She started dancin' to that fine, fine music

ALERT THE MEDIA

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:01:20 GMT

I LOVE ART SCHOOL OMG YOU GUYS

Dear Prudence

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:50:12 GMT

As I re-enter the hormone-infused world of college students, I find myself thinking a lot about sex, and the consequences it can have.

Doing HIV prevention education and tutoring kids whose dads have skipped out on them, I've started thinking that there's no such thing as casual sex. Whenever a risk of pregnancy is involved, women bear that burden disproportionately more than men. Obviously, there's a biological component to that, but there's a staggering socio-economic one as well (as our courts have decided that coughing up child support is comparable to the 24-hour adventure of raising a child).

People in abusive relationships don't always have control over when/with whom they're having sex. That shit is serious!

Is the ability to have sex a la carte (to borrow a phrase from Down With Love) what has equalized women with men? I sure hope not. Plus, that's really degrading to men, to assume they are defined by their willingness to have sex outside the context of a relationship.

I think abstinence-only education is one of the world's dumbest inventions. If anything, I think the best sex education would be truly *comprehensive* - discussing your options for sex, how to protect yourself and your partner, discussing (honestly, without fear tactics) the pros and cons of sex, and discussing the makings of a healthy relationship (if you're in a marriage, it shouldn't be with someone who demeans you. if you go home for a one-night stand, it shouldn't be with someone who demeans you. and everyone deserves to know that, no matter their political - or sexual - beliefs).

Maybe I'm being uptight about this. College taught me that hippies take sex much more seriously than a lot of uber-conservatives think. I don't know of *anyone* - pro-life or pro-choice - who takes abortion lightly, for instance.

What do you guys think?

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:20:31 GMT

Hey!

I think I found my life's purpose.

Neeaaaaat?

mmm, reality t.v.

Tue, 19 May 2009 02:52:46 GMT

Man, this season of the Bachelorette is going to be AWESOME, judging by the season premiere. Among the 100% white cast of 100% tools, there are two Tanners, a Kiptyn, and the fitness model (?) who refers to himself as BillBro ("On a scale of one to BillBro, I would rate myself a BillBro. The hottest.")

"What do you say...to an angel?"

"She really punched me in the face with how beautiful she was."

"I don't think I'm drop-dead gorgeous. But I do have a huge heart."

"It's like a shark. There's blood in the water, and all the guys are swarming. I came for the prize, and I'm goin' after it. It's time to whoop some ass, dude." HAHA AND THEN HE PLAYED HER A COUNTRY SONG

"I think I could tell, within ten seconds, if I will marry a girl based on her feet. I got a glimpse of her feet in the pool. They're good. They're phenomenal."

"I hate all these guys." ...do you realize what show you signed up for, douchebag?

"She seemed like my soulmate. She seemed like the girl version of me."

"Maybe she's a little more country. Maybe that's it. Maybe I'm too city. (rationalizes for 5 minutes, and then:) Maybe she doesn't like awesome guys."

Mon, 11 May 2009 02:06:36 GMT

this userpic describes me well

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:41:41 GMT

uh, isn't this like 3 years late to be news?

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/buzz-log-chuck-norris.html

chock 'n awe

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:53:21 GMT

stumbled upon this. why is this so big?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:George_W._Bush_administration_controversies

On the lighter side...

Ben & Jerry created "Yes Pecan!" ice cream flavor for Obama.

For George W. they asked for suggestions from the public. Here are
some of their favorite responses:

Grape Depression

Housing Crunch

Abu Grape

Cluster Fudge

Nut'n'Accomplished

Good Riddance you lousy sob....swirl

Iraqi Road

Chock 'n' Awe

Wire Tapeioca

Impeach Cobbler

Guantanmallow

Impeachmint

Heck-of-a-job Brownie

RockyRoad to Fascism

The 20Reese's-cession

Cookie D'oh!

Nougalar Proliferation

Death by Chocolate.....and Torture

Chocolate Chip on my Shoulder

Credit Crunch

Country Pumpkin

Chunkey Monkey in Chief

WMDelicious

Chocolate Chimp

Bloody Sundae

Caramel Preemptive Stripe

haha, what!

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:38:58 GMT

my brother is a high school senior. today, his friends vanessa and some dancer chick took him out. an hour ago, his former girlfriend called to see if he could hang out. and right now, he's going out on a date with TWINS. (his friend is dating one of them, and the other has a crush on him.)

Good Lord. When did my baby brother become such a player?

mortifying quote of the day

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:17:00 GMT

"i think this is the best painting you've ever done. it's so cute the way you did your cleavage."

