(blog of a feminist dad)

Archive for January, 2010

Disney on Ice: check your social critique at the door

We found $9 tickets to Disney on Ice! Once I realized that my daughter is fully indoctrinated with all things Disney* there was no reason not to spend less than 30 bucks to see it. Ok, so parking is $10, popcorn something insane, Mickey Mouse binoculars another $10 (so cool), and requisite beers for Mommy [...]

My Wii Fit age is 47. Why did I buy this thing?!

In the 48 hours since owning Wii Fit Plus I’ve learned I’m overweight, off-balance, really bad at non-competitive sport… oh and the undisclosed propitiatory Wii Fit aging scale places me eleven years older than I really am. And, I’m getting a little tired of that low hanging disappointed Mii head after every game I play. [...]

I’m keeping 22% of my sociology books. That’s 26 out of 118 books.

I can’t tell you how hard this is. I’m getting rid of some really good books. But they’re common, and by the time I ever decide to pick up my Ph.D. work again, they will probably be available for free on Kindle. But a few I’ve chosen to keep. This might only be interesting if [...]

white mesh.

Women received email messages and men have been guessing.  In case you’re wondering, here’s why people are filling in colors for Facebook status updates: “We’re playing a game. GIRLS ONLY. Put the color of your bra as your status. One word-the color of the bra you are wearing. Then send this message to all the [...]

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