Wayward Bird

That space cadet glow

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I feel the need to write about today.

Even though I didn’t really get any actual writing done, I was still relatively productive. I spent a good portion of the day brainstorming with Justin and talking about life in general with him.

While it’s definitely helpful to talk to other writers, often I think it’s even more helpful to talk to readers— that is, people who are not looking at the story as a writer. It offers more of the perspective that is most important to me. I don’t write to impress other writers; I write to connect with my readers, put something of mine out to them, and see what they make of it.

It cleared up a few things. I mean, they are things that honestly should have been really obvious to me, but I think that communicating only with other writers has actually kind of clouded my mind on this a bit.

I need to research more personal accounts of schizophrenia for John’s story. I need to look up more about mythology, and look into things like deja vu and quantum physics for the…other story…that I need a better title for >_>

Beyond that, I’ve realized how different forms of art really help you learn about yourself in a number of ways, whether you realize it or not. I’m wondering if there would be any benefit in me trying to work more with personal prose writing, as it’s something I’m not terribly good at…I’m just not sure if it’d do anything for me. Though, I am taking a ‘life writing’ class next semester, which is supposed to be on writing from your own personal experiences and exploring memoir.

Also, it’s really nice to have friends that help and encourage you to get better at what you do. Seriously, this is what friendship should be like. It reminds me more and more why I’m so much better off in distancing myself from poisonous friendships— I don’t need that in my life. I don’t need anyone who is just going to compete with me instead of learn with me. I don’t need someone who’s constantly trying to one up me or be better than me. I love to help my friends become better, but there’s no point to it if it only results in putting me down.

I really hope to keep this up all throughout the summer, because I think with this sort of feedback (and even in giving feedback myself) I can really get things started the way I keep saying I will.

…today also reminded me that there are sooo many books I have to read @.@

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Tell me what you brag about, and I’ll tell you what you lack.
The internet told me that this is a Spanish proverb. If it is, I wouldn’t know. I’m not Spanish.

Filed under braggarts bragging insecurity

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agathokakologica1: thatsjustreallyoffensive: symphony-of-a-survivor: The voices of rape culture. Common sense to keep any human being from being targeted by criminals. Let go of the victim complex, seriously. It’s not just women who should do this to stay safe. Anyone that believes these statements are “oppressive” are at best naive, almost always stupid, and at worst sexist. These are precautionary pieces of advice to avoid being a victim of sexual assault, in the same way that the following are all precautionary. Don’t eat too much sugar or you’ll get diabetes. Don’t drink and drive because you’ll die. Don’t jump off a roof because you’ll die. Don’t do illegal drugs because you’ll get addicted. Don’t play with fire because you’ll burn yourself. Don’t play with guns because you’ll shoot someone on accident. Don’t approach women if you’re nervous, because they’ll think you’re a creep/rapist. Don’t be proud of your sexuality as a man because women will think you’re a sleaze. Don’t disagree with the feminist movement, ever, or people will assume you hate women.

agathokakologica1:

thatsjustreallyoffensive:

symphony-of-a-survivor:

The voices of rape culture.

Common sense to keep any human being from being targeted by criminals. Let go of the victim complex, seriously. It’s not just women who should do this to stay safe.

Anyone that believes these statements are “oppressive” are at best naive, almost always stupid, and at worst sexist. These are precautionary pieces of advice to avoid being a victim of sexual assault, in the same way that the following are all precautionary.

Don’t eat too much sugar or you’ll get diabetes.

Don’t drink and drive because you’ll die.

Don’t jump off a roof because you’ll die.

Don’t do illegal drugs because you’ll get addicted.

Don’t play with fire because you’ll burn yourself.

Don’t play with guns because you’ll shoot someone on accident.

Don’t approach women if you’re nervous, because they’ll think you’re a creep/rapist.

Don’t be proud of your sexuality as a man because women will think you’re a sleaze.

Don’t disagree with the feminist movement, ever, or people will assume you hate women.