-mom

illusions, michael, illusions!

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:09:18 GMT

i'm stealing sarah's idea and writing up my own ideal harem. other people should do the same!

1) andy sandburg from snl. i probably spelled his last name wrong.

2) michael cera (what? he's of age. i think) he would just stand around and be awkward, constantly, and sometimes accidentally punch my boob.

3) the angry bald guy with the beret from MythBusters. i would tap into his stylish beret collection, and he would blow things up.

4) tina fey, the brains of the operation

5) jon hamm from mad men. he would be the eye-candy, and provide me with personal grooming tips.

6) GOB from arrested development. to perform tricks - i mean, illusions. a trick is something a whore does for money. or cocaine!

Perhaps my new favorite website!

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:04:19 GMT

http://www.archive.org/details/Perversi1965

"it provides kicks to be a homosexual!"

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:38:39 GMT

interesting article about 5 sexist trends in advertising:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alex-leo/five-trends-the-advertisi_b_149354.html

probably no one else will find this as hilarious as i did

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:14:50 GMT

I'm working part-time at a paint-your-pottery studio, and tonight this little toothless, freckled five-year-old came in to paint an alligator (including, obviously, blood on the gator's teeth). He delicately picked up a fan brush and declared: "I'm going to paint this now in the small spaces. Like Bob Ross. This is how Bob Ross paints small spaces."

this icon will never stop being awesome

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:13:12 GMT

I'm not sure which is better:

This: CAIRO - Egyptian police have rounded up hundreds of teenage boys in Cairo in a day-long crackdown on sexual harassment.

"We have arrested a large number of boys who were flirting with girls," Cairo's police director Faruq Lashin said....

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/world/hundreds-of-cairo-teens-arrested-for-flirting/2008/11/21/1226770684476.html

or THIS: Son tasered while carrying father's coffin

"...When deputies approached Russ during the funeral on Saturday, he "went wild" and spat on the officers, said chief deputy Ed McMahon."

Ed McMahon! And it's in North Carolina!

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2008/11/20/1226770596248.html

In other news, Photoshopping Conan O'Brien's facial features onto a Kewpie doll is more difficult than one would anticipate.

at least Kanye West is on it!

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:03:48 GMT

i've been reading up on conflict diamonds for a painting i'm doing. the Washington Post reported on the connection between conflict diamonds and Al Qaeda.

huh, we can invade Iraq in part because of a (false) connection to Al Qaeda...we have anti-drug ads equating pot use to sponsoring terrorism...but the government's been pretty silent on buying conflict diamonds. maybe it's 'cause the government doesn't get a big slice of the drug profit pie. capitalism, baby!

De Beers' response to the movie Blood Diamond: www.diamondfacts.com

Pissed off activists response to DeBeers: http://www.diamondsforafricafund.org/realdiamondfacts/home.htm

Let's have a big fat gay marriage, Keith Olbermann.

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:26:37 GMT

thanks to Wendy

...although it's kind of odd he doesn't know any gay people. (cough cough, he probably knows anderson cooper. make that openly gay people)

why is there so much hatred against a movement rooted in love and equality?

what should the straighties do to show solidarity? i konw a few hetero couples who won't marry, or at least wear their rings, until marriage equality is acheived. but i'm catholic, my people aren't big on co-habitation for anyone, gay or straight (equal opportunity condemners!).

i almost feel like we should go to the same trouble to marry that same-sex couples have to. travel to mass. or ct. but it's so cold there. and i had all this hope for california (florida or arizona, notsomuch.)

barack 'n roooooooooooooooooooooooooll

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:11:45 GMT

I'm pissed off at California, Florida, and Arizona for hating the gays. Why are people so threatened by other people getting hitched? What's the big deal? The big deal is for the folks who just want their lovin' union legalized! There are PLENTY of straight people who shouldn't be getting married, and nobody's going around, denying them that right!

I propose we circumvent this whole mess by inventing a supreme committee of rational people to determine how worthy a couple is of marriage, based on how sane/awesome/mature they are. Britney Spears and Kevin Federline: No. Ellen DeGeneres and skinny girl from Arrested Development: Yes.

But hey, Obama won. That's pretty neat. Let's take a cue from Kenya. Kenya knows how to throw a party! There's literally a two-day long, offically-sanctioned national holiday celebrating Obama's victory. GOAT'S BLOOD STEW FOR EVERYONE!

p.s. OK, one last thing of bitterness. You know what I don't get? REPUBLICANS WANTING TO MOVE TO CANADA BECAUSE OBAMA WON. No, no, Republicans: Canada is where the liberals threaten to go. You have no where to go. Because NO OTHER WESTERN NATION IS AS CONSERVATIVE AS AMERICA. Maybe check out some other continents. Yeah, try out your precious 2nd-amendment rights in Pakistan, honky.

