May 2011
28 posts
On identification
Waitrose. 7 pm. Buying a bottle of wine to take to a dinner party.
Do you have some ID? says the cashier.
Ah, no, I say. But I was born in 1981.
You need ID, says the cashier.
I’m nearly thirty, I say, smiling.
[Nearly thirty, I think. It’s the first time I’ve said that, ‘nearly thirty’, and not felt a twinge of horror. Nearly thirty! It’s a good...
Obama, Cameron and the manly smell of a barbecue |... →
I wrote this during my lunch break. I am too scared to read the comments!
“The possible calls and the body lunges – rapacious – for what? – every last...”
– Suddenly | Online Only | Granta Magazine
On 'the dogs'
I love dogs! But I was not certain about going to see ‘the dogs’. Would the dogs have a good time? I wasn’t sure. But my friends were going. That’s always a good reason to do things. When your friends are doing them. Moreover, I am a believer in having experiences. Or rather, Experiences. Sometimes the experiences are quite bad, like the time I abseiled down the tallest...
“I’m proud of Britney. Nobody likes to give respect and appreciation to women...”
– Snoop on Britney (via mollylambert)
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On misty summer rain
It was raining, misty rain, when I got off the bus and started my walk home.
Ah, I thought. I love the pleasing melancholy of a misty rain on a warm night, when you’re walking home after a nice evening and you can enjoy the steamy scent of the air and the dampness on your face without fretting about how it will frizz your hair.
I crossed the road.
When I get home, I thought, I will...
“The faux-vintage photo…is merely an illustrative example of a larger trend...”
– The Faux-Vintage Photo: Full Essay (Parts I, II and III) » Cyborgology (via @andrewgallix)
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Why We Need SlutWalk: A study in comments
jessicavalenti:
trigger warning
There’s been some controversy over the SlutWalk protests taking place across the world. There’s a lot to say, but until I have the time to write something comprehensive, I thought I would let oh-so-lovely commenters from around the globe demonstrate why SlutWalks are so desperately needed.
CNN:
“I kind of feel sorry for the police officer. I understand that he...
“Today, thousands of us marched to demand that our voices are heard. But just...”
– Disabled people must fight for a different society | Jody McIntyre | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
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Last week I decided to start running.
Last week I decided to start running. I have always liked the idea of running, or more so, of being a runner. Runners look so happy and healthy and good, in the moral sense, bouncing along the pavements. Especially in the rain. But until even just a few years ago my asthma was so bad that a few swift paces would make a metallic bloody tang rise up in the back of my throat.
And because of this, it...
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