Here are my top 10 favorite articles, videos, etc. from The Onion Continue reading →
The Striking Similarities Between Carnists and Religious Fundamentalists
I’ve spent a lot of time dealing with religious fundamentalists. In part because of where I live, and because I’ve been involved in the secular movement since 2009; religious fundamentalism catches your attention more when you’re immersed in the world of protecting religious freedom. Now that I’m vegan, suddenly carnists want to tell me about all the biology they think they know. Here is a list of ways carnists are strikingly similar to religious fundamentalists. Continue reading →
My Favorites from Berlin
In the summer of 2012 I studied abroad in London. Afterwards Eoban (my partner) and I went to Berlin, Potsdam, and Prague. I fell in love with Berlin, so here is a photo set of my favorite moments. Continue reading →
My Shiny, New Job
I love my job. Well, I have two. I have two part-time, paying jobs. I’d say I’m faring pretty well compared to a lot of people in my graduating class. I like them both a lot, but I’m going to talk about the one that doesn’t make me get up early on Sundays. Continue reading →
Food as Expression
I don’t really think of myself as an artist. I don’t think of myself as very creative. But the reasons I don’t think of myself as artistic or creative is because I have been stuck thinking about creativity as strictly painting, sculpting, writing music, writing stories… I can’t do any of those things well (in fact, I’m so bad at writing that it takes me several days just to write one of these posts). But I can make a damn good chocolate chip cookie from scratch, with my own recipe. And I can start with just some chopped onions and create a savory mushroom soup. And I can tweak ingredients and work with what I have on hand and explore new methods. Sometimes I make mistakes, like trying to make a cheese sauce without first making a roux *YUCK*, but I learn from those mistakes and improve next time. All of this takes creativity and I just never realized it. Continue reading →
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Interests
Here is a list of the types of information you will find at jessikagriffin.com
- Transportation! Related specifically to bicycles and public transportation
- Food! Everything from personal recipes to local and global food issues
- Sustainability! If we kill all the humans, we can save the forest…
- Sex and gender issues in the U.S. and abroad
- Issues related to secularism, atheism, skepticism, and freethought
- Government! As a Public Management major, I’ve learned more about government than I’d like.
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