life, the universe, and donna

I wrote a post a while ago about how not to get raped, based on those ridiculous forwards that people send about not having long hair, not jogging, never being alone, and basically never leaving sight of a man you can trust who will take care of you (who is, statistically, much more likely to [...]

I have a bit of a hate-on for fearmongering email forwards. This one, in particular, is about how to not get raped. I prefer the marmot’s response: 1. If you’re walking to your car late at night in a dark alley, make sure you reconsider. Car accidents much more likely to kill you than anyone [...]

I just got my first Kiva repayment. I now have $1.86 I can re-lend. SO EXCITED!

I occasionally find websites I really like, only to forget that they exist and therefore never get anything out of the site. I’m hoping this is not the case for Goodreads. I’ve already found one book that I ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO READ AS SOON AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE and I’m hoping it’ll be a reasonable resource [...]

I’ve ranted about this before, but I am a huge opponent of the “Nice Guy” syndrome. You know the type — whiny, passive aggressive assholes who don’t understand why women ignore them in favor of bad boy jerks who treat them badly. I’m kind of bad with being eloquent on topics that enrage me, so [...]

Midnight last night found me at the theatre bouncing in terrified anticipation for the new Terminator movie. Ok, by “bouncing” I mean “yay, I’m totally excited, but maybe now would be a good time for a nap…” Don’t worry, the nap impulse was quickly replaced by jazzed up “holy shit, it’s a terminator! Eeeee!” I [...]

BC people who plan to vote (and I really hope you plan to vote.) There’s a referendum attached, about the Single Transferable Vote. This explains it better than I could. STV for the win! Why do I support it? My own political preferences aside, let’s take a look at the 2001 election. The formerly popular [...]

According to the Vancouver Sun, if you’re over 30, you’re too old for Fall Out Boy and shows at Thunderbird Stadium. Huh. I suppose since I’m sill under 30 for another 6 months, this shouldn’t twig me, but it does. I’m pretty sure I will continue to like Fall Out Boy (and other artists who [...]