[+1 internet for naming the composer this title is in reference to.] Didya see that? I was posting regularly last week! Nearly-almost-daily! It was great! It’s going to keep happening, I promise. However, I’ve just had two finals in two days and my brain has given up on almost anything but simple sentences and sleep. …
Monthly Archive: November 2012
Nov 25 2012
How To Respond Badly
Sharing problems is hard to do. Our society values being “drama-free” over dealing maturely when drama–as it inevitably does–happens. We’re supposed to fix it ourselves, or just ignore it. Because that’s what you do, right? (If I ever meet whomever made up the stupid rules of society, we are going to have Words.) As a result, we …
Nov 24 2012
Do Something Good
Rob Lehr is an awesome guy. He’s the one and only person behind Hambone Productions–which does all the videography for Skepticon. But here’s the thing about videos–they don’t work for the hearing impaired. Transcripts do. They’re also useful for people who want to quote excerpts, people who don’t have lots of spare time, people who …
Nov 22 2012
Thanks Giving
The history of Thanksgiving is not exactly a cheerful story of sharing and bounty. However, I am full of thanks, and I do appreciate the importance of sharing the things we cherish. I am grateful for my friends, the ones who will poke and prod a Tofurkey into our dinner tonight, who won’t mind if the …
Nov 22 2012
Happy Linksgiving!
I’m seriously considering this as a regular repository for the worst puns I can make. Maybe I’ll make it a contest–can I best the last one? I hope the Americans among you are celebrating…turkey and stuffing or something. Stephanie has some recipes for you. I’m staying at home, catching up on classes before I head …
Nov 21 2012
How Girls Evolved To Shop
Rebecca Watson’s talk at Skepticon 5, which made my sides hurt from giggling. So, back in the day, men were hunters and women were gatherers…and now, men like museums while women prefer shopping…And the researcher in question noticed this on a trip to Prague. He went with some friends, and all the men in the …
Nov 21 2012
Westboro Baptist Church interviews by Russell Brand (AMAZING)
This is one of the best interviews I’ve ever seen in my life. Go. Watch. Enjoy.
Nov 18 2012
Care [Spoken]
Last week, I wrote a post about caring. It had been burning a hole in my brain all day, and I scribbled it on the back of two different sets of notes and left me fidgeting in class. When it published, about half the comments were “This is Bad. You should feel Bad.” But then everything was …
Nov 17 2012
The Weight of It
We give so little weight to our thoughts. You can push them away and mold them and let them be and more than anything else, just not think about it. This is a sharing story. It’s personal. It’s descriptive. This is your trigger warning. I’ll let you in on a secret. I won’t ever reread my …
Nov 15 2012
I Link I Can, I Link I Can!
This link roundup may include bad puns. I wrote a thing at Teen Skepchick about how to actually create a new generation of skeptics off the internet. Six rules for allies. Lead a Good Life, by Trey Malone. To hear men and women speak of our culture as some Feminazi PC nightmare is embarrassing. To …
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Kate Donovan
Ashley's co-blogger is a third year student at Northwestern University who runs on coffee and snark. . At some point, she'd like to make people sit on couches and tell her about their feelings, but right now she writes in different places around the internet and makes silly faces when she doesn't know what to say. She's the president of her local Secular Student Alliance affiliate, and she is on the Secular Woman speakers bureau. Opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Secular Student Alliance
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