tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31029785799588624552024-03-20T22:19:40.932-07:00Strangling the Musesocial/political ramblings, personal disclosures, and life updates
you may or may not care aboutLelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102978579958862455.post-9206931594340463082009-05-10T22:02:00.001-07:002009-05-10T22:02:44.404-07:00Shannon Burke Hates Dogs and WomenIf you don't know about my Animal Safehouse Program, check us out at www.myspace.com/safepets. Donate via PayPal at animalsafehouse@gmail.com. I find the comments to this article to be the most disturbing part of this whole thing. Shannon Burke fallout: Domestic violence, animal abuse often go hand in hand, experts say By Anika Myers PalmLelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102978579958862455.post-9231844627645165862008-09-29T08:03:00.000-07:002008-09-29T15:51:51.652-07:00for E-Crit presentation (Marcel O'Gorman)Head in Vice Scene from Casino (Flintstones style)Links:Marcel O’Gorman’s website: http://www.marcelogorman.netStephen Gibbs’ MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/gibb_art Screening Coffinhttp://www.marcelogorman.net/screeningcoffin.htmlGibberishhttp://artsweb.uwaterloo.ca/~marcel/gibb/gibcover.htmlA Non-Textual Book Review of E-Crithttp://www.rhetoricsoup.com/id2.htmlRunning the Numbershttp://Lelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102978579958862455.post-72326211535848438332008-09-18T07:37:00.003-07:002008-09-18T08:01:25.727-07:00Eve Ensler on Sarah Palin's Crazy AssDrill, Drill, DrillSeptember 17, 2008 Eve Ensler, the American playwright, performer, feminist and activistbest known for “The Vagina Monologues”, wrote the following aboutSarah PalinDrill, Drill, DrillI am having Sarah Palin nightmares. I dreamt last night that she was amember of a club where they rode snowmobiles and wore the claws ofdrowned and starved polar bears around their necks. I have Lelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102978579958862455.post-66333333851711069472008-09-18T07:37:00.002-07:002008-09-18T07:41:50.665-07:00Save Bitch Magazine!!Lelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102978579958862455.post-40894895963649072902008-09-18T07:37:00.001-07:002008-09-18T07:38:16.682-07:00McCain/Palin: The Next ApocalypseLelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102978579958862455.post-77434802604191510182008-03-06T10:38:00.000-08:002008-03-06T10:39:19.005-08:00Bush calls U.S. "evil"I was getting ready for school and heard our asshole president speaking on CNN about Times Square and endorsing John McCain. Of course I was annoyed; he tends to do that to me, especially when he's promoting the continuation of the war, using fear tactics, and basically being full of shit. But something he said stood out. He referred to "the terrorists" as evil, then clarified his statement:"I Lelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102978579958862455.post-69230293988761834572008-02-28T07:45:00.000-08:002008-02-28T07:46:48.887-08:00Happy ThursdayThanks to Annie for posting this, so I can bring you a kick-ass grrl power "Happy Thursday"! xoxoLelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102978579958862455.post-6947701403964961902008-02-05T06:14:00.000-08:002008-02-28T07:50:02.430-08:00Robin Morgan on Hillary Clinton (awww shit!)Goodbye To All That (#2) by Robin MorganFebruary 2, 2008“Goodbye To All That” was my (in)famous 1970 essay breaking free from a politics of accommodation especially affecting women (for an online version, see http://blog.fair-use.org/category/chicago/).During my decades in civil-rights, anti-war, and contemporary women’s movements, I’ve avoided writing another specific “Goodbye . . .” But not Lelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102978579958862455.post-90792651553380699672008-01-29T11:11:00.001-08:002008-01-29T11:15:13.815-08:00girl votes for woman, feels goodi just voted for the first viable female presidential candidate ever. it was more “wow” than i expected, especially because i’m also thrilled at the prospect of obama. but personally, i had to vote hillary. and it’s not JUST because she’s a woman, because i would never vote for a republican female candidate (as if we’d ever see that anyway), but i support most of her policies and think backlash Lelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102978579958862455.post-78263737798752005662008-01-26T07:37:00.001-08:002008-01-26T07:37:39.135-08:00happy saturdayLelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102978579958862455.post-84077584173102457442008-01-23T10:08:00.000-08:002008-01-23T10:19:24.233-08:00from Planned Parenthood's Wall of ProtestPlanned Parenthood's Wall of Protest: http://www.wallofprotests.com/wall.phpLelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102978579958862455.post-35125328270078392672008-01-16T06:51:00.000-08:002008-01-16T06:59:16.381-08:00Running the Numbers: An American Self-PortraitA must-see! "This new series looks at contemporary American culture through the austere lens of statistics. Each image portrays a specific quantity of something: fifteen million sheets of office paper (five minutes of paper use); 106,000 aluminum cans (thirty seconds of can consumption) and so on."Link Here:current workLelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102978579958862455.post-30508148816831950022008-01-11T06:02:00.000-08:002008-01-11T06:07:19.244-08:00Women are Never Front Runners by Gloria SteinemYou'll probably have to copy and paste the link, but it's a great article.Op-Ed ContributorWomen Are Never Front-RunnersBy GLORIA STEINEMPublished: January 8, 2008Gender is probably the most restricting force in American life, whether the question is who must be in the kitchen or who could be in the White House.