Pickle Train Conducters

I was early with last weeks post and late with this week's post. That's just how life goes. This week I want to mention that I am participating in Vlogmas on my youtube channel (more info below). A few months ago, I started working with InconnuMag as an editorial assistant. I'm in their article Q&A: The Cult of Inconnu.

READ: Gas Company Basically wants to Febreeze the Enormous Methane Leak in the Valley

In the Gilmore Girls episode, The Great Stink, a pickle train is derailed and its contents start rotting, causing the whole town to smell. An enormous natural gas leak in Porter Ranch, CA is stinking up the place and the gas company has been struggling to solve the problem. Their temporary solution is to use a "deodorizing mist" to clear up some of the smell while they continue working. In short, a gas company is febreezing the city because it smells of pickles (note: this is my humorous interpretation of the situation). The above clip is the scene when they discuss the pickle train.

READ: Why Consensual Sex Can Still Be Bad
The Cut published an article discussing the need for more nuanced discussions surrounding sex. I pulled out my favorite quote from the article.

“What I want is not for me to have that burden. I want one of my male partners, who are wonderful men who care about me, to have just once been like, ‘No, this is unacceptable to me. I’m not going to continue to have sex with you when you’re not getting off!’ And I can’t imagine that happening.”

PHOTOS: Jenny Holzer's Inflammatory Essays 1979-1982

 

Art Basel Miami has a collection of Jenny Holzer's Inflammatory Essays 1979-1982 plastered all over the walls. I found out about this exhibit via tumblr and it really hit a nerve. The tumblr post has more photos but this one was my favorite. The gif by Cecile Dormeau perfectly fits with the quote.

WATCHING: Vlogmas

In the days leading up to Christmas many people on youtube participate in Vlogmas by uploading a video a day. 

 

Here is my first week's playlist of videos. I'm using Vlogmas to kick myself into making content again and editing my enormous backlog of footage. And by enormous I mean that many of the videos were filmed in 2013.  

Rosianna Halse Rojas, one of my favorite youtubers is also participating. Her videos range from book reviews to travel logs to deep discussion videos. 

 

Booktuber Jean of BookishThoughts is also participating in Vlogmas. Her channel is all about books.