I'm sorry meara. Definitely her loss.

((((shir))))). You are awesome. You are a rock star! The Doctor would be smiling at your work. I'd say, remember, precious things do not come about easily. A diamond takes eons to form from carbon under high pressure. Then dug out of the ground. Then a skilled jeweler to cut it just right. You are the diamond. Or maybe the site. Either way, what you have undertaken is precious. It will take time and pressure to see the sparkles.

Any word from Connie?

ION- co-worker was telling me of conversation with another co-worker, German gal, who described me as "oozing with libido" (meant in a flattering way). And shocked to learn I was single. Um. What? Is there some kind of training to learn how to use this power (for good, of course). I never taught how to use this power. Never knew I had it.

too bad that girl is so dumb, meara.

Yeah, well, after I was kinda like "don't fear, I'm not hitting you over the head and dragging you back to my hotel room", she ...invited me to hang out on Tuesday also, but going to a talk by some scientist about a supplement she sells. Er.

hum. I think I would have to really like somebody a lot to go to that.

I just got a robocall from a police chief asking me to vote yes on prop 19.

They have police chiefs in California that are robots!?

David Schwartz (who used to be Knut the Difficult over here) over on facebook just posted a link to this cartoon about how every discussion about sexism ever goes. I thought it was particularly apropos at the moment. So for Shir.

a link to this cartoon about how every discussion about sexism ever goes.

It's not funny 'cuz it's true.

GC, your kid is so cute it made me forget all about People and their Ignorance for ten whole minutes. Now that's something!

Gar, fantastic news!

beth, lots of ~ma.

Plus the whole issue of religious based harassment/assault, to try an enforce a modesty code that is neither legally required nor part of the culture of a majority of Israeli's - in addition to "normal" harassment.

Plus the conflict. I just got a story. Allow me to describe: that story had three paragraphs. Three lines, not even sentences, from the second paragraph described the case. The other sentences used to describe the atmosphere in the specific neighborhood (which I know, for I lived there for two years - and yes, it is a problem there), and followed by an apologetic note that "I know anyone can harass, but it this case..." and so on. She later sent another email, saying that she just read our racism policy, and that she wants us either to publish the story as is or not at all, and "it would be sad if even you would try to silence me just because the story doesn't hold some sort of an imaginary PC standard".

Ugh. Remind me again why I started Hollaback in a country with at least four different social splits (male-female, religious-secular, Arab-Israeli, Sfaradi ("Eastern")-Ashkenazi ("Western")), with a war every now and then?

Seska, I know about Harassmap. Their job is fantastic!

omnis, of course you're a catch! Even the Germans can tell!

And thank you all, so much, from the bottom of my heart for the cheer up and support pixels. It feels good to know there's at least one place I can escape from ignorance to.

IOpossiblyTMIN: I really wish I had a boyfriend, for getting physical support as well. Plus, you have no idea how much tension I have to take care of. Imaginary boyfriend would be very grateful, let me tell you that. Mostly because I might be somewhat attracted (only physically. Intellectually, we don't really match) to someone I Really Shouldn't be Attracted to for a Huge Number of Reasons, and I have to see the guy. A lot. And I like him very much, but Lord, I do not want to like him That Way.