2008-11-06 04:40 pm
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song of the -- last week, maybe.

I can't help it. I saw this video at least a year ago on one of the cable on-demand services, and for some reason, the song has been stuck in my head the last few days. No, I haven't heard the song since then. I might post a different song tomorrow.



I have been avoiding posting/reading/etc. for several reasons, the primary one being "because I hate election coverage and the attending arguments." This doesn't mean I didn't vote. I'm pleased that Obama won.

In news that is exciting in the bad way, someone crashed into my boyfriend's car last week, putting him in a nasty position in both vehicular and financial terms. He had insurance, but the car is totaled and he still owes thousands on it, and may actually have to take a step down in terms of what he can afford.
2008-01-02 06:04 am
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crackers ain't got no CLASS

 I am getting sick of having to dump my browser cache due to this "The website wants to run the following add-on: "Microsoft Data Access - Remote Data Services Dat..." pop-up warning. If you ever get that, it's apparently always something malicious, a cracking attempt. I got rid of it earlier by cleaning my cache, but apparently I must do so again.

If you want to know where that Social Class Meme came from, and why it seems so weirdly geared towards American college students, please see its page at Indiana State University. Of course it's flawed; it's meant as a basic class exercise to get young people started in thinking about the topic, rather than being intended as the be-all, end-all statement on social class and economic privilege.

If you want to read something potentially useful about privilege, see 10 Mistakes White People Make When Talking About Race. Most of this stuff is 101-level, but I still know otherwise well-meaning adults, mostly of my parents' generation, who do this stuff and just don't get that it's not appropriate. (Also, enjoy the rampant insanity in some of the comments to that post. Sheesh.)