It takes courage to look someone straight in the eye and say, “I am not what you think I am”. Every statement of my true nature is preceded by a risk of rejection. When I tell people that I am transgendered - that I identify as a man although I appear female and embrace feminine qualities - they are moved. Some are moved to curiosity, or reverence ( Read more... )

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Behold ( Read more... )

Questioning Reality: Symbolism in The Matrix ( Read more... )

After a particularly stressful day, the best way to escape reality is not with drugs, but dreams. When we are asleep, the world is a playground: There is no pain, actions do not have consequences, and travel is unlimited. Because dreams derive from reality, however, they tend to arrive at mundane locations. Ever finished a long shift at a ( Read more... )

Put me back there ( Read more... )

When I predicted that the 8th would be the happiest day of my life, I was not fooling myself. No siree, it's quite hard to beat six hours of eager jubilee, three hours of genuine euphoria, and two more of content exhaustion to top it off. That doesn't come close to a summary, either. There is so much left to describe that I don't know where to ( Read more... )

Mr. Ramsay's advice for his students was to stay home today. "Make it a mental health day," he said, "nobody's going to be here anyway." Boy, I am sure I didn't listen to him this time. He almost had me convinced that today would be useless and nobody would show up. The truth is, he wasn't going to be there and neither were his prized students. ( Read more... )

Not only has this been the longest week of my life, it's been one of the most stressful outside of academics. I have so many jobs at home because my siblings refuse to help out, my friends' expectations have not been met, I can't keep up with my internet duties, and I just generally feel shitty. For that matter, I also haven't been updating my ( Read more... )

The Ween show is coming ever-closer and I am nearly pissing my pants in anticipation. I didn't realize how close it was coming until today. I've got six days left before I bow down to the everloving power that is Boognish as I am showered with great songs like "Touch my Tooter" or "I'm Waving my Dick in the Wind". Just six days. Zac came over this ( Read more... )