Apparently Beatrix Potter was a botanist who discovered several new species of plants, and had some very advanced theories that were rejected due to her gender. They didn't put that in the movie...http://crimitism.wordpress.com/2007/07/24/oh-do

IRONIC BIGOTRY MAN
That’s right! If you’ve got a problem with my racist, sexist, homophobic, demeaning hate-speech, it’s because you don’t have a sense of humour! Which is obvious, since you’re a woman, and women can never be funny because they don’t have personalities. Leave a comment  2 

I've been offered a room in New Cross and I'm planning on taking it. I thought about moving, I looked at a room, and now I'm moving. It all went surprisingly smoothly.

The room's so cool because it comes with a study attached, which I can use as as a sewing room. glamgothruthy has always been very patient about me sewing in her sitting room, but it's not been ( Read more... )

Things have been going well. I went to the theatre with Abi, and we made many interesting plans, some of which we may even execute. Was planning to go to hers and watch DVDs tonight, but the Victoria line's general inability to function has prevented me.
greeba came to visit, and it was lovely to see him again. We watched DVDs with the projector, as he ( Read more... )

Interesting account here from a woman who went to a feminist comics convention dressed as Black Canary. (Black leotard, blond wig, heels, fishnets.)

http://girl-wonder.org/girlsreadcomics/?p=82

I'm a civil servant; they talk a lot about diversity here ( Read more... )

The worm drives helically through the wood ( Read more... )

So close ( Read more... )

Apparently the planned US Embassy in Iraq will be bigger than the Vatican.

Why do women fear rape ( Read more... )