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Oh,for fuck's sake! Anyone who knows me (I think) knows I think "abstinence only" initiatives are stupid. And if you didn't know that, well, now you do.


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...don't have a sense of humor
Feminists just want to be alone (boo-hoo)
Feminists spread vicious lies and rumor
They have a tumor on their funny bone

~Nellie McKay, Mother of Pearl

I am a feminist. I've considered myself one pretty much since I had a basic understanding of what the word meant. And I want to love feminist sites. I want to read ( Read more... )

I've made it through 2 of 3 final projects. My 2 point room was applauded (*squee*), and yes, my spiral staircase was correct, a first for my instructor. I sound like I'm bragging, and I kind of am, but these accomplishments are huge for me. Not only can I draw, and fairly well (as my father told me my whole life), but by applying myself, I've ( Read more... )

...or possibly die from lack of sleep.

I am worn out.

The wedding is over! anti_pop21 and my dear friend Wes said their vows yesterday Saturday in a lovely ceremony at the Elliot House. As a Maid of Honor who is also trying to complete various final projects (two of which are due tomorrow today), last week was sort of like hell, sort of exactly. I am ( Read more... )

My most recent project for Color Theory was a self-portrait. I didn't really like the way the overall piece turned out, but though I would share the poetry scrawled across it.

Caterwaul

I will see
Through the dark and fog
Of what they tell me
I should be, could be, must me
Who I am, what I am, where I stand
My place, my reason, my purpose
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....Groucho Marx

It's been a long time. Very long, in fact. So much has happened, so many things to share, I hardly know where to begin.

Major Life ChangesI am no longer gainfully employed. I was laid off at the end of March, another casuality of the auto industry's stellar decline. I miss my boss, I miss my engineers, hell, I miss the ( Read more... )

(from a famous person)

My first was from Larry Schles, a children's author. He signed my first edition of Aliens in My Nest at the Young Authors event when I was in sixth grade. I was beside myself with excitement, especially since I had the opportunity to interview him earlier that year when he spoke at our school. Such a nice, talented man.

( Last night, I received my second and third. )

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that is all.