Author Archives: Ealasaid

Words!

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Ealasaid

I’ve been reading through the archives over at The Dirty Normal for a bit now, for a number of reasons. Emily Nagoski is a smart, funny, highly educated person, which automatically makes me interested in what she has to say … Continue reading →

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I Have Long Hair Because I’m Lazy

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Ealasaid

Long hair is a Thing in my family. One of my aunts has hair so long she can sit on it, even when it’s braided. My mom’s had hair down to her waist as long as I can remember, and … Continue reading →

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Realism

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Ealasaid

Someone I follow on Twitter retweeted this: pourmecoffee: Spoiler Alert: People who found way to enjoy story of a Spider-Man are about to tweet that The Newsroom isn’t realistic. On one hand, I can see the humor in it. Ha, … Continue reading →

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Food Poisoning of the Brain

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Ealasaid

Written for the In Good Company Project. It wasn’t the first time, and it won’t be the last: curled up in front of the toilet, praying my stomach was empty, and mourning the loss of what had been a very … Continue reading →

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Stuff: Good or Bad?

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Ealasaid

While watching Adam Baker’s TED talk, I was really struck when he talked about accumulating experiences instead of accumulating stuff by going into debt. I’ve been talking a lot with Nate about our approaches to stuff lately. I place a … Continue reading →

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Why Are Movie Reviewers So Mean?

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Ealasaid

Recently I watched “Heckler,” Jamie Kennedy’s documentary about comedians dealing with hecklers and other critics. A big section in the film talks about movie critics, I presume because so many comedians are in both standup (where you get hecklers) and … Continue reading →

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Rant Time! “Hey fatty, wear our clothes and look less ugly!”

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Ealasaid

I was ranting about this over on Facebook but decided it deserved a full-on blog post rantorama. So! Warning: swearing, bullshit sexism, fashion-industry-offensiveness (ok, I’m repeating myself), etc. You in? Let’s do this.

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Pagan Values Blogging Month Wrap-Up

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Ealasaid

Well, lookit that! My posts got included in the archive for this year’s Pagan Values Blogging Event! I feel all famous or something. :) Anybody who’s found this blog via the links there, hiya! Welcome! It was really fun and interesting … Continue reading →

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Pagan Values Blogging Month: Will / Self-Knowledge (aka Doing the Work)

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Ealasaid

Part five in my series for Pagan Values Blogging Month! Love is the law, love under will. – Liber AL vel Legis, The Book of the Law Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill, An it harm none do what ye will. – Doreen Valiente … Continue reading →

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Portland!

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Ealasaid

Ohmigod, you guys! OK, so Nate and I have been in Portland for about 10 days and while we were here, I went to Rally (RALLY!). And it was amazing. (we also went to the Rose Test Garden and the … Continue reading →

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