HalfPintIngalls is a Twitter feed by Laura Ingalls Wilder (her bio states "I was born in 1867 in a log cabin in the Big Woods of Wisconsin"), and it's hilarious. Especially funny if you've read the Little House books and don't mind a little fun being poked at them (lovingly), but some bits are still funny even if you haven't read them. I may post ( Read more... )

Comment with a holiday song or folk song and a character or pairing from a fandom I know, and I will write you at least 100 words combining the two. Go!

I was reading Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time again, and something about the description of Mrs. Whatsit struck me. "Several scarves of assorted colors were tied about the head, and a man's felt hat perched atop." She later appeared "in her familiar wild garb of shawls and scarves and the old tramp's coat and hat ( Read more... )

Passing on some fun links:

You know those Russian nesting dolls? I think that this one may be my favorite set. Possibly all nesting dolls should look similar to this.

The delicate, painstaking work of Gummi Bear surgeons.

Vulcan pick-up lines are MADE OF WIN. Look here and here for awesomeness. You don't need to know much of anything about Star ( Read more... )

Y'know what strikes me as odd about Star Wars?

Well, okay, there are multiple answers to this question. But the one I have in mind is the use of "droids" to refer to robots. Presumably, this is a shortening of "android." But although androids are robots, many (perhaps most) robots are not androids. Androids refer to robots that are significantly ( Read more... )

Quite a while ago, in December, I posted a holiday song/fanfic meme. hwaet was the only one to respond (although anyone who’s interested can still respond to it, and I will write something for them! Eventually!). Here, finally, is my response to hwaet’s prompt: a fanfic about Rose and the ninth Doctor, both from Doctor Who. If you’re interested, but you’re ( Read more... )

I think that this thread about beasts is made of win. (Particularly for gamers, but perhaps even for non-gamers.)

I love Kate Beaton's comics in general, and found this set to be highly educational. In particular, I learned a truly fascinating thing about Canadian money.

Links to behind-the-scenes Disney adorableness.I have started to decorate my ( Read more... )

Season two of Pushing Daisies premieres tonight! 7:00, Central time. If you're interested but have never seen an episode before, this video starter kit will give you pretty much all the details you need. (Except that it strangely omits the fact that Ned's killing Chuck's father was a result of bringing Ned's mother back to life, and that it was a ( Read more... )

Heinlein's convenient form letter for replying to fan mail (which also gives handy tips on what not to write to your favorite author)

Remixed signs (some are not work-safe; most are highly amusing).

There's a new installment in the charming Hoshi Saga game. (A few of the levels are slightly naughty, but there's nothing explicit.)

Hell yes. (This ( Read more... )

Eoin Colfer, possibly best known for his Artemis Fowl series, is writing a sixth book in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. I would just like to take this opportunity to say NO NO NO NO NO SHUT UP.