My Onion horoscope:

Fears of dying alone will soon be allayed when more than 2,000 fire ants keep you company during those last terrifying minutes.

OH FUCK YOU, ONION.

Last night I went to a couple of lectures at Harbour Centre--one was by Susan Stryker, about the true necessity for transsexual surgery and "sex change" procedures, and feminist ( Read more... )

Hey everybody, it's Transgender Day of Remembrance again!

One in ten transpeople will be murdered for being trans. Count all the people you know whose lives are important to you. Divide by ten. I'm sure you know what I'm trying to say, which is good because I've lost my eloquence.

Last year's post.

eta: Vancouver's TDOR event! I FOUND IT GO ME ( Read more... )

I watched approximately nine hours of Miami Ink last night, because Ami is annoyingly hot (and they wear black nitrile gloves, guh. And I like tattoos/tattooing), and on one of the episodes there was an FTM.

He was getting a wrasse (reef fish that can, like many other species of fish, change sex during its lifespan) tattooed on his back, and long ( Read more... )

Note to self: Trans Day Of Remembrance next week.

Bye.

Today has been a bit of a wash.

+Dropped off money order and signed paperwork for criminal record check at CMBC. So I'm basically in. Just have to do the medical. I won't be starting until at least January, in any case.
+Some pretty awesomely hilarious fic.
+Wrote a bunch.
+Arma Angelus to dl when I get home. EEE.
+VDSC Special General Meeting ( Read more... )

This sacred female space, a meta relating surreallis's journey in feminism and fandom ( Read more... )

Oh Fall Out Boy. Thank you for reminding me that I love Hot Fuss and haven't listened to it in a year.

Tangentially related, and also wrt the stalker/secret admirer meme:

(Originally posted as a comment to wizened_cynic, but I am too funny not to spread the love around ( Read more... )

Fascinating!

Originally linked by kyuuketsukirui. Some excerpts from/articles about The Myth of Venus and Mars, a new book about how dumb gendered psychology is a thoughtful and considered academic work refuting the claims of such texts as Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.

"What language barrier?"
"Speak up, I can't hear you"
"Back down to EarthIn other ( Read more... )

Inmate recants in 'Boys Don't Cry' case.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW ANYMORE.

Mostly: rage, because his name was Brandon.

Hey, tonight/tomorrow is Yom Kippur. Excellent timing.

Bye.

1. I just bought my reservation to go to Griffith Observatory. I'm on the seven o'clock shuttle on October 14. Our sales manager's brother works there, so he's going to see if he can get me into the planetarium show (SO AWESOME). Fingers crossed, etc.

2. estrellada and I are going to see She's A Boy I Knew at VIFF on October 4. It's a homemade ( Read more... )