I don't know what's going on with my brain, but I've recently fallen deeply in love again with the Miles Vorkosigan books, the manga series 20th Century Boys, and Farscape. Not that I'd ever particularly fallen *out* of love with any of these, especially not the latter, but my feelings have definitely... intensified lately ( Read more... )

1.) This got linked all over the internet earlier this week, I think. I only just read it now, and I'm struck by how it ties into half a dozen conversations I've been having recently, in wildly different context. With Greenpeace people, about my motivations. With fellow students and lecturers, about the necessity for wonder. With my mother, about ( Read more... )

excitement or trepidation...

Anybody have any idea what the buzz for it is?

Despite having very little time overall in the last few weeks I discovered a new obsession. Yay! (This is actually a totally un-ironical 'yay' - I *love* new obsessions. New obsessions are like new loves ( Read more... )