I'm sure everyone's heard of the Queensland flooding, so there's no need for me to convey how disastrous it is. I'm by no means aware of all the various relief efforts going on, but for those able and inclined to donate somehow, here are the ones I do know of:

Premier's Flood Relief Appeal
RSPCA Queensland
Australian Red Cross
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So, I finished Guards! Guards! I think it might qualify as my first "mainstream" Discworld novel; I've previously read Pyramids, Mort, and Reaper Man, which I think (correct me if I'm wrong) focus more on secondary or tertiary characters than recurring primaries. I am tremendously fond of Death, I must say. Anyway, I liked Guards! Guards! a lot, ( Read more... )

Does anyone happen to know where I could find a pattern to make Padmé's snoods/bun covers for the yellow Naboo picnic dress? Preferably knit, though I know it's more likely to be a crochet pattern. I found a couple of websites that sell close-enough snoods for reasonable prices and may just do that for Rachael's ComiCon (con peeps, help me out: is ( Read more... )

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Flist o' mine, what were Luke's views on the Empire pre-ANH ( Read more... )

Have any of my Mac-using friends upgraded to Snow Leopard yet? If so, what are your thoughts?

I have not read any of Ursula K. LeGuin's work. I should rectify that. Anyone particularly recommend a specific book? Or recommend avoiding any ( Read more... )

Who knows of good places to post SW fanfic? I know of the JC, the TF.N Archive, FF.N, marafics, and swfanfic, but that's about it. Are there other nifty places out there I'm missing?

This website is for the benefit of the surviving cat of a couple in Los Angeles whose apartment burned down, killing one of their cats and severely burning another, Doakes. The vets say that Doakes will likely make a full recovery, but this sort of medical trauma is not cheap to treat. I know that times are genuinely hard for everyone and that ( Read more... )