It's a brazzle dazzle day!

My post on Thursday about bullying sparked a discussion in the comments that is complex enough that I think it merits its own post. ( My take on Tyler Clementi's death behind the cut. )

A lot of my friends have been posting about their experiences having been bullied. I deeply appreciate that they've done so. With so many deaths recently that are directly attributable to bullying -- especially anti-LGBT bullying -- speaking out is very important ( Read more... )

I found a copy of Star Trek season 1 on Blu-ray used for a great price a little over a week ago. Since my husband has been working odd hours this week, I've been popping the discs in while I've been working on something mindless or when I need a break.

Let me preface this all by saying that as a kid, I was that kid. You know, the one who couldn' ( Read more... )

When I was in high school, I wanted to be a science fiction writer. I have no idea how many short stories I wrote in high school and the early years of college, but it was a lot. Ultimately, however, I decided that I wasn't well suited to the medium. I literally collected enough rejection letters to wallpaper a room -- a decorating motif I ( Read more... )

( Cut for long-winded personal self-reflection. )