February 2012
19 posts
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.
Worst thing about Valentine's Day OR Less... →
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.
2012 USA Sevens Rugby →
Kemi is leaving for this today!
Win $5,000 to pay off student loans. →
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...
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.
Komen Foundation Cuts Monday to Planned Parenthood... →
Fuck this shit. Women hurting women is a terrible thing.
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...
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.
The War on Women →
2011 Info-graphic
Loving Texas for the weather and the tacos
(And my friend Ben is here.)
“What I hope for is a country that sees women as whole human beings whose...”
– Jessica Valenti (via feministhistorian)
December 2011
24 posts
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.
How To Explain Gay Rights To An Idiot →
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
“Never love anyone who treats you like you’re ordinary.”
– Oscar Wilde (via leichenschrei (via porcelainbackbones)
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.
