About OwlCat
This is me.
Wait, that doesn’t look right. Oh, here we go:
This is what I usually look like when I’m at the computer.
I am an opinionated, self-righteous person. I get insanely irritated when I hear loud noises. I have a high tolerance for pain, which is good, since I get migraines all the time. I am sometimes prone to bouts of unrepentant sarcasm. I am a hypochondriac who knows too much about medicine for my own good and too little to be of any use. Hopefully that will change when I become a veterinarian who writes award-winning dark fantasy novels in her spare time. Then I can obsess over my cat’s health instead of my own, and over whether or not my books can spark a global revolution.
I am passionately spiritual and political, and I love labels:
Anarcha-feminist
I view gender politics through a political lens: patriarchy is just one manifestation of oppression and hierarchy.
Anarcho-socialist
We can exist without government or hierarchy. I believe in a collective, communal approach towards a healthy socio-political system.
Anti-kyriarchy
I oppose all forms of oppression in this world. That includes imperialism, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, and much, much more.
Social ecologist
Our society is sick, and we cannot cure our insatiable hunger for resources and power through individual action alone.
Deep ecologist
Our study of the ecological sciences must be underpinned by a sense of ethics and political philosophy.
Pantheist
The term “god” is only, and can only be, referring to our incredibly complex and vast universe. Superstition and belief in the supernatural are unnecessary for feeling reverence, euphoria, or hope.
Animist
I see the whole world as alive. Each element impacts other elements; connections exist everywhere. In that sense, everything in this universe has a spirit.
Agnostic
It is apparent right now that existence of anything supernatural is impossible to disprove, and therefore impossible to prove. But I am open to the possibility that something exists beyond the reach of modern-day science.
Atheist
I do not believe it would be rational to accept something’s existence without proof. And I most certainly don’t believe in any religion’s depiction of “god.”
Primitivist
Our aversion to anything “uncivilised” and “primitive” is immature. We went from being creatures who respected each other and the world, to creatures with nothing but contempt for each other and the world. If anything, we have gone backwards in that sense.
Anti-dominant-paradigmist (this one’s a protologism)
I’m the type of person who would put a “Subvert the Dominant Paradigm” bumper sticker on my car, if it weren’t so fashionable.
Pinko-Commie, Man-Hating, Feminazi, Treehugging Heathen
Do I need to explain this one?
Due to my strong opinions and desire to voice them regularly, my presence on the web has slowly grown, and I decided to create a website—a hub for all my randomness—before it gets too out of hand.
If you haven’t heard, Antioch has taken a huge step toward reopening. They’re now officially separate from the “University” system. Yellow Springs lives on too.
i love you! your such an intelligent woman
Thank you, what a compliment!
Sitakali,
Your profile “labels” are absolutely terrific. It is encouraging to know that such intelligent, rational, attractive women do exist in this world.
I have a couple of questions about your veterinary education that are not appropriate to post as comments on your web site. I would appreciate it if you could send me an e-mail directly.
Thanks!!!!
Thank you.
I love your humour and ability to laugh at yourself. You might want to update this, though, since you no longer get migraines all the time, and you’re self-righteous opinionatedness seems to be mellowing a bit with age. =)
Thank you.
Unfortunately, as I don’t take fish oil and magnesium regularly, I do sometimes get migraines. You really think I’m less self-righteous? When I was a teenager, I was much less self-righteous than I am now. I think it’s gotten worse with age.
Hello, I work with a cotelclive here in San Francisco that is interested in researching anarchist tendencies within Latin America for the very reasons outlined in this article. We do some translations and try to work on building solidarity with cotelclives in Latin America. We are small but are interested in obtaining some of these books. Aside from ANARQUISTAS EN AMERICA LATINA the other books appear difficult to get ahold of or very expensive. Can you offer any suggestions?
Hi there, sorry for the slow reply. I actually am not well-versed in Latin American anarchism, so I wouldn’t know where to look. I hope you’ve found some help.
Well, I’m not comparing it to when you were a teenager. I’m comparing it to a couple of years ago – Yes, I think you’ve become more accepting and less angry recently ..aka less self righteous. And you don’t get migraines “all the time” anymore, hence the updating. So…take your magnesium and fish oil and you won’t have to use your pain tolerance so much!
I love your words. It is everything is true.
Thank you. That means a lot to me.
I am not going to try an sound intelligent I don’t need to… you do that well enough and you don’t need any material from me. After spending hours going through your random posts and rants I thought I might as well leave a comment as to what I thought about it. For the most part your perspective is spot on, but hope of a revolution to correct the issues is just another hypocrisy, and will result in bloodshed. Humanity will undoubtedly prove that we are incapable of governing ourselves. What you want and don’t realize is for the bible to be true and for Christ Jesus to come back as God and set humanity straight; to punish the wicked and preserve those who just want to live and raise their families. The truth is the Bible is real and the Lord will return. It’s our only hope, if it’s not real then eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we die. Turn to Jesus and pray ask him “Lord if your real be real to me” I’ll pray he answers you.
This has to be one of the more bizarre comments I’ve gotten on my website. If you really spent hours on my website, you would know that I couldn’t care less about Jesus’s plans for me. Or Krishna’s, or Zeus’s, or Isis’s. And I know you’ve probably grown up with people saying that to you, but “I’ll pray for you” is intensely condescending.
I’m sorry I didn’t mean to come across as condescending; and your position on the supernatural was clear.
I appreciate the apology. I find fatalistic attitudes very concerning. No social change has ever come from it, yet social change has come many times from active, caring people. I address fatalism in this post: http://sitakali.org/2010/11/20/apathy-is-self-congratulatory/ I know it’s not exactly the same as your position, but some key elements are the same.