Rape. It’s been in the news a lot lately as the Republicans are trying to redefine it to chip away at abortion laws. It’s also in the news because Lara Logan, a journalist from CBS, was separated from her crew in Cairo and endured a sustained sexual assault. My fellow blogger over at ABL’s… Continue Reading
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Xin Nian Kuai Le, Bitchez!
OK. It’s the real New Year’s, and it’s time to party like it’s 1999. You haven’t done New Year’s until you’ve attended a Chinese (or in my case, Taiwanese) New Year’s Party. You get there at eight when the party’s supposed to start, and then you sit on your asses and wait. And wait. And… Continue Reading
The Unbearable Darkness of Being
Today, over at Balloon Juice, Cole posted about a commenter who had recently killed herself shortly after her beloved killed himself. I think her commenting tapered off before I started frequenting the site because her name only vaguely rings a bell. The reason I am blogging about this is because her last note (on one… Continue Reading
Waiting for Godot (Lauryn Hill), Part I
Last night, I had the chance to be cool. This is very unusual for me since I have lived a life of ultimate un-coolness. My best friend emailed me a few weeks ago and said she could get tickets to the Lauryn Hill show. Was I in? Let me think. I like Lauryn Hill’s music… Continue Reading
A Study in Contrast
A long long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away–oh, wait. Scratch that. Let me start again. A long time ago, I was at an APLB (Asian and Pacific Islander Lesbian and Bisexual Women) conference in MN. This was right after I came out (but several years after I realized I was attracted to… Continue Reading
Happy New Year and Shit
2010 is about to be history. Gone, in the blink of both eyes. 2011 is on the way in, and she looks to be a feisty one. I ruminated in my last post as to how fast this year went. And, now as is my wont, I am looking back over the year to… Continue Reading
The Tempus, It Fugits
I cannot believe how fast this year has sped by. It seems like just yesterday I was standing on the edge of the Taroko Gorge and contemplating jumping off. I had escaped death there many years ago, and I thought maybe it was my fate to die there. As I looked down, I was aware… Continue Reading
Updates! Read All About It!
Hello. It’s been awhile. This feels strange, and yet, it’s also familiar. I want to thank everyone who has told me that s/he misses my blogging. I appreciate it more than you know. I have missed blogging. Obviously, not enough to do it again. At least, not here. Newest news: I’m blogging over at… Continue Reading
Closing the Curtains
Hello. In my last entry, in addition to posting the pics of me as Miss Indy Pedant, the foul-mouthed fifties housewife, I teased that I had been mulling something over for the past month or two. I said, “Hey, watch this space for a kinda big announcement. It’s coming. It’s gonna be (kinda) BIG. … Continue Reading
Oh. Mah. Gah.
OH. MAH. GAH! Did I really go out in public looking like that????? Choolie posted the pics in FB, and holy shit. My hair! It really is an event in and of itself. Looking in the mirror didn’t give me the full scope of what I looked like (really sorry I forgot the pearls,… Continue Reading