is it just me, or is the definition of a heterosexual relationship really fundamentally mean "how much shit is a woman willing to put up with"...
yes, i'm bitter - but for fack's sakes - relationships suck.
and no, i'm not writing here - i'm just venting...
feel free to rant away about v-day too.
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Showing posts with label Misc. Show all posts
Friday, February 13, 2009
Monday, April 02, 2007
You might not want to visit this blog for a while...
It's been a mere 4.5 months... and wow what a ride. I just don't think I can do this anymore - and I'd be lying if this shit isn't just bringing me down big time.
So anyways, let's keep our parting brief - I'm outta here for some time. I'm not closing my lunchbox - I just don't think I have the head space for this ATM and there are too many projects that I'm involved with anyways (so yay for real-life activism! hurrah!).
Take care! Have fun! It's been swell! See you in ... May? maybe...Expect a meaner more vicious LLL from now on... he he he, just kiddin ;)
My co-blogger (who knows really? Dorkess where are you?) may take over, but I doubt it!
No comments, thanks!
So anyways, let's keep our parting brief - I'm outta here for some time. I'm not closing my lunchbox - I just don't think I have the head space for this ATM and there are too many projects that I'm involved with anyways (so yay for real-life activism! hurrah!).
Take care! Have fun! It's been swell! See you in ... May? maybe...Expect a meaner more vicious LLL from now on... he he he, just kiddin ;)
My co-blogger (who knows really? Dorkess where are you?) may take over, but I doubt it!
No comments, thanks!
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Words of Wisdom from Yolanda
Update: I missed something really important in this post, so following Yolanda's example - I'm editing it to highlight my own ideological blindness. I know this post is really popular, and I don't mean to start a 'meme' but if you repost it - maybe you'd like to highlight your own weaknesses too?
Words of Wisdom from Yolanda (straight out copying):
In light of recent assertions and statements that I’ve encountered on comment threads, message boards, and in private conversations, I thought I’d just take a moment to relate the following observations:
- You can be a good, decent, loving, caring person and be a white male supremacist.
- You can be a hard-working, dedicated, self-sacrificing person and still have unearned privilege. [ME]
- White male supremacy is a system of power, not a moral failing or an individual flaw.
- Having a spouse of color and/or children of color does not make a person antiracist.
- Working with, helping out, donating money to, or otherwise providing resources and services to people of color does not make a person antiracist. [ME]
- Being a fan of, an expert on, or a scholar of Native American literature, Eastern religions, manga, Afro-Asian languages, jazz, reggae, anime, Bollywood cinema, hip-hop, or national liberation movements does not make a person antiracist. [ME]
- Being a woman, lesbian, gay, transgendered, or poor DOES NOT negate one’s white and/or male privilege.
- Even if most men are not rapists, 99% of rapes are committed by biological men. This is a political reality.
- All human beings are equal. Men and women are not equal.
- All human beings are equal. White people and people of color are not equal.
- All human beings are equal. The rich and the poor are not equal.
- One does not need to be a white person to be a white supremacist.
- One does not need to be a man to be a misogynist.
- One can be both antiracist and white supremacist [ME].
- One can be both feminist and misogynist [ME]
- Critique of privileged and/or oppressive behavior is not a personal attack. [yeps, I fallen into that a few times]
- Resistance to oppressive bevavior is not a personal attack. [this one too]
And most important:
No matter how long you have lived, what you’ve experienced, what work you have done, you will never outgrow the need to change. [yes, yes, yes]
Comments closed, comment at Yolanda's pls.
Words of Wisdom from Yolanda (straight out copying):
In light of recent assertions and statements that I’ve encountered on comment threads, message boards, and in private conversations, I thought I’d just take a moment to relate the following observations:
- You can be a good, decent, loving, caring person and be a white male supremacist.
- You can be a hard-working, dedicated, self-sacrificing person and still have unearned privilege. [ME]
- White male supremacy is a system of power, not a moral failing or an individual flaw.
