poetry for the not so poetry inclined.

I admit it, I used to REALLY. HATE. poetry. If someone wanted me to know something, why didn't they just write it in a normal f-ing sentence, rather than breaking the words up across an entire page and using metaphors that were way too complex.

And then I realized I was just reading the wrong kind of poetry.

Turns out Romantic era poetry is not my cup of tea.

Without further ado, I present to you a poem by Sandra Cisneros. Her book, My Wicked Wicked Ways (not to be confused with Errol Flynn's autobiography of the same name) is her first collection of short-ish poems published in '87. I love all of them (the poems) in their own way, but this one, my friends, is one of my favorites.


***Unfortunately Mariela was removed. See this post.***

momentarily out of order

I hate moving. I really do.

gays everywhere!

I've only been a gender studies major for a short while, but I don't think I've taken a gender studies class without a section on homophobia or gay rights.

Honestly, I really do try to listen to others' arguments and try to understand why they think a certain way. Unfortunately, I simply can not wrap my brain around the arguments against gay marriage...


Next thing you know, people are going to want to marry their dogs.

Then people are going to want to marry children.

The government should not deny a child a mother and a father.


These 'arguments' are so inane, I don't even know where to start. It's really a little infuriating.


Even though Jon Stewart hosts a 'comedy show,' he really is rather intelligent. He sums up a lot of my feelings in the following interview with Bill Bennett from two years ago.

Please, PLEASE, watch this.

Part one


Part Two

this warms my heart...

California State Supreme Court Overturns Marriage Ban

bar owner compares Obama to a monkey

Sir (and I use that term loosely), if the sign outside your bar advertises free meals for Border Patrol agents, I'm fairly certain you were saying something more than Obama's hairline and ears resemble Curious George's.

Click here to see the video.

ATTENTION:

The spring semester officially ended today. I will now remove my pants. They will be donned again in two weeks time. Let the lounging in underwear commence.

That is all.

another good one from CNN