Reading of The Rumpus.net, led me to this piece from The reverse cowgirl about modern men's lit called Why do Young Male Writers Love Icky, Tough Guy Deadbeats?  I've never considered Kerouac as dick lit for it's time, but I guess it can be seen in that prospective.  A modern man on a journey through the wild cities of 1950/60's America... Kinda ( Read more... )

Want And this too
OMG!  I want but don't.  I dunno if I could pull of 9 inches of heel.
Would want this too if it were a dentist.  When will they get something like this for eyeballs?  hrm? (side note: I have 4 molars like this.  Anyone wanna make some bitchin necklaces?)
What is this shit??  I'm sorry guys, but you aren't henry the 8th and this will ( Read more... )

I caught myself reading another large publication about sex, this time about the nature of female sexual arousal.  It was a good article, going into one of many ideas that maybe women are completely narcissistic and get turned on by being desired.  It's an interesting way to look at things (The link's here is you're interested).

While I was ( Read more... )

After 6 weeks in Sacramento, I'm back in Monterey... and it's weird ( Read more... )

I was going to write about how I was bored after having finished up seeing Lydia and Richard and having dinner with them, but, turns out Marisa's also bored so it's time for a bored party!  Wooo!

A few more days and I go to the base to work.  12 days and then my vaccation is done.  I actually don't want to go back.  I'm feeling a little depressed.  I'm feeling a little lost.  I've got a heavy load this semester and I'm not really sure I want to bother.  I will because I feel like I should, like I need to in order to get my shitty little ( Read more... )

VSP's revanue area always gets overwhelmed with New Year- New Business.  When I left in the summer there was talk about me coming back during breaks and filling it, but apparently I'm not needed currently.  So I have no job over the winter which leaves me with a few options.  I could take a class over the winter break (because damn, I love my ( Read more... )

I was linked to a really interesting article about Genius by Malcolm Gladwell which is an extract from his book Outliers.  It's very interesting and reinforces the idea that it's impossibly hard to just be 'naturally good' at something. 
10,000 hours of practice.  You could essentially acheive mastery of something by practicing for about 6 to 7 ( Read more... )

This link is mostly for Adam, who in high school, had a detailed conversation with me about subtle differences of being male or female and how and why those differences are.  We skirted the nurture bit of the argument, mostly because i don't think either of us had been deeply introduced to the concept yet or the constant debate surrounding it, but ( Read more... )

I set up train tickets to take me home prior to my flight to Atlanta.  I didn't have to and I could have insisted on either a hop form San Jose or a direct flight, but I dind't because I want to come home.  I don't miss any one thing, but I miss the people.  There's nothing I really like here other than the location.  I have only 2 friends really, ( Read more... )