July 2010
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June 2010
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I did a stupid thing earlier this week...
So what’s new? lol
Last weekend was my son’s graduation party. I knew we would have loads of family and friends over and that I would run out of my morphine before they left, so I called my pain management clinic on Wednesday and asked them to have my prescription ready for me early, this would be a full week early if they gave it to me that day, but I also told them I was okay with...
You Are Worthless, Let's be Friends + A Field... →
jhameia:
Harriet J breaks it down:
You will get this from partners and from friends. They know you are capable of cutting off people you love very much, people you are supposed to be with forever. There is a line and it can be crossed, and after that, you are gone from their lives forever. They never seem to hear the, “You could always make amends,” part. Just the, “I am not speaking to you...
Dumblr Bumblr Tumblr: Fuck you, prediabetes →
Fuck you with a truckload of metformin because I am enjoying the motherFUCK out of this creamsicle and that’s a fact.
P.S. IT’S NOT SUGAR-FREE EITHER.
P.P.S. Am I the only person alive who gets horrendous awful burning stomach upset from just about every artificial sweetener on the market?…
I LOVE SPLENDA! I just wish it was in more products. I’m also worried about getting...
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To answer Isabel's question about what Disney...
thecurvature:
Eric, from the Little Mermaid. Both because it’s my favorite Disney movie and because I think he’s the best looking dude out of the Disney movies I’ve seen.
Now, if we were factoring in personality as well as looks, I’d go with Aladdin. But here’s the thing. I always go with Eric, because with him, some things remain unknown. And this way, I can tell myself that unlike Aladdin,...
Book: This Bridge Called My Back
thingsimreading:
I HAVE BEEN DYING TO READ THIS
ourcatastrophe:
fuckyeahradicalliterature:
First published in 1981, This Bridge Called My Back has been out of print since the expiration of its contract with Third Woman Press in 2008. Hopefully the digital copy will find its way to those who will circulate it and possibly build up pressure to have it printed again.
URL Set:
Introduction:...
Dumb School Stories
ilykadamen:
In the seventh grade my best friend at the time, let’s call her Kim, dumped me, at the urging of one of her snottiest other friends. I drifted for awhile before winding up, socially, in a loose confederation of 7-12 other nerd girls.
It was the about the best thing that ever happened to me in school, but I didn’t know it at the time, and I certainly didn’t appreciate it.
At some...
Blackamazon thinks too much: Wait I'm not done... →
And you know what pisses the shit out of me the most ?
BEcuase thsi shit right here if I wanted to idf i had an inkling to i could take thre ehours and spray teh mother fing internet with shit taht is nasty and contradictory or balha blah
on everybdoy
but you know what
THAT’S NOT THE FUCKING…
I do not understand why she hates you so much. I don’t understand it at all. I...
Merf. Thinking is Hard.: Ummm soo →
ilykadamen:
ilykadamen:
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quixotess:
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I generally agreed with your initial post except for the last line, which was WAY out of line, and I’m not the only one who feels this. How could you fault folks who don’t live in North America, who have no history or attachment to North America, for not knowing, and thus not prioritizing, a holiday that is essentially US-centric? I...
The post I said that I couldn't write, about... →
whatwillsuffice:
soofriends:
You know, before this shit, I knew nothing about Juneteenth. To make matters worse, I had a party at my house for my son’s graduation! Yeah, I celebrated something else, because I’m a bitch who hates black people and goes out of my way to erase them and their celebrations.
So I really need to stop talking about this, but IMHO, the issue is not that people...
The post I said that I couldn't write, about... →
kiriamaya:
dorianisms:
(via asezawesome)
<3.
Maybe i will be able to write mine at some point, knowing that other people have managed to do so.
Ah yes, I seem to recall saying something recently about someone who claims she is the WOC spokesperson… surprise, surprise, it’s the same person doing the spokespersoning here. Good fucking Gawd what a clusterfuck!
You know,...
Dumblr Bumblr Tumblr: Loldrafts →
I need to make better notes to myself. One reblog of an excellent post by someone else is merely appended, at the point where I’d add my own comments: “*more stuff goes here*.” “More stuff,” Ilyka? What would that more stuff be? Did you really think that even a week later you would have any idea…
I CALL BULLSHIT! *snicker*
Actually I hope you still write the post about conservative...
“nezua said: good points made. i see this too. on the other hand, the same...”
– Oh yeah, this is pretty specific. The subject itself has been all over the internet, but the argument that Palin is as feminist as our usual suspects, upper/middle class white het cis ablebodied hipster feminists, is particular to one blogger. Meloukhia has been on fire for a month about this: here...
Just a little zeitgeist musing here...
As a general rule, most WOC do not want to speak for all WOC. We tend to speak for ourselves, but sometimes because there will be many of us in agreement, white people believe we all think alike, and may treat the original writer/speaker as some kind of spokesperson. Even though that “spokesperson” has said time and again that she is not speaking for anyone but herself. Or sometimes...
