2003: Saudi Arabia's "Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice" (the muttawa or "religious police") declares that Barbie's provocative clothing is offensive to Islam. The doll is already banned in the kingdom as a "Jewish" toy, but are available as contraband. "Jewish Barbie dolls, with their revealing clothes and shameful ( Read more... )

Dear me,

Go read Gorilla vs. Bear because it appears to have very good taste in music.

Love,

Me. xoxoxo

"Half man, half dog; I'm my own best friend."

Am I the only one who gets sad when I see an e-mail that says "you are soooo great" and instantly think it's spam?

I'm sick, sick, sick. And I don't have any friends. Ah, well. Fortunately, I've made copies of myself and distributed them amongst the internet in slightly less eerie fashion for purposes of collecting friends. Once acquiring said friends, I um, well...yes. Collecting friends.

Anyone have any good trashy fantasy suggestions?

This was the first 4th of July where I didn't make even the slightest effort to see fireworks. Instead I just kind of drank a lot, which was a good thing, and now I'm celebrating American independence by listening to Swedish indie pop. Of course, all hail American hegemony for fucking every band in the world singing exclusively in English. I ( Read more... )

I've told you that I'm Lightning's girl
But you keep hanging 'round
If Lightning ever catches you
He's got to put you down
(spoken) About six feet!I wonder when I made the transition from being the one who fears people at night to the one whom people fear. Similarly, I must wonder who anonymously idolizes me, and why they do so. Is there more ( Read more... )

Whenever I feel like a loser, I need to remind myself that I am not a looser, which is only slightly worse than being a tighter.

Here's to not having any clue about how to interact with people. Cheers.

Do you ever go to bed already thinking about how great it's going to be to hit snooze in the morning?