December 2011
118 posts
"Crimes Against Christmas" →
greenchestnuts:
writingfromfactorx:
greenchestnuts:
You know, I’m a Christian who celebrates Christmas, and this is silly. I think the biggest “crime against Christmas” is how we’ve turned it into a day to celebrate buying and giving stuff. Lots and lots of stuff. Because nothing says “holy celebration” like “buy your family a mega-giant-uber big screen TV or you must not love them!”
Not...
"Crimes Against Christmas" →
greenchestnuts:
You know, I’m a Christian who celebrates Christmas, and this is silly. I think the biggest “crime against Christmas” is how we’ve turned it into a day to celebrate buying and giving stuff. Lots and lots of stuff. Because nothing says “holy celebration” like “buy your family a mega-giant-uber big screen TV or you must not love them!”
Not everyone celebrates Christmas. That...
Y'all,
aceeccentric:
Trigger Warning Domestic Abuse
I’m currently locked in my room listening to my abusive brother pitch a raging fit in the bathroom (he knocked the shower rod over and is mad we aren’t doing his laundry and I didn’t yet fix the computer he broke and refuses to even attempt to fix). I’m scared about how long he’s going to spend screaming and bashing the walls and whether my mom is...
toranseisstrong:
bravejester replied to your post: End of my long day of “what the hell is my…
do you haz cool asexuality recs? or should i go check out aven?
That, I don’t have. But if some of my other followers have got something, that’d be helpful! I don’t keep up with most anything, outside of tumblr. And after a lot of the asexual fuckery in the asexual tag, I’ve sort of stopped engaging...
anthean asked: Can I just say: thank you for convincing me to finally take a crack at Guardian of the Dead. I read it today, and it was AWESOME.
greenchestnuts:
writingfromfactorx:
Confession: I believe I’ve actually run a gel perhaps twice in my life? (My project is all about measuring phenotypes! And, um, I haven’t got to the genotyping bits yet. >_> And won’t, either, since I’m leaving my lab in the fall.)
I was trying to figure out how you might do a really realistic edible gel at the lab holiday cookie swap party with some...
starfoozle replied to your post: Okay, I’ll bite! Dunno how much of an answer you’ll be able to give, as I imagine it probably depends on individual schools and programs, but I was wondering if it’s possible to do science-related undergrad research without majoring in the field in question. Example: I’ve got a weird hipstery major (something called Humanities, Science & Environment — liberal...
starfoozle asked: Okay, I'll bite! Dunno how much of an answer you'll be able to give, as I imagine it probably depends on individual schools and programs, but I was wondering if it's possible to do science-related undergrad research without majoring in the field in question. Example: I've got a weird hipstery major (something called Humanities, Science & Environment -- liberal arts with a...
TL;DR: Also, now that my grad applications are in... →
greenchestnuts:
writingfromfactorx:
Also, now that my grad applications are in but my interviews haven’t started up, I feel… oddly at loose ends. Also I keep wanting to talk about all the cool topics I’ve been discussing with potential mentors but that seems like a bad idea applications-wise. >__> Which is a shame, because basically…
I am torn between thinking those cookies are...
starfoozle replied to your post: Okay, I just wound up spending the last 15 minutes reading about parasitic flatworms thanks to your earlier posts. This is why your blog is the best blog. (Woo, science!)
Trematodes are utterly amazing, by which I mean the stuff of nightmares. I love it. Granted, I’d much rather deal with marine flatworms, as they are more like living magic carpets than...
Also, now that my grad applications are in but my interviews haven’t started up, I feel… oddly at loose ends. Also I keep wanting to talk about all the cool topics I’ve been discussing with potential mentors but that seems like a bad idea applications-wise. >__> Which is a shame, because basically every project I have discussed is made of total coolness and cookies and...
starfoozle asked: Okay, I just wound up spending the last 15 minutes reading about parasitic flatworms thanks to your earlier posts. This is why your blog is the best blog. (Woo, science!)
misterstibbons:
writingfromfactorx:
animalswholoveanimals:
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Oh man, this co-opting of the crab’s reproductive system is really cool. Reminds me of the parasitic nematodes one of my coworker works on—those will invade the larvae of mushroom-feeding Drosophila species and essentially take over the female larva’s developing reproductive system so that instead of laying fertile...
captainjerkway asked: I have a squish on your mind. :)
A Response to Slightlymetaphysical →
aceadmiral:
Reblogging again for germaneness.
