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Friday, November 6th, 2009
tacoma
[ strryeyedgrrl ]
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10:39a
Quick!
Someone tell me - are the steamed dumplings at North China Garden the puffy, almost-bready kind or the pasta-y, pot-sticker type?
Want to know before I order lunch. :)
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(1 comment | comment on this) Thursday, November 5th, 2009
desixtc
[ bengalibangla ]
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8:00a
Teach yourself bengali
Hi, i'm in Kolkata and i badly need a book "Teach yourself bengali". If someone has one and ready to share it or knows where to buy it in Kolkata (and for what price) i would really appreciate it. Thanks
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(comment on this) Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
tesc
[ hurrayiamabunny ]
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11:06p
SYNCHRONIZE OUR ANSWERS!
There is a 2010 graduation ceremony survey out. If you don't have any better ideas for how to respond, and would otherwise leave a question blank, why not put one of these?
Bill Cosby: because that would be awesome.
Zombies vs Pirates vs Ninjas vs Vampires: Think about it. Best graduation ever.
Counterpoint Journal: they're a cool idea. Or we could just do the organic farm again...
Every Grad Having To option To Bring An Instrument: such a theme could be very cool. a big procession of graduates and music....
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(3 comments | comment on this) Monday, November 2nd, 2009
anarchafeminist
[ fey_seraph ]
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1:14p
Call for submissions! APMT 1.2: this is what we call family
Call for Submissions!
Alchemical Postmodern Theorist: explore no-identity politics, radical culture & queer liberation
Issue two of my zine, APMT, is about family. APMT 1.2: "this is what we call family" explores family in all of its brilliant permutations. Is family defined by one man, and one women, and kids? By two married people of any gender? I am seeking to move beyond the gay marriage debate, and into the territory of chosen, post-nuclear, extended and queer families that break boundaries and practice radical new forms of support and encouragement. At the root of the revolution are groups of people who depend on each other, who are imagining and re-imagining 'family' all the time. I would love to have you be a part of this zine. Share your experiences with family: contribute a story, photograph, artwork, poem or article.
Stories, artwork and photography related to more traditional families (about having a child, marrying, or about parents, siblings, and grandparents) are more than acceptable, but these stories will be only part of the zine. Whatever your usual or unusual family structure, I would like to hear about it.
Deadline for submission is December 30, 2009. I'll accept pieces up until Jan 7 if you let me know beforehand.
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(4 comments | comment on this) Saturday, October 31st, 2009
fleur_de_soleil
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5:03p
blunt trauma
greenblue turquoise gem, your
eye ball - vitreous frozen against the autumn
a ripe drop of ocean, dangled by a fine electric string
you lie like i sleep, arms stretched out
both knees separate
and teeth, fine needlepoint fangs,
bared against the tyres
sent to gather you away
velvet shimmer of fur,
orange and gold stripes; dazzling
under the sodium vapour of night
looking common and roadblown in the
morning light.
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(comment on this) Friday, October 30th, 2009
tesc
[ cartoonist4hire ]
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11:42a
Westside Artswalk Tonight!
Tonight, from 5-11 P.M., wander the Westside and view some spectacular sights. Costumes recommended. Look for the maps at Vics, Danger Room, Old School, and many other business or at the Artswalk houses.
Unicorn Crossing (713 Division) - Gender Jam Preview 7-10
Bush House (2420 Bush NW) - Hookah lounge 5-8
Frump House (427 Cushing SW) - Spooky Theatrics 5-9
Chez Cascadia (323 Milroy NW) - Poetry Open Mic 5-7
Rat Hell Hotel (217 Thomas NW) - Haunted House 8-10
Finger Complex (203 Rogers NW) - Comics Workshop 5-6
Stump House (132 Decatur SW) - Noise & Film installation 7-9
The Womb (1415 6th Ave SW) - Art Party 5-8
See you there!
(x-posted in OlyWa)
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(comment on this)
djpekky
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6:56a
Desensitized In Movies?
You know, the first time I watched Irreversible, I was shocked about the violent scene. But oddly enough, when I went through the rape scene, I won't deny it bothered me and it was too violent and stuff, but I was not as disturbed as I expected.
Can be maybe because I knew what to expect? Or maybe because this is the story of many clients I have worked within my professional life. In the hospital in Columbia, in one of my internships and during volunteering in grad school.
In fact, I did think something else. 9 minutes was unnecessary. I was bored after the 4th. I thought "OK Dude, it's getting old, even for a shocking scene!"
And throughout the movie I did feel sympathetic and disturbed, but not to the extent that most have gone through. This is a "this could happen to you," sure, but there are too many stories of clients that hit home this very way. I guess you learn to get over certain feelings in order to work efficiently in a profession like mine.
I am also known for having certain detachment from the characters in movies, to the point that I don't cry. This very skill has made me successful in my profession, I believe.
However, I am still very visceral about images of abused children, and too emotional to work with them. If I know a child is abused, instead of giving my total focus to the child, I want to hunt down whomever hurt him/her!
current mood:  pensive
current music: PJ Harvey, To Bring You My Love
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(1 comment | comment on this) Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
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