January 26, 2012

I’m fairly certain one of my elderly neighbors is dead and rotting in their apartment

…because there are flies in mine. For the first time ever in 3 years. For no discernable reason (i.e. not the trash, not the cat’s litterbox, not the chinchilla’s cage, there is an acceptable level of cleanliness and certainly no more grime than usual). There are about 10 flies chilling in various parts of the apartment and every time I kill one, I see 2 more.

No smells yet but I expect it to start any day now.

On the other hand, watching cat try to catch flies is pretty entertaining.

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January 20, 2012
After a date rape (by a "poet") during a trip to Paris in 1967 when she was 23, she found herself pregnant. She tried the usual "remedies" -- scalding hot baths, violent jumping, having someone walk on her belly. When she got home to Minnesota, she was two months along. A doctor friend there said he couldn't help her himself, but sent her to a local prostitute who did abortions.

motherjones:

“The Way It Was”: Abortion in the US before Roe v. Wade.

this article is so good. 

In the same book, a man who assisted in autopsies in a big urban hospital, starting in the mid-1950s, describes the many deaths from botched abortions that he saw. “The deaths stopped overnight in 1973.” He never saw another in the 18 years before he retired. “That,” he says, “ought to tell people something about keeping abortion legal.”

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January 18, 2012

that feeling when the cashier at the deli and the old man at the liquor store each call you beautiful in a different language

apparently greasy hair and chapped lips are a good look for me.

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Just sleeping with my head upside down, nbd.

Just sleeping with my head upside down, nbd.

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January 17, 2012
thehairpintumblr: “I don’t speak or understand much Yiddish, but…” 

thehairpintumblr:

“I don’t speak or understand much Yiddish, but…” 

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January 12, 2012
justsayjolie: Ampersand Melamine Platter by shopampersand on Etsy I’m the first to admit that I have a melamine tray problem but seriously I have to own this and it’s not even a question and I don’t want to hear a single word about it. I’ll kick tomorrow. filed under things i need in my life right now.

justsayjolie:

Ampersand Melamine Platter by shopampersand on Etsy

I’m the first to admit that I have a melamine tray problem but seriously I have to own this and it’s not even a question and I don’t want to hear a single word about it.

I’ll kick tomorrow.

filed under things i need in my life right now.

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Should The Times Be A Truth Vigilante?

hallekiefer:

soupsoup:

I hope this is a joke. The New York Times Public Editor wonders aloud if their journalists should be reporting the truth.

Seriously?

“I’m looking for reader input on whether and when New York Times news reporters should challenge “facts” that are asserted by newsmakers they write about.”

Oh my god, this is embarrassing. This is like if your office was preparing the end of the year report, and you realized that, instead of methodically gathering useful data about your job for twelve months, you’ve just been putting boogers in a cup on your desk. And then you bring up your booger cup in at the staff meeting and ask if that was the right thing to do.

brb, gotta get a new desk because i broke this one with my face.

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January 10, 2012

schadenfreude tuesday

operationfailure:

byrneunit:

nothing like hearing that the-hateface-formerly-known-as-cuntboss is knocked up, had a shotgun wedding to a dude who is going to be on a submarine for the foreseeable future, and quit the job that gave her an inflated sense of importance to move back in with her parents across the country. 

i feel so good about my life choices right now.

I miss your stories about Hateface Cuntboss, but I’m still glad you got away from there.

that may be the nicest thing ever said about my time on the internet. i totally miss those stories too but not hating life is a fair trade.

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schadenfreude tuesday

nothing like hearing that the-hateface-formerly-known-as-cuntboss is knocked up, had a shotgun wedding to a dude who is going to be on a submarine for the foreseeable future, and quit the job that gave her an inflated sense of importance to move back in with her parents across the country. 

i feel so good about my life choices right now.

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January 5, 2012

it was inevitable

  • boyfriendunit: Well the day has finally arrived
  • me: ...?
  • boyfriendunit: Your mother wants to friend me on facebook
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