December 2010

New Year’s Resolution

by Shiuan on December 29, 2010

My New Year’s resolution is to to appreciate. To appreciate the little things that may have eluded me, that I’ve been blind to. Like my amazing, beautiful, huge apartment that I have all to myself. My amazing boyfriend who is sweet and supportive and stays by me through my temper and my “feminist” outbreaks. My [...]

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Why Pies

by Shiuan on December 27, 2010

Well, there’s a blizzard today, or rather it was yesterday and has drifted into today. The perfect weather for baking. Last night I made two pies. Well, originally I was only going to make a Strawberry Rhubarb Pie. I’ve never made it before (only apple tart tatin twice), but somehow I  pinned this romantic sentimentality [...]

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Shiuan the Trapeze Artist

by Shiuan on December 12, 2010

Had an amazing women and physical power night yesterday. BF and I went to check out the amazing STREB Falling Sideways performance last night. The acrobatics group started by Elizabeth Streb is a dynamic combination of dance, gymnastics, trapeze and much more. She describes it this way: “My dancers and I see the rehearsal as [...]

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Sexism versus Male Domination

by Shiuan on December 9, 2010

Sometimes sexism is hard for even me—a self-declared feminist—to define. For example, where do I see sexism in my own life? In the media? Sure, the t-shirt with the image of the hand down her (?) pants seems pretty outright sexist. The Eddie Hardy perfume “Sexual-Sugar Daddy” seems pretty bad too. OK. So I know [...]

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