So this afternoon I went to the Health Center and had to wait a whole hour just for the very nice lady gynae to tell me that I had to undergo ANOTHER colposcopy because my Pap came out abnormal AGAIN and when I got home I was just so BURNED by the fucking sun, I basically sat down for like ten minutes being all like THE WEATHER IS FIRED ( Read more... )

Governor Rick Perry calls for special session to re-consider SB5 BECAUSE HE IS A MEGAFUCKFACE

And so it begins--states rushing to get in all sorts of voter ID laws in face of the VRA being under consideration once more

Melissa Harris-Perry's advice on how to deal with the VRA SCOTUS decision

Trans Ally Campaign Launches in MalaysiaMostly for my ( Read more... )

So today I managed to keep patchy kitty indoors all day and went out to deal with some health insurance stuff. I also rearranged my bookshelves! I have fewer books than I thought. With everything more neat, I can put up the fuu with a good conscience. Gotta vacuum first tho ( Read more... )

Got an email from Dr. L today reminding reviewers for SF Studies that reviews are due Aug 1. AUGH! I thought it was due end of August! So I've read the first three essays in the antho I'm s'posed to review, plus read the introduction and all. It's Steaming Into a Victorian Future and it's not bad so far ( Read more... )

A Cognitive Defense of Stimming (or why Quet Hands makes math harder)

Brain study shows body clocks of depressed people are altered at cell level

I started a Watch2gether room for sewing tutorials and all the episodes of the first season of the Great British Sewing Bee, and I called it the Sewcial Justice room (we have a tag on Tumblr called that ( Read more... )

Continuing the vein of the SFWA Bulletin ish, Ann Aguirre has a story about recent sexism in SFF. Delilah Dawson, a steampunk writer, recounts her encounter with an author GOH at some convention. I asked her who it was, she said John Ringo, and who the fuck is John Ringo? Anyway, he's a misogynistic asshole.

Here''s a response to the What Kind Of ( Read more... )

A glorious tear-down of the SFWA whatstheirfaces thing by Foz Meadows

A thing about Supergirl and why she is so interesting

Some cool patches for your jacket? It'll also help the seller get some tuition funds.

Old 2nd wave feminist manifesto: the Society for Cutting Up Men. Feels timely!

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Finally getting over con crud! Here, have some links:

Man Describes Life With "Walking Corpse Syndrome"

Some company decides that it's too good for current bra measuring standards and creates its own measuring method. And it charges customers for the measuring kit. For a ready-to-wear bra. I am convinced I need to get into the bra-making business ( Read more... )

So I am down with con crud (spent the day taking it easy, now it's full blown, bleh) but anyways.

Henry Morgentaler, fierce fighter for women's abortion rights in Canada, died, age 90

This couple dressed the same for 35 years. I want love like that.

Porn of real-life couples.

I will try to post panel reports soon!

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Woman who is a sailor on a merchant ship was on off-shore leave. Bus driver tried to rape her. She got him into a strangehold.

Asians are now largest immigrant group in SoCal. It might explain the anti-Black racism at UCI lately. Dr. Tamara K. Nopper writes in solidarity with UCI Black Students.

Miss America Compassion.

Call for Papers: ( Read more... )