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/08/opinion/08steinem.html?ex=1357534800&en=Lelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102978579958862455.post-48485011874260922632008-01-02T11:16:00.000-08:002008-01-02T15:58:29.334-08:00new years glitteratinew year’s eve/day was never my favorite holiday. perhaps because of the general chaos, sudden cover charges for free bars, heightened expectations, intensity of endings and beginnings, or that one underage year we gave some guy $40 to buy us booze and he never returned (go figure—what a busted new year’s that was). aside from the most incredible year when alison and dakota married (and liz and iLelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102978579958862455.post-10995673481203315042007-12-20T15:25:00.000-08:002008-01-15T07:46:41.655-08:00re-revision updatecurrent mood: triumphantLeandra,The co-editors of Radical Teacher's Teaching About and With Alternative Media cluster liked your recent revisions and would like to publish your article. We now need a short three or four sentence Contributor's Note from you and any suggestions you might have for graphics to help illustrate your article. We have an Art Director who takes care of choosing and Lelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102978579958862455.post-3592172551366206052007-12-03T18:34:00.000-08:002008-01-02T12:33:24.300-08:00Festivus Among Uscurrent mood: jubilant I'm so festive this year. And it mostly has to do with my fabulous living situation and partner who actually appreciates-- participates in--such frivolity with me. It's my first year with a Christmas tree since moving out from my sister four years ago. Various excuses have kept me from going through the trouble (or fun) of decorating my house, including a roommate who Lelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102978579958862455.post-37661282307889632532007-12-03T12:21:00.000-08:002008-01-15T07:50:27.600-08:00revising (and then revising again)Current mood: over it For those of you blessed enough NOT to know what trying to publish an article entails, I'm including the following sample.Over a year ago, Alison Smith and I presented a pair of papers at a MAPACA (pop culture association) conference. The presentation went well, but apparently our papers functioned better together in that very specific context, b/c when it came time to Lelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102978579958862455.post-57639222278421813462007-11-30T18:52:00.000-08:002008-01-02T12:34:10.879-08:00The Business of Being Born (changed my life)Current mood: outraged Last night, UCF hosted a screening of this film, followed by discussion with two midwives, an ob/gyn hospital nurse, directors from the Orlando chapter of the International Cesarean Awareness Network (http://ican-online.net/), and women who have had cesareans followed by vaginal births. I didn't know most of the information provided, and thought I was fairly educated. Lelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102978579958862455.post-21886992131773424182007-09-25T14:32:00.000-07:002007-12-20T15:03:34.085-08:00helping women help themselvesI recently read about the Animal Safehouse Program in Rancho County http://www.rchumanesociety.org/programs/safehouse.php and began to research programs locally because I know we have a need for such a resource in Brevard county. I am currently working to establish a foster network for pets of women fleeing domestic abuse, in transitional housing/shelters/etc. I hope to link up with local animal Lelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102978579958862455.post-19276066425037147242007-07-30T08:31:00.000-07:002007-12-20T15:04:08.288-08:00Update (if you care about my life at all, b/c it is not very exciting...)Current mood: quixotic Life is coming together. My chin is healing nicely, relatively speaking--though it is difficult to keep it out of the sun enough, even with sunscreen. It still looks a little frankenstein, but I'm an incredible healer, if I may say so myself. It's been less than a month and most people don't even notice. Of course, it's all I see when I look at myself, but Lelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102978579958862455.post-90547453923915601472007-07-08T15:08:00.000-07:002007-12-20T15:14:26.025-08:00moving (and stitch pics)Current mood: excited So the stitch pics are here. And I'm moving. With a busted up leg, jaw, chin. But it's a good move, which helps the whole mess. So now when you come to Cocoa Beach, you can drive down to 15th St., park at my place for free (first come first serve b/c there are only a few spots), put your beers in the fridge, go down to the beach, surf if you want (b/c the break is very niceLelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102978579958862455.post-88238653542174631712007-07-06T20:15:00.000-07:002007-12-20T15:18:57.300-08:00stitchesCurrent mood: sore Quick story.Fourth of July. Having a blast, riding around Cocoa Beach. I fall off my bike on the way to fireworks, so instead of fireworks, we go to the hospital. Bummer. In and out of the hospital in two hours, though. Figured on the 4th at the beach at 7:30 pm the ER would be packed. But we got lucky. If you want to call eight stitches lucky. I did get some cool band aids to Lelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102978579958862455.post-44465379145282208322007-06-27T19:01:00.000-07:002007-12-20T19:02:47.972-08:00home sweet homeCurrent mood: content lots of food: crablegs, sushi, REAL pizza, no french fries, lots and lots of salad and fruits/veggies with or without peel, fish with no bones, ice cream, apple crisp, BLTs, grilled (not fried) chicken, caribbean rice, tofu, sundried tomatoes, goat cheese... never eaten more in my life. probably gained 5 pounds since i've been back. and it dwasn't that i was SO deprived forLelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.com0