February 2012
5 posts
“When I see an old movie, like from the ’40s or ’50s or ’60s, the people look so...”
– Rudy Rucker (via wilwheaton)
I wouldn’t characterize the ’40s as a non-technological, slow-paced garden of Eden, but I’m so behind the sentiment on this one.
(via linearbbq)
“THOSE DAMN KIDS AND THEIR SMARTPHONES”
this is a completely bullshit sentiment
death to generic nostalgia, i spit on...
“When I see an old movie, like from the ’40s or ’50s or ’60s, the people look so...”
– Rudy Rucker (via wilwheaton)
I wouldn’t characterize the ’40s as a non-technological, slow-paced garden of Eden, but I’m so behind the sentiment on this one.
“No longer small and lonely, I live among the furious and joyful. We dance, sing,...”
– Eli Clare, The Marrow’s Telling: Words in Motion
4 tags
“As Catholics, we help people not because they’re Catholic, but because were...”
– Archbishop Thomas Wenski, on the recent law requiring every employer (religious or not) to include contraception in their health care plans. (via nique)
This is great and all, but if you actually read the interview it’s pretty obvious that he’s opposed to contraception coverage. (The...
PSA
mattachinereview:
gender-queer:
mattachinereview:
gender-queer:
mattachinereview:
It is great if you are a trans guy who wants to boost your testosterone levels with herbs, holistic methods, and anything else, as an alternative to going on T! But please stop calling it “natural transition.”
Calling it that implies that using testosterone is “unnatural.” I am using testosterone; I am...
January 2012
5 posts
heart of my own: Harper's doing it real quietly.... →
linearbbq:
sylviaandherfigtree:
pugswithdrugs:
5.2 (1) An air carrier shall not transport a passenger if (a) the passenger presents a piece of photo identification and does not resemble the photograph; (b) the passenger does not appear to be the age indicated by the date of birth on the identification he or she presents; (c) the passenger does not appear to be of the gender indicated on the...
2 tags
“In an effort to get people to look
into each other’s eyes more,
and also to...”
– Jeffrey McDaniel, “The Quiet World” (Forgiveness Parade, Manic D Press, 1998)
heart of my own: Harper's doing it real quietly.... →
sylviaandherfigtree:
pugswithdrugs:
5.2 (1) An air carrier shall not transport a passenger if (a) the passenger presents a piece of photo identification and does not resemble the photograph; (b) the passenger does not appear to be the age indicated by the date of birth on the identification he or she presents; (c) the passenger does not appear to be of the gender indicated on the identification...
“I think it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone...”
– Oscar Wilde. (via myrustyhalo)
Tumblr misquotes strike again! Not Oscar Wilde, the famed Irish playwright… OLIVIA Wilde, the actor from House, M.D. If Oscar said it, it’d be witty, dammit.
December 2011
3 posts
“If I could travel back in time? That’s a no brainer. I’d go back to the times of...”
– - Professor of Geology Bruce Simonson, in a video interview by Nikki Heyman ‘12. (via oberlin-college)
Bruce Simonson is single-handedly saving my honors project from my complete geological incompetence. I run into his office, flailing wildly, going “Bruce! These thin sections are so...
November 2011
7 posts
Enclosed within: The best thing.
oberlin-college:
horrorwine:
“Sing, O Muse, the rage of Sci-Fi Hall who descended with their Nerf guns, set on blood, but were thwarted by the ranks of noble Greek- and Roman-lovers, and made peace.”
There’s a blog post about Hall’s raid on Classics Hall! This is amazing and I love it, and it’s also an epic poem why is this the best thing ever asfhioehf.
The only thing it’s missing is a...
“Depression presents itself as a realism regarding the rottenness of the world in...”
– How to be Alone: Essays by Jonathan Franzen (via thechocolatebrigade)
Sometimes when no one comes to my SIC office...
sexbot: hi
oberlinsic: hi! welcome to the SIC!
sexbot: Hey you're on my buddy list but i don't remember who you are.. Anyway im Ashlee 21/f if that helps any lol..
oberlinsic: Hi Ashlee!
sexbot: Oh cool!! Now i remember how i know you i found your screen name browsing aol member directory.. So anyway whats up?
oberlinsic: Oh, not much. Just the usual -- selling condoms, alphabetizing our collections of erotica, restocking lube...
sexbot: I hope you dont mind that i msged you,, im just really bored and no one is around to talk too..
oberlinsic: It's totally fine that you messaged us -- we're always here for people who want to talk.
sexbot: Okay cool sooo... can i ask you a question? it's kinda sexual so i hope you dont mind!
oberlinsic: Answering sexual questions is the reason we exist!
