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Lies My Teacher Told Me
So I've been reading Lies My Teacher Told Me recently. It's kind of like Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, revealing the ethnocentric biases and omission of uncomfortable truths in the dominant history curricula in this country ( Read more... ) -
SHE's just NOT that into you
As a rule, I hate romantic comedies (also referred to with the slightly dismissive and sexist term "chick flicks"). Like with most rules, there are exceptions. But the main reason I hate this genre --apart from predictability, but that seems to transcend genres in movies churned out by the mainstream Hollywood mill -- is because they perpetuate ( Read more... ) -
not real help
I've had it with generic advice and this job hunt. I know people mean well, but honestly, if I hear any bullshit about "have a positive attitude" and "don't be disappointed if you don't get your dream job" I'm going to scream ( Read more... ) -
pissed and bored
I am fucking pissed off at my parents. I'm still unemployed and they're giving me shit about it. EVERY FUCKING TIME they call me on the phone, they tell me that I need to "broaden my horizons" and "be flexible." If they keep this up, I'm not going to answer the phone when they call ( Read more... ) -
last night's dream
Crazy dreams, continued ( Read more... ) -
dream
Last night I had an interesting dream ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
I totally messed up in my interview ( Read more... ) -
If only you could tattoo a big fat R on their foreheads...
It's high time we held rapists responsible for rape, instead of nitpicking whatever victims were doing at the time.
OBVIOUSLY, the legal system (I refuse to call it the "justice" system) and the police are largely incompetent in dealing with this gross injustice and terrorism against women. The fact that most, if not all women, have the possibility ( Read more... ) -
more on hair loss
I went to see the dermatologist again, and after hearing about my menstrual irregularity on the Spironolactone, she recommended that I go off it and see a gynecologist about menstrual irregularity and what I can do about it. Hmm, seems like something she SHOULD'VE done on the first meeting, seeing as I've had irregular and missing periods since I ( Read more... )
