Obama is fine. I'll take Obama. Maybe he'll flesh out his platform now. Still waiting for the next/first female president- Nick mentions some congresswoman from Kansas as a possibility. It sure as heck ain't Feinstein or Pelosi or Clinton, although I couldn't tell you why beyond that people seem to dislike elderly women in positions of power. ( Read more... )

Wrapped presents
Read The Keep by Jennifer Egan
Watched Sweeney Todd and Superbad
Slept a bunch

Other than that... a whole lot of bupkiss, my friends. Long, luxurious bupkiss. Freedom has never tasted so sweet.

People who want my Christmas list:
Amazon list is here; anything that's on it is still wanted, so stop asking me to update already.
Other items I'd like:
Bikini Kill T-shirt or Sleater-Kinney T-shirt (You can never have too many.)
Yarn and crochet books
Long glovesSocks ( Read more... )

Erica Barnett, token feminist commentator of the Stranger, asks: 'Am I Obligated to Support Hillary Clinton Based on Her Gender Alone?Answer: No. This has been another edition of Short Answers to Unnecessary, Overhyped Questions. Vote for who you want to vote for, ECB, just spare us the notion that this overwrought article, as you've written it, ( Read more... )

From the NYT:

BUKAVU, Congo - Denis Mukwege, a Congolese gynecologist, cannot bear to listen to the stories his patients tell him anymore ( Read more... )

You know, I agree with everyone else- nothing says sexual liberation and gender equity more than a t-shirt that says 'Ride the S.L.U.T.' The pun is subtle, yet hilarious, and I'm sure that the dudes wearing said t-shirt mean it in the best and most respectful way possible.

The GOP is your party.

LAW SCHOOOOOOOOOL law school law school law school. Was there ever anything else in my life? I don't know- maybe I should ask my LAW SCHOOL BOYFRIEND to find out. (I do not have one of these.) Peej is coming to live with us, so we're clearing out a room in which to acclimate him. My phone is dead dead dead, so if anyone wants to contact me they ( Read more... )

I putz around on craft sites with embarrassing regularity, and while putzing found this one by a textile artist in Japan. Her sweaters are very chunky and textural, very neat (if not really my style), but some of her crocheted work is fabulous. The screen in the entry I linked is definitely something I want to copy use as inspiration for a curtain ( Read more... )

Tearing down Ron Paul flyers from telephone poles. Yes, I know he won't win the presidency. Yes, it's a little meanspirited. But goddamnit, he's not just some quixotic old man- he's an insane quixotic old man. He wants to return us to the gold standard. He's repeatedly said that 'the advocates of so-called 'diversity' actually perpetuate racism.' ( Read more... )