Is it age?

While on hold this morning, I got caught up in an LJ trail this morning - going from my friends to their friends, etc. What I discovered was two fold:

1) I really do appreciate a company that keeps the volume low on their hold music.
2) A lot of LJers hide their gender.

If the userpic is a photograph (that isn't perfect - like Hugh Grant) of a person, I generally think the writer could be the same gender as the person in the photograph. I've learned not to bet money on that. Some usernames help - ruralrob or susandennis

But, most journals do not have userpic or userename clues. And most do not clarify the question in their bios. Checking a friends list may help a little - if there are lots of lesbian clues, I'm going with female. If there are lots of bear references, I'm thinking male. Otherwise, unless the gender is specifically spelled out, I'm not assuming nothing.

My 60's liberal soul wants so much to believe it doesn't matter. But my 54 year old female head knows it does. I can't get comfortable reading a journal for very long if I don't at least know if the writer is male or female. It matters to me. Their race, sexual prefrence, religious persuasion - all of that is interesting but I can glean that, generally, from their writing. Their gender... because these writers assume I know... remanes a total mystery.

Do peple do that on purpose? Are they screwing with me? Would you make them stop? Thank you.

Is it age?

While on hold this morning, I got caught up in an LJ trail this morning - going from my friends to their friends, etc. What I discovered was two fold:

1) I really do appreciate a company that keeps the volume low on their hold music.
2) A lot of LJers hide their gender.

If the userpic is a photograph (that isn't perfect - like Hugh Grant) of a person, I generally think the writer could be the same gender as the person in the photograph. I've learned not to bet money on that. Some usernames help - ruralrob or susandennis

But, most journals do not have userpic or userename clues. And most do not clarify the question in their bios. Checking a friends list may help a little - if there are lots of lesbian clues, I'm going with female. If there are lots of bear references, I'm thinking male. Otherwise, unless the gender is specifically spelled out, I'm not assuming nothing.

My 60's liberal soul wants so much to believe it doesn't matter. But my 54 year old female head knows it does. I can't get comfortable reading a journal for very long if I don't at least know if the writer is male or female. It matters to me. Their race, sexual prefrence, religious persuasion - all of that is interesting but I can glean that, generally, from their writing. Their gender... because these writers assume I know... remanes a total mystery.

Do peple do that on purpose? Are they screwing with me? Would you make them stop? Thank you.

Who would have guessed?

That I have a lot of wise acres in my friends list - male and female... I'm comforted...

Who would have guessed?

That I have a lot of wise acres in my friends list - male and female... I'm comforted...

I love my town

I've lived in four time zones and a dozen states and a bunch towns but Seattle is the very best.

This afternoon I took the free bus to the other end of downtown and meandered home from there - stopping in at various little shops to browse and wandering through Pike Place Market and strolled on home from there. It has cooled down a whole bunch and it rained this morning so the air was crisp. The tourists were out and curious and fun to watch. There were some new shops I hadn't ever seen before and some old favorites. I didn't buy anything, just strolled and looked and wandered and soaked in the city. It was a nice little outing.

I love my town

I've lived in four time zones and a dozen states and a bunch towns but Seattle is the very best.

This afternoon I took the free bus to the other end of downtown and meandered home from there - stopping in at various little shops to browse and wandering through Pike Place Market and strolled on home from there. It has cooled down a whole bunch and it rained this morning so the air was crisp. The tourists were out and curious and fun to watch. There were some new shops I hadn't ever seen before and some old favorites. I didn't buy anything, just strolled and looked and wandered and soaked in the city. It was a nice little outing.

Why I can't be a lesbian

Outside of the fact that all my gay friends already have a perfectly functioning toaster ovens, the reason I have to be straight is that I go to bed too early....

Just found this on the football stadium website:

Timberline Spirits and Knotty Boy Productions Present Unity & Pride 2003: Don't miss this all-night dance featuring DJ Joe King and DJ Wendy Hunt! A portion of the proceeds benefit the Ride & Shine Pediatric AIDS foundation - 6/28/2003 - 10:00 PM - 4:00 AM!

I just flipped over to the Seattle Pride website (which is kind of garrish) to snag this year's poster to decorate the entry and turns out it's not my favorite so I'm using one from a past year that I really do like - 1995, I think.

Why I can't be a lesbian

Outside of the fact that all my gay friends already have a perfectly functioning toaster ovens, the reason I have to be straight is that I go to bed too early....

Just found this on the football stadium website:

Timberline Spirits and Knotty Boy Productions Present Unity & Pride 2003: Don't miss this all-night dance featuring DJ Joe King and DJ Wendy Hunt! A portion of the proceeds benefit the Ride & Shine Pediatric AIDS foundation - 6/28/2003 - 10:00 PM - 4:00 AM!

I just flipped over to the Seattle Pride website (which is kind of garrish) to snag this year's poster to decorate the entry and turns out it's not my favorite so I'm using one from a past year that I really do like - 1995, I think.