Yay! I just finished hand-sewing cuffs on a pair of pants I bought at the end of last summer (at least I think that's when I bought them). The fact that they were out of season allowed me to procrastinate hemming them for several months, but no more! It's warm, they're nice pants, they fit really well--time to sew. So I sewed ( Read more... )

When people turn out to protest, oh, say, affordable and accessible healthcare for everyone... it embarrasses me as an American AND a human being. Really? You're going to make a sign and and stand in the heat to say shit's fine the way it is? I just read that 60 people a day die because they don't have health insurance. Must not be anyone the ( Read more... )

Did you hear Ellen's commencement speech at Tulane? No? Why then here: http://www.feministing.com/archives/015902.htmlRead more... )

Yes, I just did a little happy dance when I turned on the live feed of the State of the Nation address on CNN. I'm still feeling like someone needs to pinch me. This smart, driven, accountable man is my President? We all win.

I didn't post about my Inauguration Ball because I've been having a Hopegasm ever since the big O took office (come on! how can I NOT make that joke?!). Rest assured, I had a great time. JT was in town with his fella Chris, and a fellow Southern expatriate was throwing a party that involved fire acts, a person in a weather balloon, body paint ( ( Read more... )

Wow! Not news! Today Bush admits to yet another piece of info we already knew. This time: "secret" CIA prisons around the world. I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but how the hell do people who voted for this mook reconcile this dishonest fuck? I *know* they though he was honest at one time... I wonder what they think now. *Fingers in ( Read more... )