This blog contains various reflections, rants and commentary pieces that I have written over the years on other blogs, mailing lists, Facebook and so forth. It is a place for whatever happens to cross my mind at the time. Posts can range from humourous personal insights to socio-political ranting on issues ranging from parenthood, entertainment, spirituality, sexuality and anything else I feel like writing about. OK, OK . . .often it boils down to sex. What can I say? I have a high . . . intellectual interest in sex.
Anyway. Ahem. For now, you will need to use the categories (on the right) to find posts of interest to you. The home blog page is all wonky on account of formatting errors on my part but the individual posts look fine when you click on them.
My most recent posts here are on suicide and on sex and scamming. You can find them in the March archives. If you are looking for my other blog on transition, please click on Tboy Jacky in the blogroll.
Me? I’m Jacky (thus Jacky’s Place), a 35 year old mom living and working in Montreal. Interests include, but are not limited to, parenting, autism awareness, anthropology, Native peoples and cultures, sexuality, BDSM, transgenderism, fishing, spirituality, role playing (take that anyway you wish), Zelda64, music (Iron Maiden = God), tattoos, public speaking and, obviously, writing. Oh, and sci fi. I reserve the right to be interested in things I haven’t mentioned here. Have I mentioned I have a high intellectual interest in sex?
The reason I chose to start a blog is that I love to write but can sometimes lack the motivation to start. Having people read what I write and react helps motivate me to get my thoughts out there. Responses, both written and verbal, that I received on pieces that I wrote as Facebook notes indicated that many people seem to enjoy reading my stuff and I do enjoy it when people leave comments and start discussion. Ultimately, that is my goal: to start discussion. I don’t take what I have to say as the ultimate truth on anything. They are MY truths and, as with everyone, subject to change. So please, leave comments. Be nice but express yourself. Don’t nitpick on grammar: this is a blog and I consider blogging to be the virtual equivalent of casual speech. I don’t proofread my blog entries like I do with academic texts. I like them to be spontaneous and organic. I also like to take artistic liberties with the English language, as I consider language to be fluid. More on this in a future posting but I often feel as though the invention of writing stifled the fluid and organic nature of language in favour of static rules that are not only arbitrary but heavily biased in favour of those who had social power at the time it was invented. Therefore, the English language is permeated with sexist language and a Western-style lineality that has limited use when it comes to the sharing of real ideas . . .you know, the ones that come from embodied experience and being human and not necessarily *just* from books.
So there you go . . .this is my place. Grab a cold one, have a seat and tell me what you think.
Very good!
There is a lot of good writing here. A lot of positive self affirming writing and although I appreciate the benefits or personal need of “putting it out there” I somehow wonder …
I suspect that my state of “confusion” has more to do with my, well, let’s call it “writer’s block”.
I was, for a multitude of reasons, drawn to read what you had to say on sexuality as an apparent self avowed poly bi woman. It seems that either because I don’t frequent them (perhaps I do and don’t know or trust it) I am fascinated by them. Sort of “I want me one or two of those” – I know that it speaks volumes about my state of mind and of being (or not being).
In short, I simply want to thank you for “putting it out there” and I feel frustrated by the fact that I don’t
((Hugs))
Boe
Thanks for dropping by Boe! Many of these posts were written when I was still identifying as female. Some of my views may have changed a bit, or at least some of the details of the arguments I made, but I’m essentially the same person and stand by everything I say here. Don’t hesitate to make comments on specific posts. I always reply and I love having discussions about these issues.