December 2009
Oh Look, Cis Women Are Joining the "Body Scanners...
thecurvature:
meloukhia:
The headline of this article is “Scanners force trade-off between privacy, security.”
Uhm, actually, scanners do not force a tradeoff between privacy and security for a number of people. They actually pose a threat to personal safety. There’s no tradeoff; you either fly and face unsafe conditions, or you do not fly at all. This is not a “privacy” issue when you live...
"In the Next Room or the vibrator play"--my... →
OH FOR CRYING OUT LOUD CANADA
annaoverseas:
Y’all, my country has no government. AGAIN.
So, is it to shut up the committee that was bringing up torture in Afghanistan? Or just so Harper can push through his Senate appointees - WHEN HE FREAKING WELL CAMPAIGNED ON AN EQUAL ELECTED EFFECTIVE SENATE.
ARG I HATE THIS.
AAUUUUUUGGGGHHHHHH
Why Chally is Awesome -- The Beginnings of a List
reachingtheshore:
meloukhia:
ouyangdan:
Chally will smooth over things that have gotten heated to a point that you can only cry because you are hurting so much.
Chally says things like “What the pancake?” that are so cute that you can’t help but adopt it into your own lexicon.
Chally has a way with words that will cut to the quick of an issue with a sauciness that leaves you sputtering and...
Grocery list
Anna: Okay, what do we need for groceries today?
Don: Um... not sure. How are we on toaster waffles?
Anna: Hon. We bought 96 toaster waffles last week.
Don: Yes, but how are we on toaster waffles NOW?
Dorian: These are very important questions. It's quite right to ask them.
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“YOU PLAY HARP THAT IS SO COOL HOW WHAT WHY THAT WAS MY DREAM WHEN I WAS SIX”
– Chally, to me. I’m posting it because I miss playing the harp badly. And it made me smile.
“More often than not, any discrepancy between law and enforcement of said law...”
– amandaw wins at commenting. (via challyzatb)
Dear tumblr
challyzatb:
shiyiya:
dorianisms:
challyzatb:
I thought Anna was serious about brightly coloured balloons being banned in Toronto, and the tax on wicker goods. These “facts” are from a song called “I Don’t Want to Go to Toronto”. You can all laugh at me now.
Chally
Don’t feel bad. I live an hour from TO, and even I wasn’t totally certain. (Though I do know it is actually, genuinely...
Dear tumblr
challyzatb:
dorianisms:
challyzatb:
I thought Anna was serious about brightly coloured balloons being banned in Toronto, and the tax on wicker goods. These “facts” are from a song called “I Don’t Want to Go to Toronto”. You can all laugh at me now.
Chally
Don’t feel bad. I live an hour from TO, and even I wasn’t totally certain. (Though I do know it is actually, genuinely illegal to drag...
Dear tumblr
challyzatb:
I thought Anna was serious about brightly coloured balloons being banned in Toronto, and the tax on wicker goods. These “facts” are from a song called “I Don’t Want to Go to Toronto”. You can all laugh at me now.
Chally
Don’t feel bad. I live an hour from TO, and even I wasn’t totally certain. (Though I do know it is actually, genuinely illegal to drag a dead horse...
I'm pretty wonderful.
Chally: ASH!
Ash: [CHALLY]!! How are you?
Chally: Well, because I was brought into existence and remain existent. What kind of a question is that?!
Ash: You are so awesome. This is why we are friends.
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Dorian: That is fabulous and I'm envious I didn't think of it first.
“Dictionary editors, linguists and even radio DJs say we have entered a semantic...”
– The Washington Post diligently observes that there isn’t a name for this decade. (via andrewgraham) (via apsies)
Oh yes there is! This decade is properly called the Oughties.
(via amandaw)
I’ve also seen “Noughties”, which I find moderately entertaining. I guess there’s no...
Why I Hate Label-Hating →
I found this a really interesting post, on a blog I haven’t read before. My grandmother is hugely opposed to any sort of group-based identification, and I’ve been frustrated in attempts to explain to her why I don’t think it’s a bad thing, necessarily. So this is something I’ve thought about.
What is wrong with me this morning, a short list,...
annaoverseas:
I played so many hours of Plants vs Zombies that I keep seeing things on my computer screen rocking in time to music.
I fell into TVTropes and haven’t quite come out the other side yet. This is worse than playing “How long until you hit Clinton Conspiracy Theories” on Wikipedia.
I haven’t been sleeping during the night. Which may be contributing to seeing things rocking in time...
Creative diversity →
amandaw:
quadmoniker at PostBourgie, “Hurting for Female Directors” (emphasis mine):
His answer was that he simply hired the best writers, whether that led to any sort of fair representation from women…
Amandaw is awesome and any of y’all who don’t follow her (I know there’s at least a couple!) should read this here blog post of hers.
“For me, neurodiversity and feminism go together—though many neurodiversity...”
– Sarah, “On Failing Girlhood: Thoughts on Gender & Disability” (via amandaw)
Just to let y'all know...
My internet presence may grow slightly more sparse for the remainder of my vacation. Anne doesn’t like the computer being used around her (which I respect; there are seemingly-innocuous things I have a hard time with as well), so I’m limited to mornings before she wakes, a potential afternoon visit to the library or a coffeeshop, and ~20min or so in the evening (as a compromise).
...
