February 2012
15 posts
Jezebel: Why Rick Santorum Would Have Killed My... →
“When I read stories in the news about countries where women are prevented access to birth control, or the freedom to work, or the right to make choices about their bodies and their lives, I wonder how a leadership with such crazy ideals could ever gain power. But as I look at what’s happening in the debates leading up to this presidential election in our own country, it has become...
I would much rather accidentally wave to someone I don’t know than accidentally not wave to someone I do know.
Interview: Rachael Goodman-Williams, Founder,... →
jenbokoff:
I had the privilege to interview Rachael Goodman-Williams who founded And It Was Wrong, a website devoted to collecting and sharing women’s experiences with sexual assault. I was drawn to the poignant simplicity and comforting rawness of the website, and the fact of its mere existence. A…
“But if you cannot find
a good companion
of integrity and wisdom,
then, like a...”
– Dhammapada 329, Ajahn Munindo rendition (download/read or listen)
XO Jane: Why I Talk About Rape →
“I talk about rape so that I can say, “I was drunk” or “I wanted to kiss him, but not to have sex with him,” or “I was on a date with him” or “I wanted the sexual attention but not the sex” or “I had an orgasm” or “I didn’t scream or kick.” I can say all those things, and still call it what it is.”
Slate.com: How bathroom posture affects your... →
It will come as no surprise to those who know me that I loved this article, and now poop like this.
January 2012
33 posts
Three crucial things I do for myself that improve my reactions to and perception of the world, in no particular order:
Exercise
Meditation
Therapy
A feminist guide to country music →
Glennon Melton: Kairos →
“The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.”
– John Steinbeck, writing about love.
Under ACTA, airport officials would be allowed to... →
The Poster Every Parent Should Show Their Kids →
Men can stop rape
Calculus makes me cry, all day every day, but so did programming. So I’ll just keep at it until the magical switch when it becomes fun all day every day.
My Love Life
Person: So would you maybe like to get coffee somet--
Me: GET AWAY FROM ME I'M NOT READY TO MARRY YOU AND HAVE FIFTEEN CHILDREN, I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU, WHAT IF YOU HATE MY STUPID HOBBIES AND I NEGLECT YOU FOR MY WORK AND WHAT IF YOU DON'T LIKE CATS, I'M SORRY BUT THIS IS JUST TOO MUCH COMMITMENT FOR ME
Person: ... D:
warmbreathandascream asked: It's not from a movie, it's from a Tom & Jerry episode called Springtime for Thomas from 1946
White Privilege →
“You, dear male reader, are totally not one of those men. I know this, and I appreciate it. I really do. But here’s where all this victimy girl shit concerns you:
every time you don’t tell your buddies it’s not okay to talk shit about women, even if it’s kinda funny;
every time you roll your eyes and think “PMS!” instead of listening to why a woman’s upset;
every time you call Ann Coulter...
Schrodinger's Rapist →
“So if you speak to a woman who is otherwise occupied, you’re sending a subtle message. It is that your desire to interact trumps her right to be left alone. If you pursue a conversation when she’s tried to cut it off, you send a message. It is that your desire to speak trumps her right to be left alone. And each of those messages indicates that you believe your desires are a legitimate...
Movies I want to watch, recommended by Ryan North:
Cedar Rapids
A Town Called Panic
The Arbor
The Simpsons Movie
JCVD
How to Die in Oregon
Thor
Xmen First Class
#ryannorth
1:16
Peter Adams
“Cementalisque”
...
Missing Chicago
Well if that wasn’t nice, I don’t know what is.
December 2011
7 posts
