Honestly. Sally Kern frightens me. She makes me concerned for the state of the U.S. and its people.
I wonder what she has to say about other minority groups.
Disgusting. Here’s a link - hear for yourself.
Don’t worry - she’s not anti-gay and she’s not gay bashing.
Really?
I got home late and someone beat me to the punch by posting this in the livejournal twin_cities community, but it deserves to be posted here as well.
I can definitely say that I saw it coming.
Slumping sales.
Selling off their video/dvd rental collection, and so on.
I’ll miss you, Amazon.
I’d buy ya if I could afford ya.
Oldest feminist bookstore.
Super freakin’ awesome.
I’ve been going there since I was in my mid-teens and have seen the store through three different locations.
I received the following e-mail today:
Dear Amazon friends,
I want to let you all know that I have decided to leave the bookstore. I have worked at Amazon for over twenty years and have come to know many of you and cherish the connections I have made here. But it is time for a change in my life, and I want to move in different directions. I had hoped that the younger staff currently working at the store would be able to carry it on, but because of the financial condition of the store, that is not a possibility.
So we have decided to sell Amazon Bookstore. We are hoping to find a buyer/buyers within the next few months.
Amazon Bookstore has been a vital part of the Twin Cities feminist and GLBT community for over 37 years. In recent years, Amazon has also functioned as a neighborhood bookstore, providing a focal point for literary and progressive books and events. We are hoping that there will be an individual or a group of individuals that want to carry on the vision of the store or recreate it into a vision of their own.
Please email me at the store, barb@amazonbookstorecoop.com for a copy of our sale proposal and with any questions you might have.
It has been a great privilege to have worked at Amazon Bookstore for so long, and I feel very grateful to all of you for the support you have shown the store over the years. I hope in the upcoming months that I get to see many of you to express my gratitude personally.
Barb Wieser
General Manager
Amazon Bookstore Cooperative
All books at Opposable Thumbs are $1.
Most vinyl is, also (most, but not all).
Seriously - run, don’t walk to Opposable Thumbs.
They still have a LARGE amount of stuff.
I went there today but didn’t have the time (or patience) to dig through the books. I believe they’re open until 5:00pm.
Many customers were lamenting the closing of the store which is apparently due to multiple factors (said the clerk) - “Recession, Bridge Collapse, etc.” Bummer.
Well it’s a drifty, cold, and snowy day.
I barely made it up all the hills near my house to make the (usually) short trek to my parents’ place.
I’ve never had the “low traction” light come on so many times while driving.
The good news is that the drive home is (mostly) downhill.
The bad news is that it’s still blowing snow like crazy (and still snowing fresh new stuff) so the plows haven’t been out yet.
I’m hoping they’ll make it out before I head home.
In local news, Opposable Thumbs bookstore (on Johnson St. inbetween 28th and 29th Aves NE) is closing.
I can’t find any photos of the store. I need to take one SOON before they take their sign down.
I’m extremely sad about this closing as the store hasn’t been around for long and it had extrememly reasonabe prices for old, out of print, first edition, and signed copies of often hard to find books.
I’ll miss you, Opposable Thumbs. I hope I can make it over there before you close - I can’t pass up 50% off books!
In the New Year, the location will be housed by Crafty Planet (which is currently located on the SW corner of Lowry Ave. and Stinson Blvd).
It’s SNOWING!
In truly Minnesotan fashion, I decided it was high time I write a blog. What better to blog about than GLORIOUS LAZY WEEKEND SNOW? Not much, I tell you what.
Actually - there is one other thing. I saw a perfume at Marshalls last night called “White Shoulders.” - Dandruff perfume? WHAT?!
I’m currently loving the snow. I woke up at 9-ish and lazed around in bed for an hour before getting up and trudging over to the local bank to make a loan payment. The manager there is so friendly. I always seem to get the same woman checking me out (3 times out of 4). She’s an older lesbian, very friendly, always makes good small talk.
After the bank, I drove the three short blocks to my local co-op. Hooray! The place was packed. I picked up a few of the essentials to make sure that I don’t starve (har har) during the big bad snowstorm that is supposedly upon us. I have so little faith in the local weathermen. Well, Paul Douglas (aka “The Goof On The Roof”). There. I said it.
I thought that perhaps if I posted a blog I would be able to approve real comments rather than continue to be annoyed by the insane amount of spam comments that I get on this site every darn day.
Life has been more than fabulous as of late. Including lots of love, relaxation, a healthy dose of self-care (thanks, in part, to my good buddy Richard Simmons), and lots and lots of work.
June can’t come soon enough.
Get off the internet and go to The Walker!
They’re open until 5:00pm today.
I’m heading over right now to check out the new Frida Kahlo exhibit.
Update: I went and the place was packed! There was about an hour wait to see the exhibit and as I have a close personal friend with a “household” membership, I’m going to go see the exhibit on a paid day (but still for free) instead. Humph!
Update x2 (11/4/07): I went this afternoon and did not have to wait in line! There were still a lot of folks there, but it only took 30 or so minutes to get through the exhibit. Not too shabby! What are you waiting for? Go!
1) I’m really sick of the Catholic church.
Perhaps it’s my upbringing (I grew up in a devout Roman Catholic family).
Perhaps it’s my “alternative lifestyle.”
Perhaps the Catholic church needs a reality check.
Quit shooting yourselves in the foot, Catholic big wigs!
Archdiocese discourages church talks by lesbian and her father.
Discourages? They did more than discourage. They outright refused to allow a Catholic lesbian and her father to speak.
You know who did allow them to? - Spirit of the Lakes United Church of Christ. Thank you, Spirit of the Lakes!
Good to know that you can be a lesbian in the catholic church, but only if you’re celibate.
Guess what? The priests are supposed to be celibate, too, yet they’ve been molesting children for who knows how long.
Way to go, Catholic hierarchy. Keep on keeping on with the hypocracy and ignorance.
Jerks.
2) There is/are no such thing as “transgenders.”
There are transgender people, yes.
There are also homosexuals and gays.
“The gay,” however, does not exist - though I could have sworn that I came down with a nasty case of it once.
But I digress…
And I must confess that I read/browse the strib online most mornings.
Is that like feasting?
Perhaps. Perhaps.
As of tomorrow morning I will set sail (not really) for Chicago with these nerds.
We will stay at their friend’s house and head to LadyFest Chicago.
I’ve never been! (to LadyFest, that is)
See you on Sunday, Minneapolis!
No, I really do!
In honor of yesterday’s National Coming Out Day, I decided that having my photo in an ad that runs in Lavender (local gay rag) bi-weekly just wasn’t enough.
I needed a photo of myself in an article, too!
Check out the new issue (it came out today) and you’ll find me (and a host of other folks) inside.
Wahoo!
I’ve just out-gayed myself. AGAIN.
Next thing on my list? Getting over the crazy school girl crush that I have on my gorgeous co-worker. Really.
The startribune sucks.
Or, at least, their writers do.
Check out this stunning headline*:
“Minneapolis Institute of Arts no longer a men’s club”
Oh, really? Yeah?
Well, it’s still a place for old rich white people.
Ass.
Yet again, I’m underwhelmed.
