Tag Archives: real life

Monday warm fuzzies: post 600!

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

Yep, a nice little milestone in the history of Ideologically Impure was passed last week, during my sudden spurt (tee hee hee) of posts. The only problem with commemorating this in proper retrospective style is that I already did my … Continue reading →

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POST 500, PEOPLE

Posted on August 11, 2012 by

No idea how this happened, really – I just sat down one day and decided my sweary rants were just as valid as any of the other blogs out there.  And here we are, post 500, after a mere 4.288 … Continue reading →

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My male role models made me the scary, cussing feminist I am today

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

Since I’ve been linked to from the Herald a few times now, I feel oddly compelled to let you know up front that this one gets sweary, people.  I make no apologies. Louisa Wall and Colin Craig appeared on Q&A … Continue reading →

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New look at Ideologically Impure

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

I’ve revamped the place!  Fame, in the form of being linked to from The Herald (and not in the context of Deborah Coddington airing her martyrdom) does that to people, or so I’m told. Fear not, there will be a … Continue reading →

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Oy

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Not much to report on tonight.  Class sizes are going up, prescription costs are going up, John Banks is somehow still an elected representative of the people of Epsom (to be fair, a majority of them may well aspire to … Continue reading →

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Today in bizarre spam

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

My spam folder was heating up again, so I figured I’d share the highlights of what got cleansed. First conclusion:  spammers are getting oddly specific in their targets, this time trying to appeal to my New Zealand film industry-centred patriotism. … Continue reading →

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Family Fist: Poor brown people are obviously just more evil

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

Well, that’s my take on this piece of dogwhistling, anyway. Oh, sure, it sounds nice and reasonable.  We don’t want to waste Mah Taxpayer Dollars monitoring obviously good parents, right? Until you think about how exactly you personally are defining … Continue reading →

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How it went down pt 2: self-reflection

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

Part 1; Part 3. Maybe, since this is my fucking playhouse, a little self-indulgence is warranted. This blog is three years old. Starting this blog was a really big step for my mental health.  It was an expression of confidence … Continue reading →

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Men talking good shit about other men talking really shit shit

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

Another three guys-who-often-write-stuff-I-agree-with pretty much have it covered on the most recent outbreak of “Labour is low in the polls, let’s keep on trying to be National 2.0″ fever. Danyl on Pagani (but see this thread if somewhat-obscure boardgame references … Continue reading →

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“No, dear, I’m just squicked by using lube for massage oil”

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

… uttered by moi this evening at the supermarket.  It might have been just another “QoT is vocally inappropriate while shopping” incident if my partner and I hadn’t apparently inspired two other couples to actually stand in front of the … Continue reading →

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