you know you’re not owned because you are happy.
happiness is constructed.
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Archive for March, 2010
Hug your abortion provider!
Posted in abortion on March 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow is National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers. In honor of Dr. Tiller and those before him, this is a day to honor those who go to work every day and risk their lives for a legal medical procedure.
Things you can do:
- Send a thank you note to your local abortion clinic.
- Donate to the Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project .
- Volunteer as a pro-choice escort.
In 1996, the National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers started as a way to help stop the isolation and create a positive climate for abortion providers across the country. Dr. David Gunn was assassinated on March 10, 1993 by an anti-choice extremist.
Assholes
Posted in art, awesome, feminism, language, mundane life on March 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
You know you’ve had an interesting week when you start and end with two profound comments about assholes.
The beginning of week started with a conversation about life’s eternal struggle – finding a job that satisfies.
One person’s perspective on the dream job:
- work on projects you love
- avoid assholes
- get paid enough to travel to far off lands
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The end of the week was enlightened by a Kiki Smith lecture. A lecture of casual f-bombs (feminism), deconstruction, self-determination, changing forms (drops: blood to rain to milk), animal hair, fighting like hell to not be culturally owned, flipping meaning, and embracing then utilizing contradictions. Kiki Smith called herself a “self-righteous asshole”. She was irreverent and brilliant.
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Strengthening the power of interpretation, having the courage to envision, and demanding to be dynamic in a static culture, these are a few things on my to-do list.
thinking a lot about …
Posted in mundane life on March 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been thinking a lot about semicolons; dreaming about independent clauses joined efficiently, like spooning.
