flying with the girls

this probably won't come as any surprise, but lately, i've been thinking a lot about rowing -- not just the physical act itself, but also the culture that surrounds it. the article that i just sent off to the editor this morning theorizes this community and how it grows from the physical act. today in part because of this, and perhaps for the first time, i fully appreciated the diverse and intriguing group of women who are a part of my life six days a week. cixous celebrates the infinite and variable female subconscious whose "stream of phantasms is incredible"; today, i just wanted to celebrate the women who in those moments of 'swing' when the forward movement of the boat feels like gliding swiftly across glass live with me "in flight, stealing away, finding, when desired, narrow passages, [and] hidden crossovers" between ourselves (Cixous).