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Bionic Woman

2007-09-12T03:46:34Z

I just watched the trailer for the Bionic Woman. Wow. Reasons this show looks like it was made for me:

- About a cyborg. A female cyborg. My people!
- And she's not the only woman on the show. 4 out of the 7 cast members on the website are women.
- One of those women is my love, STARBUCK!!!! From Battlestar Galactica.
- And the BSG produces made the show.

Oh yeah!

National

2007-02-08T18:45:23Z

Remember when I was on my university's radio station last quarter during their segment on the internets?

The show is national!

I sound like such a smarty-pants.

Pop

2006-11-28T19:06:02Z

Too much Battlestar Galactica and Final Fantasy XII broke our TV. Does anyone in Bellingham have an extra they'd like to loan me once the snow melts and it's safe to walk down the street carrying a television?

Fatal Frame 2

2006-10-16T04:52:02Z

Does anyone have a copy of Fatal Frame 2 I can borrow to play with briallen?

Sammiches

2006-08-31T16:18:25Z

Tuesday night, I went over to my friend Lisa's house for a sandwich dinner. (Lisa is one of my friends from my bike trip, she lived in the dorms with me last year, too.) We made plans to go on a 50 mile bike ride the following day (yesterday) with her friend from work, Kate.

The bike ride only ended up being 35 miles, but we had an amazing time. We road down Chuckanut Drive and plopped down in a field in the Skait Valley (with a view of the water and the hills we'd just rode from!) to have a picnic. We scarfed some bread w/ Tofutti cream cheese and avocados, and we also had my homemade granola with cashew butter and bananas. I love biking picnics.

We wandered inland and east, coming up along Lake Samish, where I'd never ridden. Beautiful ride, late summer trees hanging over the road and all and no cars so the three of us could take up both lanes riding side by side.

I got a ton of invites to do stuff today, so I decided to leave for camping early tomorrow 'cause it sounds like my parents are just getting to Lincoln Rock tonight and eating dinner and going to bed. So today I'm going on another bike ride with Lisa and some of her friends, then going to a potluck at Natanya's house (she's one of Lisa's friends, also riding with us today). Then Chance and I are hanging out after the potluck. Yay!

I made these reallllly good maple bran muffins today. Only problem is they didn't hold together, so I'm gonna throw 'em in a ziplock and take them as biking snacks. If I don't eat them first. Now I need to find someone else to make to take to the potluck. Maybe a chickpea dish, 'cause I have all the stuff for it. Except I suck at making Indian food (except naan bread, which I rock at... now there's a possibility!).

Alaska and Ecotourism

2006-08-30T15:03:46Z

This may be a bit of an odd request, but I'm spontaneously going to Alaska next month to visit family (Fairbanks and Anchorage are the main destinations) and would like to do a little research about the place before I go. The critical li'l activist I am, I'd like to read up on more of the people's history of the state. You know, stuff that will rile up this feminist anti-racist when she reads about the oppression of First Nations and the environmental destruction going on up there. Anyone have any suggested readings or anecdotes they'd like to share for me? (I'd also like to know what are some must-sees!)

Cross-posted on feminist_101.

Squeee

2006-08-12T02:24:11Z

Anyone who can read Japanese want to translate this song title for me? It's a remix of my favorite video game music song, Harvest from Final Fantasy V. To my delight, it's also on the FF12 soundtrack... the first remix I've heard (besides the prelude and the ending credits song and two versions of the chocobo song), and I'm on song 67 / 100.

Whoa, I did a whole of nothing today. And read. And wrote a few thousand words. And went to the bank. Really, that was it. Oh, and I made a really good veggie burger for dinner. Costco brand patty (best kind you can buy at a store) on a sprouted wheat bun with vegan mayo and veggie and loads of ketchup and pickles. Nothing too out of the ordinary, but still rather yummy. I ate light 'cause I am supposed to see Zeke later tonight for some dessert, but he was supposed to call a while ago and still no peep.

Aaaand there's his call. Yay! I'm going over there in 30 minutes.

Potluck

2006-07-27T21:21:41Z

The potluck was fun! It was on Lake Whatcom at a park I hadn't been to before whose name I've already forgotten, but it was on Electric Ave between Alabama and Lakeway. I liked it, nice swimming area and uncrowded. Will be back there for swimming, I think, and it was a nice easy bikeride.

I have cookies leftover, if anyone wants some. In fact, I don't have any weekend plans until Saturday night (I'm going to the Big Big Small Small party at Quinn's) and Sunday when I'm hanging out with Hayley and making a spelt-flour peetzah.

Carnivals

2006-07-27T05:20:03Z

I'm hosting the next issue of the Feminist SF Carnival on my blog on August 3rd. I haven't decided on a theme for the issue. I was thinking origins with posts that could be on anything from reflecting on how your feminism and geekiness came to intersect, tracing the origins of women in SF, or reflections on some of the old school canons in comparison to what's coming out now. I like all those for post topics, but I feel the overarching theme is kind of cliche.

The other topic I was thinking of was binaries and pluralism, but I'm worried that's too academic and nobody really knows what it means (heck, I don't even know if I understand pluralism beyond the definition).

Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions?

Very Serious Business

2006-07-26T20:51:08Z

I have a very important choice to make today.

What am I going to bring to my anthropology potluck tomorrow? I must show off my good cooking skills!!!!!!!!!

I'm reviewing my Facebook food albums to aid in my decision making. Anyone have any nominations? I'm thinking the "fucking awesome" chocolate cake I made Erin for her birthday, focaccia bread, or a berry crisp made with the blueberries I picked last weekend and the blackberries/raspberries growing outside my window.

giraffepat, I especially wish to consult you before I make this very important life altering decision.

Hamsters

2006-06-05T01:53:41Z

Hey Bellinghamsters,

My friend Morgan's summer housing just fell through and he's moving out of the dorms at the end of this week. Anyone looking for a last minute guy to sublet your room? I told him I'd ask around for him.

Submitting Stuff

2006-06-04T16:21:23Z

Does anyone know a good listing of places that publish undergrad papers? Specifically on the traffic of virtual bodies in MMORPGs. I'm kind of new to this grown up world and am trying to figure out how to get my academic stuff out there.

Bike

2006-05-14T05:40:36Z

LOOK WHAT I GOT!!!

Tofutti Cuties

2006-05-10T16:11:35Z

I'm going to be selling Tofutti Cuties today at 11:30 on Vendor's Row. I'll be out there for a few hours... come support Warn and see me in my sexy rainbow vegan belt!

Take Back the Night

2006-04-28T04:15:05Z

I just went to Take Back the Night. It was awesome.

I never got around to posting about Sunday, but last weekend was AWESOME. Giraffe Pat's friend Danielle and her friend Sara came up and I hung out with them. On Sunday, we went splunking in the bat caves! I never knew I had such a passion for caves. Pictures are on Facebook.

What are some other cool caves?

I think I'm going to make my LJ friends only, so if you're lurking get an LJ account and friend me!

Pet Peeves

2006-04-20T21:10:54Z

I hate it when I'm not the teacher's pet. I don't know what to do with myself! I think that a B+ is a failure and want not to give up writing because I suck! (Not really.)

Score!

2006-04-16T18:28:53Z

In my cybernetic fiction class, we're writing short analytical essays each week on our readings, about 750 to 1000 words. I went a little overboard last week and was super paranoid about doing a good job, but it paid off because the prof just E-mailed me feedback with all praise. (I'll see if she gives me any critiques when she hands back a tangible copy on Monday.)

I love teachers that make me feel like the work I do actually has a purpose and is done well, like I can accomplish anything. I hadn't really felt that way about my relationship with learning until last quarter when I took cyborg anthropology, and my prof really encouraged me and was excited about the work I was doing. (She is great at this! Others have felt this way about her too.) This happened the same time I received so much positive feedback to my blog. I realized I am smart, that there are new things in the world I can come up with. So I want to stay in academia. I want to be a prof like those I look up to. Dr. Wetzel. I just wish I would have realized this sooner so I could have made myself more appealing to graduate schools.

Heh! I'm so cheesy and sappy today. But sometimes I want to spread my curb-skipping, heel-kicking happiness.

Also, I want to go to the Undoing Institutional Racism Workshop. Anyone else going to sign up? It's free. More info behind the cut, including date and time.

Undoing Institutional Racism Workshop
Friday May 12th 6:00pm-9:00pm
Saturday May 13th 10:00am-4:00pm
Viking Union 464

FREE - LUNCH PROVIDED - REGISTRATION REQUIRED

The Undoing Racism Workshop is an intensive two-day workshop designed to educate, challenge and empower people to "undo" the racist structures that hinder effective social change. The training is based on the premise that racism has been systematically erected and that it can be "undone" if people understand where it comes from, how it functions and why it is perpetuated.

This workshop moves beyond a focus on the symptoms of racism to an understanding of what it is, where it comes from, how it functions, why it persists and how it can be undone. The workshop's systemic approach stresses learning from history, developing leadership, maintaining accountability to communities, creating networks, undoing internalized oppression, and understanding the role of organizational gatekeeping in perpetuating racism. The trainers are experienced antiracist community organizers from Seattle who have a lot of wisdom to share with our campus and community.

Sponsored by the Social Issues Resource Center, Anti-Racist White Student Union and People's Institute Northwest - for more info or disability accommodations (360)650-6804 - as.rop.social.issues@wwu.edu

The workshop addresses the following areas:

Analyzing Power
Effective organizing requires accurate analysis of the systems that keep racism in place, why people are poor, how institutions perpetuate the imbalance of power, and who is responsible for maintaining the status quo.

Defining Racism
In order to undo racism, it must be understood. Organizers and educators who intend to build effective coalitions need to be very clear about what racism is and what it is not in order to avoid serious strategic and tactical errors.

Understanding the Manifestations of Racism
Racism operates in more than just individual and institutional settings. The dynamics of cultural racism, linguistic racism, and militarism as applied racism are examined.