- Having a spouse of color and/or children of color does not make a person antiracist.
- Working with, helping out, donating money to, or otherwise providing resources and services to people of color does not make a person antiracist. [ME]
- Being a fan of, an expert on, or a scholar of Native American literature, Eastern religions, manga, Afro-Asian languages, jazz, reggae, anime, Bollywood cinema, hip-hop, or national liberation movements does not make a person antiracist. [ME]
- Being a woman, lesbian, gay, transgendered, or poor DOES NOT negate one’s white and/or male privilege.
- Even if most men are not rapists, 99% of rapes are committed by biological men. This is a political reality.
- All human beings are equal. Men and women are not equal.
- All human beings are equal. White people and people of color are not equal.
- All human beings are equal. The rich and the poor are not equal.
- One does not need to be a white person to be a white supremacist.
- One does not need to be a man to be a misogynist.
- One can be both antiracist and white supremacist [ME].
- One can be both feminist and misogynist [ME]
- Critique of privileged and/or oppressive behavior is not a personal attack. [yeps, I fallen into that a few times]
- Resistance to oppressive bevavior is not a personal attack. [this one too]
And most important:
No matter how long you have lived, what you’ve experienced, what work you have done, you will never outgrow the need to change. [yes, yes, yes]
Comments closed, comment at Yolanda's pls.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
A New Reader at LLL
The latest reader to LLL, wrote me this lovely poem today - contrary to popular belief, it made me bawl my eyes out - so to welcome this reader - I thought I would share this poem with whoever else is reading:
I have an angel,
wide eyes with answers,
open arms to hold guilt,
deep heart to hide sorrows,
beautiful smile to face the confessions,
to heal and to share,
the faith is hurting,
she is trying to be free,
rebellious with change
just to be human.
-----------------
It's been at least 20 years since my mom's written a poem and I think it's one of the first times she's attempted at writing one in English - she wrote four of them this past week (one for each of us). She's a published Hindi poet and I'm so proud of her. She's asked me so many times what I thought of this today - even said "you're not going to dissect my English are you? I don't want a post-mortem you know". Of course this coming from the years of insecurity of having a bratty little kid unjustly criticize your language skills. I'm sorry for the hurt I caused you, and the stupid things I've said to you in the past. I love you so much.
My mom's sacrificed so much for me, and I'll never be able to thank her enough for all the things she's done. It's true what they say about how when you're in your late 20's your relationship with your family really alters for the better, at least it has with me.
I love you Mom!!!
Can you just avoid reading the profanities, please?
Thanks
-A
I have an angel,
wide eyes with answers,
open arms to hold guilt,
deep heart to hide sorrows,
beautiful smile to face the confessions,
to heal and to share,
the faith is hurting,
she is trying to be free,
rebellious with change
just to be human.
-----------------
It's been at least 20 years since my mom's written a poem and I think it's one of the first times she's attempted at writing one in English - she wrote four of them this past week (one for each of us). She's a published Hindi poet and I'm so proud of her. She's asked me so many times what I thought of this today - even said "you're not going to dissect my English are you? I don't want a post-mortem you know". Of course this coming from the years of insecurity of having a bratty little kid unjustly criticize your language skills. I'm sorry for the hurt I caused you, and the stupid things I've said to you in the past. I love you so much.
My mom's sacrificed so much for me, and I'll never be able to thank her enough for all the things she's done. It's true what they say about how when you're in your late 20's your relationship with your family really alters for the better, at least it has with me.
I love you Mom!!!
Can you just avoid reading the profanities, please?
Thanks
-A
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Awesome vid...
I don't know anything about the band... but WOW.
via Jimmy H.
Edited to add (TY Sewere):
This band is really awesome - do check out their wiki entry (not endorsing wiki here!).
This is the band's website.
Their Myspace page (they have a 'blog').
On a related note - here are some cool maps at Zuky (via Nine Pearls).
via Jimmy H.
Edited to add (TY Sewere):
This band is really awesome - do check out their wiki entry (not endorsing wiki here!).
