Author Archives: Ealasaid

I started reading this article on Salon about the anti-contraception movement and had to stop. Things like this scare the crap out of me. Seriously. These people want to codify their religious beliefs as law. I am sure that if … Continue reading →

Some lunchtime reading… The Real Bias in the Classroom Bush Using Straw-Man Arguments in Speeches A Top-Down Review for the Pentagon Via Bitch, PhD.

Another link: Andy Runton draws incredibly cute comics using symbols and facial expressions to evoke communication instead of actual wordy dialog. Very cool. I suspect these comics would be really useful for teaching English – you could have the kids … Continue reading →

Courtesy of my buddy Jibbs: Allah’s rooster. So surreal. Seriously. Truly the world is full of wonders. Or crazy people. Or both.

Ealasaid’s 28th birthday party, a photoset on Flickr. Yay, birthday!

Man. I always think of awesome things to blog about when I’m commuting, then forget them when I am actually in a position to blog. My life continues to be insanely busy even without Cinequest. I am currently dealing with: … Continue reading →

So, I was reading Molly Saves the Day and I got to her post Twenty Questions: Baby-killer edition in which she posts twenty questions aimed at the forced-birth contingent who’ve been posting “abortion is murder of little babies!” comments on … Continue reading →

Man, I am tired. But I survived another Cinequest. Go me. I saw 20 films (if you count the short programs as single films), which is less than last year by a fair whack, but I was also working full … Continue reading →

This is an awesome article about one guy clearing out his music collection. I’m sometimes tempted to do this myself – I have so much STUFF! But then I would feel kind of bad for hanging onto the MP3s I’ve … Continue reading →

Wow, this was a really interesting personality test. It was long, but I really like the interface. Fascinating stuff. I don’t entirely agree with the assessment, but I’m one of those people who flips back and forth between extremes, which … Continue reading →