Guys, I am but a humble observer of my bit of the ace community, but I feel comfortable asserting that the people who claim to throw up when they think about boobs or whatever are still in the detox phase. They are also making their comments on the internets, land of hyperbole. And even if they weren’t, tell me you have never heard of or perhaps...
December Asexy Linkspam →
Hey, hey, awesome linkage going up here! You guys should check it out.
aceadmiral:
Since the people in ace tags who clearly have no idea what repulsion/aversion is seem not to be going away, let me help you out with a quick little PSA:
Aversion =/= Fear of Sex
There is nothing for a psychiatrist to fix.
Look, dudes, you need to STOP the “aversive people should get themselves fixed” thing RIGHT NOW. Stop “worrying” for us. Stop asking “what’s the harm?” Stop...
Also, while I'm royally pissed off, can we stop...
It seems I'm some kind of a galactic yo-yo.: FYI..... →
galacticyoyo:
greenchestnuts:
galacticyoyo:
ferrets-over-cats:
Asexuality isn’t equal to Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder. HSDD is characterized by distress due to your lack of interest in sex, and is a disorder.
I only have one problem with that. The problem being: how many asexuals weren’t distressed by their lack of interest…
Unfortunately, some psychiatrists don’t consider there...
Click to find your random Super Power! →
misterstibbons:
bubonickitten:
sirswearsalot:
furiouslylustful:
Chrono vision
I AM THE DOCTOR
Horse Mimicry. I am Equius
Meme usage
The power to use internet memes for attacks
okay this is somewhat accurate I guess
Unlovability
MEIOSIS MANIPULATION. YES!
ok so
anthean:
bookwyrmkc:
anthean:
I have ~$50 to spend on e-books.
I read mostly scifi and fantasy, but will dabble in historical in the right circumstances. I am an embarrassingly large Tolkien fan. I also like Robin Hobb, Naomi Novik, Susan Cooper, Ursula LeGuin, Elizabeth Bear, and Rosemary Sutcliff. I tend to prefer books with strong, central, female characters; queer characters and themes...
anthean:
Tortall was a staple of my early teenage years, although I’ve found myself caring less about Beka. Keladry, though, is fantastic. I have not heard of Jane Lindskold!
I love YA, although I also have not read as much of the newer stuff— trying to avoid all the vampires gets tricky. Guardian of the Dead has been on my amazon wishlist forever; I’ve just been scared to pick it up because...
sidneyia replied to your post: I am now researching regional US variations on barbeque. It is ridiculously interesting.
Isn’t it? Where I live (Texas), barbecue is sausage-based because of the German influence.
Oooh, that is interesting! I had never come across the idea of barbecuing sausages before—grilling, yes, barbecuing, no.
I currently live in Georgia, where I keep running into this...
I am now researching regional US variations on...
Oh right, I was going to post a picture of my birthday shot glass. Here it is!
The badger is yellow because it is a Hufflepuff badger. :D The inside of the glass is actually green because green is my favorite color.
Oh man, I found out that there’s a new edition of the cuddly cephalopod calendars out! PROBLEM SOLVED.
Link, in case anyone else requires adorable squid, octopi, and cuttlefish to gaze out at them over the days of the month! Seriously, guys, these things are awesome.
cabell asked: You should come to WisCon! The author of Guardian of the Dead comes every year; I know her a little bit. :-)
captainjerkway asked: Hey. With everyone talking about trying to open physical ace spaces, it's got me thinking. I know I could do it, either in Calgary or Vancouver. I get the feeling that there are more aces in Vancouver that are active in the community, so I might be able to help out more there, but I'm a bit out of depth in how to get started. Got any advice?