This is the band's website.
Their Myspace page (they have a 'blog').
On a related note - here are some cool maps at Zuky (via Nine Pearls).
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Thinking Blogger Award...
I've been feeling icky, frustrated with anger and ready to break something - so hell, why not participate in something nice?
I'm really honoured that Veronica (Nine Pearls) gave me a thinking blogger award. It was totally not expected.
From Veronica's:
So these are my e-sheroes, I want to emphasize I've chosen people not because they just make me 'think' but because they possess integrity and a healthy dose of self-reflexivity - which I think is fundamental to any kind of 'progressive' thought. (Links will be included to some of my personal favorites, we've got all this good writing on the web - we need to recyle it!):
1) Yolanda, the Primary Contradiction - what can I say about this woman to justify how awesome she is? She writes concisely, her writing is accessible, honest and holistic. She's never scared to be open, introspective and forthright, often allowing readers into her heart. Even her most shortest posts are powerful. A taste of her fine-writing:
The Race-Gender Character of Marxists
FIST Statement: Prosecuting an Ideology
Capturing the Power Trinity
2) Zooey, Diaries of an Eccentric Nerd Athabahibiji - Zooey makes learning an adventure (I sound like a sesame street character) and not just because she's an educator but because she asks tough questions! She manages to balance this fine-line between our own internal struggles and how they connect to our lived experiences and our politics. Zooey shows and acknowledges how we as people living in the empire are both the oppressed and the oppressors. Now this is true introspection, bareboned honesty - and did I mention she's a damn fine poet too?
Pedagogical Anxiety 1 and 2.
Racialized Anger
3) DesiItaliana, Pass the Roti - I haven't gotten a chance to read a lot of her writng, but I am confident that I will constantly be challenged by her thought-provoking posts and am already impressed with her introspection!
Why I Never Hung Out With the Indian Club
4) Spotted Ele, The Bipolar View - From just a very 'liberal' understanding of disability - I'm coming to learn more about it from the internet. Partially thanks to bloggers like Spotted Ele. But spotted ele is doing more than that, she often manages to connect how disability/gender/poverty and race come together. Spotted ele, like the other bloggers is self-reflexive.
What Is the Bipolar View Like?
The Twisty Thread and the Response (Not about "Twisty" but about making derogatory mental health references)
5) Sparkle Matrix - A mutli-media anti-sexist extravaganza. Sparkle makes patriarchy bashing fun! From odd objects, funky videos and a category called 'Nice matters' - what's not to love? Sparkle doesn't provide a lot of commentary - instead lets you ponder the sexism in the images/videos/articles that she links to for yourself. She's also repeatedly demonstrated that she is 'willing to admit' she's not always right and if the commenting gets out of hand, she calls it out.
There are tonnes of more people I would have mentioned, but in my limited time on the net, I've found that these bloggers in particular show a high-level of introspection and that's why I mentioned them. As I blog more - and read more blogs, I'll make sure to mention more people in the future.
Honorary award:
Jimmy H. - Thanks for always directing me to relevant articles/comics, showing me the importance of history, demonstrating the importance of reading widely and how it all connects. You are totally fab!
I'm really honoured that Veronica (Nine Pearls) gave me a thinking blogger award. It was totally not expected.
From Veronica's:
Long ago, and far away, people with “personal websites” and “online journals” used to hand out awards left and right. We also joined “rings” and “collabs” and “cliques.” Anything for a link.
Someone named ilker yoldas has resurrected that fine tradition, adding a memey twist. And, I have been tagged by Andrea and Antiprincess for a “Thinking Blogger Award!” And, I get a shiny button, too!
The participation rules are simple:
1) If, and only if, you get tagged, write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think,
2) Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme,
Optional:
3)Proudly display the ‘Thinking Blogger Award’ with a link to the post that you wrote (here is an alternative silver version if gold doesn’t fit your blog).
