Category: Blog

Video we’re responding to:

This wasn’t what I was hoping for but it’s late and I needed to upload it. Cest la vie.

Narrated by Colton!

A few weeks ago, I posted this video, detailing how a short story of mine had been accepted into NULC, or the National Undergraduate Literature Conference in Utah. This was kind of a big deal. I haven’t been published or accepted into any writing contest thing since 6th grade when my short story about getting showed in got into a local anthology. Now that my college career is coming to an end, it’s started to dawn on me that I need some publishing credentials under my belt other than random guest blogs. The conference was last weekend, and I honestly can’t remember having that much fun. Continue reading “The National Undergraduate Literature Conference: A Reflection” →

I have tagged Abby, Shane, Laia, and Kaitlen. Woo!

After this morning’s blog drama (which I have already replied to in comments and in email to the person it concerns) I wasn’t having a very good start to my day. Then Colton, who for all intents and purposes is my husband (Siri even recognizes him as such), drafted a response of his own to the drama which he’ll post as soon as he gets off work and which legitimately made me tear up. And after that, Quinn (who shall henceforth be known as the best boyfriend in the world) brought me Reeses and an Apple Blueberry fruit leather bar (one of my favorite flavors from my favorite brand) at work and gave me a big hug. He also wanted to bring my a Brambleberry Tazo iced tea (my absolute favorite drink in the world) but they were out at the bistro. He knows me so well it’s scary. And THEN I noticed that the girl I met at NULC (an experience which I will blog about next week) (also, hi Kaitlen!) not only commented on my guestbook, but also subscribed to both my personal and collab channels on YouTube AND liked my website on Facebook. So, a less-than-fun morning turned into a pretty great afternoon. And with that, I’ll leave you with a quote that I think sums up just about everything that has happened in the past three hours:

“A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.” -Elbert Hubbard

I forgot to say this while filming so I’m adding it here. Surprisingly, I don’t think Anita goes far enough in this video. Specifically, I don’t think straw feminists are bad ONLY because they perpetuate the idea that we don’t need feminism anymore. I think they’re bad too because they separate “feminism” from “strong, capable, yet not man-hating” women. STOP SEPARATING FEMINISM AND WOMEN WHO BELIEVE IN EQUAL RIGHTS BUT STILL HAVE DUDE FRIENDS- THEY ARE THE SAME THING. LET’S MOVE ON.

LINKS:

TROPES vs WOMEN: The Straw Feminist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnJxqR…
My Feminism Has DDs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZgGn_…
Colton and Bri Discuss The Bechdel Test: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mOzwE…

For my travel writing in Spain class this week, we had to read an essay by Richard Wright on a topic of great controversy: bullfighting. During class we critically analyzed the cultural and artistic relevance of bullfighting to Spain and whether or not we believed it should be allowed. In today’s blog I’d like to share with you the response I wrote for class, with a few thoughts after the discussion tacked on at the end. By the end, I hope you’ll understand my points, but I’m curious: what do you think? I have a friend from Spain (hi Laia!) and a variety of people who I know read this blog from both the meat-eating and vegetarian camps, and I’m eager to hear your thoughts. Continue reading “On Bullfighting” →