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What Am I Doing Here?

Geez, Cindy!

About Me

I used to believe that the only things that mattered in the world were work and politics. Now I know that the most important things in my life are my crazy family...

and my wonderful friends...

My Interests

Reading, laughing, dancing, smiling...talking, talking, talking...

I'd like to meet:

I've already met her.

Music:

Old stuff, new stuff, songs that make me feel good.My favorite artist is a guy named Greg Woodruff, he's a singer/dancer/songwriter/house-flipper based in Nashville...and he's my best friend. :)

Movies:

Brokeback Mountain, of course. Oh Ennis...

Television:

No more.

Books:

I love the Poisonwood Bible, On Beauty, Middlesex, East of Eden, Wally Lamb's books. Anything by Anne Rice. Augusten Burrough's memoirs are awesome.

Heroes:

Gloria Steinem and Mo'nique.SKINNY WOMEN ARE EVIL.

My Blog

One Latte, Hold the Milk

This NY Times op-ed is a wonderful ode to caffeine. :)February 3, 2007Guest ColumnistOne Latte, Hold the MilkBy STACY SCHIFFIf you believe, as I do, that darkness shrouded the Earth until someone tho...
Posted by What Am I Doing Here? on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:02:00 PST

Family Planning Hostile Take-Over

Bush has just appointed the a new deputy assistant secretary for family planning, a person in charge of millions of dollars in family planning funds (you know, CONTRACEPTION?). Guess where the new gu...
Posted by What Am I Doing Here? on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 06:56:00 PST

Another reason why I love Gloria...

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Posted by What Am I Doing Here? on Sun, 12 Nov 2006 06:52:00 PST

Footage from Supreme Court Protest

Check out this footage from the protest outside the Supreme Court during this week's oral arguments on the late-term abortion ban cases. This is the anti-choice movement folks...their lack of compass...
Posted by What Am I Doing Here? on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:41:00 PST

No means...YES?

I want to thank the Maryland Court of Special Appeals for reminding me why I am going to law school. Apparently, Maryland women don't get to say "no more" once the sex has started (I wonder what kind...
Posted by What Am I Doing Here? on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 03:14:00 PST

WHY??

Why are law students so fucking WEIRD??????!!!!!!!!
Posted by What Am I Doing Here? on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 03:03:00 PST

She's back

My sister is home again. 
Posted by What Am I Doing Here? on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:05:00 PST

Good news...

This is the best news I have heard in quite a while: "Evangelicals Fear the Loss of Their Teenagers"...
Posted by What Am I Doing Here? on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:09:00 PST

Laptop + Ticket to DC = Reality Check

Just this morning, I purchased my laptop for law school (this is the closest I'll get to a long-term relationship for at least the next three years) as well as my ticket from Las Vegas to National Ai...
Posted by What Am I Doing Here? on Thu, 20 Jul 2006 12:56:00 PST

WMD

..">I suppose we can add Iraq to the list as well.
Posted by What Am I Doing Here? on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 08:42:00 PST