Small Rant

I recently glanced through some books a website recommended for christian women. I was very disapointed by the covers of these books. With little variation they all stuck to the same theme, scripty fonts, pastel colors, and at least one flower somewhere and/or an object in a fuzzy glow, usually a bouquet of flowers, like these:


















This seems as pre-meditated as the Harlequin romance books. I feel let down by this. Am I really a flowery fruity softie? Sure I like flowers, but I also like skulls and farts(well, i dont search out farts, but if they happen i am ok with it). The one book cover on this list that attracted my attention is this:

I dont know if I am interested in the subject matter, but I feel like I am being treated like a reasonable adult in this cover. This cover suggests that the woman who reads it might have a bit of intelligence. This book, however, isnt written just for women, its a biography of a woman. So I dont know if I can really count it. But it does represent what I wish was being done more in women's publishing.

How handy!

I usually forget that my left-handedness is different. This is probably because over time one becomes used to adapting to the right handed world and automatically adjusts every time you are presented with a new "handedness" problem. These are perennial things that bother me as left handed person.

* The stylus on credit card machines is attached on the right side, making it very awkward for me to sign my name.

* When a sales clerk prints out a receipt for me to sign they hand it to me angled for a right person to write on it.

* Drive up ATMs are awkward to use because to lean out the car I pin my left arm inside

* Three ring binders are awful to take notes in, my hand is always rubbing on the center rings. (This goes for day planners too!)

* In my country everything is set up in the car for a right handed person

I am not in a very good place right now. I am trying my best in a lot of things and cannot seem to make any headway. even now, I am anxious and uncertain about my future because I cannot seem to make anything better. My education has giant gaping holes in it and this has handicapped me. My job is difficult and I am not sure how to proceed. I am lost, tired, and confused. Writing it out doesnt even help.