.) People seem to think it's all right to ask if you perform sexual favors as part of your work. I don't think I know of any, or many other professions who get asked that kind of thing. I'm really thankful to be working in a professional environment where I can feel protected from creeps, in a profession that has High Creep Potential.

ANYWAY. That's my rant for today. This was not meant to be an angry post, but a happy one, because it's spring time and the weather is finally catching up with the times. It was about 72 today, breezy, and of course, everything smells deliciously of flowers, ocean, and earth.

Haku still has his cast on.

AWWW.

Hopefully it can come off Friday and then stay off for good. And then, he will need to re-learn what he's forgotten: walking, running, jumping, being a saluki. I can't wait to see Haku be Haku again. This started on Dec. 10th; he's been without mobility for 4 and a half months now.

I'm still spending a lot of time minding the Boychild. I don't know how people do the toddler-minding thing, because they never stop! How do you watch them all the time and still breathe/pee/eat/do other things? But then yesterday I was watching him play Twilight Princess ("Wolf Link" he calls it,) and he turned to me and went "Jude?" (Because that's what he calls me.) "I WUV YOU." And I'm just all ❤_❤ (Those are hearts, in case anyone can't see them?) I tell him, "I love you too, YOU'RE THE BEST" and he Kanyeshrugs like, "Yeah, I know." Hilarious.

I've got my plants out for the season, though not planted yet. I might do that tomorrow with Boychild, although I know he'd rather stay inside and play video games. I think if it's not raining, I will throw both of us outdoors instead.

Right, so for MONTHS I've wanted to post this awesome song and finally I'm posting it:

I love the little dancing dude in there.

So I get that this is a different take on Jesus, which, if I believed in Jesus this is the interpretation that I would like the best. To me, it's just about anyone who is kind of a rebel and a badass. That's the kind of character that I really like. ^_^

Well! Now it's getting chilly and it's starting to look like rain. Ah well, it'll do the flowers good anyway. Better go close my windows.

Hurray for spring, and for a nice job. :)