April 2011
55 posts
I see there's a lot of people asking if Kate...
I’m sorry, but I hated that picture.
50 Men Wearing High Heels Walk Past My Window
Sadly, I do not have pictures of this event. I knew such an activity was planned yesterday but had forgotten it. I simply had other things on my mind, including another thing I had forgotten about — an essay I have due today. (There are times as a writer when you do wish you’d be shot for missing a deadline. It’d solve a lot of your other problems. However, shooting people for...
Yay!
One more week in this place and I’m out of here!
An Asexual Psychic? My first thought: Really?
Sometimes I do not know whether a lead I come across is newsworthy or not. As much as I wish it to be otherwise, it is often a very slow news day for Asexuals. It is a rare gem that makes me wonder what the point of an actual article posted elsewhere was.
A recent interview with an Asexual psychic was one such encounter. At first, I thought the post would place us in with Otherkin. (I know...
I Get Accosted By a Brilliant Photographer
… at least that’s what he said.
The bizarre encounter occurred last night. I had decided to go for a walk. It was a long walk that even managed at some point to evoke my fear of heights. I thought the most I’d worry about is the amount of sweat. I was returning home that night I cam across an old man looking at a car ansd saying he wanted a car like that. He asked me about a...
This Poem Has Always Bothered Me
It is the Soldier, not the minister Who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the Soldier, not the reporter Who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the Soldier, not the poet Who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer Who has given us freedom to protest.
It is the Soldier, not the lawyer Who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the Soldier,...
One Series About to End....
The bullying series will end in April. By the way, if you’re not sure how to apply or don’t want to use my conveniently provided e-mail addresses, just contact me here. You need to sign up for the site with your e-mail address. There is some editorial control in place, although you may never realize it.
In any case, I promised my story at the end of April. I don’t think...
Couldn't he give the DJ Easter Off?
Living above a bar is not something I much care for. It’s why I’m happy there’s less than two weeks to go before I move from this efficiency apartment. I can’t say I’ll miss Pottsville and I sure as hell won’t miss living above a bar. With all that, it’s now 11 p.m. on Easter Sunday and I’m hearing the obnoxious sounds of the disc jockey playing two...
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Interesting Late Night Conversations
I’m not a fan of living above a bar. I’m not going to miss this place when I move in May to a place closer to the school. I’m not sure the new neighborhood will be much better, but at least the building is nicer. I’ll also have access to a kitchen, which is not something available at my current location.
The First Altercation
Interesting things happen outside of a bar,...
{Queer Mutiny}: Confessions of An Asexual Slut →
queermutiny:
An interesting discussion of asexuality, relationship networks, love and the fear of abandonment.
(via www.asexuality.org)
CONFESSIONS OF AN ASEXUAL SLUT
I’ve come to the realization recently that I got ho tendencies. I mean this in all but the classic sense, having been literally (if…
A quote from the Starship Troopers book.
Anyone who clings to the historically untrue - and thoroughly immoral - doctrine ‘that violence never settles anything’ I would advise to conjure up the ghosts of Napoleon Bonaparte and of the Duke of Wellington and let them debate it. The ghost of Hitler could referee, and the jury might well be the Dodo, the Great Auk and the Passenger Pigeon. Violence, naked force, has settled more...
Become a Super Villain. Read an Ayn Rand Novel... →
I really don’t think it works that way. I thought taking Ayn Rand’s philosophy just turned you into an Ultra-Libertarian who doesn’t realize that many parts of the Objectivist philosophy simply don’t work.
Need Ideas -- Bullying, What Works
Now, I see this is a key phrase people are searching for. I’d like to finish April’s series on Asexual bullying by reaffirming the bullying is a human issue that can affect anyone. I also am curious as to what works. I’ve seen Olweus, but to be honest, it seems like a lot of well-meaning idiocy that lets the bullying take place outside of school grounds. Of course, this is...
I won't be watching the Doctor Who premier
With all the drama involving the car recently, you might think it slipped my mind that the Doctor Who season premier is tomorrow. It has not. I just have a lot of other things on my mind. Even if I did not have these things on my mind, I’d still have a difficult time watching because my cable only gets cable modem. (And much to my dismay, a lot of things aren’t on Netflix. I...
Stating My Policy on Following People
On Twitter, if you want me to follow you, you have to provide content that is useful, relevant or interesting to me on a relevant basis. If you want the Asexual News page to follow you on Twitter, you have to be an Asexual Site or Organization. This latter policy would be more useful if I had a clue what Facebook meant to do with these pages. I think I should be able to follow people back, but...
we're halfway out of the dark;;: Asexuality and... →
halfway-outofthedark:
I’m asexual. I feel no physical attraction to anyone: men, women or other. Whether or not I feel romantic attraction is, in a way, still up in the air simply because I’m not quite sure about what qualifies as romantic attraction and bloody hell it’s confusing.
