liz

if you want to listen to me stumble thru applying Stuart Hall’s circuit of communication (“encoding/decoding”) applied to You Can See Everything, skip to ~00:38:18 and watch thru ~01:04:28. be prepared for me to continually call it the circuit of culture, which is a different cool diagram, whoops

Spread your protection over those who survive you that they may celebrate your festivals. (PTF)

Pendant in the Form of a Tiger https://collections.artsmia.org/art/920/

cat and i are having an intense conversation about whether he is a baby

“gender is basically a katamari” -judith butler

do your homework

happy breakfast to those who celebrate

Social scientists have lent our names to calls for electoral system change and rule of law, because of the findings of our disciplines. We should do the same for anti-trans ads, which have dubious benefit and demonstrable harm. My latest at GP/BP goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/social-sci...

it’s still Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass

yes, very much! i was never into romance novels until i lived in the bay area, and i’d get really intense longings for seasons around the holidays. so i started watching/reading corny christmas rom-coms, and discovered the romance genre had gotten much gayer than i’d realized. and off i went!

i love to think thoughts that might never otherwise occur to me by connecting deeply with another human mind across time and space

if i didn’t talk about what i’m reading, i would have nothing to talk about!

in my 20s, i stuck to my academic interests and SFF or classics. over my 30s, my taste grew broader at the same time i became much more willing to quit a book. i began reading romance and horror, and even a couple pop nonfiction books and lit fic novels. my academic interests exploded, too.

i don’t remember the first book i read, or learning to read. but i’ve always associated reading with safety and pleasure, specifically the ability to control what i pay attention to and/or experience by selecting from a broader range of options than the reality in front of me

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But we unify in the right way: not by embracing bad policies in the name of "bipartisanship," or abandoning the most vulnerable among us like the trans community. Powerful love is how we win. Not by returning hate for hate.

i also mean we’re going to fuckin win

there is more work than can ever be done, but not everyone must do or can do the same work; that is how diversity is a strength

trans rights or ELSE

god please

ma’am!

KNOCK KNOCK

inside me are two wolves:

i think it can be hard to understand this until you remember the systemic destruction of local news infrastructure

as many as 3 brain cells

i’m sorry, portuguese is just the best language. idk what to tell you, it simply is

lula

i am clean and warm and full, the night is warm enough to keep the window open, my little oil diffuser is pumping out bergamot, and all is very pleasant with the world if not quite “right”

My equality under the law is not a gift that can be gotten for me by a political party to ensure my loyalty. My equality stems from my humanity. All humans are created equal. You can choose not to recognize my humanity, but you don't own it, and you can't give it to me.

when is haley cass writing this novel

In my opinion, reading this essay would be a brilliant way to start your Sunday morning.

You promised not to get political about Salamandastron tonight *me three cordials deep* EULALIA!

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