Tagged! | May 29th, 2008

Filed Under: Blogging for Change, Citizen Media, Freedom of Speech, Humor, Travel, Uncategorized, politics By: Jillian @ 8:46 pm

Since it was the wonderful Lalla Lydia who tagged me for this meme, I can’t help but give in and participate! The Rules: 1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog. 2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird. 3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by [...]

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Remember the internet in ‘96? | May 26th, 2008

Filed Under: Uncategorized By: Jillian @ 11:18 am

I remember the internet in 1996.  It was about two years after my family got our first internet connection (through Prodigy, an early AOL competitor) and I’d just gotten my first e-mail address (jill@mv.com) and had begun to use Netscape Navigator to navigate the big ol’ WWW.  I wish I could remember what sites I [...]

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Make Way for Ducklings | May 24th, 2008

Filed Under: Uncategorized By: Jillian @ 2:42 pm

When I learned that my GV friend Renata would be in town for the Berkman@10 celebration, I told her that she just had to stay an extra day so she could come to my birthday party.  Although all sorts of chaos involving her awful subletter in Somerville prevented her from staying very long (instead leading [...]

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The Curious Tweet | May 23rd, 2008

Filed Under: Uncategorized By: Jillian @ 11:10 pm

* Caveat: I just want to say that while I do not believe there is a word that should not be spoken, a topic that should not be broached, or an image that should be hidden from sight, I do believe that when any of the aforementioned are used to hurt, slander, or otherwise harm [...]

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The Funniest Package | May 21st, 2008

Filed Under: Uncategorized By: Jillian @ 8:22 pm

Every day I come home to the hope of mail.  By mail, of course, I mean actual mail, not bills or credit card offers or catalogs (though magazines count).  Lately my favorite thing to watch for is checks from all of my recent paying writing ventures.  And today I was hoping for a package - [...]

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My Mac | May 19th, 2008

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized By: Jillian @ 7:34 pm

My Mac, whom I’m not sure if I should name (would/have you? I name my cars), came into my life on Mother’s Day (hmm) when my parents and I met for lunch at the famous Kowloon in Saugus, on Route 1 somewhere in between their house and mine. Since that Sunday, I haven’t [...]

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Morocco’s very own Guantanamo | May 19th, 2008

Filed Under: Uncategorized By: Jillian @ 2:46 pm

Although I tend to question the validity of articles such as the one I discovered today in the Thaindian News, I’m a little pleased to see this human rights question raised - all too often, Morocco is praised for its attitude toward terrorism, but in this case, its staggering similarity to the United States is [...]

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Birthday Blogging | May 18th, 2008

Filed Under: Uncategorized By: Jillian @ 7:47 pm

I am one year older today. Twenty-six, to be precise. That’s another year closer to thirty, another year further away from whimsy and closer to wrinkles, I suppose (yeah, right, like I’ll ever stop being whimsical). Given the wealth of stuff I did for my birthday weekend, I’m going to keep this short, sweet, [...]

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Blogging for Palestine | May 15th, 2008

Filed Under: Uncategorized By: Jillian @ 10:13 pm

Thanks to za3tar, who organized the initiative, today is Blog About Palestine Day. I’m blogging the event for Global Voices, but I’d also like to express my own thoughts. The first few paragraphs are about me, so read on to get to the actual point! I learned about the Nakba and the origins of [...]

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Global Voices Summit 2008 | May 8th, 2008

Filed Under: Uncategorized By: Jillian @ 7:24 pm

As you can perhaps see from the badge to the lower left of this screen, I will be attending the Global Voices Summit next month in Budapest, Hungary. I’m very excited - not only is the Summit an opportunity to meet (even more) Global Voices folks, but also presents a unique opportunity for the [...]

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