Early Xmas Present to Self
I don’t believe in Christmas, but I do believe in presents. And taking pictures of said presents, apparently. I recently bought a new camera. It’s a DSLR, an upgrade from my point and shoot Powershot. I figure the best way to figure out how to use it is to force myself to take pictures every [...]
Identity Decore
Tattoos, piercings, accessories and hair styles – do these things reflect our identity or do we use them to create our identity? A chicken or the egg scenario you might say. My guess is that you’d argue quite strongly that how you dress and present yourself is a direct reflection of your identity, and that [...]
Menstruation, ur doin it wrong
When my doctor suggested that excessive menstrual bleeding was the source of my iron deficiency, I scoffed. Two days of super max heaving bleeding, three days of moderate bleeding, a few days of spotting, right? That’s just how it’s always been with me so I never questioned it. It turns out that I was bleeding [...]
Does Your Shrink Know About Your Blog?
In the first session with my new psychiatrist he asked me what I did for a living. When I told him I ran an online business, to my surprise, he rolled his chair over to his desk and asked “what’s the address?” In the middle of our session he jumped online to check out my [...]
How Are Men Oppressed Under Patriarchy?
A reader asked me for my thoughts on the question, so in true off the top of my head fashion, let’s begin – Feminism has highlighted the ways in which women are dis-empowered and disadvantaged under patriarchy, but men can experience oppression under patriarchy as well. The central tenant of patriarchy is the dominate position [...]
