I haven't updated because I have either (a) had company or (b) been company. A came into town for work earlier than planned, so he was able to attend a Pecha Kucha night with me. Pecha Kucha is a Japanese word meaning "chit chat" and it's a global movement that allows for informative presentations of about 6 minutes each. These presentations ( Read more... )

Last night I was watching some Saturday Night Live, because I couldn't fall asleep. I was really disgusted to see TWO skits with domestic violence in them. One was about Tiger Woods and his mistresses. The running gag was that Elin, his wife, was beating him. The other skit was about "Gossip Girl- Staten Island". It also involved two characters ( Read more... )

Many of you have probably seen this, but this article on Feministing really sums up my feelings on Judd Apatow and Bromance ( Read more... )

I was in the Safeway parking lot when I spotted the most horrific decal I have ever seen. The decal was on a Suburban and it featured a cartoon of a woman wearing a bikini. The woman was on her back and her feet and hands were tied up, as if she was a calf that had been captured at a rodeo. The sign underneath the tied up woman read "Alberta Bound ( Read more... )

I find this video very moving

I have problems with the word "douchebag." I know that it's pejorative and that it is an acceptable insult, but to me, it's a bit out there. Why should I want to call someone something that has to do with cleaning a vagina? I'm not really in favour of the process of douching, since it seems pretty pointless, but the term "douche" or "douchebag" has ( Read more... )

My friend April posted this link on her facebook and it's too good not to share.

Basically the video looks at the sexual implications in cleaning product commercials.

Have a look

I am still quite sick, so I am taking it somewhat easy today, as I had very busy workdays on Thursday and Friday ( Read more... )

Many of you have probably read this study, but here it is anyway Feminists have better romantic relationships

Last night, I couldn't fall asleep, so I flipped on the tv. It was about 1:00. and I was flipping through some channels. I flipped by late night "Showcase". "Showcase" is a Canadian channel that shows some artsy HBO programming. They show a lot of reruns during the day, and advertise their "Fridays without Borders" which basically means that they ( Read more... )