So these are my e-sheroes, I want to emphasize I've chosen people not because they just make me 'think' but because they possess integrity and a healthy dose of self-reflexivity - which I think is fundamental to any kind of 'progressive' thought. (Links will be included to some of my personal favorites, we've got all this good writing on the web - we need to recyle it!):
1) Yolanda, the Primary Contradiction - what can I say about this woman to justify how awesome she is? She writes concisely, her writing is accessible, honest and holistic. She's never scared to be open, introspective and forthright, often allowing readers into her heart. Even her most shortest posts are powerful. A taste of her fine-writing:
The Race-Gender Character of Marxists
FIST Statement: Prosecuting an Ideology
Capturing the Power Trinity
2) Zooey, Diaries of an Eccentric Nerd Athabahibiji - Zooey makes learning an adventure (I sound like a sesame street character) and not just because she's an educator but because she asks tough questions! She manages to balance this fine-line between our own internal struggles and how they connect to our lived experiences and our politics. Zooey shows and acknowledges how we as people living in the empire are both the oppressed and the oppressors. Now this is true introspection, bareboned honesty - and did I mention she's a damn fine poet too?
Pedagogical Anxiety 1 and 2.
Racialized Anger
3) DesiItaliana, Pass the Roti - I haven't gotten a chance to read a lot of her writng, but I am confident that I will constantly be challenged by her thought-provoking posts and am already impressed with her introspection!
Why I Never Hung Out With the Indian Club
4) Spotted Ele, The Bipolar View - From just a very 'liberal' understanding of disability - I'm coming to learn more about it from the internet. Partially thanks to bloggers like Spotted Ele. But spotted ele is doing more than that, she often manages to connect how disability/gender/poverty and race come together. Spotted ele, like the other bloggers is self-reflexive.
What Is the Bipolar View Like?
The Twisty Thread and the Response (Not about "Twisty" but about making derogatory mental health references)
5) Sparkle Matrix - A mutli-media anti-sexist extravaganza. Sparkle makes patriarchy bashing fun! From odd objects, funky videos and a category called 'Nice matters' - what's not to love? Sparkle doesn't provide a lot of commentary - instead lets you ponder the sexism in the images/videos/articles that she links to for yourself. She's also repeatedly demonstrated that she is 'willing to admit' she's not always right and if the commenting gets out of hand, she calls it out.
There are tonnes of more people I would have mentioned, but in my limited time on the net, I've found that these bloggers in particular show a high-level of introspection and that's why I mentioned them. As I blog more - and read more blogs, I'll make sure to mention more people in the future.
Honorary award:
Jimmy H. - Thanks for always directing me to relevant articles/comics, showing me the importance of history, demonstrating the importance of reading widely and how it all connects. You are totally fab!
Monday, March 05, 2007
Misogynist troll and Race-Traitorism
Post deleted because shit like this is not worth my time and energy.
Thank you for all your emails - you know who you are. I appreciate it greatly.
Thank you for all your emails - you know who you are. I appreciate it greatly.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
For the creatively inclined...
There’s still about nine days left to contribute to the Carnival for Creative Writing. Just a friendly reminder from your temporary recluse.
I'm not feeling terribly creative... zooey?
I'm not one for poetry much and not really up for writing about much lately either. Thought I would pass on that link.
Music is my poetry - so here are some fine tunes that are always timeless, to cope with the February blahs... Enjoy! If I could write - this is what I would have to say anyways...
A Design For Life lyrics by the Manic Street Preachers
Libraries gave us power
Then work came and made us free
But what price now for a shallow piece of dignity
I wish I had a bottle
Right here in my dirty face to wear the scars
To show from where I came
We don't talk about love we only want to get drunk
And we are not allowed to spend
As we are told that this is the end
A design for life x4
I wish I had a bottle
Right here in my pretty face to wear the scars
To show from where I came
We don't talk about love we only want to get drunk
And we are not allowed to spend
As we are told that this is the end
A design for life x4
We don't talk about love we only want to get drunk
And we are not allowed to spend
As we are told that this is the end
A design for life x4
That's Entertainment by the Jam.