And you know what? I would call…
misterstibbons:
cobracunt replied to your post: Sometimes I feel bad about how much I torrent.
i do too. but i remember the same things about torrents, namely that i do not have money to drop on music and movies as a college student so bleh.
Yeah. I buy things when I can, but torrenting something isn’t a decision between buying it or not, because I couldn’t buy it anyway.
I’d feel bad...
Was My Shameless Recruting Post Really That Funny?
I love Cakeyeahasexuals, although sometimes the jokes just aren’t quite there. It’s okay. Not every form of humor appeals to everyone. I’m also flattered they reblogged my post since I’ve been aware of them for several months. On the other hand, I’m not sure they didn’t reblog it as a joke.
I know as as someone in my 30s, I’m too old and not cool enough...
#Acechat on Twitter
If you have a Twitter count or on Twitter come join in using the #Acechat hashtag
icouldbebetterthanallthis asked: Hey man, I really like what you're doing here :) I thought for about a year that I was asexual, because I couldn't decide if I found men or women were more attractive, and twasn't that bothered about it...but then I found out I was Bi because I got attracted to someone...anyway keep up the good work :)
findingsherlock-deactivated2012 asked: I saw that you were looking for writers who would like to help out with your site. I've rebloged and hopeful the many many Aces who follow me will take you up on things. I am wondering however if you would ever be interested in have articles on being an Ace ally. I'm not Asexual, and I'm pretty new to the community, but many of my close friends identify and I'm trying to get...
minusdatails asked: Thanks for following me back! :)
--Claire
--Claire
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RIP Sally Corsica
The brake saga with the car is over. The drums and rotor on the car are gone. A patch repair will not get it back on the road. I’m left with the choice of getting an $800 repair on a car whose value at the moment is probably less than $500 according to Kelly Blue Book.
The car drama does not come at a great time for me. The brake going out a week before college finals does not help me....
Further Automotive Adventures of an Ace Reporter
If you followed the blog several days ago, you know the brakes on my car went out. It’s not the scariest brake adventure I’ve ever had — that would be delivering pizzas with no brakes. (Basically, I went to the owner and said, “Mario, I have no brakes.” The owner, whose name was Mario before anyone accuses me of anything said, replied “Drive carefully.”)
...
[:: Asexual News Seeks More Writers →
ace-reporter:
Actually, I’d love some vloggers too. Basically, there’s a problem I’m having with this. I’m writing most of the content. Although I try to be objective, it still means my viewpoint dominates. No person is truly objective if they are honest with themselves. The initial goal was…
If you want to join Asexual News, e-mail me at landiss77@gmail.com or...
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Asexual News Seeks More Writers
Actually, I’d love some vloggers too. Basically, there’s a problem I’m having with this. I’m writing most of the content. Although I try to be objective, it still means my viewpoint dominates. No person is truly objective if they are honest with themselves. The initial goal was to bring multiple writers in to cover the areas.
What I Need
I need people who can write...
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HIV and Asexuals -- Not At All Common But Possible
There are times when I want to go off and someone and then realize I’d be, in popular parlance, an “asshole” for doing so. A recent example involves a little gem I cam across in The Savanah Tribune recently. I do not disagree with Mark Anthony Douglas’s overall point. People need to know about the disease, how to prevent it and what the consequences are. I’m just...
Tales from an Asexy Geek: "No" still means "yes,"... →
kakkobean:
belgianbollocks:
quidditchisnotjustagame:
sweetcalamity:
theriotmag:
Apparently, according to this article, “No” can sometimes still mean “Yes” because women talk in code and need to be “translated.” We lie, we make things up, and we can’t or won’t say how we…
And of course men never, ever do any of these things….
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Mental Health and Asexuals
Recent discussions about the LGBT teen suicide rate particularly in more conservative areas got me thinking. Although Pennsylvania tends to be more conservative, it is not necessarily heavily Republican. Many people in the state are Blue Collar Democrats. Having lived in small towns, I can testify it’s rough for LGBT folks. It’s no picnic for Asexual folks either because most people...
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Sally Corsica and her Brakes
For those who think I’ve renounced my Asexual status or suddenly acquired a girlfriend, it should be clear that Sally Corsica is the name I have given my car. It is a Chevy Corsica that has survived a great deal of what I have put it through.
The Initial Scare
The adventures with the brakes started almost a year ago now when the brake line went out when I was on the way back from...
gremloblin asked: I'm really flattered you reblogged me! One thing though: I'm actually a girl :D.
Thank you so much for the offer and I'll definitely consider writing for Ace reporter. I'm not sure if there's anything on my blog really relevant yet. But when I have more time this is something I'd really like to write about more.
