okay, i know i said i have to work on my outline, but i just added like, ten words to a sentence so i feel that i've made some progress so i feel justified in taking a quick blog break. yes yes, i know that doesn't really count as progress, but i don't care what you think.

i just wanted to blog because it really surprises me some of the comments i get from people i don't know. i mean, not that the comments themselves are shocking, just that i'm actually getting comments from strangers which is, i don't know, something i didn't really expect. i guess i still can't grasp the whole concept of my blog being available for the entire internet world to see. i just keep thinking that the same five people i know are the only ones reading my blog. anyway, hello to alan and pea who were the last two people to comment! (yes, ha, i realized you commented too, but i know you so you don't count. ;D)

and something pea said made me think. i've been blabbing about title IX and our demonstration for it for the last few blogs and i didn't even explain what title IX is. it basically states that, in federally funded institutious (i.e. public schools/universities), educational programs cannot discriminate on the basis of gender. so, basically, public schools MUST provide women with an equal opportunity to participate in sports as men as well as equality on other aspects (equal treatment in regards to equipment, supplies, scheduling of games & practice times, coaches, locker rooms, publicity, etc).

now, the single biggest misconception of title IX is that it cuts men's sports in order to make things "equal." this is FALSE. title IX does not require some kind of quota to be kept. all it states is that things MUST be equal between men and women. this means that if the men's baseball team gets to practice on a nice field, so does the women's softball team. this DOESN'T mean that if there isn't a women's softball team, the men's baseball team must be cut. universities and high schools are completely misinterpreting title IX and using it as a scapegoat when they want to cut teams with a lesser revenue than the god-like, untouchable sport of football.

okay, this "quick" blog break is turning out to be not so quick. is it a little scary that i've spent more time tonight blogging than actually working? oh well. whatever.