Reading

Roe v. Wade: The Abortion Rights Controversy in American History

I have been looking, for literally years, for a good, impartial book about abortion rights. It’s dead easy to find volumes and volumes that take either one side or the other, but this is the first book I’ve found which doesn’t take a stand either way. It just presents all the historical, political, legal and social events that happened to abortion rights since about 1800 up to the present day, with a particular focus on Roe V. Wade, of course. It is entirely America-focussed, which is a shame because I’m interested in how this stuff played out in other countries too, including my own. But America seems to be the country that most gets its collective knickers in a twist about this issue, so I suppose if the book was only going to be focussing on one country, America was the one to pick.
I’m only halfway through but am learning loads, and fleshing out knowledge I already had. It’s not at all dry either, the tone is very engaging and informative without making you want to take a nap. I recommend.

Watching

Thanks almost entirely to Living TV rebroadcasting all of The X-Files episodes from season 1 onwards, at 7pm every weeknight, I have been sucked back into my late teenage adoration of all things X. Also, J being away last week meant that I spent most nights cozily tucked up in bed with a cat and a mug of tea, going through my DVD box sets and picking through my favourite episodes. It’s funny, this time a decade ago, literally almost this very month, I was just discovering the show for the first time around and falling head over heels into fandom. And now it’s happening again. Am I doomed to do this every ten years? I am resisting the temptation to read fanfiction on my lunchbreak at work, because I just don’t want to have to explain that if my boss ever sees my internet usage stats.

Loving

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip which has just started showing over here.

Stroopwafels which someone brought into the office

Philosophy Purity Made Simple facial cleanser. Yes it costs £30 a bottle in John Lewis, but my skin has never looked more fabulous. And next time I’m in America I’m stocking up because it’s only $32 there.

Hating

The fact that I have to go on a statistics course tomorrow, and my brain is already hurting in anticipation.

Eczema on my hands

Stupid Transco and the stupid law that only stupid Transco can legally move gas meters, and we need our gas meter moving for the new kitchen, but stupid Transo charge an arm and a leg and take six months to do it. And I WANT MY NEW KITCHEN DAMMIT.