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Childhood Reading
Disclaimer: My guess is that my own list is limited to those of us born sometime during the 1980s and schooled on the west coast, but I'm going to just throw it out there as if it were actually universal.
What are the canonical books that you read in elementary and middle school? You know, the sort of books "everyone" read.
Some of mine include ( Read more... ) -
So...tasty...
Poll Courage Confidence Character Calories -
Manipulation and Headgames
I'll begin this with a note. The term "manipulation" has a really bad reputation. I was introduced to it as a neutral term for changing an object or a situation. I later found out that it has a strong pejorative connotation when used in a social context. When I talk about manipulation here, I am speaking of it in a positive light. Manipulation is a ( Read more... ) -
Jinx!
I apologize in advance for the lack of inclusion of a "Ticky box!" option. Please attempt to carry on in spite of this glaring oversight.
Poll Jinx! -
Facebook Friendship
On Facebook today, a friend (both in the Facebook and traditional sense of the word) was lamenting the practice of sending a Facebook friendship request to someone they've barely met ( Read more... ) -
Reading the Popular
In 2004, I took a course called Radical Political Theory. It was easily the best course I took as an undergraduate and formed the basis of much of the academic work I did thereafter, including giving me the inspiration for my thesis. The class was focused on looking at hegemony, patriarchy, racism, black nationalism, and queer theory. The class was ( Read more... ) -
Transitioning and Compartmentalization
When a person graduates from college (or high school, but especially college) and enters the workforce1, there are two major transitions that occur. One is social, and the other is professional. The professional transition is often much more overwhelming than the social one ( Read more... ) -
Some Days Work Isn't Half Bad
Two of my coworkers are sitting around talking about jazz music while they're working. There's a lull in their conversation and one of them turns to me and asks "Do you like jazz, MacKenzie ( Read more... ) -
At least I didn't offer anyone any candy.
I was at Whole Foods a couple of weeks ago. I finished my shopping, counted my items, and hopped in the express lane. A moment later, a woman and her son wheeled in behind me. She counted her items and discovered too many, so she moved one lane over to the non-express lane ( Read more... ) -
Problems in the Shift to Real World Dating
Disclaimer: The following works best when applied to monogamous heterosexual relationships, though I've certainly seen/felt it work in others ( Read more... )