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Oh, Christmas Tree
Amanda and I got the Christmas tree and all of our holiday decorations out of the attic yesterday, and between the two of us, we have made our home into a festive holiday showplace! Here is our Christmas tree…and yes, if you think you spy an...
Toronto Twitter Tweet Up Recap
I had a wonderful time in Toronto, reconnecting with friends and family. It was also awesome being able to get a quick Toronto Twitter Tweet Up together (holy alliteration Batman!). It was so cool to connect with new and old Twitter friends, many ...
Places to live, and weekend wrap-up
Back to work today. While I was glad to be able to go to Augusta and spend time with my mom, I’m happy to be back home. I am, however, looking forward to the day when “home” means a house that we actually own, instead of an apart...
Girlfriend Gifts and Cyber Monday
Have you bought all your girlfriend gifts? Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday*, there is some shopping to be done and we’re here to help with girlfriend gifts (and gifts for women) and great gift ideas. Like these Cafepress items that hav...
December Girlfriendology Contest - Girlfriend Gifts
Girlfriends are a gift! As women we’re blessed with the gift of female friendships. Sisters, coworkers, roommates, neighbors, other moms … there are so many women who bless our lives with their friendship. Each woman offers a new oppo...
links for 2008-12-01
Steve the Penguin: You cannot afford it! Heh. Zeitgeist. (tags: money economics suzeorman) Would you…? « Better burn that dress, sister. "See guys, some of you need telling that there’s a line. I’m wearing my low cut top because I look good in i...
Twitter updates for 2008-11-30
Got a few things to do before I leave Augusta, but I hope to be on the road by no later than 1:00. Looking fwd to being home! # @rustytanton - Don’t hate… when I worked at Waldenbooks we *had* to ask. Or we’d get fired. It wasn&#...
links for 2008-11-30
the strangest alchemy - thinkful thinks…. "I don't know how to say what's wrong with that other than it hurts my soul to hear it." (tags: sexuality kink identity) violet blue ® :: open source sex | rate your sociosexuality "...
Spigot of whatever
The title of this post is an obscure reference to a friend’s long-defunct blog. Anyone who knows me well knows that I can be cryptically self-referential - I guess what you could call very “inside baseball,” but I hate that term....
Twitter updates for 2008-11-29
This weather makes me want to stay in bed. # @rustytanton - Have a safe drive! See ya tomorrow. in reply to rustytanton # Ha! Winning pingback to my site this morning, from that guy who’s obsessed w/ me: “Amber Rhea just doesn’t ...
Inspiration
I hope that one day I can be as amazing a pole dancer as Sam Remmer of the Art of Dance. Here she is competing in the 2008 Pole Divas Championships: That reminds me: if you haven’t already, be sure to sign the petition to get pole dancing...
Hectic Holidays approaching? De-stress with your girlfriends
Welcome to the hectic holidays and seasonal stress - time to de-stress with your girlfriends! Sparkpeople’s ‘DailySpark’ just featured Girlfriendology in an article on de-stressing due to your female friends. Check it out and let...
links for 2008-11-29
Alenda Lux » Blog Archive » Possibly an unpopular opinion "I don’t know, maybe saying that he supports Obama and making a tongue in cheek appearance on Colbert is enough for some people, but, just, no. You do not get off that easily when you made ...
Twitter updates for 2008-11-28
It is too hot in this house and the artificial heat is giving me a nosebleed :P # @rustytanton - Aw, enjoy Radial! Wish I were there to go with you. in reply to rustytanton # Went to the nail place w/ mom; her first-ever manicure. Every time a guy...
So annoying
I said it on Nikki’s blog but the comment is currently in moderation; and I know I’ve said it here and elsewhere before, but it bears repeating: I am absolutely fed up with people who think they get a free pass on assholery just becaus...
links for 2008-11-28
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Employees Show Their Love For The GLBT Community « Dented Blue Mercedes "There is a similar pattern in most forms of conscious victimization of people, from abuse to murder: 1) blame the victim, 2) construct an ideology in...
Twitter updates for 2008-11-27
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! # @russellsauve - I was just thinking the same thing in reply to russellsauve # I feel gross. Getting in the shower now. # Cool bird blog from Cornell University: http://redesign.birds.cornell.edu/ # Birds seen so far ...
