Sarah's Bloglet

Me: [Summary of Karen Finley's piece, Vaginal...

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:20:24 -0600

Me: [Summary of Karen Finley's piece, Vaginal Scroll]
My teammate Walt: Wouldn't she get a paper cut?

Thanks to Cassie for reminding me to blog, and Walt for providing the impetus. Don't expect much, guys, but it's nice to be talking out loud again. So say hi if you want and nobody mention the name of my employer until I can stick a disclaimer in the sidebar, ok? Rad.
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I haven't had much to say for the past, uh, month...

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:33:56 -0600

I haven't had much to say for the past, uh, month or so -- but anyway, I'm heading off to staging on Sunday and am all excited but in a tizzy trying to organize my crap and get the last few things I need. Any advice would be well-appreciated, and if you want to receive my PCV spam emails you should email me at sarahvirginiapeters at gmail dot com.
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I've done it before but it's hard to resist...

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:43:02 -0600

I've done it before but it's hard to resist posting the best verse from "Mirrorshades":

She was so absolutely digital,
To jack in now was wrong.
But Cupid punches deck with chemicals
While Dark Madonna sings her song.
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The other night I was trying to remember the big...

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:20:54 -0600

The other night I was trying to remember the big hit from Hack by Information Society and started singing a Humans League song instead. Fortuitously I've just come across the video for "Think". (And did everyone in the late '80s sound like a Pet Shop Boys cover band?)

And I know I've posted this before, but the song "Mirrorshades" on the same album is up there with Billy Idol's Cyberpunk as a reason why the cyberpunk aesthetic is nowadays something of a joke. (Well, "Shock to the System" is a pretty catchy tune.)
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THE MAN IS SO OLD SCHOOL HE DRIVES A YELLOW BUS...

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:50:52 -0600

THE MAN IS SO OLD SCHOOL HE DRIVES A YELLOW BUS WITH GOTHIC ARCH WINDOWS!
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Moved out of apartment, visited people on Long...

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:45:38 -0600

Moved out of apartment, visited people on Long Island and in Queens, Philadelphia, Baltimore and College Park and was very kindly hosted by several friends and their relations. It turns out almost everyone I know has really good taste in animation. Now recovering back in Oaktown.

Incidentally, this headline didn't surprise me at all. New Yorkers are so considerate! (This sounds facetious, but I'm serious. I only have one tone of voice!)
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DIY household-use wind turbine-slash-junior lab...

Mon, 05 Jun 2006 02:57:54 -0600

DIY household-use wind turbine-slash-junior lab flashback generator.

Can't type r iight. Sleep now. Books=in storage!
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Damn I'm uptight. ...

Mon, 05 Jun 2006 01:04:33 -0600

Damn I'm uptight.

Your results:
You are Dr. Simon Tam (Ship Medic)

Dr. Simon Tam (Ship Medic)		85%
Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic)		75%
Derrial Book (Shepherd)		70%
Zoe Washburne (Second-in-command)		65%
Wash (Ship Pilot)		65%
Malcolm Reynolds (Captain)		60%
Inara Serra (Companion)		55%
River (Stowaway)		55%
Jayne Cobb (Mercenary)		25%
Alliance		25%
A Reaver (Cannibal)		15%

Medicine and physical healing are your game,
but wooing women isn't a strong suit.

Click here to take the Serenity Personality Quiz

Thanks for the link, Cassie.
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So tired. Soooo tired. ...

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 19:34:09 -0600

So tired. Soooo tired.

Just one more day of this, though, and then I can sleep in however long I want on weekdays. Until I go to Mali, where the workday starts at 7. Someday my circadian rhythms will have been beaten into submission, but I'm not looking forward to the beatening.
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This is very shallow, but I just can't decide...

Thu, 25 May 2006 22:32:30 -0600

This is very shallow, but I just can't decide. Should I get the one-piece swimsuit in:

pink with cherries
leopard print
or black?

I am personally somewhat disinclined towards the black, but I suppose it's a classy look or something. Anyway, I'm buying it today or tomorrow, so hurry up and give me your opinion y'all.

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Hooray for collage funtimes!

Sat, 20 May 2006 20:36:17 -0600

Hooray for collage funtimes!
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And now that I've blogged something potentially...

Wed, 17 May 2006 14:04:29 -0600

And now that I've blogged something potentially critical of the PC I'm all freaked out that they'll rescind my invitation. Oh well.
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I was pretty horrified to learn that the default...

Wed, 17 May 2006 13:59:26 -0600

I was pretty horrified to learn that the default antimalarial drug for volunteers in Mali is Lariam, which has known side effects of severe depression and suicidal ideation. (One of the potentially nice side effects is intense dreams -- but anyway it's very neurologically active.) If you don't take your antimalarials you get kicked out.

I am lucky that my mom is a nurse and warned me about it, and once I expressed my concerns (and called about four different people at Medical Headquarters) they put a note in my file that I should be put on doxycycline instead. So I guess the malaria in Mali isn't doxycycline-resistant, which makes me wonder why they give a drug that is so psychologically active to volunteers who have to deal with stress and isolation. I mean, the sun in Mali is very strong, and doxycycline can increase photosensitivity -- but I'd much rather put on sunblock twice a day than find myself severely depressed and a day's bumpy bus ride from medical help.
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Barbara Lee speaks for me.

