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Hrm
I'm toying with the idea of ditching LJ and going to Wordpress (maybe even shelling out for a domain and my own site, ooo). I only read LJs via my RSS aggregator these days, and the comms I used to post to seem to all be dead. OTOH, there's a lot to love here, and I'm reluctant to give it up. I know I'm not the only person pondering this stuff. I'd ( Read more... ) -
The Latest PCon Trans* Kerfluffle
This year at Pantheacon, Z Budapest held a ritual that was to honor "the beauty and grace of the feminine form in all of her infinite variety." Well, sort of. That was the description, but at the end it said "Genetic women only." Thorn Coyle led a silent protest outside the ritual room, starting 15 minutes before Z's ritual and running til 15 ( Read more... ) -
Thinky thoughts
I had an amusing exchange at PCon with a friend of mine ( Read more... ) -
Yule, Christmas, etc.
yezida has posted a thoughtful piece about the Christmas juggernaut, and a lot of it resonated with me. I have, over the last few years, opted out of giving gifts to all but a handful of people (my immediate family, the semi-extended family of my father's brother -- they all live locally, my oldest friend, and my romantic partner). I send out holiday ( Read more... ) -
A Monstrous Manifesto
This makes all my hairs stand up. By the amazing yuki-onna:
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Mindfulness and perfectionism
Yesterday my therapist and I were talking about my perfectionism, which has reared its ugly head again. I was so frustrated I had tears in my eyes. I mean, I have been working on my perfectionism for over a decade, and here it was! AGAIN! I told her it felt like I kept ripping out all the crabgrass in my yard, but because I wasn't getting every ( Read more... ) -
Pop Culture Magic
I don't generally consider myself a practitioner of pop culture magic... but after reading this entry by Taylor Ellwood, I think maybe I am, at least a little.
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