Etiquette: Dealing with Roommate Problems
The modern age is such that almost everyone has, has had, or will have a roommate that they really know almost nothing about. (Hello, college!) And when you know very little about someone, you’re bound to have disagreements that can spiral out of control quickly, leading to that neverending bar competition: “Why I Have the Worst Roommate of All Time.”
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A Serious Case of Harry Potter Nostalgia
So, how many of you have a Harry Potter origin story? I know a ton of people read the series, of course, but there is a special segment of that fanbase who really went all out. Did you attend midnight releases of the books? Did you buy tons of Potter-related merchandise? Did you read thousands of words of fanfiction (and …
Read MoreWhen TV Shows Get a Little Too Real
One of my favorite shows, Southland, aired its finale a few weeks ago. Following various LAPD officers and detectives as they do their jobs, it was dropped by NBC after its first season because it was “too gritty” for a network. It really has blossomed over on TNT, where the cops can swear and not get bleeped, blood can be …
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We Try It: Deep Conditioning Hair with Coconut Oil
Awhile back another Persephoneer tried a couple of deep conditioning treatments with olive oil and mentioned that she might try coconut oil next. I’ve just started deep conditioning with coconut oil as of last week because of what I saw on the Cheap as F blog, and I wanted to report on my results.
Read MoreKickstartable: My Days of Losing Words: a Photo Book of Chronic Migraine
This week’s featured Kickstarter project is one that so many people will relate to. Rachael Jablo is creating a photo book that chronicles her struggle with chronic migraine headaches.
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Ask A Librarian: Bring Me Your Finest Histories, Real or Alternate
Hello, readers! It’s a gorgeous day outside in Seattle, but I am going to be inside, as being employed at the library means far too much time thinking up titles to request. I thought I had seven holds yesterday and walked out with sixteen items. I finished Hold Me Closer Necromancer last night, and I re-started Karen Marie Moning’s Iced …
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Retro Recap: Torchwood: “Children of Earth: Day Three”
The scariest moment in any monster story isn’t when the action surprises us. The scariest moment is when we realize that we are the monsters, that the ghouls and zombies and vampires and aliens are only a reflection of the darkest, vilest parts of us.
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Lunchtime Poll: Reading Roll Call
Gosh, is it another month already? I think I lost April in my packing boxes and painting binges.
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Book Review: Dora: A Headcase by Lidia Yuknavitch
A Declaration: Lidia Yuknavitch has done more for “the body as art form” than anyone in recent memory. (Maybe that’s not accurate, but I feel that way, so let’s roll with it.) Her memoir, The Chronology of Water, is all about her own body, the brutal beauty in what can happen to a body, and her novel, Dora: A Headcase, …
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Do You Have a Work “Uniform”?
Sometimes getting myself dressed for work seems way harder than it ought to be. Every once in a while, I change clothes three times before leaving the house in the morning, all the while shaking my head at myself: “Seriously? You haven’t figured this out yet?” The outfit that seemed okay in the morning can suddenly seem really not okay …
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Performance As Play: Masturbation With An Audience
Q. I have a goal: I would like to masturbate in front of my boyfriend. But whenever I try to, I end up chickening out because I get so nervous. My boyfriend, my considerate and patient lover, was the one to encourage me to masturbate in front of him so that he could form a better understanding of what gets me …
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New Show Recap: Game of Thrones, Episode 3.5, “Kissed by Fire”
Don’t they all have lovely bottoms?
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Sneaky Sexism Can Go Away
What? What’s that? Oh, what, you are sniffing sexism but you can’t prove it? You’re working in sneaky sexism land.
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Political Activism in the Granola State
Sure, California has lots of advantages: fabulous weather, beautiful scenery, and being on the cutting edge of everything from computer innovation to right-turn-on-red. But there are plenty of drawbacks, besides the obvious (cost-of-living and housing prices are insane, New Yorkers like my father-in-law refer to our home as “the land of fruits and nuts”). And one of the biggest problems …
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Mid-Weeks News: We Have To
Sisters and brothers, cats and kittens, my loves, my loves, my loves. Welcome back!
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