I was reading an article somewhere about how Iranian women are considered "antisocial" if they wear their head scarves too far back or wear any kind of lipstick. For this antisocial behavior they can be arrested and thrown in the slammer ( Read more... )

I finished all my work on time, finished the quarter except for one more aikido class on friday, so I'm really quite relieved. Another year under my belt. Now I'm really excited to get started on my Stanford writing class this summer with Maria Hummel - my teacher. I opted for a letter grade. Brave, I am.

I saw this playhouse at the Stanford mall the other day. It is SO dreamy! I wish I was rich so I could win it at auction on June 2nd. It's even better in person. The detail is very impressive and imaginative, from stained glass windows, to the colorful twirling glass wind thing on the top, to a carved pewter owl on the other side. Inside, the first ( Read more... )

I just watched a video of a 17 yr old Iraqi girl getting stoned to death by a CROWD of men, a few including her family, with 3 police officers looking on and doing nothing about it ( Read more... )

There's a new contraceptive pill coming out that "suppresses" the menstrual cycle "indefinitely." I'm almost disturbed by that, despite abhorring my period ( Read more... )

A Tiny Glimpse

I'm trying to remember the comic drawings website that were stick figures in drawings reflecting readers' submitted quotes, ie. "You're love is killing me" and there would be a stick figure running from a monster or something like that. I think the web address had the word dog in it? There were robots involved. Ring a bell?

I just realized something when I was looking over my recently returned doctoral qualifying paper. I forgot to put my name on it. Maybe when I turned it in, Paula marked my name on it for me. Nice work, Slick.

That's right up there with not knowing which car is mine in a parking lot.

Drunk Man Emerges OK From Under Train ( Read more... )

I didn't lose weight all month - well one pound. Then I ate a bunch of homemade brownies last night and woke up 2 lbs lighter!