I hate clothes shopping. When it comes to my list of Failures at Being a Woman, this probably ranks at number one. I loathe shopping for clothes so much that I will literally put it off for a year or more, continuously coming up with new excuses not to go. Even when I’ve mustered up …
Monthly Archive: December 2009
Dec 29 2009
Blag Hag: A Year in Review
It’s December, which means every blog is somewhat required to pump out Top Ten lists looking back at the past year. I feel a bit haughty doing one about myself, seeing as this blog didn’t even exist for all of 2009 – but a couple of you guys requested it, so here you go. This …
Dec 26 2009
The joys of parents learning science
We’re always hearing stories about kids making skeptical insights or getting interested in science. They’re exciting because these kids are our future, and maybe we see a bit of our nerdy selves in them. I don’t have kids, but I still get excited about something similar – parents learning science. My parents have always been …
Dec 26 2009
Chicago Atheist Meetup!
Are you in the Chicagoland area? Do you want to have an awesome time eating, drinking*, and being merry with some pretty cool freethinkers? Look no further: Date: Saturday, January 2Time: 7:00 PMWhere: Palos Hills Village Club9750 S Roberts RdPalos Hills, IL 60465-1470http://www.palosvillagepub.com/Featuring: Hemant of Friendly Atheist, GodlessGirl, and Jen of Blag Hag! What do …
Dec 25 2009
Indiana Governor displays his total ignorance on atheism
Oh, Mitch Daniels. I generally don’t have many good things to say about you, but now you’ve made it particularly difficult for me. Take it away, Mitch: People who reject the idea of a God -who think that we’re just accidental protoplasm- have always been with us. What bothers me is the implications -which not …
Dec 25 2009
An eerie resemblance
Brought to you by the same relatives who produced the best blasphemous birthday gifts, I now show you my new awesome Christmas gift:Look familiar? I’ll help you out:Yep. Chris and Erin got me the same awesome, soft, cuddly, adorable octopus plushie from the PZ photo. And it wasn’t a coincidence – they got it because …
Dec 24 2009
Merry Christmas! Excuse my hives
Merry Christmas, all of my fellow atheists! I hope your holiday is filled with fun, family, good food, and gifts, and lacking annoying music, icy roads, and cantankerous religious relatives. Apparently my Christmas present this year is a nasty full body rash. Hooray for mononucleosis combined with antibiotics! The effect is super common – it …
Dec 24 2009
How to Meet Atheist Men
Anonymous asked… You gave advise to guys seeking atheist girls, how about advise for girls seeking atheist guys? You have a boyfriend, right? So you’re a credible source of information. Exist. … Okay, okay, you know I’m joking. It’s the first thing that popped into my head, but I think it does illustrate a misconception …
Dec 24 2009
Welcome home; have some religious pareidolia
I’m back home for the holidays – home being Northwest Indiana, which is effectively part of Chicago. This area is way more liberal than West Lafayette, so it’s always a bit of a relief…but that doesn’t mean it’s completely void of religious wackiness. For example, here are two short articles in our local newspaper, both …
Dec 23 2009
Update: Google’s religious “censorship” spreads?
About a week ago I made a post about Google’s apparent concealment of suggestions for search terms about certain popular religions. A couple of people who work for Google (but not on Google’s suggest feature) postulated that it may merely be an odd artifact the coding, some software bug, an algorithm error, etc. The last …
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