Okay, that's not true. I'm sure there's has been many a Kali who has gone to CODENAME: SOUTHERN SWING STATE before, just not this one. And anyway, it was never true on Star Trek either: it's pretty hard to seek out new life and new civilizations where no one has gone before, if you get my drift... Wow. It never occurred to me before this moment how ( Read more... )

Yeah, the thing.

Where you haven't posted in forever, and you want to, but writing has become, like, this chore that you put off, like you put off homework and grading papers and watering plants and writing your fucking dissertation, in order to do really stupid unrewarding shit like watch all four seasons of fucking Brothers and Sisters, which ( Read more... )

In Bengali, shor (pronounced like 'short' but without the 't') is the word for the clotted cream that rises to the top of heated, unpasteurized milk. You skim it off the top, and it's used in the milky sweets that Bengalis traditionally prefer. As well, it is devoured merrily on its own, a fabulous treat for all and sundry. That is, so long as ( Read more... )

~ David Tennant news! First of all, somehow I missed his new series in four parts, Single Father which appears to be melodramatic, tear-jerky kid!fic of goodness, for BBC Scotland and thus compleat with Tennant's original accent. ADORABLE. I am SO GLAD he left America, I have to say, bc his American accent was, quite frankly, pants, and as well, I' ( Read more... )

~ I love mlawski over on Overthinking It more than words could possibly convey. Her analysis of Doctor Who S5, for instance, sent me into full on, air punching, something is RIGHT on the internet joy. And this female character flowchart (click to embiggen) is a thing of beauty. Don't just look at it, run any of your favorite (or un-favorite) female ( Read more... )

Yesterday was my father's birthday. It was filled with ADVENTURE ( Read more... )

So... trip to the shore. While I am the better for an amazing new meatloaf recipe, and a fabulous fresh tomato pie with mimoulette cheese and cipolini onions ( Read more... )

via rm: I found this delightful piece of nausea inducing vitriol from the mouth of author, John C. Wright. It's one of the most offensive things I've ever read. More so even than Orson Scott Card, which is saying somethingIt's also really charming to see names I recognize from various fandoms (Star Wars being a particular offender) agreeing with this ( Read more... )