| Derby Movie Trailer! |
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| 01:54pm 17/07/2009 |
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So the trailer for whip-it is out! There are lots of derby-related problems with it, obv. But I'm so excited for this movie I could pee myself.
Beyond just being a movie about derby - which BTW local derby leagues are greatly anticipating with hopes for spikes in recruits and ticket sales, both things that DIY, skater-run leagues always really need - it looks SO COOL. The cast looks amazing. ZOE BELL, the most badass woman ever!!!! Plus Juliette Lewis and Eve. And of course Drew Barrymore and Ellen Page. It looks like it's got style too...and a derby movie without style would be like a a derby bout without a band - just wrong and sad.
On another note, reading the thread on feministing - which is such an amazing site - about the movie almost made me cry. I can't believe how much hatred people have for a sport that means so much to so many women simply because it doesn't match what they would want to do. For the women that do it, derby becomes a way of life. It's nothing like playing in a softball league (not that there's anything wrong with that, of course!). It is a strongly cohesive group of people who support each other no matter what both on and off the track. It really feels like a safe space where it's always OK to try or to take risks. It is intensely woman-positive and allows women to use their bodies in any way they see fit, from mini-skirts to bootie blocking. Since it is all skater-run, it is more than playing a sport...in fact it is more like being part of a cause, a movement. There is the sense that you are doing something important for the community, for young women, by supporting the league. Plus I am always amazed by how strong and amazing women there are, it's pretty much like a role model factory.
So it sucks when people don't get it. Refuse to consider it.
Support your local rollergirls. Go to one bout and you'll be hooked. It's the fastest growing women's sport...there's likely a league near you. (These are just the WFTDA member leagues...there are tons more just starting up that are still working on meeting WFTDA requirements that also need support!) |
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| Return of the Oatmeal Blog |
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| 01:28pm 17/07/2009 |
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So nothing terribly interesting is going on with my life...but I found an instant oatmeal I can eat! Kashi makes oatmeal that has a base of instant oats, but also has other grains and flax seeds in it. So it doesn't seem like a pile of mush. Plus, they add protein and fiber so that it keeps you full even better than regular oatmeal, which is a great thing for breakfast food!
So I have no idea if you crazy instant-oatmeal-loves would like this better or less than normal instant oatmeal.
oh and P.S. I think it is necessary to eat it with berries of some sort! |
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| longer letter later |
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| 03:17am 09/07/2009 |
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Something crazy is afoot
1) it hailed today, even though the heat index was 103. It was a crazy storm, despite being sunny. (also, it caused my sliding glass door, which is under a ledge, to leak)
2) Nyquil is not making me sleepy.
Sorry if the world is ending, guys, I'm just keeping you up to date on the signs. |
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| I Admit...I Liked It |
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| 04:33pm 25/05/2009 |
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So I am forced to admit that I really, really liked Rachel Getting Married. It is really the only depiction of a wedding in a movie that I've ever seen that was really about a celebration of the couple's lives - not about Vera Wang or being too fat. (Contrast this with Bride Wars!) The characters were all really interesting, which made it satisfying to watch. Plus the guy who plays the best man looks a little like a young George Clooney, I think. And that never hurts. |
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| Good Idea? |
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| 08:00pm 23/05/2009 |
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So I figured out that I could get a Sams Club membership for $12 for the year. Great idea, right?!?
Let's just say I bought a 4 pound container of jelly beans today.
Other purchases were far less tragic, I promise. (Splenda was SO CHEAP, I can afford to bake with it now!) And I did not buy the $45 flat of red bull either. HA! |
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| Oatmeal Blog Part...3? |
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| 02:26pm 23/05/2009 |
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I found a great way to eat those quick oats that I cannot stand made on stovetop/microwave. As with many things, they are better made in the oven! I found a recipe for Amish Baked Oatmeal and it is bangin'! It's like halfway between oatmeal and a breakfast bar. The recipe says 6 servings...it's more like 4 lol. It also seems that they are asking for a crazy large pan..I used an 8x8. Reheats well, too.
I've also started eating a tablespoon or so of local honey every day in an attempt to reduce my allergies, which have been SO BAD this year. And it's good on that recipe.
umm, in other news, the movie Synechdote, New York WILL make you feel completely useless and want to die. Unfortunately, it is a very effective movie. It's kind of brilliant, but it seriously fucked up my night last night. It even caused me to watch Bride Wars in a futile attempt to wash off some of the extreme existentialism (which I usually just find interesting, but in this instance was kind of crushing). I still love Charlie Kaufman, even though (because??) he did this to me. |
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| Chocolatey Madness |
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| 08:32pm 10/05/2009 |
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I've been trying some new kinds of chocolatey goodness...thought I'd share as a way of procrastination on my paper! I got some Vitamuffins (I meant to pick up Vitatops to try). They are 100 calories each and fortified with all sorts of vitamins. Billed as better for you than an apple (not so sure about that.) They were ok...definitely not worth the $6.
I also had picked up some brownie mix. So I decided to try the infamous diet coke brownies. The formula goes: Cake or brownie mix + diet soda = tastiness. I used vanilla coke zero and Funfetti brownie mix. They came out pretty good! They taste great, but I think I'll save this trick for cakes, as they came out really light/fluffy. That would be awesome for cakes, but I prefer my brownies to be dense and fudgier than they came out. |
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| Vrooooom...I'm mobile again! |
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| 12:01am 10/05/2009 |
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I bought my new car today! I am very lucky that a friend of mine went with me and helped me through it. It was a pretty overwhelming experience. I now have a silver 2009 Fit!! It is so cute. It took me to get groceries today too. I still can't believe it's mine!
