February 2012
19 posts
Feb 11th
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Feb 11th
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Feb 10th
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I just want to take a yoga class
I finally found a class that fit with my schedule. I was just barely going to make it on time, and then I realized I forgot my wallet.
Feb 10th
Worst thing about Valentine's Day OR Less... →
Feb 9th
Teaching Creative Writing
Just got my teaching assignment for next fall: ENGL 351 Fiction Writing I. I am so excited to be teaching something I love. Something that is not freshman composition.
Feb 9th
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Feb 9th
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2012 USA Sevens Rugby →
Kemi is leaving for this today!
Feb 8th
Win $5,000 to pay off student loans.  →
Feb 8th
Feb 7th
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A GTA good morning...
Woke up to an email from a student telling me her boyfriend thinks the bumps on her might be scabies, so she probably shouldn’t come to class… So really whatever happens today, at least I don’t have mysterious bumps that an unqualified guy told me could be scabies. And I didn’t send any informative, unnecessary emails about it. (This is for a freshman English class that...
Feb 7th
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One Town's War on Gay Teens →
thingssheloves: In Michele Bachmann’s home district, evangelicals have created an extreme anti-gay climate. After a rash of suicides, the kids are fighting back.
Feb 5th
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Feb 5th
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Feb 5th
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Feb 5th
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Feb 4th
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Feb 4th
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Komen Foundation Cuts Monday to Planned Parenthood... →
Fuck this shit. Women hurting women is a terrible thing.
Feb 2nd
Feb 2nd
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January 2012
12 posts
“FEMME SHARKS DON’T EAT OUR OWN. FEMME SHARKS LIKE TO EAT THOUGH FEMME SHARKS...”
– femme shark manifesto, written by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha http://www.myspace.com/leahlakshmi/blog/422741071 (via ourchangingsky) “WE’RE ONLY “INVISIBLE” IF YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOOK FOR US.” i am digging this line right now. i’m tired of being invisible in topeka fucking kansas.  (via...
Jan 31st
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25 Things I Learned From Opening a Bookstore →
megamindy: bookshelfporn: Hilarious list by Open Salon for anyone who has ever thought about owning their own bookstore (eg. ALL of Bookshelf Porn’s readers).  Cait, I think you will like this. It’s pretty cute. This was funny. I feel like The Raven would have a lot to add.
Jan 28th
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Jan 28th
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 20th
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The War on Women →
2011 Info-graphic
Jan 19th
Jan 18th
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Jan 18th
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Loving Texas for the weather and the tacos
(And my friend Ben is here.)
Jan 15th
“What I hope for is a country that sees women as whole human beings whose...”
– Jessica Valenti (via feministhistorian)
Jan 12th
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Jan 11th
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December 2011
24 posts
Dec 31st
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Dec 31st
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Dec 30th
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Dec 26th
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Dec 26th
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Dec 22nd
Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
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South Korea Urges Japan to Compensate Former Sex... →
I learned about the “comfort women” from the Vagina Monologues. I hope these women receive this small amount of justice.
Dec 19th
Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
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How To Explain Gay Rights To An Idiot →
Dec 13th
What Is Love? Really Smart Kids Have the Answer →
“Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss.” -Emily, age 8 “Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.” Noelle, age 7
Dec 13th
Dec 13th
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“Never love anyone who treats you like you’re ordinary.”
– Oscar Wilde (via leichenschrei (via porcelainbackbones)
Dec 13th
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A large animal is trying to get into my apartment
Just ran away from my own apartment because there were loud scraping sounds coming from the walls. Way too loud to be mice. What the fuck.
Dec 13th
Dec 10th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 7th
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