48th PARALLEL PROJECT

FOR WOMEN (AND MEN!) WHO DARE TO CALL THEMSELVES FEMINISTS

Jacqueline Hynes

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Tick tock, tick tock, what the hell is with this biological clock?!

I'd like to open up the floor to any and all women who might have something to say about the female biological clock. I'm 28 years old and seem to be experiencing what I thought was only a myth! It's become a running joke amongst my friends and I, but despite the laughter, there's a real physical and emotional element that's confusing and frustrating to deal with. Is this something everyone goes through? Is it different for all? Is it our body telling us our time is running out? What is this inc… Continue

Added by Jacqueline Hynes on October 26, 2009 at 4:01am — 2 Comments

Goodbye Facebook

Goodbye Facebook...Sort of. I can reactivate my account any time, friends can still tag photos of me and my information will forever float in the embrace of Facebook cyberspace. As I sat on the Metrobus this past Friday during a heavy Newfoundland downpour, I opened up my laptop and took the few nervous steps of cutting myself out of the mega social network. I was now out of the Facebook loop forever (sort of). I'd been wanting to get off the crack-book for about a year now, prepping myself with… Continue

Added by Jacqueline Hynes on September 20, 2009 at 1:53am — 2 Comments

Impromtu Manifesto for overcoming the increasingly negative image for women-please feel free to add your own

I was reading a post 'female chauvinism' and I felt so frustrated and I had to do something...And these are personal statements, no judgment of other women's preferences intended. 1. I will NEVER get a Brazilian wax. 2. I will NEVER wear a thong. 3. I will not endorse negative stereotypes of women in the form of playboy shirts etc. 4. I will not purchase trash magazines 5. I will blog on here more often 6. I will challenge the women in my life 7. I WILL go outside without makeup and feel beauti… Continue

Added by Jacqueline Hynes on September 1, 2009 at 4:22am — 4 Comments

Making small choices for my greater good

I gave up drinking quite naturally over the past year...It just happened. I started to get up early in the mornings, filling my weekends with art projects, with love, with things that seemed to get in the way of drinking. And I needed to do that and was glad it happened so naturally. These days, I find myself drinking a little more, not often, but when I do it's excessive and I feel out of control. I haven't ruined my life or anyone elses for that matter, but I am all too familiar with the early… Continue

Added by Jacqueline Hynes on August 8, 2009 at 4:13am — 9 Comments

An article about Lillian Bassman-Prominent Fashion Photographer, now 92 years old, who did it her way!

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/arts/design/17bassman.html?_r=1&th&emc=th Continue

Added by Jacqueline Hynes on July 17, 2009 at 3:20am — 1 Comment

I'm depressed and want to do something about it-Here is Step 1

I sat at my desk writing this week, working as hard as I could on a new script I was going to submit to the arts council for production. A simple idea about a 40 year old woman who was afraid to go outside. It was something I could do with little money, shoot in my house and work on developing my directing. On the day of the deadline, I'd stopped. I didn't want to do it. So I didn't. Why? Because I needed to fail. Because I was sick to death of writing about sad and lonely people. More to the po… Continue

Added by Jacqueline Hynes on March 19, 2009 at 10:26am — 3 Comments

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I think this is an excellent statement from Irene Mathyssen, a wonderful strong female politician TIME TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IS NOW Tue 1 Dec 2009 OTTAWA – December 6 is a day to remind the nation that we must end violence against women…
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I think this is an excellent statement from Irene Mathyssen, a wonderful strong female politician TIME TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IS NOW Tue 1 Dec 2009 OTTAWA – December 6 is a day to remind the nation that we must end violence against women…
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I'm older than you and have kids, but when I was your age, I felt the urge to have children for the first time - a very strong urge that was completely irrational, and very surprising. I became pregnant with a one night stand, and was tempted to kee…
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