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I Can Give You The Constellations
Yesterday, Stipps and I drove up to Maryland and picked up a stretch of the Appalachian Trail that leads to Weverton Cliffs, a gorgeous view that overlooks the Potomac. It was 12 miles roundtrip and we took a detour, hiking an extremely steep cliff one mile roundtrip to get to a spring. It was fun going down, hell coming up. 13 miles total. To our ( Read more... ) -
Rick Scott Against Health Care Reform Is Like E. Coli Bacterium Against Handwashing
Jezebel has an interview with Feministing.com's Jessica Valenti on her new book, The Purity Myth. It's fascinating, but I particularly like this bit:
JESSICA: Well I think the biggest difference is that the virginity movement denounces the sexualization of young women and girls, but fights back against it with more sexualization. After all, how is ( Read more... ) -
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Crimeny. Suddenly life has no minutes. OK. I've worked the job, the gym, food and 7 hrs of a sleep a night into the daily routine.
Still to be worked in:
- WRITING - have awesome idea I really want to develop
- Reading - have wonderful books to finish
- STUDYING FOR GRE's - this is really not optional
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At This Point, You're Abusing Sarcasm
I've swung from what feels like the highest highs to the lowest lows on women's issues recently. Ruth Bader Ginsburg inspires me and makes me so damn proud of my gender, and then I read about how in Saudi Arabia a judge upheld a 47 yr old man's right to marry an 8 yr old girl, over the protests of the girl's mother, in exchange for knocking off $ ( Read more... ) -
The Result of an Overabundance of Scenery
I am highly recommending that everyone go here http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-gregory/naacp-national-chairman-j_b_178283.html?view=print and watch National NAACP Chairman Julian Bond give truly one of the best, most enjoyable speeches I have ever seen on any subject, but particularly on gay rights and gay marriage, which is the topic at hand. He ( Read more... ) -
Burn A Little Brighter
For me, the ultimate quality-of-life improvement is a whole freaking season of SPN at my fingertips. This is because I make enough money, I have plenty to eat, I generally get enough sleep and I have a gym membership - that's pretty much a perfect life for me. But a whole season of SPN, all new and shiny and, weirdly, winged? Half of which I get to ( Read more... ) -
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We are just so fucking lucky we live in America. We really, really are. Case in point:
http://jezebel.com/5167956/brazilian-abortion-case-continues-to-cause-controversy
A 9 year old girl was raped by her stepfather for years. Just - disgusting. I can't even imagine. I don't want to. Then she got pregnant with twins. Even though abortions are illegal ( Read more... ) -
Where We Dream Through Our Teeth and Hearts
On Gay Rights:
The Academy Awards were downright good last night in a way I don't ever remember them being. No speeches that were cringey-embarassing in a squirm-in-your-seat way, awesome opening number, a lot of very light, entertaining, and occasionally moving moments. But the big one was the bookend of Dustin Lance Black's early award for Best ( Read more... ) -
Til It Feels Like Cheatin
What with Everyone Worth Knowing being in DC this weekend (except you people who weren't there - you were both Not There and Worth Knowing, way to throw off the curve) here is the Worth Seeing tally ( Read more... ) -
Kick-Start A New You
I am just so. so tired. I am looking forward to next Wednesday. That is when Inauguration will be over. All of this will be over. All of these people will leave. I will read the emails I have been ignoring, clean the desk now piled high with paperwork, maybe even look back fondly. Right now I'm just tired.
Went to the Mayflower last night (best ( Read more... )