April 4th, 2009

06:14 pm - Okay, so this really is my hobby... http://www.xkcd.com/559/ ... no pun intended... Current Mood: amused

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March 6th, 2009

12:40 am - Verdict on Dollhouse Reached By (Metaphorically) Hairy-Legged Feminist and TV Addict: ( Quite possibly. ) Current Mood: hopeful

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February 23rd, 2009

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February 22nd, 2009

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February 17th, 2009

03:18 am - Dollhouse Okay, so I really, really want to like Dollhouse. I want to look forward to evenings of Joss Whedon and Eliza Dushku in real time, as this will be the first of his shows I actually have a chance to watch first-run. But I dunno. I said on Ari's journal that it has the potential to (a) be awesome, (b) trigger PTSD, and (c) get old. ( spoilers follow ) Current Mood: interested Current Music: Bob Dylan- "John Wesley Harding"

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January 28th, 2009

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January 7th, 2009

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December 4th, 2008

03:40 am - WIN see more pwn and owned pictures Current Mood: amused Current Music: Mirah-"Advisory Committee"

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December 3rd, 2008

02:57 am - Book Meme! These are the top 106 books most often marked as "unread" by LibraryThing's users (as of 10/2/07). As usual, bold what you have read, italicize those you started but couldn't finish, and strike through what you couldn't stand. Add an asterisk to those you've read more than once. Underline those on your to-read list. ( booklist ) Current Mood: reading list! Current Music: The Butchies-"Make Yr Life"

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September 14th, 2008

05:36 pm - Awesome Movie Alert "Itty Bitty Titty Committee"-- it's about a feminist guerilla art gang. And OMG it's awesome. Riot Girl music; pink-streaked hair; illegally placed statues of Emma Goldman and Angela Davis; a character who renames herself after Shulamith Firestone (and wears the glasses); some of the awesomest actresses ever, and so much other stuff. If I'd seen it when I was 16, I'd have a far more extensive criminal record by now. I'm gonna have to buy the movie. more animals Current Location: Brooklyn Current Mood: inspired Current Music: Le Tigre

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September 12th, 2008

04:42 pm - I'm Going To Bartending School Because a Cornell education can only take you so far... But I'm kind of excited, it'll be like being a barista only for drunk people (and with more money), and with any luck I can eventually get a job at a lesbian bar and be the sexy bartender everyone wants to sleep with. I think I'd be good at that. Current Location: Brooklyn Current Mood: optimistic Current Music: Ani Difranco- "Gravel"

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September 4th, 2008

11:37 pm - Fun On The Subway thefieldsbeyond and secant can testify to this: we were waiting for the A train, and an elderly gentleman across the way, dressed in red and holding a fireman's helmet, was singing "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town." This is lovely (I'm all for caroling in September) until we realize that he's singing in the first person. As in "I know when you are sleeping, I know when you're awake..." Creepy. Very creepy. So I started singing "Closer To Fine", which seemed to annoy him. Then the train came. I love New York. But sometimes the people are creepy. Current Location: Brooklyn Current Mood: amused Current Music: Indigo Girls "Closer to Fine"

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August 29th, 2008

01:20 am - What's More Awesome Than Kittens? This, that's what. Current Location: Brooklyn Current Mood: Awesome

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August 23rd, 2008

01:15 am - In Which I Haven't Said Much In A While ... At least not here. In the time since last I wrote anything I've moved to Brooklyn, met good people, gotten involved in cool stuff. I'll say more at a later juncture, but for the moment suffice it to say that most of the problems in my past can be traced to my nasty habit of not living in New York. They say recovery takes some time, but it's well worth it. Amusing anecdote: My mom lived in NYC for most of her young life. Me: Marvin and Marianne and I got knishes at Yonah Schimmel's, on the Lower East Side. Mama: Yonah Schimmel's? Did you say Yonah Schimmel's?! It's still there? Oh my god, I can't believe it's still there. How was it? Was it fabulous? What kind did you get? I used to go there all the time! ... so, I think my mom might come visit... Current Location: Brooklyn, NY Current Mood: energetic Current Music: Amy Ray "Didn't It Feel Kinder"

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July 31st, 2008

05:06 pm - In Which I Like Starbuck's Aside from the obvious reason, I had to wait a minute while they finished brewing coffee, and they gave it to me free. Also wireless internet (which I'm stealing from SU). I'll still choose local when available, but free coffee is my kryptonite (is that correct usage of the word "kryptonite"?) In other news, I'll probably be AWOL from tomorrow until next Wednesday, as I'm going to see everyone I'm related to in a place where my cell phone doesn't work and the internets don't run. If I'm not back by Friday, please send help. Current Location: Syracuse, NY Current Mood: content Current Music: Bob Dylan- "John Wesley Harding"

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July 23rd, 2008

11:25 pm - In Which Honesty Is At Least A Novel Policy... After having four different people, including my mother, suggest that the reason no one thus far wants to live with me is because I'm very "intense"*, I have placed this ad on Craigslist: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ $550-$800 Responsible, queer writer seeks interesting place to live. (Location: Brooklyn) 24-year old female seeks housing situation or someone to look for a place with. I am a website content writer and a playwright, lesbian, feminist, activist, experimental cook, avid reader, nonsmoker. I am looking to create a living space that is both a safe haven and a place to be inspired-- I have no pets but wouldn't mind having someone else's around. Looking for someone similar, or at least someone who doesn't mind all the above. Preferred but not required: appreciation for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and/or Battlestar Galactica; tolerance for magnetic refrigerator poetry; and/or a deep-seated desire to start/join a radical queer guerilla theater troupe. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I predict no responses, but if I do hear from someone from this, they'll pretty much have to be awesome. *I've also been described that way in the past week by two people not discussing the housing thing. I'm not even sure I know what "intense" means in this context, but I bow to popular opinion. Such I must be :0) Current Mood: cynical Current Music: Bright Eyes "Cassadaga"

