May

12

Now that’s what I call democracy!

May 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Go vote for the Chosen One: USPS Jedi Master
I’ll be honest and say I voted for Darth Vader. What can I say? I’m a purist with my modern mythology, and in the Joseph Campbell sense, he is the hero of the series–not just the last 3 prequels but the whole thing as an arc. It’s […]

May

3

On Clytaemnestra

May 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment

It’s been a while since college, but I’d still very much like to get this book, along with a huge chunk of time to really read it: Reclaiming Klytemnestra.
Klytemnestera, Klaitemnestra, Clytemnestra, Clytaemnestra (my preferred spelling), whatever, is still the most fascinating literary character I’ve encountered to this day. She’s an almost archetypical badass–she ruled a […]

Apr

21

Horoscopes and progress

April 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I’m not exactly a believer, but I do subscribe to the Tarot.com’s “horoscopes of the day.” 6 times out of 10, they give me generic good advice that it seems prudent to remember no matter what kind of day I’m really going to have. 3-5 times out of 10 (and this overlaps with the six […]

Apr

7

on the long road to financial literacy

April 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment

So I’m on “Month One” of Women and Money, and taking it all quite literally and to heart. This section is all about savings and checking accounts, which I thought I basically understood, but it seems there’s more to all this stuff than I realized.
Long story short, I’m changing banks.
I like my current bank a […]

Apr

1

Miscellany: good works, good books and more

April 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment

From the How Cool is That files, here’s a new one: GoodSearch
Every time you use this to search the web, money goes to your favorite charity. It even comes with a plugins and toolbars for IE7, FireFox and Safari.
Really, how cool is that? Searches are powered by Yahoo, so supposedly results are just as good […]

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