May 2013
4 posts
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Let Me Borrow Your Sick Mom
Why do a feel like a big ol’ baby for being sad that my mom died?
Something hit me like a ton of bricks last night and has been sitting on my chest ever since. I cried before bed, I cried in my sleep, I cried in my dreams, I cried when I woke up and while I took Adam to school and while a brushed my teeth and it turns out you can cry and swallow coffee at the same time.
Yesterday...
When you find out Google Reader will cease to...
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For Want of Mama
{Note: I don’t have a blog any more - I haven’t blogged since cancer treatment - but I feel like I need to get some things out of my system about mom’s passing. These posts will be personal and possibly tedious for anyone who isn’t me. I won’t be offended if you skip it.}
I’ve tried and tried, and succeeded only in tiny bits at a time. I don’t think...
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April 2013
1 post
Flirting
whatshouldwecallme:
Expectation:
Reality:
March 2013
2 posts
February 2013
4 posts
2 tags
January 2013
12 posts
what's going through my imagination while i...
we didn't expect this to be our constant reaction...
when a show is coming together a little too easily
true story
“One night when she & I went out, she randomly told me how much she loves penis. I took it as a subtle hint to stop flirting with her. But then the next time we hung out, she joked around about staring at my cleavage and motorboating me. To be fair, I had blinking xmas lights on my boobs. Long story short, we’re going salsa dancing.”
when I equivocate on following someone back on...
louisville social media when lynn's closed
when i tell some people i produce a podcast about...
when gabe said we might change to a different...
when i get an out-of-the-blue pitch that’s...
WFPL's Strange Fruit: The Amazing Black LGBTQ... →
awesome-everyday:
Dr Kaila Story & Jaison Gardner host a podcast focused on the Black LGBTQ experience, which is produced by Louisville, KY’s NPR affiliate, WFPL.
IT IS SO GOOD
This week they’re talking about Fantasia, Django unchained & Orlando cruise.
“At the university level, when I teach about sexism and racism, I insert humor into a lot of these things, because you have to...
December 2012
3 posts
2 tags
November 2012
2 posts
Awesome Every Day: Tips for dealing with fatty and... →
knitmeapony:
thetenderthings:
pandalot:
Eat it
Eat it all
It’s the season of pumpkin and cranberry and peppermint everything
Fuck the magazines that try and guilt you with the “Christmas 8” or whatever they’ve made up
And fuck anyone who chirps at you and asks “do you…
October 2012
1 post
August 2012
8 posts
2 tags
Fry, remember what we said about ending your...
Me: hey btw, why not come see my band at decca on sept 1? we won't have the strippers though.
Dan: you just answered your own question
The landing of the Curiosity Rover on Mars this week had many of our thoughts on...
– “Space Lawyer” is a Real Occupation | WFPL Check out the audio archive from my noontime interview on WFPL Louisville Public Radio. They weren’t kidding about the questionable space puns; they’re (sorry) out of this world. (via journalofajournalist)
This version corrects the Hefty Hog story to show the second-place finisher was...
– It’s state fair season. The Indiana AP just issued this correction. (via wfplnews)
How to Be Friends With Another Woman →
roxanegay:
1. Abandon the cultural myth that all female friendships must be toxic, bitchy or competitive. This myth is like heels and purses—pretty but designed to SLOW women down.
1A. This is not to say women aren’t bitches or toxic or competitive sometimes but rather to say that these are not defining…
When the Show Seems to Be Coming Together a Little...
June 2012
7 posts
WFPL NEWS: Stuff We Like: Campus crime rankings... →
wfplnews:
The Daily Beast/Newsweek has a slideshow of the “25 Most Crime-Rattled Colleges.” The University of Louisville is ranked 9th on the list.
The method behind the rankings:
We looked at four-year nonprofit private colleges and four-year public colleges with more than 6,000 total students,…
May 2012
12 posts
3 tags
Because a man who ignores a woman’s NO in a non-sexual setting is more likely to...
– Pretty brilliant guest post by Phaedra Starling on Kate Harding’s Shapely Prose blog. A must read for any male person hoping to publicly interact with an unknown female person “without being maced.”
I had no idea how absolutely, 120% vested some young men (queer and not queer)...
– Son of Baldwin (via sonofbaldwin)
140 Sheep at a Time
I’m only posting this because I’m waiting for the Ambien to kick in & I really need to stop the abundant overtweeting.
Baby Steps
I’ve populated my tumblr feed with cute animal pictures and examples of cool typefaces.