I'm Scared
amandaw:
dorianisms:
I feel like certain of my traits—specifically, the ones that cause me to speculate I’m on the autism spectrum—have been intensifying since I started this holiday. I’ve been getting tired faster when called upon for socialization, my bouts of dissociation have been growing more frequent/severe, and my issues with sensory stuff (I have waves where my sensitivity—particularly...
Public Service Announcement
annaoverseas:
An alert indicating that “a disabled man” has been missing for two days, not seen since his last doctor’s appointment, is rather useless if it does not include a DESCRIPTION.
Cripples do not all look alike, you know.
Whaaat? You mean you can’t just *tell* by looking? WHAT IS THIS TREACHERY?
When Lady Gaga Appears, So Do Her Many Influences →
(via meloukhia)
I disagree with the writer in that I think she actually has a fairly good voice. But that’s not really the point of the article, obv. (And it’s probably true that her voice alone would not have gotten her to where she is—the image she presents really is paramount).
Patients forced to shoulder cost of pricey eye...
annaoverseas:
Patients forced to shoulder cost of pricey eye medication in Alberta Treatment priced at $1,800 a shot By Michelle Lang, Calgary HeraldDecember 4, 2009 Muriel Simpson, 80, says the rules to qualify for provincial assistance for the eye drug Lucentis are too strict. Calgary patients say the rules to qualify for public funding for a pricey drug that can prevent blindness are too...
The reason for the season
annaoverseas:
Happy Boxing Day, everyone!
Seconded! (In ten minutes, for me. But nonetheless!) We’re so Canadian!
I'm Scared
I feel like certain of my traits—specifically, the ones that cause me to speculate I’m on the autism spectrum—have been intensifying since I started this holiday. I’ve been getting tired faster when called upon for socialization, my bouts of dissociation have been growing more frequent/severe, and my issues with sensory stuff (I have waves where my...
“family” & “home”, like “race”, are social...”
– Lisa Kasamoto*, on Facebook.
*Personal assistant to Alice Ripley, a Broadway actress.
annaoverseas:
dorianisms:
annaoverseas:
This is the man for whom I am currently making pumpkin lasagna. OH THE SACRIFICES I MAKE.
Well, it’s difficult to resist a man in a pointy hat. Especially one with moons and stars on.
(Also. Pumpkin lasagna? Omnomnom)
One year we went out to a swanky place for Christmas dinner, and they had pumpkin lasagna as their vegetarian option, and ever...
MSF's Top Ten Humanitarian Crises of 2009:... →
abbyjean:
Five prior unsettled wars in Yemen’s northern Saada Governorate led to a sixth in 2009, the most intense so far. The Yemeni army ratcheted up its offensive against a rebel group drawn from the dominant community in the region, and the humanitarian fallout was unprecedented. Civilians and non-military targets such as hospitals were heavily affected by fighting. Hundreds of thousands...
You know what I don't understand?
meloukhia:
dorianisms:
EDIT: It has been pointed out to me that herbal medicine is not really the same as homeopathy. Still, my thoughts in this post aren’t, like, TOTALLY INVALIDATED by that, so I’m leaving it up. However, it was a point that needed addressing. Orig. post below.
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Homeopathy. Or rather, I accept that some plants may have beneficial effects. In fact, that some plants do.
...
You know what I don't understand?
EDIT: It has been pointed out to me that herbal medicine is not really the same as homeopathy. Still, my thoughts in this post aren’t, like, TOTALLY INVALIDATED by that, so I’m leaving it up. However, it was a point that needed addressing. Orig. post below.
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Homeopathy. Or rather, I accept that some plants may have beneficial effects. In fact, that some plants do.
What...
Why I Like Anna, The Beginnings of a List
ouyangdan:
meloukhia:
Anna is so funny that once I almost peed my pants because of something she said, and I have to be careful about drinking hot drinks when I’m reading something by her or talking to her.
Anna is snarky in a delicious and delightful way which kind of makes my toes curl a little bit.
Whenever something makes me mad or pissy, I know that Anna and I will talk about it and I...
Inner Dialogue
Me: I want to go open my stocking.
Myself: But it's not even 7.30! No-one is awake!
I: That's true. But it's Christmas!
Dorian: It is Christmas.
Myself: But...people will want to see you open your stocking!
Me: But I don't want to wait to open my stocking!
Dorian: What if we kill time by posting on tumblr instead?
Me, Myself, & I: Sounds good. Can we do it in chat format? We haven't used that yet.
Dorian: OK.
the Xmas Haul
So, I did read everyone’s posts. I just don’t have the energy to reblog. But: Cara is awesome, so are perogies, and I don’t like sauerkraut at all.
Today was the xmas eve celebration at Anne’s parent’s house! (I’m still there, in fact). It was lovely. Her brothers are charming, as are the other family members/family-adjacent people I met today. I didn’t...
I totally forgot to link to my most recent Bitch... →
(via annaham)
Reblogged for emphasis. Theatre + analysis=happy Dorian.
My family. [warning- quoting ableist language]
I love them dearly, but there is the casual ableism like you would not believe! It is “crazy” this, and “lame” that, and when the baby acts up she’s being “a little ADD”, or “special needs child”.
Plus, while Anne has stopped using “retard” in front of me, I know she still does.
I just…given the reaction I got when I first...
The Decade In News Photographs →
(via meloukhia)