Payments are crazy, so I need to remove allll of the frills I can that I've been lax about. And hope I still keep getting what I call my "Texas loves me" grant cuz those would take care of alllmost a year's worth of payments. It's really really really really scary to have this 5 year commitment. But I guess I'm an adult or something.
Also, in an attempt to cut frills, I am attempting to make bread tonight. I am going to murder those yeasties!
um, in other news, my MA exam is done, but I haven't gotten results back yet.
I have a paper to write that's due on Wednesday. I'm taking an incomplete on another class in order to preserve my sanity.
Then I'll pick up a transcription job (borrrrring) and go full swing into planning summer research. My abstract on this research got accepted for a poster at the fall Society for Medical Anthropology meetings at Yale. I'm super looking forward to that! |
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| Frightening |
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| 11:39pm 28/04/2009 |
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So I'm for sure getting a new car. Old (not so) faithful wouldn't make it out of the driveway to go to the mechanic this morning. (It's like it knew where we were gonna go!!) I need a car to do summer research. And on a personal note, I need it for derby. If I'm going to spend another cent it must be something reliable. Right now, newer used cars (2006 and newer) cost almost as much as new. So fuck it, I'm buying a brand new car.
This means I'll be making payments on the thing for years and years. I barely have any money as it is, and this funding source may dry up in a year or so. This is so so so so scary. But I'm not sure I have another option.
ETA: this is possibly the greatest tattoo I have ever seen... |
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| Equal Parts PMS + Panic |
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| 08:39pm 25/04/2009 |
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TODAY
-I had really scary nightmares this morning. The kind where best friends betray you and horrible things happen
-I stayed in bed until 2 because of said nightmares
-My car died again :(
-So I missed going to eat with my friend's family for her nephew's 1st communion :(
-There are no codes on my car, so I have no idea why it is doing this (at least my car just barely made it to Autozone and back to find that out).
-Took half an hour at the pharmacy to convince them that my script was $50, not $120
-Spent $20 on some anti-wrinkle crap. I have the craziest worry line that is starting to show up in photos and make me look like a freak. Yet I still have acne. Such a fun age!
-Forgot contact solution
-And I'm worried about making stupid media points for the next bout. I think I have to spend some MA study time at some comedy show...If I had the time I could get points by working the booth at Texas Frightmare which looks hellasweet! But no time for that (far away, no car, etc)
(Also Zombie Walk is that weekend. Looks so fun! But too much school work...you'd think these sorts of events for NERDS would take into account SCHOOL lol)
-I have no idea how 2 final projects are going to be presented next week. YIKES
-I was going to go get yarn to finish the skirt I'm working on, but now I can't :( |
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| Carz |
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| 11:49pm 22/04/2009 |
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The current front runner in my car research (conveniently allowing for school work procrastination) is the Honda Fit. Comments? Questions?
[I've pretty much decided on a new car, as they are so cheap right now. Used cars are literally only a couple of thousand cheaper in general at the moment] |
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| Push all the Doubt to the Side of Your Mouth |
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| 11:44pm 21/04/2009 |
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My car totally died today. Sooo I won't even be able to get a voucher. I need to find a way to buy a new one; I can't do my summer research without a car.
fuck.
Song of the day (Thao and the Get Down Stay Down - Swimming Pools):
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| Transmissions Hate Me |
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| 03:47pm 19/04/2009 |
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I checked the transmission fluid on my car. I got it flushed less than a month ago and it's brown already!?! Plus it looks like it's overfull...which shouldn't be. I hope those guys didn't fuck it up when they did it. I should have thought to check it right when I got home to make sure it was done right.
Anyway, at least I know something about the car not working. Gotta take it back over to the place to ask them if they fucked up my car...(I had to take it back the same day they flushed it because something was wrong with it already)
That's it. I need to learn more about cars. |
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| Off Day |
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| 11:56pm 18/04/2009 |
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I had an off day today. It was a bout day too. My car started to mess up on the way to the bout...transmission problems, ugh! At least it got me home ok, but it meant no after party for me :(
I also fell super hard on my thigh (not even from someone else knocking me down, just by my natural grace). It hurts so so bad to use the muscle there or to sit and the pain is kind of radiating out. SO that sucks. I'd better at least get a good bruise out of it :P Also, I am not sure how I'm going to sit at my computer at work tomorrow lol. |
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| Fail at Studentdom |
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| 01:59pm 16/04/2009 |
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I totally slept all morning then went internet shopping. Fail.
At least the combat boots I wanted finally went on sale for $20 and I snatched 'em up in my size!
Also, I have successfully cold brewed coffee. I used coffee that I don't like a lot, and it still came out great! It comes out less acidic (happier tummy) but from what I gather less caffeine (a travel mug of it still charged me up though!). It also uses more coffee than hot brewing methods. But all in all, pretty sweet. Here is a clever way to make a system for doing it with 2 fast food cups. I have this crazy camping filter-holder thing that works well to strain it for me tho lol. |
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