[Warning: links below are obviously triggering.]

Based on a chat room conversation about the reaction to the Julian Assange rape allegations this afternoon, some amazing friends of mine have started a blog where people can anonymously share their stories of sexual assault.

The idea is to prove this happens way more often than people think.  We want ( Read more... )

So I booked a (fully refundable) hotel room for Austin the other day because I figured it's better to have plans in place and not go than to wait 'til the last minute to get things together and be unable to go ( Read more... )

I have, like, 20 or 30 job descriptions bookmarked but I've been too afraid to actually apply for jobs in a week (luckily, last Monday was productive so I have something to show the unemployment office) so they're just sort of sitting there and expiring one by one.  I'm smart and I'm talented and all that stuff, but I just can't sell myself right ( Read more... )

I now have bands peer pressuring me to go to SXSW.  Well, a band.  But there might be more.

Mostly because every show I see with Wes ends in us introducing ourselves to the band, listing off the times we've seen them before (where applicable), then Wes asking if they're going to SXSW.  Then they say "yes, are you!" and he says "for sure!" and I say ( Read more... )

I'm starting to get e-mails from local venues regarding SXSW (like Schubas sponsoring this magical free show with Rural Alberta Advantage, Maps and Atlases, We Are Scientists, We Were Promised Jetpacks, and other worthwhile bands) and I'm seriously starting to do the math for driving to Austin and going to free shows and maybe staying at a Red Roof ( Read more... )

So, I'm looking for work, as you all know.  And I have probably 6 or 7 interesting-sounding positions I want to send applications to this week.  But before getting down to the decidedly not fun act of writing cover letters and updating resumes, I decided to look through Craigslist to see if there were a few administrative assistant jobs I could ( Read more... )

It's snowing and I have to walk 8 blocks in chucks.  I'm not sure why I chose cute over sensible, but I did.

Pro:  Feeling bored or lonely?  Did your only friend go to Europe the same week your boyfriend decided to spend 40 hours cleaning his house and building shit?  Post an ad!  Get e-mail!  Liven up your day ( Read more... )

I'm snowed in at my parents' house in North Dakota.

Blizzard warning for all of ND and all major roads closed/no travel advised.

Things are going very well.