mine my data hard

i have always been mildly skeptical of facebook for no other reason than the fact that it’s mildly creepy in its’ ability to tell you anything about some random person’s life that they don’t specifically keep private. myspace can be much more personalized and privatized; thus why i enjoy it more (among other reasons.)
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regulate corporations not people

last night, before watching the vma’s with some friends, i somehow got engaged in a conversation about politics with a friend’s neighbors, a middle-aged couple. inevitably the back-and-forth got to questions of who the next president should be and how barack obama would only “increase the welfare state” and give taxpayer’s money to the stereotypical [...]

clothes are oppressive.

My boyfriend, Tyler, was in the local news today. He works at LUSH at the St. Louis Galleria, and today they showcased their “GO NAKED” campaign. Because LUSH is a corporation that focuses on a more environmentally-friendly cosmetics line–including delicious bath-bombs, shower gels, hair cleaning styling products, and face masks (my personal favorite)–this campaign was [...]