ridiculousinfo

01.10.08

2008-01-10T13:59:00.000-08:00

Meal 1: Special K with Protein, soymilk
Meal 2: 2% cheesestick
Meal 3: 1/2 apple, salmon, 1 piece whole grain bread
Meal 4: Cottage cheese, carrots
Meal 5: Shrimp scampi, brown rice, asparagus

01.09.08

2008-01-09T18:44:00.000-08:00

Meal 1: Special K with Protein, Vanilla Silk (Light)
Meal 2: Zone Bar
Meal 3: Steak, Baby Carrots, WW Pita
Meal 4: Cottage Cheese, 1/2 Apple
Meal 5: Salmon, Edamame
Meal 6: Myoplex Protein Drink

dreams

2007-03-23T14:06:00.000-07:00

3.23.07: i am working in some kind of hospital and my job is to go around and get blod from a series of old men. but it takes really long, and i am unclear about where they are located and my equipment is scattered all over the place and i keep dropping the needles and alcohol swabs.

dinner

2007-02-14T16:30:00.001-08:00

tracking what i have for dinner....

2.14.07: bagel bites, cake
2.15.07: soba noodles, edamame...[dodgeball]...empanadas, popcorn, cake
2.16.07: sushi @ bamboo52
2.17.07: wheat thins, string cheese
2.18.07: rotini, meat sauce, ricotta
2.19.07: half turkey sandwich on roll
2.20.07: ww spaghetti, meat sauce (book club)
2.21.07: string cheese, ww tortilla, salsa
3.04.07: dried apricots, edamame, hamentashen
3.05.07: apple, peanut butter
3.06.07: yogurt, special k, soymilk
3.07.07: zuccini, eggs
3.08.07: [nothing - sick]
3.09.07: grilled shrimp (druids), pint of ben & jerry's
3.10.07: cheese plate, cheeseburger (chumley's)
3.11.07: grilled chicken burrito (burrito box)
3.12.07: wheat thins, string cheese, protein shake, pumpkin pie
3.13.07: ww tortilla, string cheese, hot sauce, cashews
3.14.07: vegetable lomein, mixed nuts
3.15.07: wheat thins, guacamole, sharp cheddar, tofutti cuties
3.16.07: chicken with broccoli, brown rice
3.17.07: instant mac and cheese, tator tots
3.18.07: druids
3.19.07: ww tortilla, sharp cheddar, guacamole
3.20.07: ziti, sangria, brownies (book club)
3.21.07: guinness (2)

10 things men can do to prevent gender violence

2007-01-05T06:47:00.000-08:00

1. Approach gender violence as a MEN'S issue
involving men of all ages and socioeconomic,
racial and ethnic backgrounds. View men not only as
perpetrators or possible offenders, but as empowered
bystanders who can confront abusive peers.

2. If a brother, friend, classmate, or teammate is
abusing his female partner -- or is disrespectful or
abusive to girls and women in general -- don't look the
other way. If you feel comfortable doing so, try to talk
to him about it. Urge him to seek help. Or if you don't
know what to do, consult a friend, a parent, a professor,
or a counselor. DON'T REMAIN SILENT.

3. Have the courage to look inward. Question your
own attitudes. Don't be defensive when something
you do or say ends up hurting someone else. Try hard to
understand how your own attitudes and actions might
inadvertently perpetuate sexism and violence, and work
toward changing them.

4. If you suspect that a woman close to you is being
abused or has been sexually assaulted, gently ask
if you can help.

5. If you are emotionally, psychologically, physically,
or sexually abusive to women, or have been in the
past, seek professional help NOW.

6. Be an ally to women who are working to end all
forms of gender violence. Support the work of
campus-based women's centers. Attend "Take Back the
Night" rallies and other public events. Raise money for
c o m munity-based rape crisis centers and battere d
women's shelters. If you belong to a team or fraternity,
or another student group, organize a fundraiser.

7. Recognize and speak out against homophobia and
gay-bashing. Discrimination and violence against
lesbians and gays are wrong in and of themselves. This
abuse also has direct links to sexism (e.g. the sexual
orientation of men who speak out against sexism is
often questioned, a conscious or unconscious strategy
intended to silence them. This is a key reason few men
do speak out).