sexbot: when was the last time you had any? I want it NOW! lol
oberlinsic: It's totally normal and valid that you would want to get some. As staffers we don't generally answer personal questions during counseling -- you'd have to ask me again outside office hours ;)
sexbot: k ;) anyway Do you like girls who have a big BOOTY! or a nice set of tits lolz!
oberlinsic: Well, everyone likes different things... some people really like big booty, others really go for tits lolz.
sexbot: oh okay ;) well i get told i have alot of both wanna see and tell me what you think? ;)
oberlinsic: We try to keep the SIC nudity-free so it's a comfortable space for everyone, but it's great that you feel positive about your body. Would you like to talk about some other ways that you could express that?
sexbot: ;)
oberlinsic: Is that a yes?
sexbot: k here go here http://twurl.nl/yqhmoj then click "accept invite" or "join now" dont worry its free babe as long as you use the invite i sent 
oberlinsic: Webcam chats are definitely one way that some people choose to express their sexuality. It's great that you've found something you're comfortable with.
sexbot: ;)
oberlinsic: You mentioned earlier that you really want to get some... is that something you'd like to talk more about?
sexbot: i use this site so my webcam cant be recorded!!! it might ask you for credit card but that's just to verify age it's used to keep the kids out!!!
oberlinsic: It seems like you're concerned about the age of your sexual partners -- is that accurate?
sexbot: i'm 20
oberlinsic: It's totally normal and valid to be 20 -- a lot of people feel that way, especially while they're at college. Would you like to talk more about that?
sexbot: Well just lemme know when you're in babe so i know it's you! i can't wait to show you this cute outfit i have on ;) hehe!
oberlinsic: I'm always in the office 4-6 on Sundays, but you're welcome to come by and talk to any of our staffers at any time.
sexbot: okay ;) see you soon babe xoxoxo ;)
oberlinsic: Thanks for coming in today! If you have any other questions, just let us know.
sexbot: okay
oberlinsic: Have a good one!
outlawroad:
linearbbq:
outlawroad:
You’re right, although I doubt that there’s an actual biological method for altering sexual orientation. We don’t even have a viable way of lowering sex drive, although that’s probably because nobody in the medical/scientific community believes that lowering sex drive is something we should want or be able to do. I don’t know where science would even begin...
Tonight, Personhood and Issue 2 were soundly... →
jwisser:
And that’s a good thing. It really is. If those measures had passed, we as a nation would have taken a major step back toward the world of the 1920s. In 2011, that kind of regression is flatly not acceptable.
But the thing we have to remember tonight is that this is not progress. We did not move forward tonight. Each time we’re forced to defend against this kind of attempt to send the...
October 2011
14 posts
mindovermatterzine:
“You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.”
—
Advice to Sylvia Plath, from her mother.
I love misattributions. This is actually from Desiderata, a poem by Max Ehrmann. As far as I can tell, there’s no connection between Ehrmann and the Plaths: the poem was written in 1927, when Aurelia Plath was only 21 and...
A Grave Song
I’ve a pocketful of emptiness for you, my Dear. I’ve a heart like a loaf was baked yesteryear, I’ve a mind like ashes spilt a week ago, I’ve a hand like a rusty, cracked corkscrew. Can you flourish on nothing and find it good? Can you make petrification do for food? Can you warm yourself at ashes on a stone? Can you give my hand the cunning which has gone? If you can, I...
WatchEven dead folks fall in love: Mourir Auprès de Toi, by Spike Jonze and Olympia Le-Tan
Ten Rape Prevention Tips
A spot-on, much-needed list, this time from Sugarbutch Chronicles. TW for discussion of sexual assault.
1. Don’t put drugs in women’s drinks.
2. When you see a woman walking by herself, leave her alone.
3. If you pull over to help a woman whose car has broken down, remember not to rape her.
4. If you are in an elevator and a woman gets in, don’t rape her.
5. When you encounter a woman who is...
“We do not need to become each other in order to work together. But we do need to...”
– Audre Lorde, “Commencement Address, Oberlin College, May 29, 1989” published for the first time in I am Your Sister: Collected and Unpublished Writings of Audre Lorde, from the Audre Lorde Papers, Spelman College Archives
(via tgstonebutch)
Well, this is awesome: trans girls welcome at Girl... →
“Girl Scouts is an inclusive organization and we accept all girls in kindergarten through 12th grade as members,” the statement says. “If a child identifies as a girl and the child’s family presents her as a girl, Girl Scouts of Colorado welcomes her as a Girl Scout.”