A police car and a screaming siren -
A pneumatic drill and ripped up concrete -
A baby wailing and stray dog howling -
The screech of brakes and lamp light blinking -
That's Entertainment.
A smash of glass and a rumble of boots -
An electric train and a ripped up 'phone booth -
Paint splattered walls and the cry of a tomcat -
Lights going out and a kick in the balls -
That's Entertainment.
Days of speed and slow time Mondays -
Pissing down with rain on a boring Wednesday -
Watching the news and not eating your tea -
A freezing cold flat and damp on the walls -
That's Entertainment.
Waking up at 6 a.m. on a cool warm morning -
Opening the windows and breathing in petrol -
An amateur band rehearsing in a nearby yard -
Watching the tele and thinking about your holidays -
That's Entertainment.
Waking up from bad dreams and smoking cigarettes -
Cuddling a warm girl and smelling stale perfume -
A hot summer's day and sticky black tarmac -
Fedding ducks in the park and wishing you were far away -
That's Entertainment.
Two lovers kissing amongst the scream of midnight -
Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude -
Getting a cab and travelling on buses -
Reading the graffiti about slashed seat affairs -
------------
Edited to add:
BA HA HA - more Paul Weller at Sour Duck (hillarious - so it really isn't just me, huh?)...
I'm not feeling terribly creative... zooey?
I'm not one for poetry much and not really up for writing about much lately either. Thought I would pass on that link.
Music is my poetry - so here are some fine tunes that are always timeless, to cope with the February blahs... Enjoy! If I could write - this is what I would have to say anyways...
A Design For Life lyrics by the Manic Street Preachers
Libraries gave us power
Then work came and made us free
But what price now for a shallow piece of dignity
I wish I had a bottle
Right here in my dirty face to wear the scars
To show from where I came
We don't talk about love we only want to get drunk
And we are not allowed to spend
As we are told that this is the end
A design for life x4
I wish I had a bottle
Right here in my pretty face to wear the scars
To show from where I came
We don't talk about love we only want to get drunk
And we are not allowed to spend
As we are told that this is the end
A design for life x4
We don't talk about love we only want to get drunk
And we are not allowed to spend
As we are told that this is the end
A design for life x4
That's Entertainment by the Jam.
A police car and a screaming siren -
A pneumatic drill and ripped up concrete -
A baby wailing and stray dog howling -
The screech of brakes and lamp light blinking -
That's Entertainment.
A smash of glass and a rumble of boots -
An electric train and a ripped up 'phone booth -
Paint splattered walls and the cry of a tomcat -
Lights going out and a kick in the balls -
That's Entertainment.
Days of speed and slow time Mondays -
Pissing down with rain on a boring Wednesday -
Watching the news and not eating your tea -
A freezing cold flat and damp on the walls -
That's Entertainment.
Waking up at 6 a.m. on a cool warm morning -
Opening the windows and breathing in petrol -
An amateur band rehearsing in a nearby yard -
Watching the tele and thinking about your holidays -
That's Entertainment.
Waking up from bad dreams and smoking cigarettes -
Cuddling a warm girl and smelling stale perfume -
A hot summer's day and sticky black tarmac -
Fedding ducks in the park and wishing you were far away -
That's Entertainment.
Two lovers kissing amongst the scream of midnight -
Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude -
Getting a cab and travelling on buses -
Reading the graffiti about slashed seat affairs -
------------
Edited to add:
BA HA HA - more Paul Weller at Sour Duck (hillarious - so it really isn't just me, huh?)...
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Diary of Barbie's Worst Enemy
Richard alerted me to this the other day. The site has been hijacked by pornographers. I am guessing this similarly happens to most blogs that generate traffic.
If someone has the contact information for the woman that ran that blog, please contact her to let her know what happened. I believe her name was Susan Parry? I am guessing that someone amongst the UK feminists would know about this.
I really enjoyed her humour and interesting take on things. I am sure she would be disappointed by what has happened to her blog.
