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Hardcore, amazing woman
Today, I spoke with Emily Lyons on the phone. Unfortunately, I didn't realize it until I hung up, so I wasn't able to gush. -
Another entrevista
From raving_liberal
1. Is your current job still your dream job? Not quite, actually. I've been thinking about this a lot lately. I do really, really love my job. And I know that I'll never be able to work anywhere that I don't get to help people, especially marginalized people, or where I don't get to do something that's activism. At my job, I counsel people ( Read more... ) -
3 reproductive justice jokes
What four categories of women should be permitted to have abortions?
Cases of rape, incest, life of the mother, and me
(Via Kathryn)
What do you call a cow who had an abortion?
De-calf-inated.
(Via Elizabeth, who does not have a blog.)
What do you call a parent who is in favor of abstinence-only sex-ed?
A grandparent. -
I WILL do the interview thing, but first:
Poll If you lived in the apartment above me -
Interview meme
Rules ( Read more... ) -
The "Sarah Palin's Kids' Names" meme
From raving_liberal
From Wikipedia:
[Sarah Palin] married her high school boyfriend, Todd Palin, on August 29, 1988.[6] The Palin family lives in Wasilla, about 45 miles (72 km) north of Anchorage. The Palins have two sons (Track, 19, and Trig, four months) and three daughters (Bristol, 17; Willow, 14; and Piper, 7) [ages as of August 2008].[98] Todd Palin has ( Read more... ) -
Thinking
Via You Are Not Your Body:
1. The best compliment I ever received:
A client told me, "Tu eres una angel."
Also, when Aviva tells me, "You're amazing."
2. The best compliment on my body I ever received:
"I really like your hips."
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Realizations
1. Today, I was trying to describe my senior thesis to a doctor and her colleague at work, and I could not verbalize or, to be honest, actually remember exactly what it was about. I think this is some kind of turning point ( Read more... ) -
Bodies
My dear coworker Kathryn and I are fans of Shapely Prose and the whole fat acceptance movement in general. This afternoon, I've been reading through the archives, basically trying to re-frame my thoughts and build a new culture that doesn't center around OMG soooo skinnyyyyyy ( Read more... )
