backwards and in high heels.

ter⋅ror⋅ism

-noun

the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, esp. for political purposes
the state of fear and submission produced by terrorism or terrorization
a terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government

I am unspeakably sickened by today’s murder of Dr. George Tiller, a man who dedicated his life to womens’ health, despite myriad intimidation [...]

In Choice, Human Rights, Life, Womanity, Women, health on 31 May 2009 with 10 comments

The fresh bikini wax pays in spades

While we were getting ready to take a bath this morning:
“Mama?”
“Yes, honey.”
“I love you.”
“Well, I love you more.”
“And I like your vagina hair. It doesn’t touch my butt anymore. ”
“…”

In Family, Out of the mouths of babes, Parenting on 30 May 2009 with 2 comments

Golden girls: Three weeks, two friends, one dog and a compact car

The first postcard arrived within days of my suggesting that The Gaydi Project document her road trip. I bought a map of the United States to hang on my daughter’s bedroom wall and planned to line my mother’s route with the postcards as they arrived. I thought it would be fun for my kid to [...]

In Backwards and In High Heels, Family, The Column, The Gaydi Project, Writing on 26 May 2009 with 4 comments

America’s Finest City
San Diego gets a new (gulp!) slogan
It was a most unfortunate waste: The contents of my wine glass came shooting through my nostrils when my friends told me about San Diego’s new slogan. We were at Mosaic, shrugging off our workweek, and given the restaurant trend to skimp on acoustic tiling, I [...]

In Backwards and In High Heels, The Column, Writing on 12 May 2009 tagged CityBeat with 5 comments

La famille

Le pere

et la mere

et la fille.

C’est une artiste.

It just sounds so much better in french…as if it isn’t magnificent enough already.

In Bits & Pieces, Family, Love, Photography, Photos on 11 May 2009 with 2 comments

Renaming it: All Up Under The Covers Day

In Bits & Pieces, Mental Health Break on 10 May 2009 with 3 comments

Help is on the way, Dah-lings!

The Gaydi Project is currently on a cross country road trip with her lifelong BFF. MJ is  my Godmother. She was the Maid-of-Honor of my parent’s wedding and her sons are the brothers I always wanted. She is extremely cool and smart and funny as shit. And she’s a talented chef. My visits to Seattle [...]

In Life on 9 May 2009 with 2 comments

New ‘do

I began these Zulu knots (or Bantu knots or “Chinese boys”) last night, but started too late and had to finish tonight. Though time consuming, it’s a very easy style to do.

The hardest part is, well, the part. Or, rather, the many parts. And more than that, the combing of the sections. Ruby isn’t so [...]

In Hair, Love, Parenting, Photography, Photos, Race, Why I'm more qualified than Sarah Palin to be Vice President on 6 May 2009 with 11 comments

What are you doing this weekend? How about next?

If you live locally and are dying to find out more about sin that takes place in the corners of an ordinary day, please come check out this art show. It just so happens that six of my photographs were selected for display. I know: It’s shocking that any of my work could be considered [...]

In Art Show, Photography, Photos, Pop-Culture on 6 May 2009 with 4 comments

A quick lesson about the universe

Ruby had a fairly good showing last night in the Piss Poor Behavior competition she’s been having with herself. I don’t know if it’s an almost-four thing or if it’s the change in her daily routine or both. She started going to a new school two weeks ago, which subsequently closed down amidst all the [...]

In Family, Parenting on 5 May 2009 with 4 comments