January 2011
23 posts
stephaniejboland:
Could somebody come over and punch me in my left kidney? I feel lopsided.
Sorry, have already spent punching quota for the day on this bread I’m making. Shall I bring some over later?
Egypt is burning and most western pundits have no... →
androphilia:
By Parvez Sharma
January 28, 2011
Cairo is burning. So is Egypt. Twitter is exploding. Everyone seems to have an opinion—many who do have never even been to Egypt but feel a strong sense of solidarity with the most remarkable revolution in a generation, perhaps. A revolution which importantly is not really caused by Twitter or by Facebook—as much as the self congratulatory...
“[on disclosing bisexuality in a relationship, and it being largely...”
– Oh dude, Hairpin, come on. Don’t pull this shit now. (via stephaniejboland)
Ugh. Please, someone post a link to the Bizarre World of the Bisexual in response.
“Coming into a feminist conversation with, “Have you considered that sometimes...”
– The above is a great excerpt from a post at Fugitivus a couple years ago. The post is longish, and definitely worth a read, but this particular quote stood out.
Feeling ill
stephaniejboland:
Will a hot shower and a trip for the last few ingredients solve it? We’ll soon see!
YOU SAID YOU HAD EVERYTHING. *shakes fist*
On the Necessity of Avoiding Glaswegians
me: I’ve been introduced to a cute Glaswegian via Twitter, actually. Stephanie: Keep a bloody eye on them they’re insidious! me: We must NEVER MEET. Stephanie: You’re like ‘it’s cool, we’re friends, we get on great’ and then six months later you’re going ‘I love you’ to someone who’s never read a book THEY HAVE POWERS BEYOND OUR...
Stephanie Boland: A thank you letter to literature →
stephaniejboland:
In England, as in most places, a central part of one’s application to university, graduate or undergraduate, is the personal statement. When I applied to universities during sixth form, I knew I had to write something slightly different- that admissions staff had heard about people reading since…
This is so fucking beautiful. Please read the whole thing.
Carl Brandon Challenge Grant! →
jhameia:
Hi folks! With the new year coming in, help the Carl Brandon Society start it off with a WHOOSH! For the rest of January, every donation you make to the Carl Brandon Society will be matched by the Society of the Furtherance of the Study of Fantasy and Science Fiction (SF^3), to a total of $2000. Which means if we can raise $2000, we really raise $4000!
The Carl Brandon Society exists...
jhonenv:
What impresses me is the sheer efficiency of the crime.
AHAHAHAHA!
“The law discriminates against rape victims in a manner which would not be...”
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After Tuscon: Why Are the Mentally Ill Still... →
stephaniejboland:
Oh what the fuck. Okay, I don’t agree with citizens holding firearms except for very, very specific cases. I also think the background checks are too loose for gun ownership in the US.
But this fucking ‘mentally ill’ banner is making me really angry. I bet you I’m a better and safer markswoman than a good number of people who have no history of mental illness. Are there...