Here is some stuff I have been reading that I thought folks might like: March 27th – Seriously, why are they so obsessed with rape metaphors? – I think this is a really great analysis of some of the doublespeak about both sexual assault and politics. March 26th – Huge, Organized, International Child Sex Ring Exposed – This is really a great write up of a recent news item with a slightly different spin. March 25th – Newsweek takes a look at sexism 40 years after major lawsuit – “The sexist assumption that women are “for” sex with men underlies [...]
Linky things March 23rd through March 27th
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Mar 282010
Linky things February 1st through February 8th
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Feb 082010
Here is some stuff I have been reading that I thought folks might like: February 8th – Thoughts on the Misogyny Bowl in advertising (versus a truly uplifting game) – "The way for a man to regain his balls/spine, suggested the ad, was to get a Flo TV so that he could passively-aggressively watch his game while pointedly ignoring his wife on their outing while technically obeying her overbearing feminine demands he’s powerless to resist openly." February 8th – Polydora – I saw a thing on a blog the other day saying that poly was becoming more main stream – [...]
I can’t believe I did this . . .
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Jan 252010
The (male) celebrity sex meme, gacked from musefool. 1. Bold the names of guys you’d definitely sex it up with. 2. Italicize the names of guys you might do after a little persuasion. 3. Leave the guys who don’t do anything for you alone. 4. Put a question mark ? after the guys you’ve never heard of. 5. Strike the guys you wouldn’t touch with a ten-foot pole. 6. Add THREE more guys to the list. 01. Russell Howard ? 02. Criss Angel 03. Robert Pattinson 04. Jeffrey Dean Morgan 05. Hugh Jackman 06. Brad Pitt 07. Jared Padalecki 08. [...]
What the !@#$ Netflix?!?!
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Sep 062009
So I have to admit that one of the things I like best about having a new fancy Tivo is streaming stuff from Netflix. I especially enjoy streaming seasons of televisions shows that I never got to see when they were on the first time. But now I am finding that Netflix has a trick up its sleeve and I don’t see its purpose. For some of the seasons they are taking single episodes and making them DVD only. So I can see 90% of the episodes of a show, but if I want to see all of them I [...]
Summer updates
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Aug 282009
I just realized its been a while since I made any sort of substantive update – so in the words of Inigo Montoya, “Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up” Some summer highlights: Tomatoes from the garden are 200% better than tomatoes from the store. I might never eat them from the store again. Almost everyday, in my head, I thank all my friends who helped me build my garden. So now I’ll do it outside my head: Thank you!!! So very much!!! Took a photography class with Franklin Habit at Loopy Yarns, AWESOME! Had [...]