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Thus began the feminist wars of either claiming or rejecting Sarah Palin. I...”
– Renee at Womanist Musings
ETA: Added the last paragraph. I just about spit out my drink.
(via amandaw)
Hmmmmm, maybe it’s just me, but this post sure has a zeitgeisty flavor to it….
Donna's random thought for the day
The phrase, “teachable moment” should be outlawed. I think that anyone who types that in all seriousness anywhere on the internet should have his computer sizzle, then start smoking, then KABLOOOOEEEYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is all.
Blackamazon thinks too much: STUNT HARD →
IF you are
1) fat
2) Natural
3) Black
4) queer
3) Latina
4) disabled
5) non gender binary reinforcing
6) Nappy
7) fat
8) no seriously really really fat
9) gloriously nappy
10) Asian/Pacific Islander
11) Native/Indiginous
12) Strongly built or “over tall”
13) Multiple Combinations…
ALWAYS!
That's the street name... - On Being A Black Woman... →
blackamazon:
SHARING FOR AWESOME?!?!?
I’m scared. Check out the notes…all of those ANGRY BLACK WOMEN!!!! *hides under desk*
Dorianisms: Blargh. →
Saturday night I unintentionally elbowed my glasses quite forcefully. (Well, I say elbow. It could have been that I lay on them, or a number of other things. I was…otherwise occupied).
They are rather bent now. Lopsided on my face. I just took them to the glasses place in the university centre to…
It might not be as bad as you think, especially if you have a newer prescription that you...
Untitled: Just sayin' →
Someone in Canada could be convinced to send people small care packages of Canadian junk food.
I mean, Someone. Not, you know… anyone in particular.
*shiftyeyes*
I missed this earlier. Thank you so much for the offer, and I may take you up on it at a later date…but my son graduated last Saturday, this Saturday we are having a party for him, and my Canadian relatives will be bringing...
imaginando: surprises →
nezua:
soofriends:
so what do ya know! afghanistan has tha motherlode of wealth in minerals. my first thought, oddly, was of manifest destiny era USA finding gold in mexican territory of california shortly before the US invasion into Mexico, which resulted in the fortuitous sale of half of Mexico to the USA. but…
Don’t forget that it isn’t just resources, but location is important too....
imaginando: surprises →
so what do ya know! afghanistan has tha motherlode of wealth in minerals. my first thought, oddly, was of manifest destiny era USA finding gold in mexican territory of california shortly before the US invasion into Mexico, which resulted in the fortuitous sale of half of Mexico to the USA. but…
Don’t forget that it isn’t just resources, but location is important too....
11-Year-Old Hangs Himself after Enduring Daily... →
sluthaditcoming:
stfuhomophobes:
“Two of the top three reasons students said their peers were most often bullied at school were actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender expression, according to From Teasing to Torment: School Climate in America, a 2005 report by GLSEN and Harris Interactive. The top reason was physical appearance.”
Why. It. Fucking. Matters.
I remember this....
Slow Justice. →
abagond:
dominickbrady:
Excerpt via the NYTimes:
5 Officers Indicted in Katrina Killing
By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON
Published: June 11, 2010
NEW ORLEANS — A federal grand jury charged five police officers Friday in connection with the shooting death of a civilian in the days after Hurricane Katrina.
An 11-count indictment against the officers revealed a sequence of events that led to the body...
“Since the O.J. trial, it seems as though almost any allegation of racism has...”
– ZCommunications | What Kind of Card is Race? by Tim Wise | ZNet Article (via ontologicalterrorist) (via triangleeyes) (via abagond)
Faux Real!: Dude, It's the WEEKEND →
1) I haven’t had a regular two-day weekend in four years, but now I’ve got the good fortune to enjoy it every goddamn week. It’s like having a regular vacation without having to take paid time off.
2) New job is awesome. I’m terribly excited about the company I work for and the people with whom I…
YAY! You deserve good things happening in your life, and I am so glad to hear good news...
The Shield Around the K.: Two quotes from Sady D.... →
I really liked Sady’s recent piece on the NY Times M.I.A. interview — it was short, but to the point, and I really recommend reading the whole thing, but here are my two favorite parts:
I. In fact, the same common-sense issues keep cropping up, as you read the article. For example: Is it really…
Slut Had It Coming: lendmeatreble: ... Excuse me??... →
lendmeatreble:
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Excuse me?? i didn’t tell you ho to live your life, “dumb jabroni ************”. All I did which is all i EVER do is was put the INFORMATION out for ppl to look at. You might notice that if you are raped or experience incset you can always give the child up for ADOPTIOn to…
I agree, quite a convincing argument…
kiriamaya:
So there was a successful terrorist attack on American soil, and most of us haven’t heard about it. Gee, I wonder why that is?
