I saw this link on facebook to this website, ThisMan.org.  It turns out it's a viral marketing hoax, not sure for what, but this website details the scam.  Still, it's interesting as inspiration for something, and kind of creepy, especially after waking up from a horrible nightmare to find this posted on a friend's facebook.  Anyway, thought I'd ( Read more... )

So, the Boston trip was excellent in all ways.  First, the conference...it went tremendously well.  I was nervous, but my presentation went well and people seemed really, really into my work.  There I was, a cute, young lesbian in her lesbian power suit talking about blogs, pretty much as cutting edge as you can get in the world of literary studies ( Read more... )

4:39 AM - I am awakened by the BLARING TV from my brother's room.  I had been having a dream in which this blaring TV took a part.  Something to do with some deaf person.  I pound on the door and yell for two minutes before he even realizes what's going on ( Read more... )

Here is a list of random thoughts regarding things that I have seen or done in the last week ( Read more... )

It is said that it takes two weeks to make a new habit or to break an old one.  This year I'd like to put that to the test with a number of things that I want to get done.  It's an ambitious list, but I feel at least some of it will get done!

Habits to Make
- put away shoes every day! (seriously, I have a lot of shoes, and they are EVERYWHERE - I ( Read more... )

Last night when we all got back from my brother's birthday dinner, we found that the dogs had gotten into the pantry and helped themselves to 3 ounces of baking chocolate.  My dad took them both to the emergency vet, who told us that this amount is half the lethal dose for dogs, and without treatment, half the dogs who eat this amount would die.  ( Read more... )

In the last two nights I've had odd dreams that I'm sure have some sort of subconscious meaning, since they both dealt with an odd juxtaposition of teaching and captivity ( Read more... )

I am really, really, really tired of reading lesbian parenting blogs.  It is so exhausting for some reason.  And oh my god, I've only read like, two blogs in their entirety (and I have somewhere around TWENTY that I want to read ( Read more... )

Knee brace for bum left knee: $20

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