Author Archives: Ealasaid

This comment by Naamah is awesome. She’s talking about depression, and how it’s possible to claw your way out of the pit and turn your life around – if you work hard enough. My favorite bit: It is possible to … Continue reading →

… why conservative Islamic governments like the one in Iran (and the one developing in Iraq) are so bad, consider the case of Nazanin, an 18-year-old Iranian girl who is facing the death sentence. Her crime? Fatally stabbing one of … Continue reading →

My attention span is shortening. It’s scary. I have trouble focusing on one thing for more than a few minutes unless it is something actively created to entertain me. I suspect that the solution to this is going to involve … Continue reading →

I’m at the weblogger meetup. I’m liveblogging the meetup, and attempting not to get distracted by all the various toys on my computer (games, chat software, stories I should be working on, etc). Wish me luck! ETA: Interesting discussion of … Continue reading →

Well, there’s been a lot of hoo-hah about a CDC report saying that all “females” should be treated as “pre-pregnant” (started by this article in the Washington Post. One of the better early responses came from Bitch, Ph.D.. She has … Continue reading →

Darnit, my “Stuff to Blog” bookmark folder is getting all big again. Here are some links I’ve been meaning to blog about: Blogging the Bible is one ordinary Jew’s account of reading the book that forms the basis for major … Continue reading →

Man. I’m up to the C’s of my collection in the grand mp3 recatagorizing project and just listened to my all-time favorite Chamber song: The Truth About Snow White. Anybody with a taste for warped fairytales must go listen to … Continue reading →

So, you may have wondered what 1000+ books look like in a big pile on the floor. Here is your answer: Eventually, that will be the den at Youhaas Global Corporate Headquarters (aka Ealasaid and Antwon’s new digs). But right … Continue reading →

Yikes! Tomorrow is the big day! Where did all my time go??? It will be okay, really. My only real problem is that I am short on boxes and will prolly have to make a jillion trips to get everything … Continue reading →

We take posession of the new apartment (which the fiancé has christened Youhaas Global Corporate Headquarters) on Thursday, and are packing like fiends. I spent the weekend running around picking up and paying for all the furniture I found on … Continue reading →