Space Princess Diaries – Chapter 2
I’m thinking the way this will work is that every time I want the hero to do something other than what they do in a...
Category: Writing
Heat Wave
It was a bazillion degrees in Portland today. You ever get so hot your nose runs? I feel like my snot is melting. And I...
Charisma Uniqueness Nerve And Talent – Can RuPaul Have Cunt?
Tuesday’s blog touched on RuPaul’s use of the anti-trans slur she-male, and my problem with the fight that ensued over its removal from the show....
Being Mean to People You Think Have Been Mean to People to Prove That Being Mean to People is Mean?
Lately I’ve been noticing that the Internet has a sort of waltz it does. 1. Somebody says or does something that someone or a group...
Feminine Appetites: What Keeps Us from Self-Care
I was just watching this TED Talk on intuitive eating… [ted id=1900] … and it reminded me that 80% of American girls have been on...
The Time I Accidently Avoided Caffeine… for a Year
From August 2011 to September 2012, I quit drinking caffeine. I basically spent an entire year underwater. I initially stopped because my therapist (who turned...
Hello, I am About to Puke
So the dog is fine now. But I’m still on and off nauseous. I’ve been working through, taking breaks when it gets really bad, but...
We Had A Better Day
The dog seems to be better today. There was very minimal shrieking, and most of that happened in the morning. She’s even starting to do...
We Had A Bad Day
Sunday Night Pepper went chasing after a neighborhood cat, flipped around on her harness, and immediately started shrieking in pain. She would act normally for...
Jake and Jessica – A Daring Rescue
Jake and Jessica Chapter 5 Chapter 1 – The Annihilator (NSFW -Explicit sex) Chapter 2 – The Annihilator is Dead Chapter 3 – It Was a...
Butt Stuff (SFW)
I didn’t know what to write about, and it’s almost 11. So I just google image searched the butt gifs. You’re welcome. (source)
13 Common Misconceptions About Feminism
1. Feminists can’t ask for directions. Feminist National Conference Rule 347 subset J states that we can totally ask for directions if death is imminent....
Spoiler, It’s Poland: Review of “Where the Devil Can’t Go” by Anya Lipska
Where the Devil Can’t Go by Anya Lipska Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy. This one may be my fault. I didn’t notice that...
Budweiser Can Eat My Mexican Asshole
I didn’t look for this. This was in front of a Niki Minaj video. I was still cussing at the screen well into the first...
Jake and Jessica – The Jake Must Go On
So, you guys remember that Jake and Jessica poll I put up in… oh… October? Well, I completely forgot about it. Sorry. But I’m back....
Throw Up Thursday: Last Year I Was Sad
I know, to you guys it’s Friday, but I’m here in Thursday right now, and I make the titles, so I say what day it...
Oh, You Got Fired for Being a Bigot? My Heart Bleeds for You.
Recently, a bigot lost his job. You may have heard about it. And, in typical liberal fashion, we feel badly for him. We say things...
What Even Is Bedtime
So, 11 p.m. is literally in one minute. Oh, shit, it’s eleven. Look what I ate today.
It’s a Man’s World… As Usual
Friend Lura sent me this on Facebook the other day: Is the Oculus Rift Sexist? In the article, Microsoft researcher Dana Boyd asserts that virtual...
Twitter Looks Out for Drunks and Fools
@Teddy_Picker: Well, I just got a handy while topless and driving* down Cesar E Chavez Blvd at 1 a.m. So I’d say this is one...
Barriers to Self-Care
Since I started working for myself, I’ve noticed a really destructive pattern that occurs and reoccurs. I recognize it, which is good, but I’m making...
This Is A Joke, Right?
I’m a fucking trendsetter. Last April Fool’s day, I brought my own tampon game to the nation with the Hungry Man flavored Tampax. But now,...
An Argument for – and a Solution to – Christian Intolerance
We’ve all seen the news stories about religious institutions firing or refusing service to those of us they consider undesirable. Unwed mothers, gays, abortionists, non-monogamists...
How to Set Samsung S-Note to Sync with Evernote on a Galaxy Note 3 (T-Mobile)
Since I have been completely unable to find this information anywhere else, here, my friends, is how to make that S-Note/Evernote magic that Samsung was...
