I Can't Complain But Sometimes I Still DoI Can't Complain But Sometimes I Still Do - LiveJournal.comAlso, this girl is my hero.- June 11, 2008 This quote pretty much describes my student experience in Berkeley: Professor: So, how was survey of western musicGirl: It was terrible: someone would always find a way to bring up gender issues. I mean, I hate to break it to you, but eighteenth century tonal music doesn't give a shit about your vagina.Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxville, New York (Actually, to be fair, it's not nearly as bad at Cal as it was at BCC; parse trees and vocalic rs also don't give a shit about your vagina.)http://rhiannonstone.livejournal.com/1257168.html Summer Movies in Short- June 10, 2008 Iron Man - More awesome than I'd dared to dream. Robert Downey, Jr. is a perfect Tony Stark, and Gwyneth Paltrow managed to perfectly pull off the Pepper Potts I always wanted to be when I grew up. It's smart, fun, and as faithful to canon as a 2-hour movie based on decades of well-loved comics can be. Quite possibly the best comic movie ever (and I'm not exaggerating--you can tell because I spelled it right). rao hasn't seen it yet, and I'm looking forward to seeing it again with him, and...http://rhiannonstone.livejournal.com/1256578.html The California Primary (Or, Didn't We Already Have One of Those Like 3 Months Ago)- June 4, 2008 rao and I seem to be the only registered, voting Libertarians in our precinct: every time we go to vote, no matter what time of day it is, the poll worker has to hunt for the stack of Libertarian ballots and peel off ballots 1 and 2 for us. This time, at least, we weren't subjected to any snarky comments. Also this time, for the first time in probably ever, I agree with the majority of my local friends on the state propositions, though probably for different reasons. In case you've been living..http://rhiannonstone.livejournal.com/1256279.html Public Service Announcements- June 2, 2008 Wear your fascinated horror on your sleeve with OH JOHN RINGO NO: The T-Shirt. Proceeds from the sale of each shirt go to the Helen Bamber Foundation, an organization that works to provide support and refuge to survivors of genocide, torture, trafficking, and rape.Liz Phair is doing a small handful of shows this summer, performing Exile in Guyville in its entirety. The SF show is on June 23 at the Fillmore, and tickets are surprisingly cheap and not yet sold out as of this writing.http://rhiannonstone.livejournal.com/1256061.html |