sundries

Patty!

Great haul at Costco last night, including carrot ginger soup, butter masala sauce, pesto, mozzarella, gluten-free chicken-basil meatballs, honey-mustard chicken burgers, brie, grilled chicken, vegetable casseroles, etc.

But god, that trip is hard work -- it's more than a mile walk RT (which isn't the hard part except when it's 94 out), pushing heavy groceries and then it's 3 trips to get all the groceries up stairs (4th floor) and a fourth to retrieve the cart.

Dear cats: pesto is not for cats.

Tattoo is in the SERIOUSLY itchy stage.

Much to do, much to do.

Hey, you know that "write like a dead white guy" meme? It's also promoting a sketchy religiously-affiliated vanity press and pretty much just pumps answers out at random. So you may not want those links all over your journal. Thanks to mercutin for the latest heads-up.

My fault, I'm female. via supergee.

Rep. David Vitter apologizes to Rachel Maddow for being an asshole about her gender presentation. As usual, don't read the comments.

At summer camps, stories are real.

Men's fashion on the sweltering streets of Manhattan. More power to them, but when it's over 90 here, I don't care if I look or feel like I'm in drag, I'm wearing a damn dress. Privilege is sweating less.

Fashionable, in 1964.

Public transit's effect on weight. Pretty much all studies about weight are suspect because we have so many issues about it as a culture that are crap, but this was still marginally interesting. Also I didn't know New Yorkers live an average of a year and four months longer than other Americans and the credit has largely gone to our public transit system.

I actually rewatched bits of Covert Affairs last night (I'm working on an Auggie/Jack crossover story - which I admit may be my playing into some of the show's squicky issues, instead of, hopefully, responding to them), and the relentless heterosexuality was more annoying this time.

My complaint isn't a lack of queer characters (although queer characters would be nice), it's that every interaction in every scene is about Male-Female desire. It's the central drama, the secondary plot, the one tool for spying, the witty banter, the comedic relief, the backstory, the family tension.... really not fun to watch a show where all motivations are the same motivation and that motivation is kinda alien.

( more on heteronormativity, homophobia and queering the blind guy -- oh show, you have problems )

I want this show to fix itself so bad, so that it survives. Because right now I feel like I'm going to keep watching so I can keep doing this particular line of criticism, which is less fun than it seems, or something.

I also want IMDB to be wrong in saying that Auggie's only in three episodes.

Also, hat tip to the show's costume designer. Auggie's outfits are so texturally focused, and that, at least, is a very smart choice.

reasons you should not pat my head on the subway, a poem

I don't know you.
I did not give you permission.
I am not a small child.
Or a dog.
We are not playing Duck, Duck, Goose.
Where have your hands been?
I hate you.

Clear?