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"ang haba,"/"it's so long," (and accompanied by laughter) is what some people tell me about my new last name. yes, i realize that. "but you're married now," "why do want to keep your maiden name," and "oh, you're one of those modern women," are just some of the suggestions/comments that follow.

do i really need to explain my reasons for keeping MY name? shouldn't my partner feel even the least bit lucky that i decided to even add his name to mine?

other comments i receive from people obviously have to do with the historic significance of mackenzie's last name; how having his last name would open more doors for me. okay, anyone who knows me would know my retort to that comment. shiiiit.

anyway, el periódico el país wrote an interesting article about female public figures vs. male public figures. (might need a translation tool)

oh god, i guess this is becoming another women rant... rarr.

a couple of days ago, they had a little thing on the "stir" that angela merkel of germany caused with the outfit she wore to the opera last week. fucking media had the nerve to call it news that the neckline on her gown was too low. give me a fucking break. maybe these idiots hate their mothers for not breastfeeding them or something, but for real though. i hate to think that her breasts could be newsworthy. or that this is what we're calling journalism these days. hey weirdos, when female babies are born into the world, we come out with breasts already on us. it's so annoying how society (a.k.a. men) decided that the shit that we're born with should work against us. insecure, megalo idiots.

on the flipside, spanish p.m. zapatero swore in his cabinet this week - the first time in spanish history where there are an equal number of men and women in the cabinet. a month back i wrote about carme chacón being the first woman in government to be pregnant during her term. well, she's been up'd to defense minister. some international headlines state that spain is "absorbing the shock" of it. my reaction? first woman defense minister in spain. 7 months pregnant. 63% of spain supports her. i tear up just thinking about it.

so sick. and yes, in manolos. (ib times pics)
last thing: when i think about the u.s. possibly electing our first female prez, the LAST thing on my mind is her competence in regards to foreign policy, moreso the middle east crises. meaning, i’ve heard my female peers (journalists and otherwise) claim that it's "obvious" why hillary wouldn't be able to achieve peace out there. hmm… at work we’ve recently acquired two mid-east accounts and no one has room on their plate to deal with them. so although i’d never dealt directly with a client before, they decided to try me out with them. my experience so far: while there was a language barrier to get past at first, one of them just handed me a big chunk of cash for product that they don’t even want yet. so my question is, what's so obvious? last i remember it’s obvious that john mccain wouldn’t be able to – or actually, doesn’t want to achieve peace in the middle east.

how come men are never doubted of their ability to do anything progressive when they're the majority of people who are dropping bombs right now?