January 2012
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December 2011
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Oh tumblr. How I’ve missed you.
November 2011
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Isn't it funny that we only do it with rape? →
demycrawley:
If I was to steal a chocolate bar because it was sitting at the counter looking all tasty, it’d be theft. Nobody would say but oh, look at the creamy picture on the packaging. It was taunting him. He had no choice. It was instinct. Impulse. Drives and desires beyond his control.
If I walked into some person’s home and said I lived there, I’d be arrested. Nobody would say to the...
August 2011
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“I believe in parables. I navigate life using stories where I find them, and I...”
– Barbara Kingsolver from her essay “Small Wonder” from her book of the same title.
I’m on page six, and already I’m in love.
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The Sustainable Life: Court rules organic farmers... →
thesustainablelife:
Brief:
But it appears that the tables are now turning. Instead of Monsanto winning against organic farmers, organic farmers can now achieve victory against Monsanto. In other words, farmers being infringed upon by the drifting of GM material into their fields now have a legal leg to stand on in…
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Reblog if you actually like reading.
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June 2011
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Yesterday was bottling day for Rich’s first batch of the year. (He only brews during warm weather because the smell gets a bit overwhelming when you can’t open up the windows. Overwhelming for me, that is. I doubt he’d mind at all.)
Chris—it’s going to be ready just in time for your visit! :D
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Happy tears this morning.
Thank you, thank you, thank you New York State government. You are quite the dysfunctional bunch much of the time, but last night you made me proud. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to every one of you who voted for the marriage equality bill.
I want to say a special thank you to Jim Alesi, the man who has been our state senator the entire eight years we’ve...
“And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not...”
– A Man Without a Country | Kurt Vonnegut (via lifeofliterature)
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scenes from a daddy's day walk
Annie’s version of hiking attire. :)
Yes!!!! The state assembly just passed the marriage equality bill. Come on, senate, it’s your turn. Stand up and do the right thing! Let this go to a vote!!!!!
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she's such a loving mama
A student of Rich’s had some hermit crabs that she wanted to get rid of. She obviously knew what sucker to ask. :P Seriously, has there ever been a critter he hasn’t been willing to bring home…
Anyway, Annie fell in love with the little rascals so her room became their new home. And I just can’t get over how much she adores them!!! She’s named them Phineas, Ferb,...
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one busy little room
Our kitchen has had a workout today. They (whoever “they” actually is) say it’s the heart of the home, right? Today our kitchen has been home to homework projects, test grading, origami cube folding, email reading, lots of talking, a fair bit of laughing, a wee bit of cursing, and of course those normal kitchen activities like cooking, eating, and cleaning up.
But we had two...
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Looks like it’s going to be a mixed year in “the garden.” I don’t think we’re going to get a single cherry. Stupid cherry tree brown rot. :( First year since we’ve lived there that we’re not going to be gorging on fresh-picked cherries from the yard. And we know our apple tree is going to be a bust this year with its pathetic blossoming. Another first....
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“What this article ignores is the questions of why people read what they do — one...”
– Liz B, There’s Dark Things in Them There Books (via nymeth)
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the second 24
Our 48 is now over, I’m sad to say. Yep, back to the real world time. I’m trying not to be sad…I had so much fun. And while I didn’t get as much read as I’d sort of hoped I would, I got a lot more read than I would have otherwise.
So—what did I read? Finished three books I already had started (Ship Breaker, Shivers, Wishes, and Wolves, and Priceless: The...
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the first 24
So, we sort of decided mid-week that it would be really fun to participate in the 48 Hour Reading Challenge thingie. Participate unofficially. And participate sort of lazily. As in, I had no intention of losing sleep or anything. In fact, the thing that prompted my decision to even ask Rich and Annie if they wanted to do it was that I just really needed a break from life. Making myself more...
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May 2011
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ripped to shreds...
That’s how I felt as I finished A Monster Calls last night.
Look, I know I’m an emotional person. Probably one of the first words that would pop out of someone’s mouth if they had to describe me. So it’s far from unusual for me to cry while reading a book. But this. Yeah…wow.
Patrick Ness is the only author I’ve run across who not only has the ability to make...
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things mean a lot: Bitch Magazine YA Book Club →
nymeth:
…discusses Tender Morsels.
[contains spoilers]
I think Justine Larbalestier said it best: these conversations are always worth having, and I’ll never ever complain about the existence of debate surrounding feminist novels, even if I disagree with every single word being said. In this case…
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“I want to live in a world where little girls are not pinkified, but where little...”
– S. E. Smith, “Get Your Anti-Femininity out of my Feminism” (via squintyoureyes)
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Rich and I made a quick trip to the bookstore today to buy some gifts…lots of celebrations coming up—Teacher Appreciation Day (think Annie will get me anything? :P ), Mother’s Day, Chris’ Birthday. :D And yes, we did buy said gifts. But…well…I did come out of there with a book for myself as well.
Okay…so yes, I tried to stop myself. I mean I am trying...
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April 2011
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“Being a feminist doesn’t mean suddenly no longer liking problematic things. If...”
– sabrina_il (via tumblinfeminist)
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