Michelle Obama is exactly one inch taller than me.

Last week I went to the doctor for a pre-Japan physical. When my height was measured, I was still 5'9 3/4", the same as the numbers seared into the brain of an insecure 13 year old me. Numbers that were quoted over and over again like some kind of proof of my normality, "Goodness no, I'm not 5'10"! ( Read more... )

I was just reading some manga in English and as I was turning the page I noticed there was Japanse resonating in my head, so I turned the page back to see if I had really just read a segment in Japanese and - nope - it was English. If I'm automatically putting my memories into Japanese, that has to be a good sign, right?? Some advanced linguistic ( Read more... )

I thought Spike was cool enough, though his lack of development got to me at first. Now though I'm starting to love him more and more. He has a real place in the Scoobies' dynamic (which makes sense knowing he was supposed to be disposible in season 2 ( Read more... )

I know this girl that just got married. I know this other girl who's getting married next week. Due to all the Facebook wedding drama I'm being subjected to, it's got me thinking about the misogyny of wedding ceremonies and how it will affect me some day ( Read more... )

The problem with having a visible identity is that you're obligated to talk about it. Some things you can't ever hide; Some things you can only hide on a good day. You can ignore it, but that's not going to stop the attention ( Read more... )

Prompt: The Coolest Thing I've Seen in a While - 2/13/06
I'm not very good at recalling things specifically upon request, but I think I've got something. While I always love gadgets, the coolest thing I've seen in a while is not a tangible object. It was a once-in-a-lifetime magical experience that I was fortunate enough to be blessed with the ( Read more... )

I know, I have been the ultimate suck at posting in my blog, which is probably only a real disappointment to me ( Read more... )

I feel like Semantics is an alternate universe.  I'm really not sure I understand it, but apparently I'm pleasing the right gods.

My semantics class is difficult, I have trouble following it and focusing during lecture. I skimmed the book. It's a decent size lecture, 1 hour and 15 minutes, mostly graduate students except for me. Last time we turned ( Read more... )

For some reason, I am in the habit of only posting on Fridays (and usually in sets of three). Sometimes, I make an entry and save to post later, so that I don't overwhelm my small audience. Other times, I just do it. Tonight is one of those times ( Read more... )

Leave a cold LJ topic alone for long enough and it will become relevant again ( Read more... )