Thank you so much for the offer and I'll definitely consider writing for Ace reporter. I'm not sure if there's anything on my blog really relevant yet. But when I have more time this is something I'd really like to write about more.
Adventures of an Ace Reporter: Now, on Asexual... →
zombiebeam:
ace-reporter:
If you’ve reblogged my post and said you were bullied, I want to hear from you!
Asexual News has been running a series on Asexual Bullying in April. We have had a grand total of one person respond to my request. This is not the grand item I imagined to bring issue to the problem and to get LGBT…
Going off this post. I’ve never been full on bullied for it, but I...
Adventures of a Freelancer
Freelancing has never been easy. It was probably at its hardest when the word actually referred to a mercenary who sold his services to the highest bidder. (Yes, that is actually where the term comes from. Along with deadline, another item that affects freelancers it has a rather morbid origin.)
I write for Textbroker. I like writing for Textbroker for the most part. It’s not the...
tumblrbot asked: WHERE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO VISIT ON YOUR PLANET?
Now, on Asexual Bullying
If you’ve reblogged my post and said you were bullied, I want to hear from you!
Asexual News has been running a series on Asexual Bullying in April. We have had a grand total of one person respond to my request. This is not the grand item I imagined to bring issue to the problem and to get LGBT groups focusing on bullying to assume only people who fall under the LGBT umbrella get bullied.
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Maybe I should calm down...
There are times when I wonder if I should defend myself. Such is an example of an egregious faux pas yesterday. I’m human. I make mistakes. In this word, the key word exclusively was omitted. Admittedly, anyone who has taken a Journalism course knows that adjectives and adverbs are supposed to be omitted. Sometimes these words are necessary.
However, my habit of getting angry at the people...
Asexual Witchery: Day of Silence →
spanishjohn:
ace-reporter:
I should have participated, although I think at times LGBT people and some Asexuals need to be reminded that bullying is not an exclusively Asexual issue.
Wow. So I suppose being cornered and insulted repetitively, one of which being, “You’re not human, humans are sexual…
If you’re going to reblog it, Reblog the whole thing and read my comments....
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Going Beyond Asexuality 101...
I think there is a growing disssatisfaction with the lack of more advanced information about Asexuality. The problem is I’m not exactly sure what to do about it. Of course, Asexuals need to do more activism in meat space.
But in this one case, I’m not interested in going on about what you think. I want to know what you think. Reply here or on Asexual News’s main site.
A Poem Inspired by Unwanted Wakenings
I currently reside above a bar. I plan on moving in May, despite this being my second move this year. (There’s only so much noise, smoking and stupidity I can take.) In a fit of sleeplessness, here is a short parody inspired by someone blaring this song at 3 a.m. Guess which one :
Imagine I’m still sleeping
It isn’t hard to do
The sun is nowhere no us
There’s...
Day of Silence
spanishjohn:
ace-reporter:
I should have participated, although I think at times LGBT people and some Asexuals need to be reminded that bullying is not an Asexual issue.
Wow. So I suppose being cornered and insulted repetitively, one of which being, “You’re not human, humans are sexual beings” isn’t considered bullying.
Please see my post “The Importance of Editing.” It was an...
Oops... the importance of editing
In an earlier post I said bullying is not an Asexual issue. This is not what I meant. It was something I caught later when I saw the notes. Had the people responding to the post saw the actual site, they would have seen the Asexual News’s Anti-bullying series focusing on Asexuals.
However, this is not their fault. It is mine. I was trying to say I should have stood up to the people in the...
Reblog if you're asexual?
cakeyeahasexuals:
belgianbollocks:
acutezza:
misterstibbons:
five-rounds-rapid:
I’m curious as to how many of us aces there are on Tumblr!
I am sure this is a shock for you all.
Surprise surprise!
The asexuals are coming.
CAAAAAAAKE (reblog for cake now)
Ace-Reporter (Last time I checked I was.)
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Day of Silence
If you look at the Asexual News website yesterday, you may have found no new articles were posted. You may have assumed it was because of the Day of Silence. As much as I’d like to pretend that the reporters and staff were out participating in local activities related to the day. It just happened that most of us had other real life things to do. I had to show up at a courthouse only to find...
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Broadband now here
Well, at least I will have one less excuse for not making regular Asexual News posts. Comcast came today and set up the new broadband router. I don’t have the fastest speed available, but considering what I got while tethered to my cell phone it is a vast improvement. I’m used to living in areas where 5 Mbps was the maximum speed you could get for the Internet.
Of course, this...
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Religion and Asexuality
I have been thinking about asking various religious representatives what their opinion on Asexuality might be. The debate about religion and asexuality rages on, although it rages quietly and without much attention. Many such debates around Asexuality are often engaged in quietly. If there is such a thing as an Asexual revolution, it is one of the quietest revolutions in the history of...
