January 2012
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“You’d think the very thought of a romance writer would bring a smile to people’s...”
– Remembrance (Jude Deveraux)
I cannot begin to tell you how much I agree with this. It infuriates me that there is a general conception that women are so moronic and infantile that they cannot separate fiction from reality, and that the reading of romance will somehow create the expectation that a...
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turnabout:
First off, what is it like being naked on stage?
I think everybody in the ensemble would agree that baby wipes are essential. This isn’t my first time being naked on stage, but being naked in Untitled Feminist Show feels different. I have no props or words to draw attention away from the loadedness of my junk while I’m trying to be myself, which is a pretty masculine. So it’s...
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! My net worth (according to Mint.com) is now over -$1,000! Net worth = 0, here I come!
Also, I can’t wait to do my taxes. Send me my 1099, bitches!
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A Brief History of Dumb Internet Searches on...
littlehonda:
synecdoche:
tvhangover:
“Cancer” on Gossip Girl in one of their many attempts to make “bing” happen.
“Vampires” on The Vampire Diaries. Seriously, do you know anyone outside of a CW show that uses bing?
“Mutism + Cell Phones” on last night’s premiere of Touch which is a show you can learn more about by googling “Early Edition + better technology”
Speaking of my...
“A recent Boise State University study of 484 heterosexual women showed that “50%...”
– Rachel Kramer Bussel (Our fantasies say less about us than we think | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk)
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“Slut” is how we vilify a woman for exercising her right to say “yes”....”
– angels-and-angles
this is an amazing quote
(via livelaughawesome)
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Abortion safer than giving birth: study →
keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:
That statistic will only matter to you if you care about the welfare and health of actual living, breathing pregnant people. Which I do.
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The Most Badass Excerpt From Barney Frank's...
Interviewer: You’ve long argued for the decriminalization of marijuana. Do you smoke weed?
Barney Frank: No.
Interviewer: Why not?
Barney Frank: Why do you ask a question, then act surprised when I give an answer? Do you think I lie to people?
Interviewer: I thought you might explain why you support decriminalizing it but don’t smoke it.
Barney Frank: Do you think I’ve ever had an abortion?
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Civil War Photos: Real or Reenactment →
dailyreenactor:
Marc and I got 19 out of 20 with the two of us working together. We had a bit of an advantage because we know what to look for to identify reenactors. The clues are subtle, but they’re there. Tell me how you did!
15/20! And awesome photos.
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“Finally, when talking about evolved differences in behavior between males and...”
– Get Over It: Men and Women Are from the Same Planet
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Did a mock-up of my combination today! This project has taught me how to sew a dart. Now I need to hit the notions and trim stores for buttons and lace. (Also, I broke down and bought a ruffler and invisible zipper foot. These will be a great help in making 1. petticoats, and 2. skirts and dresses for non-costume wear.)
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“Sex education should focus not just on the mechanics of heterosexual sex and how...”
– Simone Webb (Underage sex isn’t automatically a problem | Comment is free | The Guardian)
oh. my. god.
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“People were protesting not just because of the content of these bills, but...”
– MPAA Directly & Publicly Threatens Politicians Who Aren’t Corrupt Enough To Stay Bought | Techdirt (via meganwest)
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I can't remember what I've forgotten: Overheard at... →
electric-asherah:
therapsida:
catamite:
flirtingwithparadox:
TW RAPE AND VIOLENCE
tahlalaliaaa:
tumblinfeminist:
“I just wanted to say to him: If its ok for you to rape me because I was dressed like a ‘slut/skank/ho/whore’; then is it ok for me to shoot/stab/maim/kill you because you are a male who looks threatening? Aren’t you asking for it?”
Seriously you guys walking round...
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“[N]o Washington player can safely assume that a well-wired, heavily financed...”
– NYTimes
*single tear*
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“In a long New York Times feature about George Lucas, the producer and director...”
– John Scalzi, Something on Which George Lucas and I Agree
So what I’m getting from this is that women just have to go after guys uglier and stupider than them and then they’ve got it made? Well, that kind of sucks for us. (Naturally, the comments are full of other dudes chiming in that...
