http://www.heroine-sheik.com Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:34:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Still back in Philly for the holidays, still making the most of my brief foray into the land of proper weather and East Coast cynicism. Today being New Year's Day, I thought I should reiterate the awesomeness of the Philadelphia tradition known as the Mummers' Parade, in which grown men ... http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2010/01/01/mummers-mutter-two-admittedly-awesome-things-about-philadelphia/ I'm back in Philadelphia with my parents and brother for the holidays, which means hilarity (see: absurdity) is ensuing in every direction. Tonight at dinner my mother announced that my father, some time ago, managed to piss off his brother by telling him how many more Google hits I have ... http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2009/12/30/google-fight-the-family-edition/ Okay, this has definitely been the longest I've ever gone without posting to Heroine Sheik. My poor, poor sex and technology baby. Anyways, contrary to popular opinion (or what I can assume of it) I am not dead, I've only disappeared into the black hole that is academia. Now that ... http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2009/12/25/im-not-dead-just-in-academia/ Those who know me, or have stepped foot in my apartment, know that I'm Halloween obsessed. Pumpkins currently line all available countertops in my living room. Skeletons hang on every door. Ours is the only home on the street with orange lights. Life, at this time of year, is good. ... http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2009/10/28/happy-halloween-fellow-sex-machines/ Ever had that feeling that the thing you're experiencing now you've already experienced in a dream? Ever wonder if your dreams contained not only images from the past but also from the future? "I'm eating a frozen banana while listening to Neil Diamond. Wait, I've done this before!" As an assignment ... http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2009/10/27/bonnie-has-become-unstuck-in-time/ The Beatles: Rock Band addiction, like all good addictions, has begun with anti-social behavior and healthy dose of cultural critique. Instead of going out with friends this past Saturday night, my husband Scott and I stayed home to crack open our latest purchase. I've been a Beatles fan since I ... http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2009/10/26/beatles-rock-band-and-the-female-gaze/ Even in a sea of bad first messages and worse ones, sometimes I do receive a piece of OkCupid email that makes me smile. Here are a few from my inbox that actually got a response -- though they're few and far between. Take that as a good sign, online ... http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2009/10/21/online-dating-messages-i-actually-replied-to/ I have officially entered the future. Or, more accurately, I've entered the present -- only a year or two behind my contemporaries. After much debate I broke down earlier this month and bought an iPhone. I had been using my husband's for reviews, and finally decided that I was missing ... http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2009/10/20/bookworm-for-iphone-or-against-mobile-gaming/ It occurred to me that while I'm in the business of posting public service announcements to the online dating site users of the world -- i.e. examples of what definitely not to write in messages to would-be new friends -- I should also point out some of the more subtle ... http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2009/10/20/online-dating-messages-that-missed-the-mark-by-less/ Because there likely wasn't enough pixel art of women bound and gagged yet in your day, I just wanted to point out these awesome images from Auntie Pixelante, creator of Mighty Jill Off. Also excellent is this tiny "Choose Your Own Predicament Game." Sub, would you like your Ma'am to cane ... http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2009/10/17/pixel-bondage-art-from-auntie-pixelante/