February 2011
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“The library is safe thanks to Egypt’s youth, whether they be the staff of the...”
– Youth in Egypt Protect Libraries - GalleyCat (via housingworksbookstore)
January 2011
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feministlibrarian:
Friday Fun Thread: The Joys of Fan Fiction
Last weekend, Hanna and I found ourselves having a lovely chat with our friend Minerva about the pleasures of the fan fiction created around BBC’s Sherlock. This post was inspired by that conversation…
(a post I wrote for The Pursuit of Harpyness blog)
Anna writes great things, and ya’ll should check them out.
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Good morning Tumblr! I just realized that I paid...
And I can pay for next semester (a class and the Comps) by myself.
That means I can start looking to move out!
Except that I’ve spent years internalizing NO YOU CAN’T and THIS ISN’T DONE and PEOPLE PREY ON WOMEN LIVING ALONE and WOMEN IN THIS FAMILY DON’T MOVE OUT UNTIL THEY’RE MARRIED and have solidly convinced myself that this is A BAD IDEA and will result in...
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Muffin talked about her cute first date, and I...
Since I do so much bitching about my non-successes, it might be nice to focus on some of the good memories that I have with people I’ve gone on dates with. (These are all different folks. Some are in my life, some aren’t.)
* French patisserie, her friend’s beautiful Victorian house in Brooklyn for dinner (it involved curry, chickpeas, and kale), and the Miss Lez 2009 pageant
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the awkward moment when you find out half the...
(Both are awesome! I just never knew they had it in them!)
"Cinderella Ate My Daughter": The evil reign of... →
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“Nothing can quite rock a woman’s worldview like navigating through the New Girl Order with her own offspring. Peggy Orenstein has been writing about girls and women’s issues since the 1980s. In her books the best-selling author has explored the minds of “Schoolgirls” and the feminist state of “Flux.” But in her already much-praised new book “Cinderella Ate My Daughter:...
iomoth:
sa;fjdskal; stuff to do.
I need to stop stressing about the social life I haven’t developed in NY yet.
I need to pack stuff in bags and boxes.
Alyssa you can’t have a social life in New York until you pack up to get there.
This is your NYC-based conscience, Alyssa. :D
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“I heard there was a Diary of a Wimpy Kid float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day...”
– LOL @ Authors (via housingworksbookstore)
I think this would make for an excellent diorama contest, actually.
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INNER FAT GIRL: The “Phobia” Conundrum →
innerfatgirl:
A few days ago I stumbled across the end of a conversation on tumblr that was discussing how the word “phobia” is an appropriative term and should no longer be used to describe “fatphobia” “transphobia” “homophobia” etc. I couldn’t find the original links, but I gathered that individuals with…
There is some really interesting dialogue going on here. I have a mild medical phobia...
Rie: I see that article ruining a lot of friendships
callan: oh god, seriously, no conversation that starts YOU KNOW WHY YOU'RE SINGLE????? ends well
Rie: unless it's "You know why you're single? There was this curse put on you when you were born and we have to go on a magic quest to cure you."
Rie: "Our spirit guide is a teacup unicorn"
Rie: "And the quest is in Portland, and your bag of holding has an infinite supply of Voodoo Donuts"
callan: YES OMG YESSSSSSSSSSS
callan: I WANT SOMEONE TO SAY THAT
Rie: "Oh, by the way, you have to wear these magic pink glittery slippers"
Rie: "And the Final Boss is voiced by Stephen Fry"
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“Jersey Shore will have more seasons than Arrested Development. Hope you’re proud...”
– - Gizmodo’s Jason Chen. (via thecosmonaut)
I just read a fascinating book about the reality tv industry, and why this happens. Short answer? Nonunion actors, nonunion writers, and megabucks from companies who sponsor the shows in return for product placement.
It’s called Reality Bites Back:...
[tmi: tuesday]
brownroundboi:
i encourage you to inquire, comment, poke, question, prod me today. this is a rare thing and as many people know, i hardly answer asks anymore, but go ahead & we’ll give it a shake. all subjects are game until i feel that they are not….lol.
Well said. I’m opening up the ask box, too.
Though, as always:
1. You can’t call me anything I don’t already...
“…one day I just said, “Hey, what if this is it? What if this is just what I look...”
– Margaret Cho (via heyfatchick)
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friendofdorothywilde:
But K, can you pull the “stayed with a friend” with your folks? I always did, and it’s technically true. They just happen to be friends with mouth.
I have done, but (and this is ABSURD considering I turn 27 next week) my mother will text me incessantly if she doesn’t know when I’ll be home. Stopping to text your mom that you’re crashing out really spoils...
Well, Hello...: Your Friends Know Why You're... →
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orangutannie:
howaboutwe:
If you’re like me, you probably live with the conceit that while yes, you talk about your friends’ foibles behind their backs, they couldn’t possibly do the same to you because, well, what could they possibly have to say? Clearly you’re perfect.
But then there are those…
I’m in.
Guys, I know why I’m single! It’s basically because I want to be. I...
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listofnow:
fuckyeahyokoono:
Question: is this all there is? Yoko: What are you saying? It’s a LOT. I am thankful every day of having a beautiful complexity called life presented to me every day.
word, Yoko.
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“Rie, I’d like an hour in a room, alone, with the people who made the...”
– ~asseenelsewhere is a good, good friend
“But then, this morning, I came across this post at Saundra Mitchell’s...”
– bookshelves of doom: This is just wrong.
My heart is broken. Please don’t pirate books—with all respect to issues of access, if you are a New York City resident, you have an excellent library system that would love the circulation stats.
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leotron:
Quorum Forum NYC 2011
The Quorum Forum kicked off last night with the Pop-Up Museum of Queer History. There will be events happening for the next 9 days. I encourage any NYC-area queers and allies to check out the link above for the schedule and locations of upcoming events.
Queers Organizing for Radical Unity and Mobilization
QuORUM FORUM is a ten-day extravaganza of knowledge,...
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“Hi Nicole, I dated a pretty cool chick, who’s a big part of a particular art/music/performance scene in (Big City Where Everyone Knows Everyone Anyway). It went really well, but one morning in early September she broke up with me out of the blue… I was devastated, but told her I respected her decision and we’ve cut all contact. Thing is, I’m still in love with the...
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All this talk of self-care round the Tumblrsphere...
*Understanding that the field of medicine she works with does not only treat the parts of lady-identified folk but I find my family’s term endearing. I was actually referred to by a masculine-identified buddy’s tumblr. :D
champagnecandy:
“Traditionally, the way to woo these voters, the voters who are employed, but barely, are solvent, but barely, and who just barely have the sense that politics can work for them, is to appeal to their self-interest. These were the people who voted Tory in 1979 and 1992 because they wanted lower-taxes and a party in government that spoke the language of aspiration, the language of...
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“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say...”
– Fred (Mr.) Rogers (via apsies)
My mother used to quote this to me all the time. Now I quote it to other people all the time.
(via feministlibrarian)