All right. Back to the software upgrades. Go read the other parts of this series if you want to be au courant on the subject, especially the last post. Minna 4.0 is more stable in functioning. The downtimes are briefer, and maintenance is not as intense. In addition, her firewall is stronger. The earlier… Continue Reading
The Changing, Part III: Realizations Big and Small
Minna 4.0 is not easy to run. There are bugs, and at time, the program suddenly freezes up. Then, I have to shut her down and start her up again. Sometimes, it’s a simple ‘file not found’ error or a ‘low disk space error’, but on occasion, it’s the blue screen of death and… Continue Reading
The Changing, Part II: I Got a New Attitude, Bee-yotches!
Listen up, bee-yotches. In my last post, I gave a eulogy for the past incantations of me. It was surprisingly hard to do especially as I’m in the midst of grieving for her/them/the past/all the years lost/winter being over, but I needed to have some temporary finality on the subject. And, since I’m a writer,… Continue Reading
The Changing, Part I: A Eulogy for the Broken Minna
Dearly Beloved: We are gathered here today to mourn the passing of someone very dear to me: Me. Oh, I know I am still alive, so obviously, I am not mourning the actual physical passing of me, as fascinating as that may be. No, I am mourning the passing of the girl/woman I used to… Continue Reading
Rape is a Four-Letter Word
Rape. It’s been in the news a lot lately as the Republicans are trying to redefine it to chip away at abortion laws. It’s also in the news because Lara Logan, a journalist from CBS, was separated from her crew in Cairo and endured a sustained sexual assault. My fellow blogger over at ABL’s… Continue Reading
Xin Nian Kuai Le, Bitchez!
OK. It’s the real New Year’s, and it’s time to party like it’s 1999. You haven’t done New Year’s until you’ve attended a Chinese (or in my case, Taiwanese) New Year’s Party. You get there at eight when the party’s supposed to start, and then you sit on your asses and wait. And wait. And… Continue Reading
The Unbearable Darkness of Being
Today, over at Balloon Juice, Cole posted about a commenter who had recently killed herself shortly after her beloved killed himself. I think her commenting tapered off before I started frequenting the site because her name only vaguely rings a bell. The reason I am blogging about this is because her last note (on one… Continue Reading
Waiting for Godot (Lauryn Hill), Part I
Last night, I had the chance to be cool. This is very unusual for me since I have lived a life of ultimate un-coolness. My best friend emailed me a few weeks ago and said she could get tickets to the Lauryn Hill show. Was I in? Let me think. I like Lauryn Hill’s music… Continue Reading
A Study in Contrast
A long long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away–oh, wait. Scratch that. Let me start again. A long time ago, I was at an APLB (Asian and Pacific Islander Lesbian and Bisexual Women) conference in MN. This was right after I came out (but several years after I realized I was attracted to… Continue Reading
Happy New Year and Shit
2010 is about to be history. Gone, in the blink of both eyes. 2011 is on the way in, and she looks to be a feisty one. I ruminated in my last post as to how fast this year went. And, now as is my wont, I am looking back over the year to… Continue Reading