June 2011
1 post
May 2011
3 posts
April 2011
2 posts
oh yeah, huh?
totally forgot i had a tumblr.
oops.
March 2011
11 posts
honor cesar chavez, but don't act like filipinos... →
i’m not tryna be divisive, i’m jus sayin - we need to get our propers, too. if anything, mexicans (and latinos in general) and filipinos (and asian + pacific islanders in general) ought to build upon this history as lesson to continue solidarity work in support of one another because, as immigrant and displaced peoples, we have more in common than we have in difference. SI SE PUEDE,...
February 2011
9 posts
question
what is love and what does it mean to you?
January 2011
30 posts
what if vs. what now
i often wonder what i would be doing, where i would be, what i would have already accomplished had i not developed/been graced with the misfortune of clinical depression (chronic depression, major depressive disorder, dysthymia). i suppose the daydreaming is futile and will only serve to make me feel like a failure; someone who has squandered her potential, talent, intelligence, ambition, and...
a ten ticket thrill ride.: Don't say rape when you... →
kashmeare:
zurcaled23:
Don’t say rape when you don’t mean rape.
There are many things rape is not:
consensual sex
affectionate contact
a bear hug
a tackle
eye contact
an argument
a surprise
overburdening
an athletic loss
a neutral metaphor
There are only a few…
Tabula Rasa: When a white person asks “Why should... →
tabularasae:
When a white person asks “Why should I be punished for the actions of my ancestors?”
zuky: I can only say with sympathy, you’re already being punished: Listen to yourself. You have inherited a racial anxiety and apparent cognitive dysfunction which distorts your perception of the world and…
Cinderella in Rubber Shoes: Philippine Folklore... →
cinderellainrubbershoes:
MANANANGGAL. Literally means “one that removes”. This creature is usually an attractive woman by day. At night, especially when there is a full moon, her upper body detaches from her lower body; it utters a special demonic prayer and applies some kind of oil on all of its body parts before…
the irony of having a mental illness and being well enough, feeling empowered enough to seek the services you need, but not being able to access them (because they’re too expensive, because you don’t have health insurance, because they simply are not available to you) is too frustrating, too damning to even describe.
it's been awhile...
in more ways than one.
in a number of previous posts i’ve stated i have clinical depression. without waxing poetic too much on the topic, i will say that though my depression is no longer severe, i still have my down days where i basically don’t get out of bed. maybe i’ll eat - maybe. i’ll probably use the bathroom - probably. so trust the not-getting-out-of-bed-ness...
