December 2011
21 posts
donald for spiderman
This is on a bus back from camp. I’m thirteen and so are you. Before I left for camp I imagined it would be me and three or four other dudes I hadn’t met yet, running around all summer, getting into trouble. It turned out it would be me and just one girl. That’s you. And we’re still at camp as long as we’re on the bus and not at the pickup point where our parents would be waiting for us. We’re...
Partying on New Year's Eve?
Don’t drink and drive-and don’t ride with anybody who does. Tipsy Tow offered by AAA: you don’t have to be a AAA member, from 6pm-6am on New Years Eve/day, they will take your drunk self and your car home for FREE. Save this number… 1-800-222-4357. Please reblog this if you don’t mind.
kick-back christmas
I love that my family has stopped making a big to-do of our Christmas holiday. We spend Christmas Eve with my best friend’s family, singing off-key renditions of traditional Christmas carols such as The Eagles “Hotel California.” We sleep in the next morning, eat an amazing breakfast made by my mom and open whatever is under the tree. The rest of the day is spent reading,...
Watch
On Wednesday I went to Sing It Forward with my siblings and cousin, where some great Vancouver talent came together to support the St. James Music Academy. SJMA provides opportunities for young people living in the Downtown East Side and believes in achieving “social transformation through the power and love of music.” Pretty cool. Aidan Knight, Vince Vaccaro, Said The Whale, Hey...
sustainable procrastination: holiday edition
Who has finished their Christmas shopping for this year? Hats off to you if you have. As usual, I’m destined to spend Christmas Eve day at the mall, buying the last XL taupe sweater from The Bay that for I’ve convinced myself my pint-sized mom can wear with a belt as some sort of dress. This year however, I’m aiming to do things different.
I’ve been hearing more people...
“I realized that the quality of relationships in my life were a direct reflection...”
– (via stumblingstones)
One teachers approach to preventing gender...
I love this article because it resonates so much with my personal goals in my work with children. Toddlers are always asking ‘Why?’ but for some reason, once grade school hits, this constant curiousity is no longer fostered. It’s important to create spaces for critical examination at all ages, and particularly important to have children and youth destablize the assumptions that...
bring on the imperialistic condiments!:... →
literarycollective:
It was about halfway through the thought I wonder if other people compare themselves to other people as much as I do that I realized this had to stop.
I have got to stop putting myself up to other people’s standards, to other people’s measures and conditions and…
girl, uninterrupted
Last week my cousin asked me why I started a blog. What did I want to accomplish? He is turning 20 and is well on his way to becoming a feminist ally and meant the question genuinely.
I replied with two reasons. The first I outlined in my first post: I want a venue where I can continue writing and keep my practice accountable to an (albeit small) audience. The second is a more specific purpose—it...
THAT'S SO MAJESTIC: EPIC SELF CARE POST →
innerfatgirl:
because it’s that time of year again
youarenotyou:
Self care according to the senses:
Scent. Burn scented candles or incense. Pick some fresh flowers or herbs for your home (basil = heaven). Fry onions or garlic if it’s your thing (it’s definitely mine). If you can afford to, buy some…
Jeff McAllister:: Squashing the Fly on the Wall:... →
Jeff and I graduated from UVic’s writing department together. Our favourite topic of conversation? Ourselves. Here’s some thoughts on how we combined our love of “I” statements with our nonfiction writing.
jeffmcallister:
Despite four years of writing school, as a journalist I am ultimately self-taught. Sure there was some trickle down via my literary nonfiction...
“Twenty-two years ago, 14 women in Montreal were murdered. The next morning, when...”
– Dave Tough on the École Polytechnique Massacre. (via garconniere)
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence... →
Remember that ending violence starts at home. Remember that misogyny is not a thing of the past; it is not something feminists bring up to be a buzzkill or a bitch. It is often a lived reality for women-perhaps women in your community or women that you know-and 22 years ago it marked the end of 14 women’s lives at Polytechnique. Remember that hatred and violence tremors outward and effects...
pointers for a rainy day
things i’ve been doing while feeling poorly (not writing, apparently)
It hasn’t been a good week. I’ve decided to stop trying to turn it around and just sulk for a bit, hopefully using all of my bad moods until mid-2012. With my recent sickly state and embarrassingly vacant social schedule (calculated how long it’s going to take me to pay my student loan so I’ve been...