I’m an archaeologist that sometimes gets called in by the U.N. for favors. I’m an adjunct classics/art history prof at a couple of colleges, thus am poor and flexible.

Yes. Bosnia. I wish every human being could see what I saw, smelled, and felt. If people realized how fragile we are amidst so-called civilization, maybe we’d be a more enlightened species.

Court Transcripts (TRIGGER WARNING):

OK, new rule: any sitting government official who answers ‘I can’t recall’ to any question about critical meetings they had under 6 months ago they had should be removed from office, because they are either a liar or have mental issues that disqualify them.

I think the answer is super-simple, and applies to the US as well as to Ireland and the UK: most gay people are men — homosexuals. Lesbians make up a much smaller cohort of the gay population. Men always get priority in a patriarchy, even when they are gay or non-gender conforming.

Fun game!

Are you trying to say your interest was piqued?

We are fucking working on it and have been for years. There’s huge support for legal abortion but politicians won’t touch it so as not to alienate their core (rural, catholic, ancient) base. Our new gay, second generation migrant Taoiseach has no interest in repeal either as he’s extremely socially conservative.…

I suspect it has a lot to do with the fact that abortion is something only women can have and oppressing women is the default position.

It’s pretty much like that across any realm that’s supposedly “women’s work.” Fashion is a “feminine” activity, but high fashion is dominated by men. Cooking? Totally a woman’s job at home, but fancy chefs running acclaimed restaurants are almost all male. Teaching? Totally a girly job, but the highest-paid, most…

Looking at that picture brings painful memories from this monster who strikes in the middle of the night.

I dress like a zombie and do Thriller in the NYC Village Parade every year, so I’m fascinated with this stuff.

My 13 year old daughter does special fx! She’s attending a camp for it next week and I’m really excited. She’s self-taught so far so it’ll be interesting to see how/if she changes technique with instruction. Here’s her latest:

Out of desperation, I went into a DressBarn for the first time looking for a dress to wear to a wedding. I found the most beautiful emerald brocade dress. I was shocked. I felt so beautiful and it’s one of my favorite pieces in my wardrobe. Now I make it a habit to check in there every so often!

You don’t have to have a law degree to run for office, so if you want to run for office, go to She Should Run and learn about how to get started. We need more women running for office, and it is difficult, but don’t let your education or anything hold you back.

I didn’t see a brag thread posted so I’m doing this. It’s not quite a brag as I stopping a horrible behavior I should have stoped years ago. Last week I got really sick with a respiratory infection and remembered I’ve had several in the past few years.

Good God, why would you feel guilty or bad about blocking him? Have not dated since the Internet age began, but this sounds like he was being really inappropriate. Nobody needs that in their life, especially from a near-complete stranger. I’m sorry that he’s lonely and depressed, but that is not your problem.

Hey, Jezzies! It’s been a good, weird week. The internship I thought I wasn’t going to be able to do has come through after all, and I’m leaving for Barbados in a week! I have to prep everything for ten weeks out of the country in the next seven days, which is just crazy. I told the guy I was into (I had told him a…

She sounds like an asshole. She probably thought you were playing the female card and turned on you. If she was that bad in an interview you don’t want to be reporting to her each 5x a week.