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feministsaresexist: Like right now, to be specific. Assuming that men are the ones that need to fix rape culture because feminists stereotype men as the only perpetrators, when in reality, men make up half of victims of sex trafficking,  women make up 40% of perpetrators, 60% of daycare molestation is committed by women, 42% of sexual misconduct in juvenile facilities is committed by women, 22% of childhood sexual abuse is committed by females, 23% by both male & female (that’s 45% committed by females), 43% of student sexual abuse is committed by females, false rape claims are much more common than feminists like to believe (allowing innocent men to be sent to prison and inevitably be raped themselves), and the legal system doesn’t acknowledge that women can rape men, which allows female rapists to laugh at their crimes against men and demand child support, instead of devoting time to addressing anger and sexual issues in individuals regardless of gender in order to stop rape, are all pretty good ways of perpetuating rape culture. Even when women are prosecuted for rape, they serve lighter sentences than men, which would suggest that women raping isn’t as bad or even somewhat condoned. Feminists give false statistics on rape and perpetuate a patriarchal attitude about women’s sexual agency as soon as they’re raped, giving women a harder time recovering from their trauma. Or when feminists dismiss safety precautions women should take to protect themselves as “victim blaming.” Feminists broaden the definition of rape in order to keep control over men. It seems to me feminism is the one perpetuating rape culture, and you’re just buying into it with your bullshit self-loathing, giving the poster of this photo even more of a reason to be an ignorant moron. Facts are a bitch, aren’t they?

feministsaresexist:

Like right now, to be specific.

Assuming that men are the ones that need to fix rape culture because feminists stereotype men as the only perpetrators, when in reality, men make up half of victims of sex trafficking,  women make up 40% of perpetrators, 60% of daycare molestation is committed by women, 42% of sexual misconduct in juvenile facilities is committed by women, 22% of childhood sexual abuse is committed by females, 23% by both male & female (that’s 45% committed by females), 43% of student sexual abuse is committed by females, false rape claims are much more common than feminists like to believe (allowing innocent men to be sent to prison and inevitably be raped themselves), and the legal system doesn’t acknowledge that women can rape men, which allows female rapists to laugh at their crimes against men and demand child support, instead of devoting time to addressing anger and sexual issues in individuals regardless of gender in order to stop rape, are all pretty good ways of perpetuating rape culture. Even when women are prosecuted for rape, they serve lighter sentences than men, which would suggest that women raping isn’t as bad or even somewhat condoned. Feminists give false statistics on rape and perpetuate a patriarchal attitude about women’s sexual agency as soon as they’re raped, giving women a harder time recovering from their trauma. Or when feminists dismiss safety precautions women should take to protect themselves as “victim blaming.” Feminists broaden the definition of rape in order to keep control over men.

It seems to me feminism is the one perpetuating rape culture, and you’re just buying into it with your bullshit self-loathing, giving the poster of this photo even more of a reason to be an ignorant moron.

Facts are a bitch, aren’t they?

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You’d think I’d have learned by now not to eat things that I don’t like for the sake of being polite.

Bluh, my stomach @.@

Pork. And pate.

Why do I do these things?

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Bluh.

Pretty sure the Corporate Challenge is July 31st. I have a month and I’m still having trouble with 2 miles.

Halp.

This would be so much easier if there weren’t football teams and lacrosse teams and track teams constantly practicing at the high school >__> It’s so hard to find a reasonable 3.5 mile route looping back to my house, that doesn’t require me to cross the roads where people drive like maniacs.

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Dear feminists using the Inigo Montoya meme,

I know what feminism is. You’ve given me the dictionary definition about 6,000 times. It doesn’t help your argument, because what modern feminism SAYS it does is far more agreeable than what it actually does.

Your argument then is pretty much, “if you don’t like the views of the feminist you’re talking to, they’re probably not a real feminist” or “that’s not feminism”.

…so basically “It’s impossible for you to not like feminism. If you don’t like it it’s not feminism.” So “feminism fights for the equality of the genders”…but it’s also perfectly acceptable for a real feminist to laugh at MRAs, proudly proclaim their misandry, and say it’s not a big deal that hardly any money goes into shelters for battered men. “BECAUSE IT’S THE PATRIARCHY DOING THAT YOU GUISE. THE PATRIARCHY EFFECTS EVERYONE. ONLY MEN CAN BE OPPRESSIVE. WOMYN ARE BEAUTIFUL GODDESSES AND WARRIORS FOR JUSTICE.”

Thanks for fighting for my autonomy guys. As a woman, I love being told what I can think.

But no, really. You keep using that meme. I don’t think it helps you the way you think it helps you.

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I am really disgusted that when I go to look up horror movies, I get shit like this:

“Strippers vs. Werewolves”

“Stripperland” (Tagline: “First they dance, then they kill”)

“Stag Night of the Dead” (a picture of a surprised looking naked woman with zombie hands over her boobs)

“The Dead Want Women”

“Burlesque Massacre” (Tagline: “Dance, Strip, Die”)

“Porn Star Zombies”

etc.

Does anyone actually watch these? Are they supposed to be serious or are they made to be fap material? Do men actually buy into this crap and fap to it, or are these filmmakers just assholes? I don’t understand.

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Mom:
...why are you so tired? What's wrong?
Alyssa:
I just did planks.
Mom:
You're a maniac.
Alyssa:
A MANIAC WITH FANTASTIC ABS.