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July 20th, 2008

11:07 am - I Fucking Love Joss Whedon Everyone should watch Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog today before it goes to iTunes and you have to pay for it. For anyone unfamiliar with it, this is what Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion, Neil Patrick Harris, Felicia Day and others did with their time off during the writer's strike. It's basically what you'd get if successful and brilliant professionals decided to make an action-hero/musical video in their mom's basement. In other words, it's awesome, although at least one of Mr. Whedon's "Oh For Fuck's Sake, Again? Really?" classic themes is enacted (I won't tell you which one). Seriously, watch it. Or I'll get you with my freeze ray. Also, for anyone keeping up with Sarah Haskins and Target: Women, go here and see two new ones (Botox and "Feeding Your F---ing Family") http://current.com/items/89053755_target_women_botox?xid=0 Current Mood: happy Current Music: Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog

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July 13th, 2008

06:25 pm - Thought Exercise For Feminist Literary Geeks How many of Shakespeare's plays pass the Mo Movie Measure? I am lazy and going mainly by memory, but "As You Like It" passes (most of Celia and Rosalind's conversations are about men, but they also talk about how much they love each other, and make plans for escape.) In Romeo & Juliet, Lady Capulet, Nurse and Juliet all talk about Juliet's future-- they're talking about marrying her off, but the conversation isn't about a specific man, and it's focused on what's best for Juliet. "Twelfth Night" passes, although Olivia doesn't know it at the time. The witches in "Macbeth" ought to pass, but I'm not sure spell-casting counts as conversation. I also thought "Much Ado About Nothing" would, but looking through, I don't think it does. Anything else? Current Location: Ithaca, NY Current Mood: okay Current Music: Bob Dylan "If You See Her, Say Hello"

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July 7th, 2008

06:26 pm - Why I Said "Fuck You, Too, Obama" 'Kay, I took this down when it was brought to my attention that "abstinence education" is not the same thing as "abstinence-only education" and it was the first phrase that he used. I got all flustery in a discussion about it because the fact that I had misread it meant that the validity of everything else I was trying to say was called into question, which meant I couldn't back anything up. Which is a silly place to argue from :0P (sorry secant) Original text: ________ Abstinence-only education? For reals? Also, let's maintain the ban on late-term abortion. Pleases!?! Hooray, another Democratic candidate charging manfully toward the center! ------- But redbaker asked me about the post after it was down, and in explaining the situation to him I realized that I actually do have a valid point, damn it. So, here's what I said to him, with a little added: The abstinence-only thing was from another source, but after looking back at it I see it was a misquote. He says he supports abstinence education, which doesn't mean abstinence-only. On the other hand, unless after "abstinence education" he also says "comprehensive sex education" he's still on my bad boy list. Also, I guess people are reading "education, abstinence education" as two separate items, while I read "abstinence education" as clarifying the first; in other words I thought he was saying that the kind of education he supported was abstinence education. It's not horrible, it's certainly not enough to change my support for him (and obviously not enough to make me think he's going to sneak into office and overturn Roe v. Wade), but it pisses me off because during the primary he made me think he was on "our side" and now he's doing the politician thing and tailoring what he says based on who he talks to (which is admittedly how he got me). Like, dude, do you think we don't all read the internets? What I was trying (and failing) to explain to secant is that what he's saying betrays a willingness to prioritize being palatable to Christians over defending women's rights. That's pretty much par for the presidential course, of course. But the main thing to me is talking about "mental health not being a good enough reason" -- that, to me, is backing up a strawman: who the fuck gets a third-trimester abortion for reasons of "mental health"? Those operations are pretty much only done when the physical health of the mother is at issue (or the fetus is already dead, in which case the mother is still in danger). So, to me, saying that is validating the idea that women who get abortions are selfish, capricious and mentally unstable. And that's not okay with me-- it's perpetuating a very deeply rooted, very anti-woman mindset, and I expected better from a man who a few months ago said this. See, that is the language of hard-core pro-choice-- it was a daring thing to say, and things like that were what made me support him initially. Things like this make me feel like my friends were right* and Hillary Clinton was our only shot at someone who would actually have some respect for the other 52% of the population. I don't believe it's intelligent to expect our leaders to be perfect, or to expect that anyone who has made it far enough to be a serious candidate for the presidency will be a revolutionary. I do believe it's worth it to hold them to high standards and call them on their bullshit. So yes, it may be an overreaction, but that's why I'm all pissy. :0) *The ones who said that, obviously. Everyone else is still my friends, too. Current Location: Ithaca, NY Current Mood: pissed off Current Music: Namoli Brennet "Alive"

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July 2nd, 2008

10:40 am - In Which I Explain My Religious Beliefs. more cat pictures Current Mood: amused Current Music: Itzak Perlman Plays Klezmer

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