This warms my heart like nothing else. I was a Girl Scout for eleven years — I left voluntarily when I started to...
somewhere different now: Obies Occupying Wall... →
mermaidbashing:
thirstforsalt:
I don’t really understand the arguments here. I think it is admirable that people with the privilege to participate in what you’re calling a vacation but what I would call short-term occupation and long-term alignment are doing it. I do NOT understand the constant undermining of the protesters on an ad hominem basis. It’s extremely important that bodies of all...
Transcending Anatomy is up and running! →
Remember this? It’s finally finished! At the Transcending Anatomy Tumblr you can check out the zine, download a copy, and read continuing submissions. Enjoy, and let me know what you think!
Ace-exy: (TMI post) My gynaecologist said: →
I was going to list seventeen billion reasons why someone who generally likes being penetrated during sex might not enjoy a visit to a gynecologist.
Instead, I’ll just provide a general axiom:
Just because someone likes some things inserted into [pick an orifice!] in some situations with some people, doesn’t mean they like any thing inserted into [that very same orifice!] in any...
Obies Occupying Wall Street: Check Your Privilege
I haven’t posted much about Occupy Wall Street, because far too many people have been saying far too many things better than I could. (For the record, my opinion aligns generally with Jay Smooth’s.) But this article hit close to home, and it made me really angry. So — hey, Oberlin kids, let’s have a chat…
Here’s the deal. We go to a school that costs $55,000 a...
Ten Questions for Anti-Choice Candidates
Originally posted at the Ms. Magazine Blog:
1. How many years do you consider to be a fair prison term for a woman who has an abortion?
2. How many years for a doctor who performs one?
3. Will the punishments be greater the second time around?
4. Where will the state get the money necessary to prosecute one-third of all American women for this crime?
5. Forty-two percent of women who have...
“I didn’t learn until I was in college about all the other cultures, and I...”
– Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (cited at Powered By Osteons)
The Real Work
It may be that when we no longer know what to do we have come to our real work,
and that when we no longer know which way to go we have come to our real journey.
The mind that is not baffled is not employed.
The impeded stream is the one that sings.
— Wendell Berry
August 2011
4 posts
8 tags
dressupbox: trying to compile some resources for... →
More safer sex resources for trans people = yes please! all the time! Most of the things I’ve found are aimed at FAAB trans folks who have sex with cis men, and focused on HIV — not so much out there for FAAB trans people who prefer other partners, or for MAAB trans people (with the excellent exception of Fucking Trans Women, which is totally totally worth the $5). That said, here are...
1 tag
Queen's Music Videos (With Links) →
This is really important.
fuckyeahmercury:
All of Queen’s official music videos, ordered by studio albums. Note: The year is the release date of the album and not necessarily the video itself.
Enjoy!
From Queen (1973):
Keep Yourself Alive
Liar
From Sheer Heart Attack (1974):
Killer Queen (Top of the…
Court Strikes Down Wisconsin Law Prohibiting... →
This is wonderful. From the ACLU, posting at Pam’s House Blend:
The 2005 Wisconsin law at the heart of this case was called the “Inmate Sex Change Prevention Act,” and barred prison doctors from prescribing hormone therapy or surgery to transgender prisoners. The ACLU, in partnership with Lambda Legal, sued and got a preliminary ruling that any prisoners already on...
July 2011
1 post
Update on Transcending Anatomy →
Since this is still getting reblogs, so I wanted to post a quick update on the status of the zine. I’m doing fieldwork this summer (I’m an archaeology student) and my Internet access is limited, so things are moving slowly – but they are still moving!
I got a ton of incredible responses to the survey, and I’m really grateful to everyone who responded. At this point I have a...
June 2011
4 posts
May 2011
8 posts
thetendergravityofkindness asked: Hi, there. I just have a question about your zine. Does one have to be currently partnered? In other words, do you want both/all voices to be in the piece, or can I speak as a "single" person about past relationships?
madsocialscientist asked: Hey so I just saw the post about your project and I wanted to let you know I think it's awesome and to wish you luck! If I can help in any way, let me know. I took your survey, but if you want anything else, I want to support what you're doing.
Anonymous asked: HEY HEY HEY
I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS
THEY ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT SEX
I BET YOU KNOW HOW TO ANSWER THEM, DON'T YOU
ALL OF THE SEX QUESTIONS
ALL OF THE ANSWERS
I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS
THEY ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT SEX
I BET YOU KNOW HOW TO ANSWER THEM, DON'T YOU
ALL OF THE SEX QUESTIONS
ALL OF THE ANSWERS
Ciscentrism SUCKS!: I would like an infinite... →
areyouseriouschagall:
that say “not everyone who gets pregnant is a woman.”
I’m getting tired of typing it out each goddamn time I reblog something otherwise totally badass and pro-choice.
It’s not whining. It’s not even just frustration about getting erased. It’s the legitimate fear that…
