Douglas Rushkoff (an important guy) talks about things very important to me, and which I see firsthand here in the New York media world: "tech, the digital economy and the growth trap." Yup yup yup yup.

Heh, see also: The real reason young women leave their jobs

I don't care that it's dumb BuzzFeed content, 21 Puppies Who Won’t Be Small for Long! ( Read more... )

So I promised a friend that we'd double-header the Cap movies, and now that I have to wait for her to be available, watching those movies is kind of all I can think about. As a distraction, I have some fics to rec. Mostly MCU, but one TWW crossover that's just delightful.

Radio to the Youth by
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I am thisclose to murdering my next-door neighbor, who has a truly baffling concept of what keeping your music to yourself means. So:

Multifandom fic recs for a nice Saturday

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Season 1, The Hour

Season 1, Dead Like Me

Season 1, Veronica Mars

Season 2, The West Wing

Season 2 of The West Wing is just. Shockingly magnificent. There's not a single member of that cast that's not. Magnificent. I just watched "17 People," and my heart is in my throat. Oh god, Toby Ziegler. I have so many feelings about Toby Ziegler ( Read more... )

I am not creative in the realm of food, and so greatly admire and appreciate people who are. I am, however, cooking for myself more during my funemployment, and oddly enough, practice makes for more ideas.

So for tonight, I made this chickpeas in coconut curry thing that, on its own, is quite good. I used a little can of mild green chiles instead ( Read more... )

Grad school comes with hats.

( Visual proof. )

Can someone write me a story where Supreme Court justices have a True Blood-style maker-progeny relationship with the presidents who put them on the bench? (It's pretty much the only thing getting me to cope with the thought that the health care bill might be struck down in its entirety.)

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Just got a call from the parentals! Mom wanted to wish me luck on the GRE tomorrow, which was, of course, lovely of her. (She also told me that she's got a hankering to watch Slings & Arrows, for which I cannot blame her. I think she may also be getting me a copy of the series? We'll see -- I certainly wouldn't mind ( Read more... )

I'm going to wind up watching The West Wing all day instead of buying groceries, studying for the GRE and writing, aren't I. SO MANY FEELINGS. LET BARTLET BE BARTLET.

By the way, if you missed it last night, I made a very short video of myself at a bad angle, playing ukulele (DW | LJ, flocked ( Read more... )

So, that meme from yesterday! Ready for the answers? Guys, you came up with pairings and scenarios that I desperately need in my life now. Make it happen, please.

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