On ten thoughts I've had today

It was moving day today, and subsequently, a very long day.  So, in the interest of saving you an over-thought monologue of nothingness intended to be only an essay and not a good essay, I will instead give you ten thoughts I've had today.

1.  I've always been a believer in female power and feminism, but when you're moving, it sure seems like gender stereotypes prevail...the men move the big stuff and make the choices about the whole Tetris of the process and the women play the supporting roles.  I don't like it, but it happens.

2.  I spend entirely too much time reading fanfic.  So much so that when I can't sit down and read it for a while, I instead discover that there is a thing called podfic...and proceed to listen to it while doing chores.

3.  Group polarization is a really real thing in fandom...oh my word.

4.  It's really great to have good friends.  It makes me realize that there really is such thing as one's heart feeling warm.

5.  You don't know who your good friends are until you ask people to help you move.

6.  My parents are the best long-distance helicopters in the world.  This is both a good thing and a bad thing.  Mostly good since it's always nice to know that you have someone to dig you out of ditches when you accidentally fall into them.

7.  Driving large trucks, while terrifying, is incredibly empowering...until you are so focused on how terrified you are to be driving a large truck that you stop at a green light with friends following you.

8. Sometimes the things we fear most aren't things we should fear at all.

9.  People should really ask for help cleaning in addition to moving.

10.  I ordered pizza for the first time in my life today...at the age of 25.

Keep on thinking,
Josie