Archive for August, 2006

Fuck

I just got my second financial aid bill. This sucks, primarily because I didn’t receive the first one.
I now owe $360 and change upon receipt.
After I make this payment I only owe $39,123.17. Sweet.

The Nerve

If I can ever work up the nerve to write about this, I’ll detail how I went through something very similar recently. I don’t like to go there, but I’m meaner than you. Don’t try me.

Dearest Mother

Today I was messing around on my mother’s computer and I found out she has a blog. My mother has a blog.

Fuck Your Tolerance

What she said.

Affording Time

A few days ago I attended Ethan’s 1st grade parent orientation meeting, and it played out as it usually does.
Other Parent: I saw Ethan and your husband at Resturant X this weekend.
Me: Interesting. I’m not married.
OP: Oh. Ha.
Me: Anyway.
Awhile back I gave up feeling weird about others’ inquiries into […]

Chef’s Good Deed

Chef: So, I did something pure and kind-hearted today.
Me: Oh yeah?
Chef: I helped an elderly woman at the grocery store.
Me: No shit, boy scout. What did you do?
Chef: This poor woman was standing out in the parking lot looking confused. She called me over because she couldn’t figure […]

On Poverty

With the release of the Census Bureau’s 2005 poverty figures today, the economics of the poor have been blasted all over the blogosphere.
I have a post brewing on a recent personal intersection of poverty, parenthood, and education, but it’s going to have to wait since I’m watching “Waging a Living” tonight on PBS (10pm Eastern). […]

Mic Checka

Having a brand new blog sucks. I need a few crappy posts just to have words on the page before I actually write something.
So, what’s up?

New Blog Weirdness

You may know me as Lauren of Feministe. After blogging for approximately three years, I started Feministe in 2003 and left in January of 2006. In the meantime I have experimented with pseudonyms and gender identity and have decided it wasn’t for me. This new blog is an attempt for me to […]