erosdiscordia
cutting the other edge
Dear BBC: is it necessary to be so totally sexist?
Nov 30th
Here was the title of the BBC Online article:
“Men and women ‘respond differently to danger’ ”
And here was the accompanying photograph:
Really? Really? In 2009?
National Novel Writing Month: the Growing Insanity
Nov 29th
I just wrote seven thousand words in 4 1/2 hours.
Some gems include:
“We’re all pirates. And we all call ourselves the good guys.”
“Then my mind went dark, and slowly pictures began to surface in my mind’s eye, like fish swimming to the top of a pond—weird, grotesquely clored fish.”
“He put his hand on the knob again. As I stared, it glowed red, then melted into smoldering, smoking liquid, flowing through his fingers like mercury. It fell towards the floor, but vanished before it could burn the antique wood.”
“The room was stuffy and smelled like abandonment.”
“the little lavender slut boy think like he used to have befor ehe got married and stupid?”
“Well, iv’e written about three hindred words in threeminutes, which is obvs a hundred words a minute. And look at the remarkable job I have done of it so far. I would be a lovely secretary. She’s pretty, but can she type? No, absolutely not.”
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That’s right, folks. I am currently triple-fisting Goldschlager, sweet tea, and a Starbucks Doubleshot espresso drink. And I have come dangerlolzy close to setting my hair on fire twice tonight.
Here’s a random photo of Kiss, just to be safe:
The interrobang
Nov 24th
Perfectly summarizing this National Novel Writing Month.
And the year 2009.
And this whole decade, actually.
(some info here)
13 Aban Worldwide Iran protests
Nov 4th
Here we go again…on the Day of the Student:
SAN JOSE, CA Iran Rally: Wed Nov. 4, 5-8pm, Corner of Stevens Creek & Winchester, by Santana Row http://tinyurl.com/yz9wg26
LOS ANGELES Iran rally: Wed Nov 4, 5-7p, CNN Bldg. 6439 Sunset Blvd. #300 http://tinyurl.com/yz9wg26
DENVER, CO Iran rally: Wed Nov 4, 5pm, Capitol Hill Bldg–Sea of Green! http://tinyurl.com/yz9wg26
TAMPA, FL Iran rally: Wed Nov 4, 4-7p, University of South Florida: Fowler Ave. http://tinyurl.com/yz9wg26
PARIS Iran demo: mercredi 4 nov. de 17h à 19h, Place Saint-Michel (Métro 4 & RER B) http://whereismyvote.fr/
AACHEN Deutschland Iran demo: 7/11, 14-16h Willy-Brandt-Platz; Markt, vor dem Rathaus http://tinyurl.com/yha2odh
BERLIN Deutschland Iran demo: 4/11, 12:30-15:30h, Freie Universität Mensa http://tinyurl.com/yj6qzmo
FRANKFURT Deutschland Iran demo: 4/11, 18:00 Uhr auf dem Römerberg http://tinyurl.com/yldv4th
HAMBURG Deutschland Iran demo: 4/11, 16:30-18:30 Hauptbahnhof/Kirchenallee http://tinyurl.com/ltpa2j
HEIDELBERG Deutschland Iran demo: 7/11, 14h auf dem Akademieplatz bis zum Uniplatz http://tinyurl.com/yz3hmqt
ROME Iran demo: 4 Nov. 15:00 Di fronte a “La Sapienza” (Piazza Verano) http://united4iran.com/?p=4068
