Is it necessary for married couples to always be on the same team? Nope. Not in my opinion. When Colin and I are going to enjoy a family-friendly game of Settlers or Bluff (which is the rated-G equivalent to the card game BS… as in “I think you’re bluffing”) I much prefer us to be [...]
Tags: finding middle ground., happy endings., marriage., politics.
Political conversations don’t take well in every house. A recap of my night… Democrat of the household: I saw your tweet today. So are you giving up your Republican dream to own a gun shop? https://twitter.com/ColinHedren/status/232239274299383810 I was kind of proud of you. But tweeting that I was proud of you seemed a little demeaning [...]
Tags: conversations., finding middle ground., marriage., politics.
Author’s Note: I wrote this paper just yesterday for a Cities and Citizenship class at the University of Washington. Through Anna Secor’s readings and teachings in this class, it is interesting to know that the concept of “citizenship” within the “city” is much more complex (and complicated) than I really prefer to think about it. [...]
Tags: injustice., original thoughts., politics.
Today is the last day of Spring quarter (and hopefully my last day EVER in a spring quarter) of school. While the day isn’t quite over (1 more final to go) I am ecstatic to publicly post the things that I have learned this last quarter. Like the old saying goes “success is not measured [...]
Tags: original thoughts., politics.
Im not really into the beauty pageant thing. I laugh at the “toddlers in tiaras” shows on tv and the mothers who spend thousands of dollars on their 2 year old beauty queens. “Miss Congeniality” was cute and funny, but not so worth watching over and over. I tend to think beauty pageant girls look [...]
Tags: politics., pop culture., twitter., youtubes.
This week was the first week of a new quarter and new classes. This quarter I am focusing on classes to fulfill my minor requirements for non-profit management and human rights as a nice break from urban studies before summer quarter begins. In a last minute addition to my spring schedule, I decided after much [...]
Tags: injustice., politics.
