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Segregation in Sports: A bit of a wrap-up

November 12, 2014, 11:30 am

A big chunk of my life was taken up recently with a) feeling hurt because of some of the effects of gender segregation in my beloved only-team-sport of Underwater Hockey; b) venting about that hurt on...

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Feels like segregation feels like segregation feels like

October 22, 2014, 4:06 am

Pretend you're a dark-skinned person. One day your friends tell you about a new, tiny, unofficial sports team they're in. They invite you to come play. You arrive and nope, there are no other...

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spinning tired carless twist focus FLIP epic. And underwater pie.

March 29, 2013, 8:36 am

Difficulty concentrating today. Strange bruises up and down my forearms from spinning (staff-spinning! Am learning to spin staves and holy hellfire is it awesome). I tend to go looking for food...

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Endless Chicken Cornucopia

November 20, 2012, 7:32 am

*bok* (This makes sense, I swear. I'm titling a post full of updates on things while making vague Thanksgiving references while poking the memory of one of my recent favorite books. Don't be scared;...

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There’s nothing quite like the feeling of victory over sleep

October 23, 2012, 2:33 am

I am *so* thrilled to be writing this, from five a.m. on the day after a hockey game, having already started the laundry and made tea and puttered. I didn't get home from hockey until after 11, and I...

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Underwater Hockey is Ridiculously Awesome

February 2, 2012, 8:32 pm

OK, just a note here to say that underwater hockey (or UWH as you'll see it abbreviated) is stone cold freaking awesome. I don't even like competitive sports generally, but I've now played this one...

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Napping Infographic and Hilariously Disjointed Update

November 7, 2011, 3:04 am

Found this neato (and huge!) infographic about naps, and it's interesting enough that even I learned something! Check it out if you'd like. I know you can't hang much on search terms, but it still...

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