Nerve.com - "The One" Is the Loneliest Number by Tobin Levy
yada yada yada. boys boys boys.
35 35 35.
jesus.
my roommate is going to be out of town this weekend. normally, i'd be plotting like mad to dig up some skinny boy to ravish in the empty magnificence of my apartment. normally - jeez. i haven't done anything like that since i was 33. so i'm kind of puzzled why i'm not doing it this time. i mean, it's been MONTHS since my last carnal encounter. long wintery months. why not call up Wet Nacho and give him a chance to erase the bad sex from last year. why not let a scrabble session with BC get out of hand. (geez, this may be the problem - there're only two!!)
but i suspect i will spend friday night having civilized drinks with dr. bob and will spend saturday night watching vampire movies, drinking wine and eating cheese. and belching.
because i'm a lady.
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
yee haw
indeed.
Longtime DNC member Susan Turnbull said Dean still has plenty of work to do because DNC members are being cautious and want to know what the candidates would do for the state parties.
wow, you'd think this was all about them and not about the needs of the party at large. how about he'll make sure we don't suck up to the conservative appeasers in our party who'd rather sell out the base than be progressive and advocate for some real change?
[via bitch. ph.d.]
Longtime DNC member Susan Turnbull said Dean still has plenty of work to do because DNC members are being cautious and want to know what the candidates would do for the state parties.
wow, you'd think this was all about them and not about the needs of the party at large. how about he'll make sure we don't suck up to the conservative appeasers in our party who'd rather sell out the base than be progressive and advocate for some real change?
[via bitch. ph.d.]
eggs remain in OUR basket: Delegate to withdraw HB 1677
heh.
i've been getting most of my info from democracy for virginia but the well-timed period also has work on it (she's a doctor!).
cosgrove's withdrawal, though admirable for recognizing what a shit-storm his poorly worded legislation would provoke, is still dishonest. it fails to acknowledge what the real purpose of his bill was. since virginia already has a safe-haven law on its books, what was the point? if it was to stiffen the penalties for dumping babies in traschcans and dumpsters, why not just change the language of the original bill?
the language of the cosgrove bill was not confusing (for those of us who could read, anyway.) it stated very clearly that women who failed to report a spontaneous miscarriage to the authorities would face legal action. it outlined very clearly the ways the state would have been able to invade virginia women's privacy and bodies. there was no misinformation, no convolution or misunderstanding.
whatever cosgrove's intent behind the bill, its implementation would have been an attack on women's reproductive autonomy.
i've been getting most of my info from democracy for virginia but the well-timed period also has work on it (she's a doctor!).
cosgrove's withdrawal, though admirable for recognizing what a shit-storm his poorly worded legislation would provoke, is still dishonest. it fails to acknowledge what the real purpose of his bill was. since virginia already has a safe-haven law on its books, what was the point? if it was to stiffen the penalties for dumping babies in traschcans and dumpsters, why not just change the language of the original bill?
the language of the cosgrove bill was not confusing (for those of us who could read, anyway.) it stated very clearly that women who failed to report a spontaneous miscarriage to the authorities would face legal action. it outlined very clearly the ways the state would have been able to invade virginia women's privacy and bodies. there was no misinformation, no convolution or misunderstanding.
whatever cosgrove's intent behind the bill, its implementation would have been an attack on women's reproductive autonomy.
Monday, January 10, 2005
psst, i can't sleep
well write a story for this!
bighappyfunhouse is having a contest.
you know you wanna.
(go on, close that excel spreadsheet, click on word and spit out that long yarn you've been itching to tell - the one about larry, his cat bubble and what they did with that weird kidney dish.)
bighappyfunhouse is having a contest.
you know you wanna.
(go on, close that excel spreadsheet, click on word and spit out that long yarn you've been itching to tell - the one about larry, his cat bubble and what they did with that weird kidney dish.)
the salvador option
it's happened.
we have completely lost our moral mooring. we have forgotten history, we have erased our consciences and have closed our eyes to what we're about to do. our president sits in his tower telling his people he only wants to hear the good news, thus insuring he won't have to hear the horrific things we're about to unleash on his behalf.
have we no bottom?
we have completely lost our moral mooring. we have forgotten history, we have erased our consciences and have closed our eyes to what we're about to do. our president sits in his tower telling his people he only wants to hear the good news, thus insuring he won't have to hear the horrific things we're about to unleash on his behalf.
have we no bottom?
wasting more time
over at Bitch. Ph.D., there's an amusing collection of best/worst pickup lines.
heh. i like the buddhist one.
heh. i like the buddhist one.
jp is teacher of the year
he gets high off linguistics.
the reason why people don't understand bilingual education is because they don't know how it's taught; because they don't know the first thing about linguistics and language acquisition and have never thought to ask; because they think too often in binaries ('if we're not teaching kids english, we must be teaching them foreign-stuff! and if they're into foreign stuff then they're not american!')
so you go, jp - you and your code switching and contrastive analysis.
(shhh, we're not supposed to call members of the prevailing power structure dumb.)
the reason why people don't understand bilingual education is because they don't know how it's taught; because they don't know the first thing about linguistics and language acquisition and have never thought to ask; because they think too often in binaries ('if we're not teaching kids english, we must be teaching them foreign-stuff! and if they're into foreign stuff then they're not american!')
so you go, jp - you and your code switching and contrastive analysis.
(shhh, we're not supposed to call members of the prevailing power structure dumb.)
nyt may start charging for online reading.
N.Y. Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. was quoted in the article as saying: "It gets to the issue of how comfortable are we training a generation of readers to get quality information for free. That is troubling."
yeah. because, you know, information should be paid for.
ass.
