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Okay, literary meme time
Fetch my Axe Apr 01 09Via the lovely Natalia. 1) What author do you own the most books by?Was gonna say Neil Gaiman or Shirley Jackson, or possibly Somerset Maugham; and then I realized, fuck me, I have all seven of the Harry Potter books…2) What book do you own the most copies of?I actually got rid of my duplicates in the last purge I think.
Clearly, i have missed out on many Classic Films
Fetch my Axe Mar 30 09The upcoming roster at the Castro Theatre has a number of promising offerings. Among the most promising, however, is this last entry during the April 19 "Midnite Madness" presentation:8:00 LADY TERMINATOR (1988) - Directed by Jalil Jackson Be ready for the walls of the Castro Theatre to fall during this jaw-dropping, late-80s TERMINATOR knock-off.
Random general thinky thoughts about conflict and school and spirituality and life and shit
Fetch my Axe Mar 30 09So, I'm reading these books on conflict resolution, one entitled "The Leader as Martial Artist" (look, Maw, I'm a Badass Ninja! (TM) (et seq), you're a ninja, he's a ninja, she's a ninja, wouldn't cha like to be a ninja too.
"It's almost like losing a child"
Fetch my Axe Mar 28 09There are no words. From this UK Times piece, via troubleinchina:Nine-year-old Daisy entered hospital in 2005 with a tooth infection, which turned septic.
More good advice
Fetch my Axe Mar 26 09Trollspotting: a book-length guideNo direct link, you have to click on "Trollspotting" once there. Geared toward neopagans but fun for the whole family.
That said: I have to concur. Bil of Bilerico, you're wrong here.
Fetch my Axe Mar 24 09Here's why. Also see. Or just go straight to the person you were threatening to sic Lily Law on. And for the record, Bil, I consider a lot of things "unacceptable;" it's why this nice respectable cis white dyke has finally taken you off the roll, much as I've valued a lot of your work.
It's good advice, it really is
Fetch my Axe Mar 21 09This. Specifically that piece is regarding RaceFail '09. but applies in multiple situations I'd say.
And still more icky douchebaggery, aka shining knights we can all do without
Fetch my Axe Mar 18 091) don't look now--seriously, don't (the following are old links for the unaware)--just, heads up: Kyle Payne is apparently out of jail and back to blogging like nothing happened.
Sort of like turning a stone over to see the squiggly worms
Fetch my Axe Mar 17 09Abyss2hope fisks a comment by a rape apologist. It is sort of fascinating and horrifying to see how the mentality works.
You know, there's a reason why I write "satire" increasingly sporadically
Fetch my Axe Mar 09 09A number of them really, but for the most recent example, okay:See, way back during the Blowjob Wars of '06, when I wrote this post.
"Lippy"
Fetch my Axe Mar 06 09Via Sylvia. Fifteen year old girl/woman of color gets taken into custody, kicks her shoe off in the general direction of the cops, and gets viciously beaten in response.
Too damn cute to be legal, probably
Fetch my Axe Mar 04 09Baby otter rescued by kindly Scottish woman. As if it isn't ridiculously cute enough on its own, (tickling! tickled baby otter! "wee noisies!") it -befriends and cuddles with a tiny white kitten- ffs.
Seriously, do we need to tack a gorram Venn diagram onto every feminist blog, or what?
Fetch my Axe Mar 02 09little light commenting at feministe:THIS IS THE GODDAMN PROBLEM. To you, WOC and queer people are allies to feminism.
Right on
Fetch my Axe Mar 02 09via Ai'shah and Renee:"choke on your rainbow flag, homo. do i go around saying i’m straight?no, dear heterosexual.
Ode to Bobby Lee (of MAD TV)
Fetch my Axe Mar 02 09Just rewatching some favorite sketches and giggling my head off. "Attitudes and Feelings, Desirable and Sometimes Secretive.
In which I channel my inner radfem, or something:
Fetch my Axe Mar 01 09I am liking this website right now. Anti-bra.Why? Simple. I hate the fucking things. It's not really an "examination" thing, although, yes yes sure obviously the fact that I wear 'em even though I can't stand 'em is about Teh Pat, or The Man, or The System, or what you will.
I'm just bored of this massive asscramp by now, but I must say
Fetch my Axe Feb 28 09big thank you to Natalia for calling out this bullshit. Ren (and again) and Trin and Dw3t-Hthr too, of course.
Well, that certainly livened up the evening
Fetch my Axe Feb 25 09So I just get this phone call, right. "[My RL first name!]"I go, naturally enough, it being my first name and all,"Yes?" The tone is familiar, but I don't recognize the voice.
Deep fucking thinky thoughts on recent online events
Fetch my Axe Feb 23 09such as they are, and such as I have energy for. (I know you will be thrilled to read them, because they are from Me, and as all such things are inherently, endlessly fascinating): She's got a point there, kids, srsly, who was supposed to give a shit in the first place?, gorgeous, ohmyfuckingGOD, shut UP, can't deal with the meta/irony today, sorry, pop-psych "I'm Okay-I'm Okay, What Is This
Note to self: do not ever hire Choe, Jackson and Weitz.
Fetch my Axe Feb 23 09should I ever happen to be in L.A. and in need of anti-sexual harassment/workplace discrimination legal representation.
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