This is blogger's terms of service info.
This is blogger's help page.
Richard mentioned that her site was hosted by blogger.
I will read what/how we can contact blogger about this. If anyone wants to contact Ms. Parry in the meantime - pls. do.
If someone has the contact information for the woman that ran that blog, please contact her to let her know what happened. I believe her name was Susan Parry? I am guessing that someone amongst the UK feminists would know about this.
I really enjoyed her humour and interesting take on things. I am sure she would be disappointed by what has happened to her blog.
This is blogger's terms of service info.
This is blogger's help page.
Richard mentioned that her site was hosted by blogger.
I will read what/how we can contact blogger about this. If anyone wants to contact Ms. Parry in the meantime - pls. do.
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Introducing "Leftist" Movie Reviews.... (the other blog)
Update: We've already started posting reviews - you can find three on there right now! Come this weekend, you might not have so much trouble deciding at the rental store! Check it out!
.......
I reserved this blog called "'Leftist' Movie Reviews" back in January' 07. The idea came after I found the search-term 'Leftist Movies' in my site-meter. BUT you know, I never got a chance to introduce the blog with a bang. So to my great surprise - my dear friend Yolanda, posted a brilliant intro today. How awesome is that? I've been spared the agony of thinking about what to write as an intro and don't have to delay this project any longer!
My vision for this blog is to both write and COLLECT different reviews for a kind of "leftist" (I use the term very loosely - as I don't believe there exists a handbook for 'leftism') movie database. You'll find some issue-specific links to similar movie databases in the side-bar.
I always find that it's really hard for me to watch movies and don't get me started about how I've lost many movie-going companions because of my 'lecturing' after a movie is over! People HATE to see a movie with me because I 'spoil' it afterwards... I admit to that.
I also hope that some of you might find the site useful to get your POV across to others. As well, I hope people 'stumble' across the site - to get a different POV about the culture they have been indoctrinated into (as we all have).
Many times we ask ourselves what's the difference between a crap movie and a 'good' one. I guess the answer to that would be that 'crap' movies (usually referred to as 'mainstream') offer you 'entertainment', i.e. a time to relax and have your own preconceptions of the world proven - central to such a movie is the reliance on plot/character/graphics. However, what a GOOD movie will do - is ALTER/CHALLENGE those very preconceptions. Unlike the peripherals of plot/character/graphics - the central element of a GOOD movie is a "challenging IDEA".
Anyways, I do hope that you will all feel free to contribute your own movie reviews whenever you want (porn and erotica will not be permitted). All movies will be tagged by 1) Movie name 2) your POV - if you want 3) movie director. I have been tracking recent movie reviews in blogistan and will trackback to your blog if/when you post a movie review. A link to your blog will always be up on the specific post and comments will be closed at LMR if you have commenting availability on yours. If for any reason you do not want your review on LMR, you can contact us and we will remove the link. [This information will be reposted on LMR].
Thank you - now on with the show....
From Yolanda's lovely intro:
My friends and I love to watch movies. Part of our political work together is critiquing the content of mainstream Hollywood films---yes, your Jaws, your Beverly Hills Cops parts one through three, and your Titanics. You see, many leftists watch films and profess a love and respect for the art form, but usually these folks are talking about "sophisticated" cinema, like arthouse features and political/historical documentaries. Going unspoken in this dialogue is a false division between high art and "low-brow" mainstream culture.
Edited: Comments are open... so many posts are already up, might as well comment here!
.......
I reserved this blog called "'Leftist' Movie Reviews" back in January' 07. The idea came after I found the search-term 'Leftist Movies' in my site-meter. BUT you know, I never got a chance to introduce the blog with a bang. So to my great surprise - my dear friend Yolanda, posted a brilliant intro today. How awesome is that? I've been spared the agony of thinking about what to write as an intro and don't have to delay this project any longer!
My vision for this blog is to both write and COLLECT different reviews for a kind of "leftist" (I use the term very loosely - as I don't believe there exists a handbook for 'leftism') movie database. You'll find some issue-specific links to similar movie databases in the side-bar.
