The inspiration for this post can be traced back to Jad. Thanks, Jad! Dear Orange Jordan, I have had it with you. You’re like some bad boyfriend who takes my money but refuses to deliver on the important things in life, such as rubbing my feet, or, in your case, LETTING ME USE MY GODDAMNContinue reading “Possessed Business: Orange Jordan”
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We interrupt your regular broadcast due to a terrifying realization…
…That the cats are creepily accurate feline reflections of Boyfriend and I. The female is: Thinner Lighter Neater High-strung Overly Sensitive and Prone to Poorly Timed Fits of Affection The male is: Bigger Darker Sloppier Laid-back Largely Unflappable and Prone to Napping in Unlikely Places I sense a cosmic conspiracy of Berúthiel-esque proportions. One ofContinue reading “We interrupt your regular broadcast due to a terrifying realization…”
Mature, reasonable response to offended Sheila Jeffreys fans
Take THAT, graduate programs everywhere! See how viciously and unceremoniously I excluded Bloom from sisterhood with me? Now, of course, Bloom and I both agree on poststructuralism, but we run into a big, big problem when it comes to both J.K. Rowling & Doris Lessing, which is what the decision to keep him in theContinue reading “Mature, reasonable response to offended Sheila Jeffreys fans”
Monday Music: The “terrifying self-awareness” Edition
I am tired. I am unpleasant. I have also recently turned into the sort of trollish person who glares at gorgeous couples kissing on the benches on a sunny day in Kiev, when even the miscreants in the park are toasting them with their rubbing alcohol bottles. There’s clearly something wrong. I am counting onContinue reading “Monday Music: The “terrifying self-awareness” Edition”
Sexual Harassment: taking one for the team on Facebook
I’m friending back the strange men who add me on Facebook via the Jordan network, then having protracted conversations with them as to why they’re adding me, what they’re hoping to accomplish, etc. What immediately struck me is that they don’t try to make me interested in them – they assume I am interested rightContinue reading “Sexual Harassment: taking one for the team on Facebook”
Natalia A. 