Feel Good Friday: Ultimate RickRoll!!!!
Rick Astley turned the tables on every RickRoller ever at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade! FTW! More Feel Good Friday with the early turkeys birds Mack, Jim Voorhies, and Southern Beale, the Friday posters: jane q. public, Ron, Lady Ja...
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! Today is not turning out quite as planned for us. Amanda woke up last night nauseous and has since developed a fever that is at 102°F as I write this. She hasn’t been this kind of sick (I’ll spare you t...
links for 2008-11-27
We Love Claire Nereim’s Forever Calendars « Mission Mission (tags: gifts) I’m Sick of Being the Only Goddamned Feminist, Part 3 « Dolly Speaks "So forgive me today for being emotional. And by emotional, I of course mean bitchy, because I take gr...
Something is moving on Twitter
I was going about my daily business today, multi-tasking between my email, calendar, a few documents and spreadsheets, my RSS feed reader, and my Twitter client of choice, TweetDeck, when I noticed something moving on my screen. It was unusual, it...
Twitter updates for 2008-11-26
The office is nice and quiet today bc so many ppl are out. Hopefully I will be leaving at around 2, to head to Augusta. # @sunluff - Same to you! (((()))) in reply to sunluff # Reminder: Nat’l March for Sex Workers’ Rights, Dec. 17! ht...
Thankful
Here’s my obligatory Thanksgiving-related post. It’s just photos - but I’m putting them “below the cut” to spare your bandwidth! Cue “awww” track. :) --- [This is a post from Being Amber Rhea. If y...
Georgia Podcast Network among Atlanta Magazine’s “Best of Atlanta”
Guess what? The Georgia Podcast Network has been included in Atlanta Magazine’s 2008 “Best of Atlanta” issue. They even printed a full page (p. 118) photo of an iPod with the Mostly ITP album art on the screen! Here’s a sca...
Podcast #85 - Girlfriendology interviews JUDITH VAN GINKEL
Welcome Dr. Judith Van Ginkel to this Girlfriendology podcast! Today’s guest Dr. Judith Van Ginkel defines a “life lived to its fullest.” In fact, we could talk with this Girlfriendology podcast guest for an entire series. So t...
Web Designer Magazine - WordPress Issue
The latest issue of Web Designer Magazine has a LOT of resources for aspiring WordPress developers (and people who just don’t know what WordPress is) among some of their other articles. Since *most* of my audience is in the states, if you wa...
iPhone, iTunes, and Podcast integration
One of my long time complaints about the Apple iTunes / iPhone platform was that you had to dock your iPhone to get the latest podcasts off of your computer. I was disappointed that even though you had great connectivity through the cell networ...
More Gratitude Gifts for Girlfriends
Thanksgiving brings thanks but also the holiday shopping season! So, to help you find find those favorite gifts for your girlfriends, here’s some more girlfriend gratitude gift ideas: Girlfriend Gift Mugs A Best Friend© Personalized Coffee M...
Sex workers self-identifying
After posting about the National March for Sex Workers Rights, I wanted to address something that I think a lot of activists, if they’re not directly involved with the sex workers’ rights movement (and even many who are), do not think ...
Reminder: National March for Sex Workers Rights, Dec. 17
Ren posted a reminder, and I figured I should, too. Plus it gives me a chance to post the super-cool logo she made! National March for Sex Workers Rights Dec. 17, 2008 Meet at Franklin Square (14 St. NW & Eye St. NW) near McPherson Square Sta...
Very Thankful for Girlfriends … aren’t you?
Thanksgiving - what’s your holiday tradition? One of our core beliefs at Girlfriendology is ‘appreciation.’ This act of gratitude is recognition with joy. Humble thankfulness. Undeserved blessings. Appreciation at it’s deep...
Thanksgiving Letter to my Girlfriends
Thanksgiving Thanks for Girlfriends! What a perfect holiday. Nonpartisan, all races and religions, this holiday is a humble celebration of being blessed. Food, clothing, a warm home, safety … all the basic needs are brought to the surface fo...
links for 2008-11-26
pro-porn activism: Louisa Turk/Crystal Gunns: How Your Porn Past Can Come Back To Affect You "Anyone who says that we are a progressive country regarding sex and that porn is now accepted should have a word with Ms. Louisa Turk. What she is enduri...