I always find that it's really hard for me to watch movies and don't get me started about how I've lost many movie-going companions because of my 'lecturing' after a movie is over! People HATE to see a movie with me because I 'spoil' it afterwards... I admit to that.
I also hope that some of you might find the site useful to get your POV across to others. As well, I hope people 'stumble' across the site - to get a different POV about the culture they have been indoctrinated into (as we all have).
Many times we ask ourselves what's the difference between a crap movie and a 'good' one. I guess the answer to that would be that 'crap' movies (usually referred to as 'mainstream') offer you 'entertainment', i.e. a time to relax and have your own preconceptions of the world proven - central to such a movie is the reliance on plot/character/graphics. However, what a GOOD movie will do - is ALTER/CHALLENGE those very preconceptions. Unlike the peripherals of plot/character/graphics - the central element of a GOOD movie is a "challenging IDEA".
Anyways, I do hope that you will all feel free to contribute your own movie reviews whenever you want (porn and erotica will not be permitted). All movies will be tagged by 1) Movie name 2) your POV - if you want 3) movie director. I have been tracking recent movie reviews in blogistan and will trackback to your blog if/when you post a movie review. A link to your blog will always be up on the specific post and comments will be closed at LMR if you have commenting availability on yours. If for any reason you do not want your review on LMR, you can contact us and we will remove the link. [This information will be reposted on LMR].
Thank you - now on with the show....
From Yolanda's lovely intro:
My friends and I love to watch movies. Part of our political work together is critiquing the content of mainstream Hollywood films---yes, your Jaws, your Beverly Hills Cops parts one through three, and your Titanics. You see, many leftists watch films and profess a love and respect for the art form, but usually these folks are talking about "sophisticated" cinema, like arthouse features and political/historical documentaries. Going unspoken in this dialogue is a false division between high art and "low-brow" mainstream culture.
Edited: Comments are open... so many posts are already up, might as well comment here!
Monday, February 05, 2007
Still Around...
Between work, school, health, volunteering and zillions of other things, I've just been busy. I just wanted everyone to know. Thanks for the messages. I started almost half a dozen posts and never finished them. Maybe in a few days :(
Richard - I'll check in on the mssg you sent me, re: Barbie's Worst Enemy.
Jimmy - thanks for letting me know about the vids.
PS Lauren has compiled the February version of HUHO.
My contribution was Ayurvedic cough syrup (under recipes in the tags below).
TY
Richard - I'll check in on the mssg you sent me, re: Barbie's Worst Enemy.
Jimmy - thanks for letting me know about the vids.
PS Lauren has compiled the February version of HUHO.
My contribution was Ayurvedic cough syrup (under recipes in the tags below).
TY
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Paging 'S'
Dear S,
So much more...than this...
fitter, healthier and more productive
a pig
in a cage
on antibiotics
Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning.
I'll take a quiet life
A handshake of carbon monoxide
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
Silent, silent
This is my final fit, my final bellyache
Love A
So much more...than this...
fitter, healthier and more productive
a pig
in a cage
on antibiotics
Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning.
I'll take a quiet life
A handshake of carbon monoxide
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
Silent, silent
This is my final fit, my final bellyache
Love A
Thursday, January 11, 2007
On temporary e-hiatus
I'm just really busy with stuff, I have compiled at least three posts - but I realized I end up spending more time researching for articles than I do posting. I think I find the former way more fun (reading blogs - than writing one!). Like I spent over 4 hours reading about that new show 'little mosque on the prairie', only 30 mins to watch it, and then realized I have about 17 word-doc pages about the damn show - no way I could blog that! So, I'm going to wait until I see one more episode for my take on the show. I don't know how people blog everyday... it's really quite incredible when you think about it. Actually, I don't know how journalists write everyday either - I figure a good estimation for 'research to writing' is like 5 hours of research for every one page... I don't know, it's a marker I came up with off the top of my head - but it sounds about right.
