Author Archives: serene

Feminism 101: history

By serene | Published: July 13, 2010

Gather ’round the campfire. I want you to love me as much as I love you, so this here is community building hour. Today feels like a good day to address those who read my blog and bristle at my references of feminist politics. I figured I might break down some of the basics. We [...]

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Boner List, July Edition

By serene | Published: July 6, 2010

1.  Fuck Yeah Daniel Clowes True fact: if you don’t like Daniel Clowes, we cannot be friends. 2. Kayaking Sure, you might look like a d-b, but it’s fun. And if you are super fancy and fashion forward you can bring a beer in a cozy to complete the amazing ensemble of fat suit life-jackets [...]

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OMGOMGOMG

By serene | Published: July 2, 2010

Video Games | Scott Pilgrim vs. The World | E3 2010: Extended Debut Trailer HD XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii I know it’s old news, but still….NERDBONER. So, so excited. In case you didn’t know, Scott P. and I are like *this*.

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Why I Hated FF XIII

By serene | Published: June 30, 2010

Let’s sit around the warm and cozy internet fire and have a litttle nerd time, shall we? I will admit something that may or may not come as a shocker: I love Final Fantasy. I know I’m not the only one. My love all for Final Fantasy is about as deep as they come. I’ve [...]

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Pride!

By serene | Published: June 28, 2010

Only my queer community could convince me to set an alarm on a day off.  But, I did, and I marched myself and my camera downtown to watch the Pride Parade and followed it to Seattle Center to party with my people. And I don’t mean ‘my people’ in some co-optive and evil way. I [...]

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Art Projects

By serene | Published: June 21, 2010

My summer will be all about art. I miss my creativity. I sometimes look at my negatives and my journals and sketchbooks and see all the verve and excitement and wonder where all that energy went. Then I remember being in school full-time and being trapped under oppressive gray skies and quickly see why I [...]

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P/30

By serene | Published: April 1, 2010

Knowing that someone has the potential to succeed is beautiful, but when you get to watch that person come into real success, it feels like the world is right and the stars have aligned and fate feels a little more believable. When I caught wind of Patrick Tafoya’s restaurant being written up by the San [...]

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Anniversary photo post.

By serene | Published: March 30, 2010

Where: Alexis Hotel, downtown Seattle When: Last Week Why: To celebrate a one year wedding anniversary. Well that, and I’m a sucker for a nice hotel.

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Mi familia

By serene | Published: March 28, 2010

My beloved, lifesaving, hero of a Grandpa turned 78 yesterday. He beat his oncologists diagnosis of terminal lung cancer taking his life within the year. He still has the spunk and sharpness that I expect from him. Though he has no hair and lost considerable weight, his stubborn Careaga ways have beaten all the odds, [...]

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Busy bee

By serene | Published: March 16, 2010

I’ve been too busy with finals to properly thank you all for lifting my spirits about my hair-tastrophe. (Oh, sleepless nights make me think I’m soooo witty!) Anyway, this is not a proper gift, but I figured I’d share a song with you all that should inspire the fiercest of booty-shakin’.

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