Author Archives: Ealasaid

This entry over at OPL is really good. So good, in fact, that I have nothing to add except “Right on!” So thanks, Nate, for taking the words out of my mouth (off my keyboard?). Although unlike Nate I don’t … Continue reading →

I have managed to cure one of my beloved cyclamen plants of a whitefly and aphid infestation merely by being really, really persistent. My weapon? Scotch tape. I didn’t want to use a ton of chemicals on it if I … Continue reading →

Your Quirk Factor: 86% You’re beyond quirky… You’re downright bizarre. You’ve lost touch with social norms and what’s appropriate. And you’re loving every minute of it! How Quirky Are You?

This post found through Carnival of Feminists gave me some food for thought. Her main point: “feminists should believe in female beauty.” The tricky bit, of course, (which she leaves out) is that it should be our beauty, not what … Continue reading →

I had one of those “Geez, I am such a stereotypical SF Bay Area Californian” moments recently. I was driving home with a couple bags of groceries from Whole Foods and listening to NPR. Hee!

I found the poem Those Tears through a Carnival of Feminists, if memory serves. I really like it because it expresses so eloquently why safe spaces are so important for oppressed peoples, why outsiders aren’t welcome, and why it’s not … Continue reading →

Well, I survived the trip back East, barely. Man, it’s been go-go-go around here for months, it seems like. I desperately need a weekend to just lie around and chill out with Antwon, but noooooooooooooooooooo… I have to get all … Continue reading →

This clip makes me wonder if I should start watching Boston Legal. It’s the closing arguments from a recent ep, with a fantastic, impassioned speech by James Spader. Huzzah. Here’s a transcript, in case you can’t listen to it at … Continue reading →

Yesterday I had the “privilege” of listening to Michael Farris, the founder of Patrick Henry College discussing his institution on an episode of Fresh Air. He gave me the creeps. PHC is an institution for “Christian home-schooled” kids. 7% of … Continue reading →

Yep, I did it. I set up the shelves and combined our DVD collection. Youhaas Global Corporate Headquarters now has an official DVD library. Rawk.