February 2012
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Panel Discussion on Para-Academic Publishing &...
lazz:
The term ‘para-academic’ captures the multivalent sense of something that fulfills and/or frustrates the academic from a position of intimate exteriority. Para-academia is that which is beside academia, a place whose logic encompasses many reasons and no reason at all (para-, “alongside, beyond, altered, contrary,” from Greek para-, “beside, near, from, against, contrary to,”...
November 2011
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October 2011
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Occupy/Decolonize & disability: some raw thoughts
queershoulder:
Bayeria Friends, a genuine & earnest question: What are some ways for folks who can’t physically be at #occupyoakland & #occupysf to still pitch in/help out right now? Or ways for folks to pitch in that involve minimal physical presence (dropping supplies off but not staying out in the streets for a long time, for example)? Lefty politico friends, some genuine &...
melissa:
“We know that people often desire something but do not really want it. Don’t be afraid to really want what you desire.”
— Slavoj Žižek speaks at Occupy Wall Street: Transcript | The Parallax | Impose Magazine
June 2011
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Articles of the Constitution
human-voices:
Užupis is a neighborhood in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, known for it’s artistic and bohemian inhabitants. On April Fool’s day of 1997, the district declared itself an independent republic (The Republic of Užupis), replete with an army of 12 personnel. The 41 articles of the Republic’s constitution are posted in eight languages on a street in the neighborhood.
Everyone...
December 2010
57 posts
“So I just think it takes a couple decades to kind of clear your brain now. So it...”
– James Murphy, via Pitchfork interview. (via pestanas)
Film Round-Up
loneberry:
Black Swan (2010), directed by Darren Aronofsky
I saw this with my little brother and dad before I left Florida. It was entertaining, but relied to much on cheap tricks to drive a rather shallow plot and I was definitely not into the the pseudo-“deep” message it was trying to advance about the relationship between art and eroticism (namely, the idea that frigid women just need a...
the 'what's lying around?' sandwich
or, how to feed a gf vegan:
brown rice bread, toasted
puttanesca sauce
baby spinach
nutritional yeast
slivered almonds (for texture)
Interviewer: Did you hear t.A.T.u's version of 'How Soon Is Now'?
Morrissey: Yes, it was magnificent. Absolutely. Again, I don't know much about them.
Interviewer: They're the teenage Russian lesbians.
Morrissey: Well, aren't we all?
told my therapist i did something i was unsure about, and her only question was, “did you have fun?”
such a novel guideline by which to measure my life.
“One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices...”
– Mary Oliver (via loveandzombies)
muxersita asked: hello =) there was something you caught me on a few weeks ago, some snarky pop culture quote i reblogged about men speaking up against invasive airport searches finally feeling what women go through. you were right, no one should have to go through that. i let my pain get the best of me when i reblogged it. i had meant to thank you when u caught me but then the GREAT TUMBLR BREAKDOWN happened. but...
“The most hopeful and beautiful thing about monstrosity-as-gender is the fact...”
– trannyfags are horrifying!
i prefer red onions to others.
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Read "Uses of the Erotic" a few weeks ago...
xicanagrrrl:
Um, changed my life? So this post is on sex and emotion.
Oh Goddess, have I been screwed over by people separating sex from emotion, and screwed myself over by doing the same thing. Screwed as in bad, unenjoyable, wasteful, destroying kind, not fantastic orgasmic creative beautiful kind.
So, basically what I got out of “Uses of the Erotic” is that we all have a chaos of desires...
aknowledgeofloss:
Posting for another truth.
mohandasgandhi replied to your post: My life did not end the minute I was diagnosed with a mental illness
Sorry, but I don’t believe the majority of mental illnesses are “illnesses” anyway. I’ve been diagnosed with multiple and I don’t buy it. Maybe my brain is different from the norm but that doesn’t mean I’m sick.
should i go to grad school?
pros: loan deferral
dunno what i’m doing with my life
meet people
get a job?
cons: loans
school
loans
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thanks for the responses; a bit better now. devastation left below the cut.
i’m fucking devastated.
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i’m...
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“To be nobody - but - yourself
in a world which is doing
its best, night and...”
– e.e. cummings | qasimzk (via lionessyawn)
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today my long underwear arrived in the mail. it’s made out of two layers: polar fleece and merino wool. do you have any idea how warm that is?
“FINDING EXTREME PLEASURE WILL MAKE YOU A BETTER PERSON IF YOU’RE CAREFUL...”
– Untitled Document - jenny holzer
Dorianisms: Oy, Assange. →
this is from an exchange between blackamazon and sadydoyle. the part i’m quoting was written by blackamazon, & it really, really resonated with me:
But what about teh points I asked , what about women which she is one, and what about how we respond to each other and how we frame our disagreements and responses to each other.
I cna understand not wanting to deal with her . I...
straight queerz
champagneproblems:
besttumblr:
i find myself wanting to talk about heterosexuality a lot in queer spaces
and then feel shame for it, like i’m appropriating a space that’s supposed to be free of an often-compulsory act that many in those spaces found/find oppressive
but like, obvi queer isn’t just about same-sex relationships, and thinking of queer as not-opposite-sex is meaningless within a...
Day Three
iliketheconcept:
Eights ways to win my heart.
Be respectful and honest in our interactions.
Be kind to everyone, not just me.
Care about something that is above us both.
Be a person of principle.
Give me space.
Understand and accept who I am and what I cannot compromise within myself.
Be positive and realistic. Balance intellect with faith in change.
Be yourself and I’ll be myself....
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i love my hair. i love the way it’s growing out, how soft it is, the bountiful specks of silver, my natural brown color, the texture of it beneath my hands, the smell of my scalp on my hands after i touch my head. its oils. its swirls and patterns.
i love my nails. i’ve never grown them out before - never wanted to, really, and they always flaked and peeled - but since i’ve been...
Complaint #118
smithiescomplaints:
No matter how hard we try, dinner conversation inevitably returns to the subject of menstruation.
(guest complaint by n)
or poop!
“self-awareness is an aphrodisiac.”
– @myloveisaverb (via thefeeloffree)
“She showed her tenacity in deciding to leave her husband at a terrifying time,...”
– Elizabeth Edwards was her husband’s biggest asset
jesus. rip elizabeth edwards-
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xicanagrrrl:
“According to the TSA, most of the people protesting the new body search procedures are men. At last they’re getting to see what it’s like to be groped by someone who won’t take no for an answer.”
—
Jay Leno (via janedoe225)
honestly, though, things that are never ok? things that should never happen to anyone? being “groped by someone who won’t take no for an...
More submissions please!
fuckyeahcutetranschicks:
We love what we’re getting so far but we’d love to have more. And we’re especially looking for submissions from trans women of color, who have traditionally been kept out of a lot of things relating to trans women due to racism. Y’all are beautiful and you always have a place open here.
So spread the word and get lots more people to submit! And remember, always send...
“To tell the truth is to become beautiful, to begin to love yourself, value...”
– June Jordan (via sistargirl)
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