8. Attend programs, take courses, watch films, and
read articles and books about multicultural
masculinities, gender inequality, and the root causes of
gender violence. Educate yourself and others about how
larger social forces affect the conflicts between individual
men and women.

9. Don't fund sexism. Refuse to purchase any
magazine, rent any video, subscribe to any Web
site, or buy any music that portrays girls or women in a
sexually degrading or abusive manner. Protest sexism in
the media.

10. Mentor and teach young boys about how to be
men in ways that don't involve degrading or abusing
girls and women. Volunteer to work with gender violence
prevention programs, including anti-sexist men's
programs. Lead by example.

This poster was produced by MVP Strategies, a gender violence prevention, education and training organization.
Email: MVPStrategies@aol.com
Reprint freely with credit Copyright © 1999, Jackson Katz

that guy

2006-12-26T07:56:00.000-08:00

here's to avoiding That Guy...thanks to Sars...

"When a guy who isn't That Guy comes along, a guy who is right for you, believe me, you are going to know. You aren't going to have to hear these weak excuses; you aren't going to have to analyze the thing to death with your friends over pinot; you aren't going to feel that swoop in your stomach every time he tries to sound casual mentioning another woman's name, and fails. I know the right guy is hard for you to imagine at this point, but I am here to tell you three things: 1) he exists, 2) you deserve him, and 3) he is a paid fucking vacation with free drinks compared to That Guy. But for now, start with a regular old garden-variety vacation from That Guy."

first words

2006-12-19T06:31:00.000-08:00

tracking the first thing that i say every morning, for a month, if i remember:

12.19.06: 'fuck that' (in reaction to an estee lauder radio commercial)
12.20.06: 'oh shut up' (reaction to thuman's deli meats commercial)
12.21.06: 'no, go ahead.' (to small child entering school the same time as me)
12.22.06: 'morning.' (to very nice neighbor with u.s. navy hat)
12.23.06: [snort] (at a text message from m. does this count as a word?)
12.24.06: 'it's not time to get up yet gg. go back to sleep sweetness.' (to niece, sleeping in same room as me, awake at 4:31 am)
12.25.06: 'not yet.' (reply to dad's offer of coffee, on drive to brother's house at 6:15 am)
12.26.06: 'if i were you i'd take precaution...' (singing along to ipod.)
12.27.06: 'ow!' (stubbed toe in kitchen)
12.28.06: 'good morning, s. welcome back.' (to co-worker, returning from holiday break)
12.29.06: ''morning!' (to security guard on way into hospital)
12.30.06: "hi, this is [name], calling to cancel my apointment..." (canceling hair appointment for later today)
12.31.06: "what up, party people?" (to the librarian and the reporter, after sleepover)
01.01.07: "i've been throwing up since 7:15 am." (to librarian, after too much new year)
01.02.07: "hold it, hold it!" (to woman in elevator at work. she didn't.)
01.03.07: "lady, you are fucking crazy." (reacting to dr. laura on the today show)
01.04.07: "or, you could just leave..." (reacting to 'little white lies' segment on today show)
01.05.07: "oh, shut up." (reacting to george bush clip on today show)
01.06.07: "yeah, i'm up." (to brother, up at o'dark thirty for drive to pennsylvania)
01.07.07: "good morning gg" (to the peanut)
01.08.07: "yes, this is j________ t___________ " (making credit card payment)
01.09.07: "oh, fuck." (realized halfway to the subway that i'd left my coffee in my apartment)
01.10.07: "ugh, why?" (to myself, awake for no reason at 5:12 am)
01.11.07: "fuck." (slept through alarm)
01.12.07: "hey, are you awake?" (to the lawyer, delivering a wake-up call.)
01.13.07: "hey are you through the tunnel?" (to brother, on his way into the city to go to the museum of natural history)
01.14.07: "hey j_____, are you feeling okay?" (to lawyer, after sleepover)
01.15.07: "okay, okay." (talking to my phone, beeping since 8 am with a text msg from jp)
01.16.07: "excuse me." (to woman blocking subway door.)
01.17.07: "'morning." (to neighbor in stairwell)
01.18.07: "hey, what's going on?" (to desk attendant, radiology)

