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The Life Cycle of the Grad School Graduate’s job hunt for something in the mental health field

Originally posted on The Neophyte Therapist:
Even the father of psychoanalysis had to go to job interviews (photo credit to Nicolas C. Grey – http://www.nicolascgrey.com/sigmund-fried) I was walking out of the stadium, clad in a cap and gown, when my father yelled “GET A JOB!” from the stands. While my dad was only kidding (here’s…

Study Break: “Take Me Home Tonight”

The song begs the question… what would you do if Eddie Money offered you two tickets to paradise.

Interesting Facts about Lewis Carroll

Interesting Literature Lewis Carroll (1832-98) is celebrated around the world as one of the great purveyors of ‘literary nonsense’: his books Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871) have entertained countless readers since they were published nearly 150 years ago. For many, the name ‘Lewis Carroll’ is synonymous with children’s literature. But ‘Lewis Carroll’ was […]

Tiananmen Square: “Great Firewall” all but hides the 24th anniversary of China massacre

via CBS News. It’s still quietly referred to as “the anniversary” here. If you search for the words “Tiananmen Square” on the Internet in China, you likely won’t find anything. Even on Weibo, China’s Twitter equivalent, where Chinese are increasingly turning to speak their minds, there is little mention of Tiananmen. In fact, on social […]

How University Has Changed My Perception On EVERYTHING

How University Has Changed My Perception On EVERYTHING.

Does the U.S. really need Pride parades any more?

But what is it that I want?

Originally posted on fog up the windows:
Ever torn between my age in numbers and how I feel that I should slow down not measure my minutes for their industriousness. We’re younger than we’ve ever been before and for so much longer. That my mother, my father had to commit to life together houses together…

Mrs. & Mrs. Smith: How Some Gay Couples Reclaim Old Marriage Traditions

via The Atlantic. Weeks after same-sex marriage became legal in Maryland, a wedding expo was held in the Tremont hotel in downtown Baltimore. In a pair of packed ballrooms, ABBA was playing—”Take a Chance on Me,” of course—and vendors were vying for this new marital demographic. Beckoning from tables were caterers, DJs, wedding planners, limo […]

Arcade Dreams

Originally posted on followthehumming:
Diary date: 29th May, 1985 Galaxian, Pac-Man, Defender, Space Invaders, Track and Field, Star Wars. Worlds of wonder when anything seemed possible. Engrossing, state-of-the-art video games in colourful, custom-made cabinets. Seedy arcades in gloomy rooms with sticky, concrete floors. Tumbling coins landing loudly on silver-metal trays. Piercing, earworm music looping endlessly.…

Blogging for LGBT Families Day: Bisexual Parenting

Originally posted on A.J. Walkley:
In honor of Blogging for LGBT Families Day, I wanted to post an article I wrote about five years ago for the incredible site Rainbow Rumpus — a magazine for youth with LGBT Parents. Please enjoy! LGBT Parenting: The Bisexual Experience NOTE: Names have been changed in this story…