Category Archives: Personal

2011 in review

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Magpie

I kind of enjoy these end of the year year-in-review posts. They help remind me that I actually get things done, since the end of December is usually a kind of low-point in my mood and productivity. I did one … Continue reading →

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I gave up and joined Facebook

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Magpie

Every now and then I try these social networking things. I now have a facebook. My name on it is Margaret Kiljoy (one L). I have no idea how to use it or what to use it for yet. But … Continue reading →

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Got blackmailed by a cop this morning at Occupy Santa Cruz

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Magpie

This morning I got a text at 5:30am telling me that #occupysantacruz was being raided, so I drove down to the courthouse to film. I crossed the street (it could be argued that I didn’t cross the empty street at … Continue reading →

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goodbye, google+

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Magpie

Turns out that google+ requires you to use your legal name and if you’re caught in violation they suspend you and do all kinds of not-nice stuff. I know this might come as a surprise to most of you, but … Continue reading →

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Color in your cheeks (also, smut)

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Magpie

Steampunk smut author Shanna Germain brings the New York Times to task for the opening lines to their story The Mad Scientist of Smut: Nicholson Baker does not look like a dirty-book writer. His color is good. His gaze is … Continue reading →

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A Softer World

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Magpie

Just sayin. Tweet

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Posted on July 8, 2011 by Magpie

Okay, I’m on Google+. No idea if I’ll end up very active on it or not. Tweet

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Sedition

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Magpie

I got my knuckles tattooed. I’ve never been one for subtlety. Tweet

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Now I realize that I’m only for me

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Magpie

(portishead – machine gun) The other night I went to a release party for a queer zine (with the translated title of “fags and disaster”) at a squat in Athens. One reason that I’m not looking forward to going back … Continue reading →

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Lo siento

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Magpie

So I’m in Italy at the moment, working on some editing projects. (I used to travel as a volunteer activist, now I travel as a volunteer editor. Go figure.) Anyhow, I don’t speak Italian. The other night I watched this … Continue reading →

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