N.Y. Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. was quoted in the article as saying: "It gets to the issue of how comfortable are we training a generation of readers to get quality information for free. That is troubling."
yeah. because, you know, information should be paid for.
ass.
all your eggs in MY basket, pt 2
Democracy for Virginia: Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty: HR1677 - A Reply from Delegate Cosgrove
this is why the internet is good.
you can stop problematic misogynist legislation.
this is why the internet is good.
you can stop problematic misogynist legislation.
Friday, January 07, 2005
sigh.
USATODAY.com - Education Dept. paid commentator to promote law
my brother, my brother.
paid. to carry the gov'ts water.
my brother, my brother.
paid. to carry the gov'ts water.
men to women: 'all your eggs are in MY basket'
follow the links. i'm too angry to do it. via Bitch. Ph.D.
so some wanker in the virginia legislature wants to make it illegal for a woman to miscarry in PRIVATE.
when you think men can't sink any lower or get any stupider they always find a way to surprise the hell out of you. i'd like these men to just come out and say what they're really thinking: hey, ladies, fuck you!
so some wanker in the virginia legislature wants to make it illegal for a woman to miscarry in PRIVATE.
when you think men can't sink any lower or get any stupider they always find a way to surprise the hell out of you. i'd like these men to just come out and say what they're really thinking: hey, ladies, fuck you!
i'm a whiny baby
one of my must read blogs,Bitch. Ph.D., just announced to her very cool readership that she's quitting her academic job soon. in the comments there are quite a few people who did the same and are very supportive.
there are even a few who are now using their work in the nonprofit sector and i'll be totally honest: I AM FUCKING JEALOUS.
there. i have revealed myself to be petty beyond all pettiness. i want the dream, dammit! i want to email all these people and ask them, how the hell did you manage that?
i'm sorry. i'm stressed out and thinking about cashing out my 401(k) because i need a cash cushion (even if it's tiny and about to get me taxed to death.) and i'm stressed out because i have a few informational interviews to follow up on and i'm abso-fucking-lutely terrified. and i'm thinking of applying for an adjunct position with the city colleges here and have i mentioned i'm terrified?
i haven't looked at my CV in 8 years. jesus.
anyone have a midol? cuz i really need one. my pants are killing me.
there are even a few who are now using their work in the nonprofit sector and i'll be totally honest: I AM FUCKING JEALOUS.
there. i have revealed myself to be petty beyond all pettiness. i want the dream, dammit! i want to email all these people and ask them, how the hell did you manage that?
i'm sorry. i'm stressed out and thinking about cashing out my 401(k) because i need a cash cushion (even if it's tiny and about to get me taxed to death.) and i'm stressed out because i have a few informational interviews to follow up on and i'm abso-fucking-lutely terrified. and i'm thinking of applying for an adjunct position with the city colleges here and have i mentioned i'm terrified?
i haven't looked at my CV in 8 years. jesus.
anyone have a midol? cuz i really need one. my pants are killing me.
Thursday, January 06, 2005
Project Censored 2005 - Top 25 Censored Stories
i'd have more faith in this list if it was edited better.
and today, in a word, blows. tedious work, work to find other work postponed, delayed stress, and having a tremendously bad hair day. tremendously.
there is an air of rebellion at the office, there have been two nervous breakdowns this week and i think someone's getting fired tomorrow. (not me.)
and today, in a word, blows. tedious work, work to find other work postponed, delayed stress, and having a tremendously bad hair day. tremendously.
there is an air of rebellion at the office, there have been two nervous breakdowns this week and i think someone's getting fired tomorrow. (not me.)
Wednesday, January 05, 2005
Tuesday, January 04, 2005
yesterday
was a good day: finished the 2nd draft of a working poem, 'indifference'; finished a 4th draft of another, 'untitled'. i read several good poems by other people (it seems i'm growing into adrienne rich) and bought a pile of comic books. let me say right now that azzarello's 100 Bullets is the best effing series i have read EVER. it's violent, outrageous, complicated, funny, and have i mentioned violent? in 'samurai' i've seen one shanking, one shower beat-down, a couple of unfortunate events involving tigers and there's at least one heavily implied scene of jail-time train pulling. i'm learning so much. POWERS has become tedious and i've decided to wait for the trades.
today...i've just spent 15 minutes talking to the customer service people at american girl place while putting in an order for coconut the dog for my boss' niece.
sigh.
today...i've just spent 15 minutes talking to the customer service people at american girl place while putting in an order for coconut the dog for my boss' niece.
sigh.
Shirley Chisholm, First Black Congresswoman, Dies at 80
aw, man.
i was fascinated by her when i was a kid. she was so majestic to me. her deep voice, her long sentences, her deep seriousness.
no one is serious anymore...
i was fascinated by her when i was a kid. she was so majestic to me. her deep voice, her long sentences, her deep seriousness.
no one is serious anymore...
Saturday, January 01, 2005
so here i am, a half hour until the first day of 2005 ends and i've spent the whole day in bed. (it's never a good idea to drink 6 bottles of champagne all in one night.) i woke up at 4. so maybe it's time for some resolutions. i only bring up resolutions because it's the traditional thing to do and because, based on a loud late conversation last night with my roomie and G--, i may need some.
but...on the other hand, screw resolutions. i have enough stress in my life as it is.
but...on the other hand, screw resolutions. i have enough stress in my life as it is.
bugger.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Judge won't let woman divorce while she's pregnant
if we took all the news stories showing how women get screwed by our institutions, and laid them end to end, do you think they'd reach the moon?
link via eschaton.
if we took all the news stories showing how women get screwed by our institutions, and laid them end to end, do you think they'd reach the moon?
link via eschaton.
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