Southern Discomfort - Latest Comments

Re: Hey, I’m in a book.

DaisyDeadhead — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:59:34 -0000

I'm so impressed! I love your Tweets, and just letting you know.

PS: Check my blog today... I was thinking of you, among so many other moms. :)

Re: Square One / Happy 74th Birthday to Kate Millett

vmarinelli — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:17:27 -0000

I'm always happy to hear about others who recognize her great legacy, and that she has not been "forgotten," as Salon.com described her here - http://salon.com/people/feature/1999/06/05/millet/ - in *all* circles.

I have all of Kate's books as well as the biography focusing on her work as a sculptor. The woman is a force of nature, whose body of work will continue to be enormously influential, even when many who've ultimately benefited from her activism, writing and art still don't know so much as her name.

Re: Square One / Happy 74th Birthday to Kate Millett

Nancy McDowell — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:56:17 -0000

Forgotten? Not by me she hasn't been. Someone who has been as formative as she has been throughout my adult life won't be forgotten. Sexual Politics is/was indeed a landmark, but Millett's other works -- writings, activities, art -- will stand all tests of time.

Re: Daughters of our various riots

vmarinelli — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:22:17 -0000

I'm more moved than I know how to say that you found this post and left this comment. And I am so happy Jessica is doing well, and I hope you and your mother are, also. It is an enormous ordeal to have survived. I admire and honor your strength. I wish your family the best.

Re: Daughters of our various riots

vmarinelli — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:25:09 -0000

Re: Daughters of our various riots

nela86 — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:40:04 -0000

i but u may not believe it but i am Jessiica sister and elvira older daughter. Jessica is now 17 and isi doing very well she plan on graduating high school next year. This caption that you wrote is very appreciated and i hope people understand how difficult our lives was at that time

Re: Olympia’s queer history, as rediscovered in my underwear drawer

vmarinelli — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:14:43 -0000

Holy shit, that is awesome! Did you come to our house (Tod was my roommate at the Dreary Biscuit) to do the shirt-making? I vaguely recall some sort of wildly disorganized affair with various sized shirts floating around and some kind of spray on paint (what I used to make my shirt) and stencils. I think Dana Schuerholz put the shirt thing together? (Of course you may have acquired yours via some other route, but it'd be hilarious if you were at the same thing.) At some point (e.g. when I find and scan the damned pictures) I'm going to put together a Flickr album from that first march, so if you have any of your own that you might want added to a pool (don't know if you have your own Flickr account or not, but I'd be happy to host them with all appropriate attribution if not) - let me know.

I've also thought about putting up a memorial page somewhere just for Tod. I miss him all the time, still. He was one-of-a-kind, and he saved my ass on so many levels there's no way I'll ever be able to account for it. Anyway, when I have time to set up something of that nature, if you have any specific memories to share, that would be welcome. You can contact me any time through this page: http://victoriamarinelli.com/main/contact or via email at vmarinelli AT gmail DOT com (<--lame effort to foil spam-bots).

Best regards - V.

Re: Olympia’s queer history, as rediscovered in my underwear drawer

lotustat — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:30:36 -0000

Hi There! I was waxing nostalgic for the fun times to be had at Tod Streater and Kelly Hawks parties. Man they were weird!

Anyway, I was at that first Pride March in Olympia too and I still have my Olympia Queer tank-top. It's white with the Oly beer logo in purple, just spelled differently.

Those were certainly interesting times.

Re: Southern Discomfort / Another Olympia queer history fragment, this time from the bottom of a box of files

DaisyDeadhead — Sat, 16 May 2009 22:56:59 -0000

I'm thrilled to see this! I was fussing on my blog some time ago about the disappearance of radical history... I just posted some of my own a few days ago! I'm hoping more progressives will dig up cool stuff from their pasts and post it too. :)

Re: Oral fixation (not that kind, pervs)

Sarah — Sun, 03 May 2009 13:38:48 -0000

You are right on with the baby carrots. My thesis is due tomorrow (i.e. stress!) so I went to the grocery store and bought some. I'm already half way through the bag.

If your oral fixation picks up with stress, eating feels good but it can be terrible for your health! Cucumber slices are good and taste slightly better than celery. Rice cakes work well, especially the little chocolate ones, which are only 60 calories per serving. Carrots are only 35.

Chewing gum is a must. I've consumed so many packs of Extra Spearmint that Wrigley's should be paying me a stipend. Gum is great if you are at a computer, because you can chew to busy your mouth and type to busy your hands. Plus, chewing gum after eating is supposed to stimulate saliva flow, which in turn stimulates digestion.

Chewing on plastic is also strangely satisfying ... pen tops are ok, but you have to make sure the pen doesn't bust. I was chewing on a push pin the other day (the plastic side) and was surprised by how freaked out everyone in the office was. Apparently, this is an instant way to make yourself look b.a.

