kathartie

Katie, 19, from Auckland, New Zealand,
currently gap-yearing in Bristol, England.

I already am,
I always was,
and I still have time to be.

I swear to god I will lose my mind if I hear the “sex sells” fallacy one more time. Sex does not sell. If sex sold, we would see penises where we see boobs. Naked men would be on everything that naked women are on. Sex isn’t what they’re selling you. They’re selling you an impossible, pornographically fueled misogynistic idea of the perfect woman.
I’ve been doing things! I’ve moved in to an apartment in the city centre with my friend Lizy. I’m loving decorating it and making it ours. Life is a-changing.

I’ve been doing things! I’ve moved in to an apartment in the city centre with my friend Lizy. I’m loving decorating it and making it ours. Life is a-changing.

animalstalkinginallcaps:

MOTHER OF GOD.
MCCLUSKY, CLEAR THIS AREA. NOBODY TOUCHES ANYTHING UNTIL MY TEAM’S GOT HAIR AND FIBER SAMPLES, FINGERPRINTS, THE WORKS. AND KEEP YOUR MEN OFF THEIR RADIOS. I DON’T WANT ANY PRESS, YOU HEAR ME? NONE.
THEN CALL DETECTIVE SANDERS OVER AT MAJOR CRIMES. TELL HIM WE’RE GOING TO NEED HIM TO CLEAR HIS CASELOAD. WE HAVE A SPECIALIST ON THE LOOSE.
THIS IS THE SECOND VICTIM THIS WEEK. I FEAR THIS IS ONLY JUST BEGINNING.

animalstalkinginallcaps:

MOTHER OF GOD.

MCCLUSKY, CLEAR THIS AREA. NOBODY TOUCHES ANYTHING UNTIL MY TEAM’S GOT HAIR AND FIBER SAMPLES, FINGERPRINTS, THE WORKS. AND KEEP YOUR MEN OFF THEIR RADIOS. I DON’T WANT ANY PRESS, YOU HEAR ME? NONE.

THEN CALL DETECTIVE SANDERS OVER AT MAJOR CRIMES. TELL HIM WE’RE GOING TO NEED HIM TO CLEAR HIS CASELOAD. WE HAVE A SPECIALIST ON THE LOOSE.

THIS IS THE SECOND VICTIM THIS WEEK. I FEAR THIS IS ONLY JUST BEGINNING.

Lock it in, Eddie.

So I’ve left Bristol. I’m sitting in a Starbucks in Barnes, London. I know, I know, I’m a bad person because I’m supporting a chain and not an independent café, but it’s the only reliable free internet source in the immediate area! Also, I bought my coffee from elsewhere, and compromised with a smoothie here. As if that makes a difference.

Everything is falling into place now. Two of my cousins have given birth to beautiful little boys - now I have two new sort-of nephews (second cousins, really, but Auntie Katie is better than Second Cousin Katie, right?), I have an apartment on Hobson Street in the city centre with one of my closest friends, (Lizy), I’m enrolled in uni, and my timetable is sorted… I fly out in a couple of days… all I need now is a job! I’m coming home. Oh yes I am.

Semester 1:

Anthropology 105 - Race & Racism

Anthropology 106 - Issues & History in Popular Music

History 102 - Sexual Histories: Western Sexualities from Medieval to Modern Times

English 112 - Global Literatures: Contested Spaces (Post-Colonialism)

Semester 2:

Women’s Studies 100 - Gender & the Culture of Everyday Life

Philosophy 152 - Philosophy and Theories of Human Nature

English 107 - Fundamental Questions: Desire

Film, TV & Media Studies 101 - Film Studies

Film, TV & Media Studies 110 - Advertising & Society

...and I couldn't forget