About

"Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit."

"Try to love someone who you want to hate, because they are just like you, somewhere inside, in a way you may never expect, in a way that resounds so deeply within you that you cannot believe it." -- Margaret Cho

"I promise to sing to you, when all the music dies..." -- Train, "Marry Me"

"Makes me that much stronger,
Makes me work a little bit harder,
Makes me that much wiser,
So thanks for making me a fighter..." -- Christina Aguilera, "Fighter"

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." -- Marianne Williamson

"Said,
I don't care what you think
As long as it's about me...
The best of us can find happiness in misery." -- Fall Out Boy, "I Don't Care."

Dislclaimers:


My political is personal, and my personal is political. I have liberal, feminist, anti-racist politics, and I do not believe that mysogyny, racism, classism, or prejudice have been eradicated. I don't believe we live post anything, except possibly common sense.

I welcome reasoned debate, I do not host arguments. I am interested in hearing your side, but unless you have facts and reasons to back up your statements, I probably won't take you seriously. And I do believe there is room for us all in these discussions.

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I am an advocate for privacy, and for public responsibility for your content. I believe that pseudonyms are important and vital for retaining voices from marginalized and underrepresented communities on the internet. I also believe that too many people are willing to be jerks under their real names, believing that the internet has no consequences.

I actively "curate" and manage my stream. What this means to you is probably very little unless you're actively disruptive in the commentariat. I aim to keep discussions on track and without derail.