confessions of a reformed tourist
So the other day it came to my attention that I was following someone on Twitter who enjoys jokes about stalking and beating and killing women. Now, if you’ve seen my tweets, you know I’m certainly guilty of joking about delicate subjects. Suffice it to say, I definitely would not want either of my grandmothers [...]
Because people are always asking me where I got @ImAVeronica. (via my Flickr)
This story written for Bean and me as a gift from our friend coyotesqrl. He has a Twitter, a Tumblr and a more formal, serious blog. He’s also one of the other founding members of the round-robin writing project, Too Many Cooks. I find this story especially touching because although he has never met me [...]
As I wrote previously, my initial reaction to the news that Obama had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was not only positive, it was profoundly visceral. I checked my email, saw an alert from The New York Times and got literal goosebumps. I was thrilled. And I know there were lots of people out [...]
I’m making a concerted effort not to be blatantly obnoxious, so I’m posting this here instead of on my Tumblr. Sure, it’s silly but it made my day. And these are 101 of my bestest “imaginary” friends.
I posted this on Twitter the other day. Obviously, it’s supposed to be funny. Well. I hope that’s obvious. For a while now I’ve wanted to post something here about what Twitter and Tumblr mean to me. But it’s kind of difficult for me to explain that to people who don’t use the services themselves. [...]
I am both surprised and deeply humbled by the decision of the Nobel committee. Let me be clear, I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments, but rather of an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people of all nations. To be honest, I do not feel [...]
Hilarious clip from Fox News. See if you can catch the cuss word as it sails right over the heads of the producers:
Welcome to my Election Day liveblog. Oy. 8:56 AM (Atlantic Time!): On Twitter, Election Day is already in full swing. People come out of the voting booth choked up. “Are you fired up?” A resounding yes. 8:58 AM: Dear Ann Coulter, please shut up. You make me embarrassed to be a white woman. Do you [...]