Twitter updates for 2008-11-25
Seemed like traffic was light this morning. Maybe ppl are already on vacation. Wonder what I-20 E will be like tmrw afternoon. # Sick people should NOT come to work! Stay home! It’s so inconsiderate! # Signed up to see the massage therapist ...
Couldn’t agree more
Valuable advice for bloggers (or anyone!) from Penelope Trunk, via Rachel on Tumblr: Stephane Grenier: Which book(s) would you recommend for new bloggers (these can range from marketing books, blogging books, etc)? Penelope Trunk: The Sensual Wom...
Girlfriend Advice and Review on Shop.com
Wow - Thanksgiving is here and you know what that means: HOLIDAY SHOPPING! As part of our ‘girlfriend advice’ initiative (!), we thought we’d share some shopping tips for the hectic holidays: SHOP.COM gives us busy girlfrien...
Creative Girlfriend Inspiration
Are you THANKFUL for your Creative Girlfriends? I am! My creative gal pals always inspire me. Katie inspires me to bead. Jill supercharges my creative brain. Andi is a wealth of creative ideas and information. She shared the following crafty idea ...
links for 2008-11-25
Bush’s Parting Shot—Aimed At Your Sexual Health « Sexual Intelligence "This is a crucial, missing part of the conversation about health care and health insurance. What does 'access' to the health care system matter if it’s 'access&#...
Twitter updates for 2008-11-24
Good luck @kimberleecline! Looking fwd to hearing about your experience, esp. as it compares to @amanda_brooks’. # @DeviousMuse - 28 was a good year for me. A friend of mine says 28 is the best age. Have a great day! in reply to DeviousMuse ...
Have you hugged a blogger lately?
Twitter is affecting the way I use blogs, but not about how I blog. Julien Smith recently wrote, “I’m starting to think that bloggers who heavily tweet are shortchanging themselves.” He makes a great point about the time we spend tweet...
Jim Martin
Reblogging (heh, can I use Tumblr terminology off-Tumblr?) from Jovan at Aiken Area Progressive… doubt he’ll mind. As you may well know, there is a runoff for the Georgia US Senate seat on December 2. This is a call to all Georgians t...
I’m just going to quote this entire post…
…from Amanda: Reading news about the presidential-pardon applications crossing Bush’s desk (he does not seem inclined to make many pardons right now), one caught my attention. It seems John Walker Lindh, who was picked up a few years ...
links for 2008-11-24
Sex education: why the British should go Dutch - Times Online I *so* wish the US could do something like this. "Van der Doef is a star in her country and her manuals have become classics. Dutch parents read them to their children at bedtime, for i...
The Social Gamer
First of all, let me say that i am absolutely amazed at the response yesterday and today to my post wanting friend codes for “Animal Crossing: City Folk”. I got a lot of comments (still getting them) and loads of emails (and posts on ...
Twitter updates for 2008-11-23
About to have some oatmeal, take a shower, and then actually *leave the apartment* today. Finally! # A coworker told me that Splenda basically turns to fourmeldahyde (sp?) in your body and therefore isn’t healthy. Wonder if that’s true...
GingerSnaps’ Fireside Chat-Vol. 1
After trying this once with a file format (.avi) that uploaded to make me look as if I was filmed in an old Japanese monster movie, I finally reshot the video blog post in the trusty ‘ol .wmv with success! I hope you enjoy this…I thoug...
Firefox Tip - Synchronize your bookmarks between machines
I’m on my XP machine at home right now, my wife is on my MacBook upstairs. I was just looking for a bookmark in Firefox which I created at work. Under other circumstances I’d be in a pickle (possibly stuck between a rock and a hard pla...
links for 2008-11-23
Feministe » Well Maybe Your Identity Wouldn’t Have Gotten Stolen if You Weren’t So Fat "I for one am really fucking tired of seeing women (and people of all genders, but women get it the worst) devalued based on their weight, and fat being used as...
Animal Crossing
This isn’t technically design related, but it IS social media related This post is a place for people who want to / have added me as a friend for Animal Crossing: City Folk. AC:CF is a game on the Nintendo Wii where you can basically chat,...