I just finished a book. I had just finished reading an early chapter of Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer, when I came across a journal entry that got me thinking. Sawyer uses the rape of one of the main characters as a motivation for the marjority of her actions over the course of the novel. I've never actully spent much time thinking about rape, but it was in the front of my mind as I read Hominids.

I keep thinking of the Friends episode where Joey learns that "not all tailors measure your inseam that way." That, and the movie Irréversible. There is something about sexual abuse that never leaves a person. I've never had to deal with this personally, so it's definately something that I'll have to think about more.

Of course, the other reason for writing this entry was to mention that I finished reading Hominids. Next up: The Years of Rice and Salt, by Kim Stanley Robinson.

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listening to: Bif Naked, Nerf Herder and Darling Violetta. Yes, I do have Buffy on the brain.