Rescued from years-old comments, I present ( Read more... )

Sorry about yesterday. I didn't post, mostly because I was too busy reading Sauron's blog. Who knew the Lord of the Rings had so much to say? He starts blogging in the Timeless Halls of Eru before creation and has currently reached the middle of the Second Age, after he wrought the One. He's currently planning the War of Elves and Sauron ( Read more... )

Today's adventures included a very pleasant lunch with pantsie and gee_tar. As always, the company was convivial and the conversation was charming. (And I used too much alliteration in that last sentence.) Lunch also offered a learning moment-after all, any moment can be a learning moment. Apparently, if you're dating a girl who can't stop talking about how ( Read more... )

I want to go back to writing long posts about whatever I'm thinking about, but I've grown fat and lazy in the last couple of years. Instead, I'll share this amusing tidbit someone left as a Facebook comment.

"Cheese. It's chocolate for guys."

So I went looking for something in my archive but I couldn't find it. I found this instead:

Nemo mos umquam diligo mihi quantus ego diligo mihi (No one will ever love me as much as I love myself) should be the Malfoy family motto.

It makes me laugh. Any other ideas?

Just an idle thought. The next time someone tells you they're "living the dream," ask 'em if they ever read Voyage of the Dawn Treader.

Lot of stuff I want to write about that I'll probably never get to, but in the meantime, via Scalzi, here's the best election result ever:


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The lovely and talented duskydawn tagged me to answer an a meme, but in character. I figured I might get in trouble if I answered as John McCain, so I'm going with generic crotchety old guy. Hope you all enjoy ( Read more... )

While I come up with someone else to call an asshat (or even *gasp* do my job), check this out: Best. LOLcat. Evar.

Also, I'm listening to the best song ever about Curt Flood. He's not quite Jackie Robinson, but the list of professional athletes who gave up their career for a principle is a short one, and Curt Flood's name is right at the top ( Read more... )