a return to evillity

Maybe someone threw the Blarney stone or something at me, but I think I'm finally coming out of my mental/literary stupor. For the first time in about a week, I feel like I have things to write/talk about in a (semi) fluent way. The caffiene and abundance of cool links probably help :P

I have to include Circus of the Spineless #3, just because it's such a great name. It's a collection of links to pictures of insects, slugs, and other anthropods. There's even a picture of a huggy spider that doesn't give me the willies. Maybe it's because it's happy mint green instead of leggy, creepy black.

Speaking of things that shouldn't be cuddly, my sister showed me her Giant Microbes when I visited. I particularly favor Ebola because it's so deadly, and in plushie form it kind of looks like E.T. I know wendyzski has some of these, now you can collect 'em all!

Pop culture geekery: Serenity II might be a tv movie and lightsaber technique has a historical basis. Groovy :)

Finally, I wasn't going to participate in this meme because I was sure I couldn't think of any really good ones to contribute, but now that I think I might be able to hold my own, I thought I'd borrow from many but most recently emerald14:

If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, (even if we don't speak often) please post a comment with a COMPLETELY MADE UP AND FICTIONAL memory of you and me. It can be anything you want - good or bad - BUT IT HAS TO BE FAKE. When you're finished, post this little paragraph on your blog and be surprised (or mortified) about what people DON'T ACTUALLY remember about you.

the domestic glass ceiling and flat place crises

Man, when I come back, I come back with a vengeance! This will be snipped for brevity so I won't swamp y'alls friends' pages.

During the week I've run into multiple posts referencing this article about feminism and domesticity, and various strategies for women to assure they don't end up doing all of the housework (assuming the hetero marriage/long term cohabiting model). I include the link for completion's sake but I'm more interested in the "on the ground" experiences of some of the bloggers.

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I'd be interested to hear how other couples/households divide up housework. I'm especially curious to hear from same-sex couples, who are less likely to deal with "men's work/women's work" issues.