Oh, for fuck's sake . Mandatory Australian Internet Censorship: Conroy’s Bait and Switch via Hoyden About Town. I knew this was coming up, but I was hoping if I pretended it wasn't happening it would...about how worrisome this is, even if you're not an Australian resident. Just... arg. Just arg. ARG. I'm going to the archives. Dear World: Try to stop irritating me by the time I get back

So.very.tired. But I snuck onto a computer at work. Ha! Too bad I'm too tired to think. Luckily, my flist thinks for me! Via ldragoon : Why Strong Female Characters Are Bad For Women Yeah, the trouble...Party of Choice have become contested and I needed to send an email out to one of the candidates asking hir to stop being a jackass and learn how to use the enter key. It was nicer than that, though.

I have a guest again tonight and all weekend, and Shakespeare by the Sea, and life is awesome but terribly busy. Thus, recommended readings: The Myth of the Woman Who Craves Abuse , at Hathor: People...targetted by protestors, but there is an element of "That Scary Place Over There" in a lot of the media coverage that I've seen. Oh, one last (light!) thing: I want to make a Map Purse now

Activists Held over Games Protest (aka Where Is Your Freedom of the Press Now?) Mr Ray later told AFP news agency he had been held for about 20 minutes. The agency quoted the reporter and witnesses...on our tongue. But when a fancy salt is dissolved in a moist or cooked dish, its special taste attributes dissolve too, leaving food tasting indistinguishable from that salted using a salt shaker.

I got an email from my friend Mark (aka Scarecrow) earlier today discussing one of the 14 proposed radio stations in Edmonton, specifically JENN FM : with less banter, fewer repeats and "a decidedly...to "women" when you are marketing to "white middle-class straight women with children". You are just marketing to some of us. There's nothing wrong with that, but please stop pretending it's otherwise

I have a lot of really weird thoughts about XKCD that I can go on about at length (and often do, over tea). If you're ever unable to sleep, drop me a line - I will bore you on the topic for *hours*. But...careers were on the line). And wouldn’t that be a pity for all those women, including me, who find quite a few American lead actors attractive despite their “flaws”? Or because of them? Thoughts

Melle Originally uploaded by Anna Overseas Now that I'm looking at this pic, I think I should crop the edges off, but here it is, in its unedited glory. This is bubosquared ...through my photos and the like (as well as cleaning my flat, woe), and I have a new set called Beautiful Women . (Where you can see an awful self-taken photo of me with my sexy new purple hat!)

What I hate most about being sad all the time right now is that my only interesting thoughts take place in the shower, or when I'm walking to work. These times are not terribly conducive to writing...to succeed they have to destroy Christianity, that's all I was referring to. She also insists that she doesn't speak hate speech. *sigh* Vid is behind the cut, via Pam's House Blend .

Happy Birthday odacamilla ! There are many people I miss from Edinburgh, and I must admit that you are among them. Many happy returns of the day! I fell asleep very early last night, and thus...Loudly, with that piercing sound that breaks glass. Anyway, happy Thursday, folks. In Canada, this is a long weekend, and for folks in jobs like mine, it's a four day weekend! So, happy Long Weekend

March 8th was International Woman's Day, and there were various posts I read about it that I found interesting. (All quotes are excerpts, please read the whole thing.) The Lady is a Tramp by nakrissimo...hearing about this via LJ? The last thing on CBC about this is three weeks ago. Do your job and bloody well do some reporting, for crying out loud. No love, me.] Happy Day After Women's Day, folks