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Ruminating on Release
It’s been quite a while since I’ve updated, I know, and things have been pretty scattered on this little end of the Internet. I’ve had several contributors writing here with me, and while it has been lovely working collaboratively with … Continue reading
Posted in It's Kinda Personal, Mind, Self
Tagged life journey, love, self, self acceptance, vulnerable
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Turf Girls Aren’t Easy
Football: It’s Not Just For Boys I’ve known several women throughout my life that have actually spent time in a football uniform—and not from the stands. They were turf girls. These are women (well, they were girls back when) who … Continue reading
Posted in Growing Up Girl, Sports
Tagged badass betches, Erin DeMeglio, feminism, feminist, football, girls who play football, sports, turf girls
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Breaking Up is Hard to Do: The Facebook Edition
AKA, Why I Deactivated My Facebook Account. Nope, I don’t like it. It’s been over two weeks since I deactivated my Facebook profile. I thought it would be like going off of sugar, which for me, seems to be utterly … Continue reading
Posted in The Interwebs
Tagged avoid negativity, boo, digital medium, dramas, facebook, Interwebs
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When You Screw Up, Fix It: 3 Steps to Being a Better Person
An ironic cruelty of life is the discomfort of growth, the pain of evolution. You might think that growth is positive, and thus should feel good. Well, growth is positive, but that doesn’t mean it will feel that way. So … Continue reading
Women’s Day: A History Lesson via Lady Gaga
Know Your Roots: the 19th Amendment Indeed, for a long time, women had a Bad Romance with the American voting system. To be more accurate, a non-existent romance. But, halleluia, holy shit, we got the right to vote. In 1919, … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Politics
Tagged 19th amendment, Bad Romance, boo, feminism, Lady Gaga, Women's Day, women's rights, women's suffrage
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I Challenge You.
I challenge you to read this…wait, no, don’t. I don’t want you to just read it. This is a place of challenge, and just as with change, it can be uncomfortable. Growth, my favorite yogi says, is uncomfortable. So, no, … Continue reading
There are Days…
There are some days when I’m sitting at my desk, with no bra, and as my breasts rest on my top belly roll, I think: Life is Good. There are some days when I’m sitting at my desk, no bra, … Continue reading
Posted in It's Kinda Personal
Tagged belly rolls, choice, feminism, perception, perspective
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What Feminism Means to Me: The Boo Edition
As a Young Boo … An Awakening I started life in a religion that told me The Father is the head of the household. But luckily, I had my amazing mother who taught me, rather than told me, right from … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism is...
Tagged boo, feminine, feminism, Feminism is..., feminist, growth, self, when I was a little girl, women's rights
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That’s What I’m Talking About: Nudity, Rape, and H.B.I.C.s
Is there a difference in saying “sexual assault” versus the word “rape”? Hell YES there is. It’s time to stop understating the brutality of sexual abuse and violence by the words you use, Mainstream Media. You don’t say “fatal bodily … Continue reading
Football is not more important than protecting children.
Fair Warning: Foul language and strong opinions ahead. If you’ve followed any of the ongoing saga of Jerry Sandusky, former coach for the Penn State football program, then I think you probably get this post’s title reference. Long story short: … Continue reading
Posted in Current Issues, It's Kinda Personal, News
Tagged ethics 101, feminist, fuck you Paterno, pedophile, penn state, rape, sandusky, victims
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That’s What I’m Talking About: The Digital Women Edition
Where are all the women in the digital media? (This article is a bit limited, but I think the main point here is: Why aren’t more women being interviewed by the media and portrayed as experts and movers and shakers … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged apps for women, feminine, feminist, menstruation, news, women in the workplace, women's health
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That’s What I’m Talking About: Offensive Linewomen, Veil Burning, and of course, Vaginas
The debate continues to get more complicated as a special committee makes recommendations to the CDC that boys should also get the controversial HPV vaccination. (via NPR) Yemeni women burn their veils in protest of Ali Saleh’s regime. (via CNN) … Continue reading
Posted in Current Issues, News, Politics
Tagged abortion, female football players, feminism, feminist, HPV, news, vagina accessories, veil burning, women's rights
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Hot Ink Rocks: Best Costumes for Women
If you haven’t visited Hot Ink Reviews, an AMAZING site that features reviews for makeup, body care, food, wine, and basically all things that women find awesome and like to talk about, then GO NOW! And if you just want … Continue reading
When I Was A Little Girl…
Hmm, this is new. When I was a little girl, Being outside was more important than most things. The word ‘driven’ only had one meaning. Crow’s feet belonged on birds. Telephones plugged in to the walls. Baths, not showers. Blocks … Continue reading
Things Women Should Hear from Men: The Period Conversation
Me: Ugh. I feel gross. Him: Why, baby? Me: I’m on my period. I’m bloated. Blaaaaaargh. Him: You are at your sexiest when you’re on your period. Me: …really? Him: Yes! You’re all woman. That is what makes you sexy—your … Continue reading
Posted in Lovers
Tagged feminine, happiness, how to feel sexy, love, men, menstruation, period, relationships, strong men are sexy, support
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Today on Hot Ink…5 Things I Can’t Live Without
I wrote up a mini review of five products that I must have on my face. They are really wonderful, and none of them is makeup-related. Just healthy skin. Be your best Boo, peeps! Love, Boo
Posted in Hot Ink Reviews
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Lipstick. Liberation. Labias.
In the Beginning… There was a point in my life—and, if you’ve been driven, forced, or urged to read anything on this site, then you’ve probably experienced this in your life, too—where I rebelled against my feminine nature as an … Continue reading
Posted in It's Kinda Personal
Tagged community, feminism, feminist, growth, happiness, humanist, life journey, love, spirituality, support, women's rights
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Open Heart, Close Eyes: An Excerpt
I watched him grapple with the weight of it. I watched him crumble under the realization of what he had asked, what I had answered.
Posted in Creative Writing, Lovers
Tagged broken heart, creative writing, excerpt, growth, life journey, love, short story
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1001 Uses for Yoga: #642
Urdvahastasana: To reach that last bottle of liquor in the cabinet; also used as a stress reliever when you realize said bottle is vermouth.
Posted in Yoga is for...
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1001 Uses for Yoga: #836
Utkatasana: Builds strength for hovering over the toilet in the green room at a dive-y heavy metal club. Modify as needed for toilet height, arm reach to the TP, and holding door closed because the lock is broken and/or nonexistent. … Continue reading
Posted in Yoga is for...
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