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April 2012

Apr 29, 20121 note
#travel
Apr 28, 2012248 notes
#science
Apr 27, 20121 note
#someone should have mentioned
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I went to see The Cat Empire last night at Neumos. The musicianship and the energy was incredible. Every song they played was an extended version highlighting a different instrument or member of the band. They are headed into the studio soon to record a new album and I can hardly wait.

If you ever have a chance to see them live, do it! You will not regret it. 

Apr 18, 2012
#concert #seattle #music
Apr 18, 2012139 notes
#economics
Ashley Judd Slaps Media in the Face for Speculation Over Her ‘Puffy’ Appearance [LINK]thedailybeast.com

The Conversation about women’s bodies exists largely outside of us, while it is also directed at (and marketed to) us, and used to define and control us. The Conversation about women happens everywhere, publicly and privately. We are described and detailed, our faces and bodies analyzed and picked apart, our worth ascertained and ascribed based on the reduction of personhood to simple physical objectification. Our voices, our personhood, our potential, and our accomplishments are regularly minimized and muted.

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As an actor and woman who, at times, avails herself of the media, I am painfully aware of the conversation about women’s bodies, and it frequently migrates to my own body. I know this, even though my personal practice is to ignore what is written about me. I do not, for example, read interviews I do with news outlets. I hold that it is none of my business what people think of me. I arrived at this belief after first, when I began working as an actor 18 years ago, reading everything. I evolved into selecting only the “good” pieces to read. Over time, I matured into the understanding that good and bad are equally fanciful interpretations. I do not want to give my power, my self-esteem, or my autonomy, to any person, place, or thing outside myself. I thus abstain from all media about myself. The only thing that matters is how I feel about myself, my personal integrity, and my relationship with my Creator. Of course, it’s wonderful to be held in esteem and fond regard by family, friends, and community, but a central part of my spiritual practice is letting go of otheration. And casting one’s lot with the public is dangerous and self-destructive, and I value myself too much to do that.

It is worth reading her full response. Let’s go forth and change the conversation.

Apr 9, 2012
#women #gender inequality
Apr 7, 20123 notes
#television #venn diagrams
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Apr 2, 2012
#dancing
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