Stave off those writer blues with these rejuvenating yoga poses. (My favorite is “Form Rejection Pose.”) INFOGRAPHIC: Yoga for Writers | Electric Literature.
Category: Health
On Depression: To Anyone Else Living in a Fog
Such a great, honest take on depression and mood disorders generally. So worth a read for anyone who appreciates good writing and poignant, revelatory self-care. On Depression: To Anyone Else Living in a Fog.
Yoga
Ever get that icky feeling when you and a group of other white people who can afford to spend $16 on a yoga class chant “ohm shanti shanti shanti?” Me too. I’m fleshing out the skeleton of an essay chronicling my complex relationship with yoga, and, peripherally, with non-western healing in general. Topics include Orientalism,…… Continue reading Yoga
Sleep
Sorry for the hiatus on funny, prescient posts y’all. I’ve been spending a lot of time asleep and gazing at my cat’s fuzzy orange underside. The full moon was nice, if too brief. I’m using adjectives like “nice”; I’m obviously tired. I’m jealous of folks who have boundless energy. Just bottle some and bring it…… Continue reading Sleep
V/GF
So I’m trying to eliminate gluten from my already restrictive diet. I’ve been feeling really sluggish and heavy, and I know that my occasional binge-eating of whatever day-old bread Chett brings home from WFM is not helping matters. But I am now officially the obnoxious, allergen-ridden person that I have always rolled my eyes at.…… Continue reading V/GF
Lies
17 Lies We Need to Stop Teaching Girls About Sex – PolicyMic.
Nebraska
Nebraska gets a lot of shit. It is pretty weird. Everyone has guns and eats a lot of feedlot beef. Not to mention the incredible volume of corn. Oh my lord the corn. (Nebraska’s college football team mascot is literally a white guy in a flannel shirt and cowboy hat: a Cornhusker). Omaha is pretty…… Continue reading Nebraska
Woman Photographs Herself Receiving Strange Looks in Public
An amazing collection capturing the bias against people of size in everyday life: Woman Photographs Herself Receiving Strange Looks in Public.
Jesse Rice-Evans 