So much to write about, to talk about, to read about, to learn - and really - so little time and so many obligations.
Taking an e-break. Checking out some lectures, watching some movies, getting done some thesis work...
Toodles and have a lovely weekend!
PS-My co-blogger, Bharatiyawadi is busy with his comps - so he won't be around till mid-februaryish... or so. He's also struggling with what to write here too.
:)
So much to write about, to talk about, to read about, to learn - and really - so little time and so many obligations.
Taking an e-break. Checking out some lectures, watching some movies, getting done some thesis work...
Toodles and have a lovely weekend!
PS-My co-blogger, Bharatiyawadi is busy with his comps - so he won't be around till mid-februaryish... or so. He's also struggling with what to write here too.
:)
Sunday, January 07, 2007
This post will be obliterated in less than 24 hours.
Decided against obliterating the entire post, the article is still worth reading.
Read Richard Leader's piece (link adonis mirror) on 'Kill your blog'... bit of truth to it, no? Not saying I'm killing my blog - just saying... get, get, get get over it!
From the article:
While the dynamics are complex, the definition is not: a blogroll is simply a long list of hyperlinks to other blogs, sometimes those that are similar in nature to one’s own and sometimes not. These lists form webs of association and are often created opportunistically, in that the goal is sometimes as much to win reciprocal links in the blogrolls of others (hopefully those more famous than one’s own) as it is for the more mundane reason for the blogroll’s existence: a way for the creator of a blog to conveniently keep tabs on the other blogs he or she reads; that is, a personalized centralization of utility.
Obviously - I don't agree with everything he says - but I would say - criticism of 'blogging allegiances' is warranted here.
Read Richard Leader's piece (link adonis mirror) on 'Kill your blog'... bit of truth to it, no? Not saying I'm killing my blog - just saying... get, get, get get over it!
From the article:
While the dynamics are complex, the definition is not: a blogroll is simply a long list of hyperlinks to other blogs, sometimes those that are similar in nature to one’s own and sometimes not. These lists form webs of association and are often created opportunistically, in that the goal is sometimes as much to win reciprocal links in the blogrolls of others (hopefully those more famous than one’s own) as it is for the more mundane reason for the blogroll’s existence: a way for the creator of a blog to conveniently keep tabs on the other blogs he or she reads; that is, a personalized centralization of utility.
Obviously - I don't agree with everything he says - but I would say - criticism of 'blogging allegiances' is warranted here.
Friday, December 29, 2006
Presenting: Bharatiyawadi!
Words of Joy (rarely happens on a blog run by a miserable cynic like myself, but hurrah!): Leftist Looney Lunchbox will feature a co-blogger starting...well he's already posted. He's a fellow south asian and an academic. He's very new to blogging and blogistan, but I'm sure he'll contribute wonderfully to LLL.
We don't always agree on everything and he occassionally requires a gentle feminist kick to get him to 'gender' his analysis, overall a good socialist brother, who's very knowledgeable. Bharatiyawadi will hopefully fill in areas that I wish I could articulate but am not as knowledgeable in and don't often get opportunity/time to research as much as I'd like to.
So, if anyone is reading this blog - yeahhhh welcome to my friend Bharatiyawadi!
We don't always agree on everything and he occassionally requires a gentle feminist kick to get him to 'gender' his analysis, overall a good socialist brother, who's very knowledgeable. Bharatiyawadi will hopefully fill in areas that I wish I could articulate but am not as knowledgeable in and don't often get opportunity/time to research as much as I'd like to.
So, if anyone is reading this blog - yeahhhh welcome to my friend Bharatiyawadi!
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Dear me - A prettier lunchbox exists!
As I don't know how to use this damn thing yet, I just noticed this link off of Women's space.
hmmm... It's a prettier, better looking lunchbox!!! But, I, the looney, am okay with this... really....
http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/
hmmm... It's a prettier, better looking lunchbox!!! But, I, the looney, am okay with this... really....
http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/
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