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Cult Related & Resources
- Not A Diamond Personal Journal of “Diamond,” one of the women I was in a cult with. She is just starting to talk about what we went through.
- Tent Moot Crash History of Bit of Earth and following the activities of Andrew Blake. We used to be enemies, but now we know better.
My Other Activities
- Isaac's Journey My blog about my first pregnancy and birth, and the son I lost.
- My Etsy Store Sometimes I make crap. Sometimes I want to get rid of it.
Other Sites I Deem Worthwhile
- 10 Centimeters Where nature and science converge; Blogging for a Better Birth
- A Brave Life Balance. Beauty. Balls.
- Cinemassacre Productions The Angry Video Game Nerd, who makes 8-bit reviews funny to even a non-gamer like me. Also, he makes movies, and that’s awesome.
- Cracked Smart, funny and cites their sources. Oh yeah.
- Free Range Kids Sanity in parenting. Keeping me from being a SMother
- Friendly Atheist News and commentary from the Godless World
- Geek in the City My cousin always wears a kilt, has a foot of beard and pretends to be a pirate on a regular basis. And yet *I’m* the crazy one. This is his job. It is awesome.
- Glamour Daze I found this and fell in love instantly.
- Glow in the Woods Amazing pregnancy/baby loss resource. Beautiful and very thorough.
- How To Be A Grown-Up Growing old takes time. Growing up takes work.
- Knocked Up, Knocked Down Though she’s not updating anymore, this is a great, irreverent, honest blog about pregnancy loss and stillbirth. She even wrote a book.
- Paging Dr. NerdLove “Helping nerds get the girl.” Love this.
- Plinkett's Reviews on RedLetterMedia I have learned more about film from his deconstructions than I did living in Hollywood. Also, pizza rolls, for some reason.
- Regretsy Oh, how I love to mock the crafts of others.
- SkepChick Logical, rational women. We do, in fact, exist.
- The Meming of Life Blog by the author of Parenting Beyond Belief
- The Nostalgia Chick Not surprisngly, the Nostalgia Chick goes more in depth than the Critic (who swears more, which is a point in his favor). Man, I’m glad someone else remembers Jem and the Holograms.
- The Nostalgia Critic Great mashup reviews of stuff from childhood. Because the 80′s were SOOOOOOOOO long ago…
- The Skeptical OB I believe in Science. Not Ambience.
Personal Blogs
- Angie the Anti-Theist
- Blag Hag
- Confessions of a Housewife A dear friend’s struggle with infertility.
- Letters to Layla
- Life Being Blonde
- Little Greenlings
- Mothering Many Feet
- The Daily Orrin The cutest little boy ever (that I didn’t personally give birth to)
- What Pale Blue Dot?
Monthly Archives: August 2011
A Little Birdy Told Me
People often ask about the dead bird on our wall. It’s a little brown sparrow, perched on driftwood, his head cocked. But there’s more in the shadowbox, and that’s when the explanation gets a little…complicated.
How I Met Your Father
It is absolutely unsurprising that Chip and I met online. I mean, he does all his shopping there. And the way I saw it, the kind of guy I wanted to meet would know exactly what he wanted, what he … Continue reading
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Why I Don’t Believe In God, Part 2
In case you missed it, Part One After two years of being told I was going to hell, of defending myself and my lack of blind faith, and the second summer of Jesus-based camp songs, my parents enrolled me in … Continue reading
A Fine Bromance
When Chip and I started dating, he lived in one half of a duplex with Chris, who he’s known since little league. Around the time we decided to live together, the neighbors in the other half moved out, and Chip … Continue reading
What Late-Term Abortion Looks Like
Originally posted February 24, 2011 With all the anti-choice bills going on nationwide, I feel I need to tell my story. The anti-choice people are gaining too much ground, and we have to speak out or else we will lose … Continue reading
Goodnight, Uncle Frank
When I was working as The Princess, I was right across the street from Jimmy Kimmel Live. I went to see a few shows, which was neat, and went through a few autograph lines behind the building.
Why I Don’t Believe in God, Part 1
My journey from apathetic sort-of Christian to outspoken Atheist was pretty damn convoluted. No surprise there; I’ve never been good at taking the direct route. To anything. Ever.
A Love Letter to the Cigarette I’m Not Smoking
I have been smoke free since February 2010, but oh my god, I want a cigarette so damn bad today. I dreamed about smoking last night. A pack of Sampoerna, all crisp and white with that bold red square in … Continue reading
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The Friendly Skies
I used to fly cross-country all the time. At least once a year, Portland to Pittsburgh and back again. As an “unaccompanied child” in a pre-9/11 era, it was a blast. I looked forward to the flights. I loved going … Continue reading
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Reader’s Block
I am very much hoping that, along with the return of my writing skills, I’ll find some reading skills. I haven’t been able to read anything longer than a Cracked article for years now. I’m keeping up on news and … Continue reading
