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| Boysenberries |
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Monday, June 29, 2015
Photo-a-day 2015.06.29
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| Brand new pinochle deck |
a "maybe not so minor" turn off
From a message I received on a dating site...
"Hi!... you sound really interesting! Not too many girls are into video games."
By calling that out, I have lost any interest in meeting you. Sorry.
This bugs me a lot. Maybe it shouldn't. I'm sure that person was just trying to make conversation and is really nice in person. But this comment implies that video games is a "boy's club" thing, and I am interesting just because I'm a girl that plays video games.
Not too long ago, I would have been flattered to be treated as "one of the boys", called out as a "unique girl", etc. Lately though, I have observed/experienced the drastic differences of men who respect lady nerds vs. treating lady nerds as a prize or intrusion on their territory. Adding females as an afterthought, #gamergate harassment, and the general idea that technology belongs to the male role has opened my eyes to the misogyny that continues to plague society.
Some might say, "That's so unfair! Give him a chance! He was just being nice."
Well, I've had plenty of male potentials message me about video games without referring to gender stereotypes. For example, someone simply asked, "What games do you like?" Note there was nothing about being a girl. Turns out, lots of girls like video games. Most of my female friends growing up played video games.
Sorry for the rant, and sorry to that person who messaged me. You may have been a nice person, but one remark became a turn off for me.
"Hi!... you sound really interesting! Not too many girls are into video games."
By calling that out, I have lost any interest in meeting you. Sorry.
This bugs me a lot. Maybe it shouldn't. I'm sure that person was just trying to make conversation and is really nice in person. But this comment implies that video games is a "boy's club" thing, and I am interesting just because I'm a girl that plays video games.
Not too long ago, I would have been flattered to be treated as "one of the boys", called out as a "unique girl", etc. Lately though, I have observed/experienced the drastic differences of men who respect lady nerds vs. treating lady nerds as a prize or intrusion on their territory. Adding females as an afterthought, #gamergate harassment, and the general idea that technology belongs to the male role has opened my eyes to the misogyny that continues to plague society.
Some might say, "That's so unfair! Give him a chance! He was just being nice."
Well, I've had plenty of male potentials message me about video games without referring to gender stereotypes. For example, someone simply asked, "What games do you like?" Note there was nothing about being a girl. Turns out, lots of girls like video games. Most of my female friends growing up played video games.
Sorry for the rant, and sorry to that person who messaged me. You may have been a nice person, but one remark became a turn off for me.
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Photo-a-day 2015.06.28
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| Small growth |
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Friday, June 26, 2015
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Monday, June 22, 2015
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Friday, June 19, 2015
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Photo-a-day 2015.06.18
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| Metal brain teaser |
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Monday, June 15, 2015
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Friday, June 12, 2015
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Monday, June 8, 2015
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Friday, June 5, 2015
Photo-a-day 2015.06.05
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| Spam slider from Marination Station |
From Marination Station (er, technically Big Blue)
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Photo-a-day 2015.06.04
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| "The Great Accomplishments of Little Miss Flatulence" |
As seen at the Chiho Aoshima: Rebirth of the World exhibit at Seattle Asian Art Museum
I really liked this exhibit. Folks in the Seattle area should especially check out the animated mural with 3D soundscape. That was a lot of fun.
On a side note, I still much prefer the Picasa interface over Google Photos (even after the G+ split).......
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Monday, June 1, 2015
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