Two big links that lead me to two big thoughts on two big issues, but really really, if you care about either issue please follow the links.

First, my pal kalichan wrote an amazing post about a week ago: What's Love Got To Do With It: My Thoughts on *fail that everyone who's interested in such matters, especially in the way social justice is interacting ( Read more... )

This entry isn't about one thing that one person said, but probably about five different things I've been told, by many different people, in the last little while ( Read more... )

• I haven't been on chat lately and I'm not sure when I'll be back on, for various reasons. If you want me, email, and I'll be happy to come on! Or if you have any questions, I'm just an email away!
  
• I don't have anything to say about Idol tonight, and won't until tomorrow night, except that having Scott around would certainly make group sings even ( Read more... )

Okay, so a friend is in this anime au rpg where her character eats a lot of Hot Pockets and of course this made me think of Jim Gaffigan's brilliant Hot Pockets routine, so I looked it up on Youtube to send to her: Hot Pockets Routine. But imagine my surprise when I put in the search "jim gaffigan hot pockets" and found not one but several anime ( Read more... )

Meta: I'm a big fan of NPR's On the Media and this week they have a focus on audience responses, with pieces on citizen journalism, video blogger Ze Frank, Henry Jenkins on Snakes on a Plane and HP Fanfiction, and Brooke outing herself as a Trekker, including a discussion of Kirk/Spock by Jenkins and an interview with that woman who went to jury ( Read more... )

For those of you that knew, I finally got a relatively good night's sleep last night. Still woke up in the wee sma's but I'd gone to bed at about 1145 and woke up at 530 so that's really pretty close to my usual sleeping time ( Read more... )

1. Mother's Day:Brunch::Valentine's Day:Dinner. Which means around here, brunch without a reservation is difficult unless you're going for dim sum. Happy Mother's Day to all the moms on my flist! (Yes, I emailed my mother this morning; she's hard of hearing so I can't call her.)
2. You know, it's almost comforting the way Anne Rice continues to be ( Read more... )

I'd say this was a GIP except there's a whole post here. However, regard the icon!

So on Tuesday I worked and then CC and I had mediocre sushi (good fish, too much rice, bit bland) and good bubble tea and then watched two eps of Veronica Mars. ( This is a little spoilery. )

Man, I'm grouchy. My phone got busted this weekend so I ran out to get a new one--just a little cheapy, I don't need anything fancy. Well, I left it in a fucking cab last night. I guess I'll just have to get another cheapy when I get back home later today. It could have been worse; I could have lost my ID or my wallet, and lots of people just ( Read more... )

Got seven tops and a cute belt at Old Navy today, and finally found some brown sneakers at Sketchers. Let's hear it for tax free week! Tomorrow after brunch I'm grabbing a new post for the cat and the new Fruits Basket. *thinks dangerous thoughts about Hatori in his bedclothes* I owe tea_and_toast drabble, but as she hasn't read through vol 6 I've been ( Read more... )