I had a pretty good Sunday for the most part. I slept in a little bit, and did homework most of the day, with a few breaks here and there. So I was out of the room for about nine hours. I get back to the dorm, and my roommate and her boyfriend are watching an episode of something. The episode finishes and they ask me if I want him to leave. I say that he has a paper that he should finish editing, and trust me his papers need editing. My roommate looks at me and says, but you won't be going to bed for another few hours.
I take this to mean that the only way I can kick her boyfriend out is by saying that I am going to sleep. At least next week is spring break, and that next year we will have separate rooms.
Purpose
I am a lesbian going into Mechanical Engineering. This blog is meant to do two things: a.) relieve the stress on myself from being closeted, and b.) to let people know that there are members of the LGBT community in engineering fields.
If you want to contact me, you can send an email to lgbt.engineer@gmail.com
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
Valentine's Day
It's Valentine's Day this Thursday, as I am sure you all know. I've always had a negative view on the concept of Valentine's Day, it could be because I've been single a majority of my life. Why does there have to be a specific day for couples to show their love? I know one girl who was complaining that it was her first Christmas season being single in six years, welcome to the club. Couples can do couple-y things all year round.
I've always wanted a relationship where we can tell each other how we feel anytime of the year. It's the little things that count. Maybe it's just splurging and going out and getting a meal or dessert that is more expensive, or leaving little notes, or taking a small weekend trip to someplace new.
Also I don't understand why flowers are such a big deal. Alright I understand that they are out of season so they mean something a little but more. I grew up in a household where we had flowers in the house all year round, or at least potted plants like Christmas cactus that bloom in the winter, or orchids which bloom a really long time. Wow I am extremely cynical, sorry guys.
I wish a show like Lip Service was on the air again. The media tends to portray Valentine's Day as a day for heterosexual couples. Speaking of which I saw a most infuriating Facebook group that was titled: "Heterosexual Awareness Month." I've glanced at some of their photos and they act like heterosexuals are as discriminated against as the LGBT community. Yeah, like they can lose housing or jobs for their sexual orientation. They also enforce the classic stereotypes that women should make the husband lunch and do all the housework, while the husband will make the money and kill the spiders and even get the mail. Seriously?!?!? I can kill my own spiders and even leave the house on my own free will.
Sorry for the long post, take some breaks, enjoy Valentine's Day!
I've always wanted a relationship where we can tell each other how we feel anytime of the year. It's the little things that count. Maybe it's just splurging and going out and getting a meal or dessert that is more expensive, or leaving little notes, or taking a small weekend trip to someplace new.
Also I don't understand why flowers are such a big deal. Alright I understand that they are out of season so they mean something a little but more. I grew up in a household where we had flowers in the house all year round, or at least potted plants like Christmas cactus that bloom in the winter, or orchids which bloom a really long time. Wow I am extremely cynical, sorry guys.
I wish a show like Lip Service was on the air again. The media tends to portray Valentine's Day as a day for heterosexual couples. Speaking of which I saw a most infuriating Facebook group that was titled: "Heterosexual Awareness Month." I've glanced at some of their photos and they act like heterosexuals are as discriminated against as the LGBT community. Yeah, like they can lose housing or jobs for their sexual orientation. They also enforce the classic stereotypes that women should make the husband lunch and do all the housework, while the husband will make the money and kill the spiders and even get the mail. Seriously?!?!? I can kill my own spiders and even leave the house on my own free will.
Sorry for the long post, take some breaks, enjoy Valentine's Day!
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Theta Tau
In the last week I have been pledged to Theta Tau, a co-ed engineering fraternity. I figured it would be a good way for me to hang out with other engineers, and it would look good on a resume. The people seem to be pretty nice, I am guessing that most of them would be accepting of my sexuality if I was to tell them. It was fascinating seeing some of the pledges get wasted, one guy started hiccuping every other word! It was also fascinating to see some of the older women in the fraternity take me under their wing. It will be a great time overall! Anyhow hope you are doing well, and have a relaxing weekend!
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