Thank Heaven for Rick Warren’s Homophobia

Yeah, you read that right. I’m glad Rick Warren is a homophobic bigot.
If he’d merely been an anti-choice misogynist calling for wives to submit to husbands, hardly anyone would have noticed.
The gay thing woke up part of the left and at least there’s somewhat of an outcry.
Of course, when they protest against Warren, half of [...]

With-In and With-Out

Thursday night, I went to this debate between Larry Everest (communist) and Norman Solomon (Socialist Democrat and an Obama delegate, who has no illusions about Obama whatsoever); the debate was on the very topic that is currently consuming me – is engagement within our political system worth the time of progressives or is working for [...]

Stupid Anti-Choice Argument

If your mother aborted you when you were just a zygote, then you would not exist today. You would be dead. What part of this do you not understand?
Why do they imagine I would care? I mean, I’d be dead.
Christ.

Stagnation

I’m all done for. The blog is reflective of that, I think. I am unable to read or think sustainedly about interesting things. I’m not writing much. When I do write, it’s about incidentals, because that’s about all I can think of when I’m not thinking of sex.
I’ve turned into a bimbo.
Gosh.
Right now, what is [...]

Two Good Things From 2008

This has been a shitty year. Well, it wasn’t all bad.
There were at least two good things that came out of this year. I’m sure I’ll think of more and I’ll post them when I do, but for now:
1. I cut my hair. Best goddamn decision I’ve made in a long fucking time. It’s not [...]

Outsourcing to Ohio

So I got on the phone to activate two new credit cards. I hate doing that. I sit there hoping the call will be fully automated: I call in, punch the right numbers and automatic activation happens; five minutes, we’re done. No human contact, please. Not because I hate people – although I do [...]

Palestinian Cabbie and Anti-Americanism

[I know posting has been light lately, so I thought I'd share an email I wrote to a friend this morning.]
I took a cab in to work today. The cab driver was a woman, which is somewhat unusual. She needed to be told twice which route to take and forgot to switch on her meter [...]

Night Owl, Morning Person

I’m both: night owl and morning person.
I used to be a complete night owl. Saudi Arabia is like that – people don’t function as well during the day because it’s so hot. Yes, everybody still goes to school and work during the day, but siestas are popular and late nights are common. Streets are alive [...]

Synecdoche, New York

It sucked.
Any other questions?
Okay, I know all the reviewers are raving. My husband raved (and I’ll let him justify that on his blog). I suspect the reviewers are raving because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do. It’s a deep and serious movie. It’s existentialist! It’s about the meaning of life! It’s surreal!
Yes, [...]

The Most Remarkable Thing About Twilight

No, I didn’t watch it. Perish the thought. I just read Ebert’s very funny review of it.
(”Pattinson is not unaware of how handsome he is. When Bella and Edward, still strangers, exchange stern and burning looks in the school cafeteria, he transfixes her with a dark and glowering – nay, penetrating – stare. I checked [...]