Tue, 16 May 2006 13:56:42 -0600

Barbara Lee speaks for me.
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Surprisingly delicious: The water left over from...

Sun, 14 May 2006 17:01:43 -0600

Surprisingly delicious: The water left over from boiling spinach, chilled and mixed with the juice of half a lemon and a few drops of hot sauce.
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Normally I'd feel awkward vomiting into a trash...

Sat, 13 May 2006 23:05:40 -0600

Normally I'd feel awkward vomiting into a trash can in public, but luckily I was on Haight Street, where it just comes naturally.
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Anyone read Go Tell It On the Mountain...

Thu, 11 May 2006 14:34:24 -0600

Anyone read Go Tell It On the Mountain? Either the last ten pages have some super-important narrative twists, or I'm missing the point. (Which seems to be, "Jesus Saves, but your dad's still a hypocritical asshole.")
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New 'Anti-Abortion Pill' Kills Mother, Leaves...

Wed, 10 May 2006 14:04:08 -0600

New 'Anti-Abortion Pill' Kills Mother, Leaves Fetus Alive

So funny I almost puked.
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Stupid Landlord Tricks: "Ok, your overhead...

Fri, 05 May 2006 12:02:21 -0600

Stupid Landlord Tricks: "Ok, your overhead light fixture started sizzling and smoking? And you've turned off the breaker to that part of the house and no longer have power in your bedroom? Uh-huh. Can you wait until Monday?"

edit: To my landlord's credit he called me back an hour ago to say that he had found an electrician and was going to come over to let said electrician in the house and make sure said electrician didn't steal anything. Speaking of which, good thing my renter's insurance doesn't expire for another few days.
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"Wow, you've entirely ripped off Hobbes'...

Fri, 05 May 2006 11:33:01 -0600

"Wow, you've entirely ripped off Hobbes' Leviathan, in which he says EXACTLY THIS."
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So I'm winnowing my library and come across the...

Fri, 05 May 2006 02:05:48 -0600

So I'm winnowing my library and come across the copy of The Meno I read freshman year, replete with marginalia. I think I'm keeping it more for reasons of security than of sentiment.
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It is so disconcerting to talk to a CSR with an...

Thu, 04 May 2006 21:48:51 -0600

It is so disconcerting to talk to a CSR with an obviously Indian accent who tells you his name is "Freddy Johnson." Maybe it's funny for the CSRs (maybe one day I'll get a Biff Waldman?) but I can only imagine that this practice began after a lot of conversations that went, "Sue-what? Sue-Neal? How 'bout I just call you Apu?" The hegemony of the ignorant American strikes again!
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At the Sleater-Kinney show last night (they...

Thu, 04 May 2006 12:47:39 -0600

At the Sleater-Kinney show last night (they rocked, when don't they) I overheard someone say, "You know, just today I thought -- probably for the first time since I was seventeen -- 'I want to be a rock star, just like Carrie Brownstein!'"

Those linked pictures show why I always stand on Carrie's side of the stage. Well, that and the fact that she's kind of the perfect woman. Did you know she majored in semiotics? The very thought makes me tremble.
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Straight out of London: lunatike freke namede...

Wed, 03 May 2006 19:49:23 -0600

Straight out of London: lunatike freke namede Geoff C,
From the covin callede �Kynges Affinitee.�

oh.my.god.y'all.

via Slant Truth
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Shameful confession: I filk almost every day...

Wed, 03 May 2006 15:45:33 -0600

Shameful confession: I filk almost every day. This morning I filked "Ride of the Valkyries."

Please don't stop being my friend because of this.
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Understatement of the year: "I watched Birth...

Wed, 03 May 2006 13:44:41 -0600

Understatement of the year: "I watched Birth of a Nation last night. It was very well made -- the only thing that bothered me were the racial overtones."
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The immigrant rights march passed near here...

Tue, 02 May 2006 13:32:28 -0600

The immigrant rights march passed near here yesterday, and I got to hear a white dude say, "Man, there sure are a lot of foreign flags out there. You don't win citizenship by flying a foreign flag."

It felt almost as good as the time a friend said to me, "I'm not a feminist, but..."
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Just call me the Hayfever Zapatista.

Mon, 01 May 2006 11:34:28 -0600

Just call me the Hayfever Zapatista.
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Went to a lovely (albeit crowded) party yesterday...

Mon, 01 May 2006 11:32:10 -0600

Went to a lovely (albeit crowded) party yesterday and hung out in a lovely tree -- the best tree, in fact -- as evinced by Moss and Julia. More pictures to follow.
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Arrive: Long Island Islip, 10:30ish pm, June 8th. ...

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 20:29:12 -0600

Arrive: Long Island Islip, 10:30ish pm, June 8th.

Depart: BWI, 5:30ish pm, June 20th.

And I'll be seeing all you eastsiders in between!
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