Learning from History
Racism has distorted, suppressed and denied the histories of people of color and white people as well. A accurate knowledge of history is a necessary organizing tool as well as a source of personal and collective empowerment.

Sharing Culture
One of the most effective methods of oppression is to deny a people its history and culture. The training process strongly emphasizes "cultural sharing" as a critical organizing tool.

Organizing to Undo Racism
Community organizing principles are discussed in terms of how communities can achieve concrete results in dismantling the structures of racism.

Easter

2006-04-13T15:12:46Z

I'm pretty sure I'm going to be up here this weekend. My mom and her sisters are going camping Saturday night and I'd LOVE to go but I don't think I want to make the drive. Easter is at my grandma's and you know what kind of food grandma's like to make. Sometimes she is right on with vegan stuff, like she got me some hummus recently, but I feel bad because there are so many vegan things I don't avoid for health reasons like refined suga and potatos (they mess up my blood sugar) or hydrogenated oils (aaah that stuff scares me).

I got over eight hours of sleep last night for the first time in like a week (despite a phone call waking me up at midnight). That felt soooo good. My body is in wake-up-between-8-and-9 mode right now, so I just went to be early.

The Labyrinth release party is tonight! Tai chi gets out at 6:05 and the party starts at 7 so I'm going to be pressed for time. I am in charge of getting flowers, so I'll probably pick them up and drop them off this morning. I hope that someone is at the Women's Center that early because it's going to be awkward caring around 3 bouquets and taking them to class!

Does anyone know a good, free FTP program for Mac? All the ones I used before have expired.

LEON!

2006-04-11T15:29:32Z

briallen, what should we do with this bubble of joy?

Also, I made some cornbread a few days ago and have a big tupperware of it left. Does anyone want it? It is probably not exactly fresh anymore, but heat it up and put some margarine or agave nectar (vegan honey-like sweetener, can't endorse the real thing people the vegan police outside in the patrol car) it probably is still really good.

Last night, I made some white bean and yam hummus and it turned out soooooo good. Sweet. I think this is going to be my primary hummus recipe. I'll take a picture if it ever makes it out of the tupperware and onto a platter. (Good thing Giraffe Pat doesn't have LJ, or he'd probably be already at the door.)

My timestamps are all funky.

My day!

2006-04-09T07:36:08Z

I did no homework today! I went to the farmer's market downtown and got some veggies and a thyme plant for my deck. I cleaned until 2 and lost_capella and her friend came over to finally start our Battlestar Galactica marathon! We invited everyone from last quarter's folk science and film but at least effectaffect and briallen were able to come. Meghann ended up staying until just about an hour ago. We made and ate a whole homemade pizza and drank and played RE4. Now my stomach is gurgling like I'm growing a face-hugger. Yesterday I worked on homework for a few hours, so I don't feel quite so bad about my entirely social day. I rode my bike to Fairhaven and laid on the grass behind Village Books. I'm reading Gravity's Rainbow for cybernetic fiction. Anyone read it that wants to discuss it with me?

Tonight

2006-04-02T03:06:44Z

What's everyone doing tonight?

AKA, I'm bored with Kingdom Hearts and being introverted. I need to recharge with some human interaction.

aricaiu @ 2006-04-01T14:15:00

2006-04-01T22:07:58Z

Carnival of Empty Cages is out today. Yay! I'll be hosting the second edition on tekanji's blog, Shrub.com. Anyone have any theme suggestions? I'm going to post a call for submissions as soon as I decide. I'm thinking of doing solidarity as a theme, or food because I'm obsessed with it.

I just learned that World Vegan Day is on my Veganniversary (November 1). Sooooo cool.

Good news

2006-03-21T22:55:02Z

I was NOT expecting this!

Folk Science In Film A
Cyborg Anthropology A
Intro to Fiction Writing A
Feminst Theory and Expressions A
Global Women A

I thought I'd get a B in Fiction and Global Women. Eddying with my fiction prof and kicking butt on my global women final must have payed off. My GPA is now 3.84. Will this help me get into grad school?

Pace Car

2006-03-18T00:51:22Z

My mom and I are going to drive the pace car tomorrow at my brother's bike race. I'm so excited. I'll bring my camera.

Sam called me today to ask if he could spend the night because he is flying out tomorrow and it was too awkward staying at his ex-girlfriends. He was supposed to call me around three to tell me if I had to come pick him up in North Seattle or if he could find an alternative way to get down here. Two hours later, still no call. I'm not going to call him back, I'm kind of annoyed.

So I'm back in Renton. I partied last night with Meghann and her friend Kathryn and it was fun. Spent the night at her place then got up at 8 and was on my way home at 10. I listened to Anasai Boys on my iPod during the drive home with my headphones hidden under my hair so I wouldn't get pulled over.

Favor

2006-03-13T19:53:21Z

For once I'm asking for a favor! I really could use a proofreader for my final short story for my fiction class since I'm not sure if tekanji is going to have time to read it or not before it's due tomorrow. It's only about 7 pages single spaced. I can E-mail it to whoever volunteers, or print out a copy and bring it to you if you live in Bellingham. Let me know if you are up for it, please!