Adventures, Misadventures , Reflections and Profanity

As long as I have been using the internet, I have been dealing with sexual harassment. I know this is nothing new, I know I'm not the only one, and I know that writing honestly about it is very likely to illicit yet more harassment, but all the same, I believe that remaining silent serves only to permit the nastiest of behaviors in our fiber-optically linked society. So here it goes. A comprehensive guide to dealing with an abusive asshole on the internet: First things first! I do realize that most people are perfectly decent and reasonable and that not all men are lecherous, ignorant scum bags. Most men do not appreciate being automatically lumped  in with the legions of jerks which exist in cyber space. This post is not directed at reasonable men who do not abuse, belittle or intimidate women. This post is directed at the dick-pic sending assholes that think all women online owe them attention and interaction. Did you know that many men think that just by being a woman with...

There are many things in life which I enjoy. I like good car shows, barbeque, sushi, waffles, sushi on my waffles (yes really), cartoons, commercials (also yes really) and going to the park to meet the pets of strangers. I also like rap music.  For a little context, I am a 29 year old white woman from Norther Nevada, currently living in Las Vegas. I have literally nothing in common with rap culture and I think I actually understand very little of the lingo used in the genre, but nonetheless, I do enjoy a good beat and a smooth rhyme. There is something fantastically visceral and expressive about the medium of rap music and I have very gradually become a fan over the years.  At the end of a long workday, when I am all stressed out and feeling some aimless, vague rage that comes with fatigue and the daily grind, I like to turn up the volume on some West Side Connection, Digital Underground, or Mix-A-Lot during my long commute home. This is America and I am entitled to lis...

I went camping a few days ago. I was in a blissful woodland wonderland, enjoying the sound of a perfect babbling creek, tending a little fire, sipping tea and coffee and watching the clouds and birds. It was serene and wonderful and perfect, and best of all, there was no WiFi and there was no cell signal. No phone calls, no notifications, no internet. Just me, my husband, and the glory of nature. It was perfect. When it was time to pack up and go home, I knew there would be some news to catch up on, but I didn't realize that I was going to come home to find that we are apparently having to deal with freaking Nazis. The events that took place in Charlottesville, VA while I was away flooded my news feed and I struggled to get caught up. If you're out of the loop, here's what happened: On Friday, August 11th, 2017, members of tow major white supremacy organizations gathered together in Charlottesville, VA in what they called a "Unite The Right" rally, meant to en...