If you don't vote, I will come out of your computer and personally shank you.

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:53:34 GMT

Happy election day! Gooooooooooobama!

Uh, if these don't make you vote Obama, I don't know what will

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:33:11 GMT

if this man can bring together bluegrass + poppin' 'n lockin', there is hope for our country.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGx50xUJGvU - start at one minute. starring some kids you may know!

http://yeswecarve.com/ (Obama-themed pumpkins)

a Wasilla heartthrob! swoon!

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:25:36 GMT

I kind of feel bad for Sarah Palin's preggers daughter and her beau, who recently dropped out of high school and abandoned his amateur hockey career to become an electrician in an oil field (no, i'm not really sure how that works either).

Still, this article is kind of hilarious. (http://news.aol.com/elections/article/father-of-bristol-palins-baby-speaks-out/208930?icid=100214839x1211068547x1200694684).

Johnston, a Wasilla heartthrob, said he wanted to set the record straight.

...Some of the antlers are scattered about his yard. Last July on a caribou hunt he lost a "promise" ring that Palin had given him. He said he decided to tattoo her name on the finger and not bother with more rings because he'd just lose them anyway.

...Johnston said he wasn't forced to campaign with Palin's mother. Bristol Palin invited him and Johnston jumped at the chance. It was a whirlwind experience for Johnston, who was seated with the Palins at the Republican National Convention.

"At first, I was nervous," he said. "Then I was like, 'Whatever.'"

...The young man said he wasn't an expert on politics by any stretch. Asked about Barack Obama, he replied: "I don't know anything about him. He seems like a good guy. I like him."

bitch moan

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:46:30 GMT

sigh. another non-profit organization won't be hiring for a position i was super excited about/apparently pretty qualified for (the director liked me. SHE LIKED ME). they're out of cash dollars and can't hire for another year or two. this is the second time this has happened.

on the other hand...what's way worse is how the economic crisis is affecting people SERVED by non-profits.

:(

in the meantime, at least there's Cakey, the Cake from Outer Space!! http://www.mrghost.net/

that about sums it up

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:33:17 GMT

TIME.com's quote of the day:

"Half are looking at their 401(k)s drop $50,000 in a day, and they call me up and scream at me and say, 'You rat bastard, I'm never voting for you again!'"

-STEVE LATOURETTE, Congressman from Ohio, who voted against the Wall Street bailout bill, on how constituent opinion is split on the legislation.

Wonder what the other half is saying? Also, wouldn't it be nice to have anything with the CAPACITY to drop $50,000?

Work it, girl.

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:43:57 GMT

I bow before the political juggernaut that is Oprah Winfrey.

Yesterday she had a show about child exploitation, and urged her audience to call the Senate to pass a bill to provide more funds to track down child predators.

My mom, who's never in her life called Congress, was adamant about ringing both our Senators - as I imagine millions of other middle-aged women were. The Oprah-driven flood of calls has already prompted one of our Senators to co-sponsor the bill, and the other said their office had been getting a lot of calls.

If Obama gets the presidency, I'm betting he owes it to this lady.

In other news, suck it, Senator Coburn. He doesn't want to fund this bill (cost: $3/person)...yet we're spending $1,721 per person on the Iraq war. Hm.

You're a button.

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:23:10 GMT

I don't know if any of you guys watch Mad Men, but I'd just like to put it out there that their costume designer should get a special award for whatever undergarments Joan wears. Keepin' those ladies up.

Also, Don Draper should get an award for being the sweetest slice of man-pie on basic cable.

"There is a crushing guilt that comes with being a Catholic. Whether things are good or bad or you're simply... eating tacos in the park, there is always the crushing guilt."

AWKWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARD

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:30:14 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. — John McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin, said Monday her 17-year-old unmarried daughter is five months pregnant, an announcement stealing even more thunder from McCain and a Republican presidential convention already overshadowed by Hurricane Gustav.

Adding to the day's drama, McCain aides said the announcement was aimed at rebutting Internet rumors that Palin's youngest son, born in April, was actually her daughter's.

...

"Life happens," said McCain adviser Steve Schmidt.

"An American family," added colleague Mark Salter.

(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20080901/cvn-palin-daughter/)