The Badass
Writer, feminist, zinester, artist, punk musician, severely infected with the grrrlVIRUS. Enjoys sleeping, shredding, spreading confetti and doughnuts. Loves chocolate more than men.
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Tag Archives: psychology
Give Me Back My Body
I just read a blog post about rape culture and how the blame of rape is put on the victim if she was drunk or wearing provocative clothing. Throughout the post, I felt like ownership of my body slipped right … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism/Riot Grrrl/grrrlVIRUS
Tagged beauty, body, clothing, family, holiday, psychology, rape, society, style
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Badass to the Elbone
I am now a week and a half after my surgery and I’m trying to assess all the thoughts that went through my mind and my shifting psychological state throughout that time. A couple of days after the surgery, I … Continue reading
Posted in DIY Till I Die, Rants at Random
Tagged DIY, health, pain, psychology, surgery
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DIY Month – Day 2: Poetry Writing
Back when I was in High School, poetry writing was my way of entertaining myself during an excruciatingly boring class. It was the best way because the teacher mostly thought I was taking notes, while my mind was actually on … Continue reading
Red
It’s kinda hard to focus when the background sounds are those that can obliterate you in an instant. Sometimes I think maybe that’s why they make shelter rooms soundproof. I’m ok though. My family is still there. Steering clear of open … Continue reading
Winter Guits
Winter is here. I can feel it. The light is gone. The nights are getting colder. And so am I. Yesterday, I woke up with an inexplicable sense of complete and total emptiness and all-encompassing apathy. I walked through my routine, … Continue reading
Posted in Music Inflames Temperament, Rants at Random
Tagged cold, guitar, health, music, psychology, weather, winter
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Oh No…
Kind of bad event in a kind of bad day. In the middle of a bunch of clients running around, asking questions all at once and being a pain, the phone rings and an English-speaker with a South African accent … Continue reading
Inspire My Spirit
I’ve been completely uninspired to write in the last few days. I noticed that the only time I can actually write something is if something happened. For example, my last few posts have been about the Pride March, adopting a … Continue reading
Make a Zine. Kill a Roach.
This past weekend, I finally did the 24-Hour Zine Thing. Before, while and after I was doing it, I still felt it hard to explain to people who are not familiar with the zine community exactly what this challenge entails, … Continue reading
Abuse in the Workplace
Just a few minutes ago, my coworker spoke to someone who claimed he called yesterday at around 4:00 p.m. and nobody answered. So after ending the conversation, my coworker turned to me and asked me if there was a phone … Continue reading
Alive and Writing
I have a huge collection of diaries from my early childhood until today. I started keeping a diary ever since I learned how to write. I have the old ones filled up in Hebrew with the wobbly script of a … Continue reading
Posted in DIY Till I Die, Rants at Random
Tagged diaries, life, lifestyle, literature, psychology, writing
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