"It's interesting what shame is. The best definition I've heard is that guilt is about what you've done, shame is about who you are." -- author Mary Gaitskill in an interview from The Believer

"The premise of a day job, which is implied by the term day job, is that it's not 'you' doing it. The real you comes in later, after work. When you're ( Read more... )

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I've been watching youtube a bunch lately, and tonight I was watching for fun, then got carried away watching videos of Ann Coulter and trying to figure out how people like her exist but have now found the multitude of "vote yes on prop 8" ads that were aired before elections in november, and they really kind of made me sad.

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that one really upset ( Read more... )

is it sad that keith olbermann basically made me cry? what an upstanding journalist and human being. this isn't the first time I've watched him make a commentary and left me wishing I could someday be as richly sincere, composed and engaging as he is.

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I can't wait for thanksgiving.

got up early today. this is a trend I want to continue ( Read more... )

dear journal ( Read more... )

"Big Bite" frosted mini-wheats make the "mini" part pointless.

I'm such a complainer. I apologize for that ( Read more... )

things are all up in the air and I'm trying to stay firmly planted ( Read more... )