This is conveniently the same weekend as fall break. I was thinking of going to NYC to do some work at the Rubin Museum and the Tibetan Buddhist Resource Centre, but this might be more fun. It's only $5 to get in for students and camping is $12.50/night, so that's $40 for three days, not bad at all. Anyone think they'd be up for a weekend ( Read more... )

8:00pm Hugo's, Pleasant St: pint o' Bass Ale
8:40ish Tully O'Reilly's, Pleasant St: 2 pints of Dogfish Head 60 minute IPA
9:30ish Silent Cal's, Pleasant St: bottle of Hopback Entire Stout
10:00ish Toasted Owl, Main St: split a pint of Magic Hat Fat AngelBass Ale is always good, Dogfish makes one of the few IPA's I really enjoy, the Hopback was an ( Read more... )

( Convocation )

My friend Leah sent me an email the other day to say good luck with the transition etc. This was my favourite part:

"this i know for sure: if you are going to change your name, you must pick a fabulous porn star-ish name, like Buck something-or-other, or Studly McButch or something. or at least that's what i envision for you, given that you have ( Read more... )

( Ohio )

"Therefore, Ananda, be islands unto yourselves, refuges unto yourselves, seeking no external refuge; with the Dhamma as your island, the Dhamma as your refuge, seeking no other refuge ( Read more... )

I don't usually post surveys and things of that sort, but my awesome friend rrreverb posted this and I think it's really interesting. So, if you'd indulge me for a moment, I'd appreciate it.

Johari

Nohari

The Great Pink Scare

"On Labor Day weekend in 1960, Massachusetts state police troopers swept through the small, idyllic town of Northampton and hauled 15 men off to jail. Three of them were professors at Northampton’s elite Smith College ( Read more... )

just fyi b/c this is ridiculous ( Read more... )

I just basically did a Gender 101 workshop with my little sister and then we watched two episodes of Transgeneration on Sundance and I explained what was going on to her. It was really cute.