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Thu, Feb. 14th, 2008, 10:14 am
Absence
Sorry, folks, for missing WoW last night. I was feeling poorly and my DSL went dead. (It may or may not be back on tonight.)
Geeze, I've been a bit sparse here, lately. Fri, Jan. 18th, 2008, 07:22 pm
Politics: A Brief Request of Certain Ron Paul Supporters
Speaking as someone who until recently heartily supported Ron Paul, then rather unhappily came to conclude that I could no longer do so, I would like to say the following to a sadly high portion of the remaining Ron Paul supporters who have been posting online:
Look, I'm happy to comply with your request, but you have to stop waving your hands around while ranting about the "witch hunt" so that I can actually nail you to the cross you've jumped up onto. Tue, Jan. 1st, 2008, 12:00 am
Happy New Year!
Greetings from the future, folks to the West. Tue, Dec. 25th, 2007, 09:32 pm
Merry Christmas, All
I had a very nice family get-together yesterday, so it's been a cheerfully quiet and solitary day today. I hope y'all have had a good holiday or holy day, as suits you. Fri, Dec. 21st, 2007, 06:12 pm
Dumb Question - Does F Date Like SF?
Do works of fantasy tend to get dated after decades - or alternately, does fantasy written at different periods of time tend to have palpably distinct tendencies, tropes, and traits - like works of science fiction tend to?
I can read a SF short story or novel, and excepting those with obvious references to then-contemporary life, I believe I can make a decent guess of when the story was written, at least down to the decade. I haven't read remotely as much fantasy as SF, however, so I'm suddenly, inexplicably curious whether the same is possible for fantasy fans (with the same "ignoring obvious contemporary links" caveat when able). Wed, Nov. 28th, 2007, 11:34 pm
2^5
This has been the most fatigued birthday of mine in recent memory. Still recovering from a few very bad nights of sleep in row while fending off a stomach bug.
Otherwise, hey. Still here at 32. :) Fri, Nov. 16th, 2007, 10:59 pm
This Doesn't Make Me Feel Old, It Makes Me Laugh!
60 Minutes Takes a Dump on "Millenials", as blogged on 37 Signals. Or, in other words, 60 Minutes found that people 25 and below are generally a bit less serious and a hair less professional than the people they'll be in five or ten years older people. What's absolutely, shriekingly hilarious is that the comment thread is full of denunciations of old fogies who Just Don't Get the Kids warring with head-shaking declarations that the kids really are Just That Lazy and Spoiled. Some people are taking it deadly seriously. Maybe it's time I finally got around to watching Slackers.
Wed, Nov. 14th, 2007, 12:28 am
Tasty
I'm not even sure you can call this a recipe, but hey:
1) Take avocado ripened enough so that you can halve it and scoop out the soft flesh with a spoon.
2) ...Do that.
3) Sprinkle tiny amount of lime juice atop aforementioned soft flesh.
It's good. Sat, Nov. 10th, 2007, 02:42 pm
The Man's a Scultor, Not an Architect
MIT is suing Frank Gehry over the cartoon building caught in mid-collapse-design of the $300M Stata Center. Turns out, it looks far, far prettier than it works - and leaks like a sieve. I remember a Wired article on the construction a few years back, with all the dubious people who just wanted a building they could work in - aren't weren't sure this was one - painted as silly old nerds who couldn't appreciate beauty.
Fri, Nov. 9th, 2007, 09:41 pm
I Cooked!
It's true! I did not merely heat, tonight. I cooked on the stove.
Well, it was just some basmatic rice, but it was fragrant, soft, and very tasty with some palak paneer on top. A soothing end to an over-eventful day. Fri, Nov. 9th, 2007, 03:54 pm
Also About Money
![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) bruceb brought writer Mark Evanier's blog to my attention a little while back when he was writing about the creation of the character Scrappy-Doo. I've been following it with interest since, especially his notes about the WGA strike (which he's posted between actually, you know, picketing). The thing I like is that he explains the situation and his concerns honestly and fairly. This recent entry is worth reading in its entirety, but the part that jumped out to me is here: No one, I should hope, is expecting you to feel sorry for us Professional Writers because we're getting gypped on DVD money and Internet downloads and the like. Not a one of us chose this line of work under duress. This is just a business dispute — a larger, nastier version of the kind of thing that goes on thousands of times a day in Hollywood when we aren't on strike, and which happens in some form in any profitable business. We may get emotional because we do see our work and human lives getting damaged by a number of things that the Producers have done or are attempting to do. You'd get emotional if your boss was trying to slash your salary, too. Or whittle away your family's health insurance. Well, I didn't say he was dispassionate, ;) but I respect the way he presents his take. I've annoyed people recently by not taking a pro- or anti-WGA stance on the strike, and I'm going to continue to annoy those people by not really having an emotional reaction beyond, "As the man said, it's a business dispute - one that will eventually be resolved." However, I find Evanier's posts on the subject clear, interesting, informative, and free of BS; anyone following the strike will probably find something worthwhile trawling through his archives or Googling for recent mentions of the WGA.
Fri, Nov. 9th, 2007, 03:47 pm
Damn Honest Mechanics
When they lead you detail by detail through every problem with your car, show you the damaging wear, point out the problems, and are scrupulously forthright and complete about the bill, you just miss out on the cathartic "bastards screwed me!" bitchin'. ;)
Tue, Nov. 6th, 2007, 08:20 pm
Dick Spotted
 It's actually pretty tasty, zapped for 30 second and with a little maple syrup drizzled on top. Despite being a pudding, the texture is like a really moist, crumbly cake.
Fri, Nov. 2nd, 2007, 10:20 pm
First Panel, Third Row - Cutest Thing I've Seen, Today
Sun, Oct. 7th, 2007, 02:52 am
When One Panel All But Sells the Manga
Tue, Oct. 2nd, 2007, 03:36 pm
Ironically, Getting Numbed Was the Only Painful Part...
...But having a dentist just a trace violently wrench, pry, and then pull my wayward molar out was an incredibly peculiar sensation. Sun, Sep. 30th, 2007, 12:02 am
The Other Laugh That Made My Day
Sat, Sep. 29th, 2007, 08:58 pm
Wow, I Was Tired
I completely slept through the message Kiyomi left, stellabambino. It gave me a good laugh when I woke up, though. :) Thu, Sep. 27th, 2007, 12:09 am
Worst (First). Cavity. Ever.
That's my problem. My first cavity in adult teeth, and it's in my weird, misaligned back molar. And it's abscessed, with an infection that's apparently reached the nerve. The dentist has voted that tooth off the island. But first, a course of antibiotics to deal with the infection and a smattering of lortab to go with the ibuprofen I've been taking. Monday morning is yank-day. Let's see if I can get any work done the next two days.
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