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Revealing fashion choices
That's right, you too can now be the proud owner of a Manifest Destiny t-shirt. Apparently it is "playful and rebellious".
My friends started a petition on change.org to tell GAP that maybe this wasn't the most fashion-forward of choices. -
I'm in the Marathon! It's for a good cause!
I'm running the 5K on pre-race day (Saturday) here in Los Angeles. I'm running (well, walk-running, wunning?) for OPCC, the organization where Sojourn does its stuff. Sojourn runs shelters for victims of domestic violence, especially battered women and their children who have no other place to turn. I love volunteering with this organization: ( Read more... ) -
L.A. Rally for Planned Parentood Yesterday (26th)
I went to the downtown L.A. rally for Wisconsin and for Planned Parenthood yesterday! It was fun, I walked about ten miles all told, and encountered some of my friends there unexpectedly. I love having activist friends! Here is a picture of me at the rally:
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Facebook's Sexist "Bug"
So, my sister got "kicked off" Facebook yesterday. They said she "didn't exist" and demanded she send in a government issued ID card along with personal information to prove that she does. Interestingly it seems they kicked off accounts identified as female. Way to go, Facebook. Keepin' the patriarchy strong by eliminating all those nonexistent ( Read more... ) -
The perfidy of time
Gah ( Read more... ) -
Good Things
There are negative things I could dwell on, right now, but here are some of the positive things ( Read more... ) -
Mystery Novels
Curtain is the best mystery novel by Agatha Christie. Discuss. -
blargh heat wave waah
Downtown L.A. reached 116 today. Did I mention I hate heat waves? Global warming sucks. -
Crohn's, DV, Lovin' Life
Going to my Domestic Violence Counseling class tonight! I'm learning a lot, but some of it can be a bit trauma-inducing. Still, I'm happy to be a part of such fierce and fearless women confronting a social ill. In other realms, my Crohn's is fairly stable, not awesome but stable, and my boyfriend is wonderful. My family is also wonderful. I ( Read more... ) -
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