Category Archives: disability

If only they wouldn't act like KIDS…

see more Lolcats and funny pictures So I didn’t have to read more than a paragraph or two of this to be annoyed. I am not even sure that “annoyed” is the proper adjective (or past participle, wev) here. These … Continue reading

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They don't go away…

I had a high school bully. He followed me around, yelled things at me, made lewd comments about me and what my then-boyfriend were or were not doing, threw things in my hair, and made my life kind of a … Continue reading

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The One Damned Sock…

May 1st was Blogging Against Disablism Day, and I have in my drafts at all three blogs to which I contribute regularly a post started where I had intended to write something for the day. I had my work writing … Continue reading

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Piece of Me

A few weeks back Britney Spears, whom I think most people around here are probably aware by now, is someone whom I admire the fuck out of did something else I kind of admired. We’ll get to that. We kind … Continue reading

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief — That Special Thing About You

Every now and then a movie comes out and I get super excited about it because it sparks something form my childhood or youth that I love. Percy Jackson and the Olympians did that. I loved Greek mythology in High … Continue reading

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The Importance of Being Bellatrix Lestrange

It is odd the way that The Guy and I have these conversations…or maybe it is a sign that we watch our Harry Potter movies too much, but one night while viewing HPatHBP for appoximately the nonillionth time I turned … Continue reading

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Those Who Yell the Loudest…

A while back I was having a talk w/ The Guy. See, there were some related things that coincided with this little thing that happened where this celebrity you might have heard of, Amanda Palmer, together with her partner created … Continue reading

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Trust Me

see more Lolcats and funny pictures A couple of weeks ago I asked my PCM for a referral to OB/GYN to replace the IUD that I had to surrender over the summer. She and The Guy and I have been … Continue reading

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That Stuff on Your Shoe…

So this thing happened…or is happening…I am not sure. I have this fabulous co-contributor at FWD/Forward. Our musical tastes kind of overlap in some circles. I am not the fountain of trivial knowledge I used to be, so I don’t … Continue reading

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Some blogwhoring…

see more Lol Celebs I haven’t done one of these in a while … there has been a lot going on.  Apologies if I have missed something awesome that you did, and please share it in comments. Cara at the … Continue reading

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