I received my first Christmas party invitation today. It's not even Thanksgiving yet. I went to this party last year. My friends have officially dubbed it "the annual smug married couples dinner party . . . with Britta as the token single chick." I really don't mind going alone (Hell, it's better than going with the "Crazy J" grrl like I did last ( Read more... )

Wow! This is so exciting, or at least I think it's exciting. When I was visiting with my parents over the weekend, I was trying to clean through my stuff and throw things out, but in the process I came across one of my old scrapbooks from high school . . . sophomore year, to be exact. I paged through it and found some awesome photos of my best ( Read more... )

Going to the annual antique show in Delafield, WI with my mother this past weekend was quite interesting. We polka danced in the hallway as she sang some little tune. We examined 50-some Persian rugs, because she REALLY wanted one, but then she decided it would look kind of funky in the house. Then we argued over how long was acceptable for a womyn ( Read more... )

What I learned from a teenage grrl tonight -- Beauty is being in harmony with yourself.I just got back home from the Love Your Body Day Performance Showcase, and I must say it was amazing! Before we even opened the doors, however, it got a little goofy ( Read more... )

Because I'm exhausted, and because Gwen sent this to me ( Read more... )

The Chicago Chapter of NOW presents ( Read more... )

Disturbed from my sleep by a random drunken phone call, I decided to update this thing ( Read more... )

First off, I must apologize to some of my CW reenacting buddies for not showing up at the Minooka event this past weekend. Too many "family functions" were going on all at once. Next year, though, I promise! However, I have one reenacting story to tell that some of you reenactors might find humorous . . . sort of ( Read more... )

Why I get annoyed with some researchers ( Read more... )

Yeah, I should probably get to bed soon. I need to stop drinking coffee after 8pm when I go out with friends (yeah, yeah, yeah, I think I said the same thing a few weeks ago), as it only encourages me to take lame quizzes late into the night, such as the one below . . . because honestly, who can really rate my own life, except for myself? Besides, ( Read more... )