An Accessory to Rambling: coolmoniker:... →
coolmoniker:
I think I’m way late on this. D:
Hmmm. There’s very little I had more than when discussions get off-topic especially in instances where the people who turn to discussion off-topic should be listening and not speaking. Admittedly they SHOULD be able to control the pace of their own relationships, but the discussion isn’t about them and their relationships, and whether or not they...
anthean:
Okay, I am sold. Buying the fuck out of this book, yesssss
(do you have any more recommendations? *sad, bibliophilic, eyes*)
I, um, may have convinced myself to go back and reread it now. *looks shifty*
I am trying to think of stuff—you, uh, named half my favorite authors in your original post and now I am trying to come up with more! Have you read any Tamora Pierce?...
anthean:
writingfromfactorx:
anthean:
writingfromfactorx replied to your post: ok so
You’ve read Pratchett’s Witches arc, right? Granny Weatherwax is the BOMB.
YES! Definitely should have mentioned that. I’ve read pretty much all the Pratchett except for the very newest ones.
Hmmmmmmmmmm. I am trying to think of others I really like—er, David Brin’s Glory Season is a pretty interesting...
You and me, Watson: This was my nightmare scenario →
sentientmachine:
writingfromfactorx:
sentientmachine:
We finish our discussion in gender and culture and the professor said “we’re going to watch a video. I know you guys have been trying to be culturally relative but lets see if you can deal with a sexuality as different as this”
I wasn’t prepared to see David Jay onscreen.
It was like a 5 minute…
Fuck fuck fuck, something like this...
3 tags
from galacticyoyo:
Vir: what you need
Vir: right now
Vir: is a calendar with knitting cephalopods
Vir: or just... cephalopods personalised to you
Vir: a knitting cephalopod
Vir: a Whovian cephalopod
Vir: a cephalopod doing experiments on fruit flies
Sciatrix: oh god, yes.
Vir: an acey cephalopod
Sciatrix: I need that like BURNING
anthean:
writingfromfactorx replied to your post: ok so
You’ve read Pratchett’s Witches arc, right? Granny Weatherwax is the BOMB.
YES! Definitely should have mentioned that. I’ve read pretty much all the Pratchett except for the very newest ones.
Hmmmmmmmmmm. I am trying to think of others I really like—er, David Brin’s Glory Season is a pretty interesting piece of sci-fi messing...
ALSO: I have just realized that it is time to buy a new calendar, being December. I am rather determined that my next calendar should be as approximately as awesome as the previous two. However, since those were Ursula Vernon’s Weird Fruit and Meg Lyman’s Cute Cephalopod calendars, there is some stiff competition here.
Anyone have suggestions for awesome calendars? Nerdiness totally...
In way, way happier news, I got my first grad...
I am ridiculously excited. Also, today was just awesome overall.
You and me, Watson: This was my nightmare scenario →
sentientmachine:
We finish our discussion in gender and culture and the professor said “we’re going to watch a video. I know you guys have been trying to be culturally relative but lets see if you can deal with a sexuality as different as this”
I wasn’t prepared to see David Jay onscreen.
It was like a 5 minute…
Fuck fuck fuck, something like this happened to me too, and it was awful...
An Accessory to Rambling: coolmoniker:... →
coolmoniker:
(Really burning the midnight oil at this point! Er, I think that’s the proper expression. Um but I am just getting to this! I started a response earlier but so many things happened.)
I think sometimes people just have these moments, or collection of moments, that all serve as some sort of greater ace call of waking. Some pretty drastic things had to happen to me in order to get my...
okay I'm sorry but
lizziegoneastray:
nat-attack:
“poikkisexual” is the dumbest word I’ve ever heard
oh, thank heavens I’m not the only one who doesn’t like it.
Nope, you’re not. It reminds me of poi dogs. Also I have no idea where the root comes from and it doesn’t look at all like English.
I’ve been using “allosexual” on the theory that I hate it least.
Ace Admiral: Respect →
aceadmiral:
There seems to be something going on in the asexuality tag that I can’t find the source. Since I don’t know all the particulars of the discussion, I don’t want to jump into their discussion, but I do have something to say about the topic, and I think it ties into something else I’ve seen floating…
This is an awesome post and everyone should read it.
Anonymous asked: well about the dog, the video description says: Bella uses a custom eating chair, because congenital megaesophagus prevents her from swallowing food while horizontal.
waitingtocollide asked: Hi! I wanted to say that I read your response to outlawroads' answer to what it means when a relationship "works," and I totally agree with you. I personally have a lot of problems with aces (particularly her) making generalizations about non-asexual people, because they make it sound like non-asexuals are emotionless sex-machines, and it's really been bothering me. But, you...
