This is only a test -- got an ipod touch for hanukah and it might be the coolest thing on the planet.



-- Post From My iPhone

Last Day in E-town, what what

So, this song mixes Dolly Parton against Destiny's Child and some AWESOME DANCE BEATZ. I'd call that the epitome of music, wouldn't you?

You can be sure it'will be playing at the next party at Hogwartz.

I don't know where Finding Dulcinea falls on the spectrum of scientific reliability in internet sites, but I was less than impressed by the article I stumbled across today entitled "Males of All Species Are Becoming More Female". Even if it was accompanied by the best possible picture:

Synthetic hormones in the environment are, of course, a huge public and animal health issue. And the article is in the science section, so the specifics of the harm they're causing are important. But that title wants you to map the feminization to humans and think OH NO OH NO, don't let our men get less manly. There are health consequences for women too... increased risk of breast cancer, anyone? But that is less important than the FATE OF OUR MENZ AND THEIR BURLYHOOD. Wouldn't want to miss an opportunity to cash out on the evolutionary psych trend, or actually have our science talk about science or anything. Cute baby, though. Guard your testes well son.

I know the re-cutting innocuous movies to look like trailers for horror films thing has been done, but this one is real good. There are two tiny Lindsay Lohans, they are plotting to manipulate their parents, and they have swords. Beware.



I'm driving a million hours to get back East tomorrow. Thank goodness for Harry Potter books on tape and the fact that no one can hear me singing along to vintage Dido from the womb of my Alero. Send me safe driving thoughts.

DONE like your mom every friday night because it is a double mitzvah on shabbos.

First, allow me the indulgence of announcing that I am DONE. FINISHED. BRAIN OFFICIALLY ON HIATUS. It got pretty bad near the end. My text analysis final was basically a seething mass of words and nothing more. I wrote a cool memoir piece for Eula about raccoons and insanity, but my two page statement connecting it to her class essentially read "blah blah blah appropriation and accountability I want to Alison Bechdel's girlfriend."

Let me channel this manic done-with-school energy into some pretty things for you to look at!



That is what an echidna looks like, in case you were wondering. We could not remember over dinner last night. I would like to own one. Wikipedia says they are the closest living relatives of the platypus, have tiny mouths with toothless jaws, and also they LAY EGGS. Science is so cool! I'm enamored with their little Ausralian claw hands.

This is a page full of the coolest graffitti ever. Knitting! The street signs might be my favorite, although I do like the gesture of clothing the poor bare trees for the winter.




Additionally, I would like to attend this rally (wawwy!) while I'm home. Would you like to join me?



That's all I got for today except smug, smug self-satisfaction. YEAH YEAH YEAH.

NO FREAKING WAY, CHECK THIS OUT.



Fran Drescher is running for Congress! She wants Hilary's seat and she wants it now! This is incredible, what does our government need more than another mouthy Jewish woman? C-SPAN will become infinitely more enjoyable.

meet charla

I am subjecting you to PETA's latest campaign because it's the first in a while to avoid atrocious misogyny, and I think the one right-minded human on their marketing team should be lauded.


Create Your Own Sea Kitten at peta.org!


The basic premise seems to be that "fish" has become a pejorative term that encourages cold-blooded killing of the slippery-slimies, so a large and nebulous group of marine-life should be rebranded as "sea kittens" to make omnivores feel bad. I mean, that's fine. I think fish are animals too. There are so many moral quandaries I get to avoid by not eating anything with a face, it's sort of awesome. Besides, they let me give my fish a water bowl, and I like a flash animation with irony.

It is so good I'm not taking a crazy courseload this winter...

I accomplished next to nothing today. I blame the inexorable distraction of falling snow and the massive freakout I've been having since seeing this video. Monetary theory: why the fuck were we never taught any of this.




I need to pull things together enough to skip town on Weds or Thurs. This weather is probably killing my car and being on Reno Road was nicer than I expected it to be this Thanksgiving. A memoir, a final and a big packet of words for David Kersnar, and I am out of here.

love-hate relationship with cable news lands on hate today.

File under: things that are entirely inappropriate.
Girl booted after 'sexting'
Courtesy of CNN.com, who is selling this headline on a poly-cotton blend t-shirt! The whole situation is maddening -- a boy circulates naked pictures of a cheerleader by texting them to half the high school, and the cheerleader gets suspended. Whaaaaaat? I believe pretty firmly where this is one of those "the punishment IS the crime" situations, and nothing the school could do could possibly match the humiliation that girl is already feeling. But even so, punishing the cheerleader who is already stuck toeing the virgin-whore line of burden, while the jerk who illegally distributed her likeness gets off scott free? Color me repulsed. There should be child pornography charges made, if you ask me. But really, this girl has to live out the duration of her years seeing the not-even-clever CNN pun branded on t-shirts nationwide? I hate news-as-entertainment in most forms, but this one seems particularly repugnant.

In other news:
sweater chair
really beautiful old map
and truly upsetting, Gatsby-esq L Word spoilers.

Finals hopefully done by Tuesday. Gearing up for another roadtrip with the cat and a month of lounging decadently on my mother's gigantic couch and eating warm things.

Also, google analytics tells me that this blog has at least one reader in ALASKA and that I am now getting referrals from google searches for TILA TEQUILA. Mission accomplished.

Gay Marriage ads, a little late though

Now, I'm no great fan of Jack Black, but put Alison Janney in anything and I will watch it beginning to end. This is actually a ridiculous array of people and I love it. Kathy Najimy? Margaret Cho? Yes and yes. And all for mawwiage eqwawity!

See more Jack Black videos at Funny or Die

For what it's worth, I happen to hate the "you don't listen to other things in the bible so lay off the gays" argument. It's irrelevant, and as someone with family members who take pains to follow every single commandment in the universe, it isn't an effective argument in a lot of places. Especially because the other examples of biblical bullshit are still very real problems, like the domestic violence and lack of fair wages that Mr. Black chose to include in this video. Same sex marriage is a separation of Church and State issue plain and simple, or an issue of equal protection, or even of sexism if you want to go there. But don't try to beat the bible thumpers at their own game, it's a truly stupid game to begin with.

(Musicals are generally a good tactic, though.)