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Mentor training began this week and the first day was a true test of endurance. 150 people crammed together for 9 hrs. That needs no further elaboration except to say ‘ugh’. The 2nd day (Friday) was better, less people, less time, productive activities. During one of our Community Building Activities, we were asked to write [...]

I’m not going to go on a tirade about the media but I’m going to urge you to get over to Free Press and go through their excellent primer on what’s up with Big Media in today’s America.

I’m watching the original Matrix again and I’d almost forgotten just how splendid a film it truly is. Holy goddess, it’s phenomenal. I saw the thing five times in the theatre, had the video (before DVD) and now have the DVD. It’s so far beyond the second two in the series I [...]

I was talking to my friend clinc tonight and she said something that really resonated with me. We were talking about issues of size oppression and fat discrimination and she said she was angry, not at herself or her body, but at a society that made her feel bad about herself. For whatever reason, I’d [...]

The past few days have been uneventful, which is not a bad thing. I’ve been enjoying the final few days of summer before school cranks back up. The Camp LYB gals have gotten back in the swing so hopefully we’ll be able to pull it off this time. I’m looking forward to helping plan the [...]

I’ve been thinking quite a bit lately about what is it I really want from my education and how it’s going to play out in my life. First off, I’m not at all worried about finding a job – a great, fun job that pays really well. Second, although it took me some time, I [...]

Just a rather uneventful day, followed by an uneventful evening. I’m hanging out, watching Angel season 4 (again) and marveling at what a wonderful, albeit dark, story Joss Whedon came up with. Because I know Charisma Carpenter was pregnant while they were shooting, it’s oh-so-obvious every scene she’s in – especially if you’ve been watching [...]

Just got back from seeing The Corporation and it was quite good. As a documentary, I thought it was well done but a bit long. There was a great deal of information, some of it I had heard and some I hadn’t. About 2/3 of the movie is gloomy and depressing but the filmmakers do [...]

For all you lefty, progressive, liberal whatchamacallits out there, here’s a speech the neo-cons would like to hear Bush give. After you read this, pick your jaw up off the ground and realize that there really are people who want to hear this kind of rhetoric. Note that I said neo-cons, not all Republicans or [...]