translations for ridiculous

2006-12-05T07:10:00.000-08:00

Dansk (Danish)adj. - latterlig
Nederlands (Dutch)bespottelijk
Français (French) adj. - ridicule
Deutsch (German) adj. - lächerlich
Ελληνική (Greek) adj. - γελοίος, καταγέλαστος
Italiano (Italian) ridicolo
Português (Portuguese) adj. - ridículo, absurdo
Русский (Russian) глупый, смешной
Español (Spanish) adj. - ridículo
Svenska (Swedish) adj. - löjlig
中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified)) 荒谬的, 可笑的
中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional)) adj. - 荒謬的, 可笑的
한국어 (Korean) adj. - 우스운, 엉뚱한, 어리석은
日本語 (Japanese) adj. - ばかげた, 途方もない, 可笑しい
العربيه (Arabic) ‏(صفه) سخيف, مضحك‏
עברית (Hebrew) adj. - ‮מגוחך, ראוי ללעג, אבסורדי‬

currently in my refridgerator

2006-10-17T04:56:00.000-07:00

6 kinds of mustard, kraft 2% milk american cheese slices, 2% milk string cheese, parmesan cheese, barilla plus whole wheat rotini, 2 yellow peppers, mushrooms, 3 apples, 2 nectarines, 1 zuccini, quaker weight smart oatmeal banana bread, quaker weight smart oatmeal cinnamon, eas protein shake chocolate, whole wheat flour, syrup, pancake mix, soy sauce, wasabi, sundried tomatoes, vanilla silk soymilk, ginger chews, green tea, leftover coffee, eggs, peanut butter, my mom's homemade jelly, protein bars, sesame seeds, mayonaise, whole wheat wraps, spinach, white wine.

words

2006-10-09T18:49:00.000-07:00

words i hate: panties, moist, chunky, penis, supple, trousers, slacks, discotheque, pantyhose, bureau, kitty-korner, shoppe, lover, lady.

words i love: lament, mollify, justification, fluidity, absurd, mellifluous, harbinger, aesthetic, necessitate, reservedly, taciturn, rube, fool, clown, monochromatic, extraneous, poop, contentious, disingenuous, veracity, mendacious, vociferous, babble, irrevocable, monkey, prevaricate, obfuscate, megalomaniac, skulk, omnipotent, iteration.

April 13th

2006-04-13T10:23:00.000-07:00

i drink really strong coffee

more things about me (a constantly growing list)

2005-11-02T21:07:00.000-08:00

i only use lowercase lettering in e-mail
unless it's business e-mail
i'm generally more comfortable typing in lowercase, and in non-business settings
i subscribe to us weekly
i wasted 10 years of my life working in telecommunications
i don't think i've ever really been in love
i once had a beagle named wallace, and i wanted to get another beagle and name it willis so i could a) confuse wallace and b) say 'watcha talking about, willis?' to the dog and watch it cock its head at me
my favorite movie is 'the cutting edge'
at this point in my life, i have so many secret single behaviors that i am not sure that i could ever cohabitate again
i am two years older than my only sibling, my brother
he has an established career, is married, and owns his own home. i don't think i'll ever catch up
when i was younger, i wanted to be a professional swimmer
by the time i got to high school, i wanted to be a lawyer
i love 'goonies', the movie, and once i made my (at the time) boyfriend go to the 24-hour blockbuster in the middle of the night to rent it for me
i have a sneaking suspicion that i was a band geek in high school, even though i wasn't in the band
did i mention that my high school boyfriend was two years younger than me?
and that i met him via the debate team?
march madness is my favorite time of the year
i don't floss consistently
i am not able to tolerate eating sweet/salty mixtures - chocolate-covered pretzels disgust me
so does chicken salad with raisins in it
or pizza with pineapple
i play a game of solitaire each morning on my computer to determine if i am going to have a good day
i eat breadcrumbs and croutons as main dishes
i was born in california and i always wonder what my life would have been like if my parents had stayed there, in our house in pacific palisades, minutes from the ocean, rather than moving to new jersey
i was in a sorority in college