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what you'll find here:
this is a collection of stories about my life, and occasional tidbits about fandom.
this is the story of:
a twenty-one year old girl, living and going to school in north texas, studying political science & history while working full-time at mcalister's deli. my weaknesses are shoes, caffeine, a good book, and ( Read more... ) -
fear is a terrible thing.
Transcript here.
Not all of our heritage is honorable. Not all the decisions of the founding fathers were noble. Not very many of the founding fathers were evolved enough to believe that black people were actually people. The Founding Fathers thought they were and fought hard to make sure they would always remain slaves ( Read more... ) -
SS/HG recs list
These are some of my very favorite pieces from the land of SS/HG. Hope you all enjoy.
The Traveller, part of the Winter 2008 sshg_exchange
Hermione has deviated from an obvious life. She has moved down a challenging and divergent, but ultimately lonely, path. She meets Severus Snape by chance one day, and she has some difficult choices to make.
The Silvering ( Read more... ) -
the state of the game: offense or defense?
Now, I don't endorse this ad at all - there are many things wrong with it.
But, that doesn't mean that I don't think that it's exactly what the Democratic Party needs to be doing. They need to be attacking McCain instead of pussyfooting around. Most of us saw what that kind of behavior got us in 2004, when Kerry didn't respond to the Swiftboat ( Read more... ) -
eight is enough.
You can find the text of the speech here, though I strongly suggest that you watch it!
Ladies and gentlemen, our next President. ♥
You'll get more reaction posts from me later, as I'm still catching up on speeches and the news cycle. :) -
it's backwards thinking and incorrect assumptions that lead to these sorts of things, i think.
After much thought about how to craft a response to this hideous misuse of governmental power to further the agenda of the religious right to the detriment of women everywhere, I decided that the best is simply to go through their words and add a bit of commentary ( Read more... ) -
thank you, senator clinton.
Read the text of the speech here.
My very favorite part?
Although we weren’t able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it’s got about 18 million cracks in it. And the light is shining through like never before, filling us all with the hope and the sure knowledge that the path will be a little easier next ( Read more... ) -
"i heard you and i will not forget." - al gore
Chuck Todd's analysis of today's concession/endorsement.
Really, I'm not kidding - that man is brilliant.
Of course, this is coming from a fangirl. So, perhaps I'm biased. But still - he's Chuck Todd.
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