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“It’s highly flawed to talk about the impact of “pornography” on young people as...”
– Pandora Blake (porn, like sex work, defies easy generalisations | Spanked, Not Silenced)
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Futurama Fry on SOPA
productdisplacement:
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shadyoaks replied to your post: I keep looking at pretty dresses and my conclusion…
I’m pretty sure designers just aren’t giving a shit about functionality and beauty together. or they’re only designing for women with A-cups which makes zero goddamn sense
You are undoubtably correct. And if you aren’t shaped like a mannequin—including hard plastic exterior that never jiggles,...
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I keep looking at pretty dresses and my conclusion these days is always: “But I can’t get that because I need to be able to wear a bra with it!” wtf, clothing designers. Why is it so difficult to create a cute dress that also allows for bosom support (preferably racerback)?
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Watchfuckyeahfavouritethings:
omega-rhythm:
Neil Patrick Harris & David burtka play the Chewlywed! (For people who leave outside the US)
I DARE you to tell me this isn’t true love…
These two are living proof that every homophobic hater in the entire world is stupid.
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I feel like an entitled bitch for complaining about the laundromat since I usually drop off my laundry rather than doing it myself, but…they didn’t wash the one thing I specifically brought in to be washed! Whyyyy….
(In my defense, I would really, really prefer to do my own laundry. I just can’t stand dealing with it in addition to my 6th-floor walk-up.)
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#aww2012 Book 1 - One Perfect Night, Rachael Johns
oliviawaite:
katydidinoz:
General Plot Summary: Peppa is a voice talent at a recording company. Cameron is her boss. Peppa has recently come out of a bad spell - she lost a baby and her fiance, and she’s really working at moving forward and healing herself. Cameron’s got his own romantic history carnage, and he’s just interested in flings that don’t get mired in emotion. A chance meeting at a...
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Finally watched Downton Abbey series 1. Dress porn, pretty scenery, Maggie Smith, great fun.
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I keep trying to read Loretta Chase’s new book, Captives of the Night, but I’m a third of the way through and I still don’t care. About anything—plot, characters, setting, anything. Does it get better?
(Also, the ebook version doesn’t clearly show scene/POV changes, which is super irritating.)
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For my next cross stitch project, I really want to do something related to one of my favorite books. But nothing really lends itself to needlework….
Would also like to do some gay porn embroidery, like this one
from Radical Cross Stitch (awesome, right?). But again, it’s surprisingly difficult to find good source material to adapt! (I am a terrible artist, so I’m not even...
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Things I Wish Reenactors Would Stop/Start Doing →
dailyreenactor:
Because ranting is healthy.
These are great. Many of these are reasons I don’t consider myself a “reenactor,” though I love historic dress, am learning historic dance, and would adore the chance to use those in events more often.
Also, LOL at the after-hours partying! That definitely came as a disappointment at Pennsic*—the “crazy parties”...
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I was reading a so-so ebook and the writing was not too bad although there were more than a few typos. Fortunately, they were mostly the kinds of typos anyone can make—they seemed to just show that the publisher didn’t proofread the thing, not that the author had a tenuous grasp on the English language. But then I came to the one that tipped the scales from slightly annoyed tolerance...
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Are we “Too old for piercing” →
Aw, the comments on this post are so heart warming. :)
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I must say, one of the positive things about reading ebooks on my iPod Touch is that I can prop it up on my desk—since it looks like an iPhone and people tend to keep their cell phones on their desks—and surreptitiously read gay erotica while at work. Not that I’d ever do that of course.
(In unrelated news, I finished a really good one today about avian shapeshifters. It was a...
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“Women don’t get raises — even when they ask. Forever research has told women...”
– pushy women don’t get raises either: the atlantic
a longer article at the washington post
the original study (free access)
I’ve always sworn I wouldn’t be one of those women who don’t ask for raises, so in a way it’s a relief to know it’s not necessarily all my fault...