March 2010
Mark this off the to-do list!
salkmay:
Today’s the day I start to blog. Don’t have anything else to say until I figure out exactly how this works…but I’m likin it already :)
everyone welcome my favorite cousin, k-fo, to tumblr!
NPR: I Pledge Allegiance To Linguistic Obfuscation →
jasencomstock:
classicistmike:
Best part of this article? Classicist nerd-out! A reference to the concept of a hapax legomenon:
In fact, “pledge allegiance” is what linguists call a hapax legomenon, or hapax for short — an expression that only occurs in a single place in the language, like wardrobe malfunction, Corinthian leather or satisfactual. Or let’s not leave out my...
“Prepared by a group of urban planners from the Haitian government agency...”
– Architecture - Plan Calls for Rebuilding Haiti Away From Port-au-Prince - NYTimes.com (via elizs)
writing a paper on women in combat roles.
section9:
jasencomstock:
dcwhip:
telematics:
as a future USMC officer, this shit boils my blood:
“the primary characteristics of success in combat are masculine.”
but hey, what do i know.
i’m going into administration.
obviously, your breasts make you worthless except to be the local love interest of all our brave boys in service. duh.
meh, this is super old and totally wrong.
...
Partners of gay troops to get benefits, too? →
crashintome9:
ask-a-marine:
WASHINGTON — If gay service members are allowed to serve openly, the military will face another tough question: Should gay partners be entitled to military benefits?
By Kimberly Hefling - The Associated Press
This is a sticky situation.
As a Marine Girlfriend, I wasn’t entitled to any sort of recognition. I couldn’t even go on base without Ryan. If he deployed...
Women Invented Beer. →
rosieloveswords:
fightwithknives:
Queen Elizabeth drank beer for breakfast.
(I would make a “drops the mic” joke, but I’m not that type of girl. Instead, I will read Jane Peyton’s book once it’s published.)
via Jezebel
Of course we did because we are awesome.
automatic reblog. RP, I think we should start drinking beer for breakfast and saying it’s because we’re Queen-like....
okay, marine wednesday is over. back to pretty things from me until friday, when the marine gets his mos and you’ll hear me screaming all the way through the intertubes.
writing a paper on women in combat roles.
telematics:
as a future USMC officer, this shit boils my blood:
“the primary characteristics of success in combat are masculine.”
but hey, what do i know.
i’m going into administration.
obviously, your breasts make you worthless except to be the local love interest of all our brave boys in service. duh.
Fucking While Feminist, With Jaclyn Friedman -... →
Fucking while feminist presents a peculiar set of challenges for the pro-sex single. How do you talk rape culture on a first date while still managing to get laid once in a while? How do you find the feminist guy who won’t self-flagellate to the point of unfuckability? How do you avoid dying alone, basically?
“Saturday, June 12
6:30 a.m.
Crew: Rowing on the Merrimack River”
– My TEN YEAR high school reunion, and they want people to get up HOW EARLY? Don’t they know we’re old and need our sleep?
“RT @kgseymour: Coffee is like my morning wine. Getting to drink it on the back...”
– Chris (chrisjordan) on Twitter
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Will Open to... →
alexandracale:
Raleigh, when are we going?!
ok. i vote for this: we go the weekend after alex gets deployed. this way, i’ll have something to be SUPER EXCITED about.