I also recommend getting a water bottle with a flip-top mechanism on it to suck on. Seriously.

Now that you're armed, get to work!

Re: Oral fixation (not that kind, pervs)

Laura — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:46:51 -0000

Drink squash. It's low cal and yummy. You can make ice-cubes, ice-lollies, and drink it in great quantities. You will pee a lot (boo) and feel about ten years old (yay)!

Some snacks you can have unlimited amounts of, such as cucumber and salsa, carrots, mustard, sugar-free jelly/jello, and salad. Anything low calorie is great. How about air-popped popcorn? Invest in a machine and you lots & lots of munch on hand. You can also find an enjoyable way to cut your food into very small pieces and take a little piece whenever the need for a fix arises. Just hand to mouth and a satisfying sensation to follow tends to be what is needed. Grapes are my favourite because you can suck them for a long time after you break the skin and they're sweet & juicy and good for you too.

Re: Southern Discomfort / Update!

Robguy — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 06:39:41 -0000

Even though I follow you on twitter (2 of your twitters), sometimes I sleep alot :p
I'm very happy for you and you family. I hope it's a job that he can enjoy as well as earn a living from.

Re: Southern Discomfort / Update!

Chris L — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:58:31 -0000

Good news! I'm so glad to hear this...

For the record, I wish you'd blog more. Twitter is OK, but weightless.

Re: Southern Discomfort / A gentle word for the haters of the Oatmeal Cookie

tjfromtwitter — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:23:20 -0000

As the aforementioned zealot, I would like to say that I'm actually not anti-oatmeal raisin, as much as I was disappointed to have gotten a cookie after church and bitten into it to realize I had NOT gotten what I expected (chocolate chip).

Having gone through a time when we lived largely on make-your-own-Boboli pizza, I can relate. Here's hoping something good is just around the corner.

Re: Southern Discomfort / Seven things about two brands of whiskey I’d just as soon never drink, and why

AJinNashville — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:20:38 -0000

well snap. I'd bet that you wouldn't be interested in the 7 Things You Never knew about me meme I was just gonna tag you with then, huh?

But just in case... http://allurblogs.blogspot.com/2009/01/seven-th...

:)

Re: Southern Discomfort / Seven things about two brands of whiskey I’d just as soon never drink, and why

DaisyDeadhead — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:32:39 -0000

Southern Comfort is strong alright, but waaaay too sweet. Me and Merle Haggard preferred GEORGE DICKEL. (Which of course, proved to be my undoing!)

Love your writing, as always. :)

Re: These are a few of their favorite things

S. Preston Duncan — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:18:32 -0000

Not too bad, just got into the whole blogsphere addiction thing, not like I needed another addiction in my life. Motivation to write is always nice though. I'm living with my girlfriend, our two cats and a dog in the southside, in what developers would like to call the "Manchester Arts District", but it's just not there yet. I'm writing for RVA Magazine and working part time at a veterinary hospital, looking for a job with less stress and more hours. Check out my blog when you get a chance.

Re: Southern Discomfort / Seven things about two brands of whiskey I’d just as soon never drink, and why

Burrow — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:06:54 -0000

Ugh. I consider neither of those whiskey.

Re: These are a few of their favorite things

vmarinelli — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:31:39 -0000

Hey you! I've been a total hermit. Well, except when I'm with my husband, in which case we sometimes appear at parties and metal shows, make complete jackasses of ourselves, then scurry back home to the kids. How the hell are you?

Re: These are a few of their favorite things

S. Preston Duncan — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:12:38 -0000

hey stranger. What's cooking? or should I ask, where?

Re: Why I laughed when I looked in the mirror on my 38th birthday

Xytrex — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:15:21 -0000

That's cool!! Yea, I'm way late with this.

Re: These are a few of their favorite things

vmarinelli — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:46:44 -0000

Yes. That's exactly what I mean. :)

Re: These are a few of their favorite things

mogrify — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:37:40 -0000

Don't you mean, snapping these pictures *and then blogging them* was obnoxious enough? ;)

Re: Who would like to use me as an illustration for their ADD textbook?

vmarinelli — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:33:20 -0000

Ha! Incidentally, this post was almost titled I've Got 52 Stories And Then Some in honor of this Ani Difranco song, but I'm too delicate today to endure the eye-rolling that would surely result. (Can I still love Ani - and for that matter, Dave Matthews - if I say I'm doing so ironically?)

Oh God I'm such a douche.

Re: Who would like to use me as an illustration for their ADD textbook?

Toni — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:14:46 -0000

While I am completely fine with you having already blown through your 52 stories for '09 right here, I do hope you return. Thank you for opening up and sharing part of your world.