For those of you even more in a box than I am, Osama bin Ladin is dead.
He was killed by a squad of SEALs, and buried at sea with the traditional Islamic twenty-four hours.

Tamora Pierce wrote a discussion of the death and our reactions, which I suggest you read before this post ( Read more... )

Yesterday I had to walk over to the high school for play rehearsal. I walked path the busses just like normal, but then I got onto the sidewalk and something cchanged. Maybe it was the warmer-than-usual weather. Maybe it was the quiet. Maybe it was the sudden lack of yellow. But I think there was just something in the air saying, "Spring is here!" ( Read more... )

Also, because I've finally gotten around to friending more people recently, I'm pointing out this here.This was between Sister (yes, she is very much in the fandom and no, I'm not saying who she is) and I over Skype. Some of it was interrupted by her going to sleep. I'm only going to put what I said once it got going, but it started with her ( Read more... )

I have no clue what I am.

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