Something’s Sure On the Ropes: Review of “Angel On the Ropes” by Jill Shultz
Angel On the Ropes by Jill Shultz Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy. I picked this book because it was published by Broad Universe,...
So You’re Worried About the Size of Your Dick. Or Whatever.
It’s easy to compare ourselves to other people. In many contexts, it’s a good idea. How do you know you’re headed in the direction you...
Dead Enemies
Someone we all hated very much died on Wednesday. I have been extremely grateful to see the world go from thinking that Fred Phelps maybe...
Fuck. Fucking. Boxes.
A bunch of furniture arrived at our house today. So now it’s even more full of stuff than it was before. I’m running out of...
Science Chicktion: Review of The Bone Road by Mary Holland
The Bone Road by Mary Holland Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy. This book caught my eye while I was browsing the Recently Added...
Finally, Finally, We Are All the Way Moved to Portland
We moved all our stuff from Ben’s parents’ house in Corvallis to our new house in Portland on Saturday. It’s now Sunday night, and I’m...
Baddness Levels: Rising
I’m sitting in a coffee shop in Corvallis. Next Saturday we finally finish our move to Portland. This is the first time I’ve been outside...
For Kris, Who is Stuck In LA
It’s important to remember, that even as we experience all the joys of the great white North, others of us are not so lucky. Our...
A Quick Run Down of Recent Events
So we’ve been in Oregon for over a week now and all I’ve been doing is writing porno reviews and talking about privilege. You could...
College Students of Color and Other Oxymorons I Have Been
Today I was introduced to the I Too, Am Harvard campaign. Ostensibly a marketing project for her upcoming play of the same title, Harvard sophomore...
In Defense of the M/M Romance
Can we talk about M/M romance for a second? I’ve been reviewing a lot of this type of erotica, mostly because there seems to be...
We’re Here, Hate Beer, and are Tragically Not Queer
Already adding to the diversity of the city of roses, if I do say so myself. Welcome to the first day of the rest of...
How to Job in the Pacific Northwest
My friend David asked that I blog about: The short answer is we came with our own jobs. It seems to be the only way...
The Wonders of Matt Burlingame
Matt AKA Spanking Bea Arthur, how do I love thee, let me count the ways. You’re fierceness is inspiring You’re kindness is also inspiring As...
Wedding Jitters?
Facebook friend Jayna asked me to write about: A topic I know nothing about. Well, sort of nothing. I mean, I’ve never gotten married, but...
Alternative Medicine Redux
For my 12th birthday, my mom took me to a run down apartment block in the valley where a woman who pretended that spirits kept...
Cliffhanger!
Did you ever notice how wrestlers and baseball players were the dudes with the best butts? I don’t mean WWE, I mean old school wrestling....
Valentines is Just Another Cold Day
I know, you’re either tired of hearing about Valentines, or you’re tired of hearing about people who hate Valentines. It’s the same every year. Ben...
When I Grow Up I Want to Be Easy on the Eyes
Hulu’s been showing the same two Weight Watcher’s commercials for about a month now, and I finally listened to one of them: If you’re not...
College Poetry Journal – AKA When I Thought Words Had Meaning
While I was going through my closets trying to find shit to give to goodwill today, I ran across a journal I kept between 2005...
Instagrams I took of my pets
Did you know that on Android devices, Instagram creates a gallery that saves all your Instagrams as handy JPEGs? Look like you’re a good photographer...
The Dream of 2000 Is Alive on Netflix
I know you guys have been gagging for it for the last 15 years. Finally your thirst is quenched. American Queer as Folk is on...
Celebrity Rapist Role Call: Bill Cosby
The boyfriend sent me a link to this Gawker article about how everybody’s favorite TV fantasy dad, Bill Cosby, is totally a serial rapist. I...
Deep and Serious Thoughts About Kid Fucker Woody Allen
Trigger warning: Frank discussions of incestuous rape, and descriptions of sexual boundary violations of a child. My friend Krista asked me this today: “I’m curious...
Phillip Seymore Hoffman and the Glory of the Young, Dead Addict
Since the announcement of his death, I’ve heard the fairly standard “so sad,” “too soon,” “such talent,” rigmarole. And now that we know he died...
Where Is the Funniest Place You’ve Vomited?
In America, when you’re on public health, and you finally manage to get a check-up appointment, you go no matter what. If you have to...