You know, maybe they're right

Maybe my profile picture on my blog is just begging for harassment and sexist comments. I mean, look at how slutty I look, what with part of my collarbone showing, and that big smile. God, I can’t believe I had it up so long without noticing how horrible it is.

But I know a lot of other atheist and skeptical blogs have photos on their main page, so maybe it’s not just putting up a photo at all – maybe I was choosing inappropriate content. After much consideration on what all of these photos had in common, I found some photos of myself that fit in better with the overall theme:
Not pictured: Multiple Livestrong bracelets, baggy cargo pants
I’m not sure which one I like better, though. What do you guys think? Bro Jen, Or Pseudo Penn Jillette? I personally prefer Bro Jen, but you can still see a hint of boob, which, I know, is totally unacceptable.

You know, maybe they’re right

Maybe my profile picture on my blog is just begging for harassment and sexist comments. I mean, look at how slutty I look, what with part of my collarbone showing, and that big smile. God, I can’t believe I had it up so long without noticing how horrible it is.

But I know a lot of other atheist and skeptical blogs have photos on their main page, so maybe it’s not just putting up a photo at all – maybe I was choosing inappropriate content. After much consideration on what all of these photos had in common, I found some photos of myself that fit in better with the overall theme:
Not pictured: Multiple Livestrong bracelets, baggy cargo pants
I’m not sure which one I like better, though. What do you guys think? Bro Jen, Or Pseudo Penn Jillette? I personally prefer Bro Jen, but you can still see a hint of boob, which, I know, is totally unacceptable.

Atheists need to wear more polo shirts

From the Purdue Exponent:

Fashioning a polo shirt that complemented his witty humor, an atheist high school math teacher recounted how he won his tussle with an influential right-wing group.

What? That wasn’t the takeaway point from this article? I guess for Purdue students, it’s important to illustrate that atheists aren’t always running around naked. That misconception may be partially my fault.

Glad Hemant’s talk went well at my alma mater!

PS: Club members report that about twice as many people showed up than the Exponent reported. Boo, student reporting!

A horoscope I can get behind

Ha:

Scorpio Saturn rising in your sign will subject you to the powerful force of Fate, which everybody knows is stronger by far than electromagnetism, gravity, or the nuclear strong and weak forces.

Indeed! My other favorites include:

Capricorn Faith is the evidence of things not seen, which any well-rounded human being must admit is better than only trusting good hard provable evidence.

And

Aquarius This is a good week to spend with family, which is the kind of advice stupid old Ophiuchus would never have given you.

You can check out the rest here.

Skeptical Valentines

If you and your significant other consider this “your song”…

…then here’s a great idea for a Valentine’s Day gift! Katie Hartman and other Skepticon volunteers are selling handmade skepticism-themed Valentine’s cards to raise money for Skepticon 4. There are a bunch of choices, ranging from nerdy to blasphemous:I’m kind of hoping The Trophy Wife gives PZ the one that says “You’ll do until PZ Myers is single” for irony’s sake. Or PZ could get that for his wife, and… yeah, I have no idea what that would even mean. Maybe not the best idea.

(Via JT’s blog)

Am I officially a hippie liberal now?

In the last week I’ve received mail from The New York Times, the Sierra Club, Doctors Without Borders, Feeding America, the ACLU, some liberal anti-capitalism cell phone provider which I forget the name of Credo Mobile, and Washington Monthly (which advertises itself as part of the “vast left-wing conspiracy”).

…Is there some list of Official Liberals somewhere that all of these organizations share? Did I finally make the cut? Does voting Democrat in Washington State automatically set you up for certain spam mailers? I wonder what voting Republican gets you…

Oh well. I guess it’s more interesting than the 38975298 letters I get telling me to apply for a new credit card.

I’m (almost) a Real Man!

At least according to Conservapedia’s idiotic reply to all of the atheists giggling at their Fatty McFatterston argument. It’s impressively more brainless than the original article, but this part aimed at PZ Myers spoke to me, personally:

When faced with body weight challenges, real men set weight loss goals,

Done!

publicly declare their weight loss goals,

Ditto! And for charity, too!

and of course, use the Total Gym.

Awwwwww, and I was soooooo close to becoming a Real Man (TM)! All because I didn’t use Chuck Norris’s weight loss program. Apparently standing in front of an American flag in tight jeans burns a lot of calories.I wonder how Conservapedia would deal with the fact that two prominent atheists started a public weight loss routine right before they made all of these ludicrous claims. Oh, right, the way they deal with all contrary evidence: ignoring it.

I'm (almost) a Real Man!

At least according to Conservapedia’s idiotic reply to all of the atheists giggling at their Fatty McFatterston argument. It’s impressively more brainless than the original article, but this part aimed at PZ Myers spoke to me, personally:

When faced with body weight challenges, real men set weight loss goals,

Done!

publicly declare their weight loss goals,

Ditto! And for charity, too!

and of course, use the Total Gym.

Awwwwww, and I was soooooo close to becoming a Real Man (TM)! All because I didn’t use Chuck Norris’s weight loss program. Apparently standing in front of an American flag in tight jeans burns a lot of calories.I wonder how Conservapedia would deal with the fact that two prominent atheists started a public weight loss routine right before they made all of these ludicrous claims. Oh, right, the way they deal with all contrary evidence: ignoring it.