you are right about that first bit. I forgot about the fact she was elected. When I used to work with clerks we needed to get job descriptions, and it amazed me that(appointed) clerked worked under the purview of mayors, when I doubted the mayors could do the job. City managers are a bit better, but still.

I used to work with a crapton of clerks. I commend you- you job is tough. It seems you are at the bottom of the pyramid but do the most work. Are you at the IIMC Conference right now? (Don't want to doxx you- but I know there are like 1000 people there).

So a quick Google of her name turned up a profile on an online learning site with the following profile description: "I'm Pleasant Hill's City Clerk-elect, and I'm excited to bring some tech freshness to my city government! I'm an online organizer in Oakland by day, but feel like I'm just getting started when it comes…

Very cool cats name their children Kale. *flips long hair*

I didn't realized it wasn't Flatzilla until I read your post I had to scroll back up and check.

I would never stop saying FLATZILLA. They really missed a branding opportunity.

Perhaps you've seen it?

I have a tortilla story of my own. It was in a freshman level college writing class, and on the first day the professor had us all stand up, introduce ourselves, say where we were from, and tell an interesting anecdote about our lives. Keep in mind this was a college with predominately white kids who came from…

I've used my kids to get out of many social obligations. If you don't actually look for a babysitter, you're not completely lying when you say you don't have a babysitter.

So parties move to off campus apartments instead.

I was just now getting angry because with those glasses he looks (ugh) kind of hot and now I feel awful and dirty. My conscious mind wouldn't even hate-fuck the guy. Now I'm scared to go to sleep!

Reading this now. Thanks for sharing!

Race is not biological.

To: Tom Ley

And another thing, which I said elsewhere:

Our penal code comes in part from the 10 Commandments. Thou shall not steal. Thou shall not murder....

I haven't commented so I want to make it clear that this is regarding your facetious comment on the end of racism.

The Census Bureau splits their demos differently when you factor in "White Alone" or "White, non-Hispanic or Latino" but it still - to me - shakes out to be roughly 3/4 White, as of 2012.

http://quickfacts.c…

DO BABIES TO ME is my new favorite thing.

He is just... Gah.
DO BABIES TO ME.