I am taking a moment from my usual feminist ranting to rant about my (semi-usual) nerd stuffs.

OKAY, 
DIAGON ALLEY IS OPEN AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS...
BUT, LIKE, ONLY FOR WIZARDS APPARENTLY, BECAUSE US MUGGLES CAN'T GO THERE YET. 

But everyone is there (Bellatrix Lestrange, Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, Draco Malfoy, the Weasley Twins). Okay, everyone except Harry, Ron and Hermoine. But Neville is a hero so he counts tenfold. 
And I'm sad. I want to mingle with the Harry Potter peeps.
I know that the series is over (R.I.P Childhood), but ever since the first movie, I just wanted to BE on set for like 5 minutes (I know I can do a studio tour, but it's not the SAME!--- I will be doing a studio tour though, and I will look like a kid in a candy shop- if the candy was laced with cocaine, because I'll be high on life).  

Diagon Alley will be opened for wizards, mudbloods and muggles alike on July 8th, supposedly (which is approximately...too far from now).
AND, and, you can take the Hogwarts express from Diagon Alley to Hogsmead (I've been to Hogsmead like 3 times, and it IS my version of Cinderella's castle).

*Harry Potter opening music plays*

That's me and I have butterbeer in my hands.

This is my brother inside of Hogwarts. 

My brother is the quintessential Harry Potter

nerd. So...you see dat awe?

Anyway, basically, I want to be at Diagon Alley. But...today. Now. At this very moment. So that I can meet everyone from Harry Potter (and I will call them by their character's names, because that is WHO THEY ARE).

Here are some amazing and depressing pictures that I saw online today from the Diagon Alley preview/premiere (click to enlarge)-

do you hate yourself yet?

God bless J.K Rowling.

I can't wait to visit!

xoxo.

We still live in a world where women are being targeted for being women. 

It doesn't matter that it may not be as prevalent in your country. 
If you are a woman, if you are a man, this should bother you. Women should never be regarded as second class citizens, because we are not second class citizens. I am grateful to live in a country in which I have the freedom to wear, do and say whatever I please (though not always without consequence, due to the underlying rape culture). But I do understand that this is a luxury for some women. Our fight for equality can't just be local. We should advocate for women everywhere. My equality issues here in the United States feel like they pale in comparison to the issues that so many women are facing in countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. 
I don't want to make light of the issues that the women here face, but I do want more women  and men to rally together to support freedom and equality on a global scale.
I was disheartened an inspired to write this short entry after watching the following video by Afghan recording artist Aryana Sayeed:

She has received death threats because of her outspokenness, but she hasn't let that stop her.

I hope and pray that I will live to see freedom for women in countries like Afghanistan.

Until that time, I believe I need to spread awareness and advocate for equality as much as I possibly can.

xoxo.