March 2012
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February 2012
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“Rape culture is a culture in which people who have survived a violent crime are...”
– (via feministdisney)
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Welp,
Just got banned from the One Million Moms facebook page for pointing out their bigotry:
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“If you’re white, you can play a Middle Eastern prince. If you’re black, you can...”
– Chris Rock, thank you for calling it out (via hinduthug)
Hasn’t Chris Rock played a zebra twice at this point? Depressing.
“You hate apple products and wore a rainbow colored outfit for a conference. Why...”
– A very good question posed to me by one of the fellow grad students.
Tomorrow’s my first “big” conference.
AKA - networking and peacocking for academics.
I’m nervous because a lot of the other grad students have already been to these things, know how to act and what to talk about and I tend to be extremely awkward and kind of loosey goosey when I talk to people and just ramble about my dogs, the weather and how much fun cooking is because...
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A conversation I have frequently
Me: I don't think it's ever right to hit a child.
Friend: Well I was spanked/hit as a kid and I turned out fine!
Me: Yeah and I wasn't hit or spanked as a kid and I turned out fine.
Friend: What does that have to do with the conversation?
On the first day of class my professor said he never gives A’s in his graduate classes. Guess what I just got back on my latest paper.
That’s right.
I’m Hermione Granger, bitch.
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“The candidate claimed he had no idea the women at the orgies he attended were...”
– My new favorite quote from NPR (paraphrased)
....AAAAAAND.... Ryking is no longer an editor of... →
unknowablewoman:
glitchthemachine:
redlightpolitics:
Thanks to Torie for the twitter tip! (Tweep?)
BOOM
f yeah!
MORE DREAM UPDATES
Last night I had a dream I was performing in character as Dolly Parton (!?!?) and had to sing her version of “I will always love you” at my high school auditorium. Like the reasonable person I am, when I woke up mid-practice in the halls I muttered to my dog “I better go back to sleep so I don’t miss my performance”.
I did anyway. :(
“Dress suitably in short skirts & strong boots, leave your jewels in the...”
– Countess Markievicz, 19th century Irish revolutionary, dispensing eternally relevant fashion advice. (via sharkyteeth)
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Today I decided to take pictures of the house now that we’re (almost) finished decorating. Hats off to UFYH for helping me light a fire under my butt and finally keep the house neat and organized all the time:
