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rm Jan 26, 2011 11:47
It is snowing. Again. It is supposed to snow intermittently for the next four days. I have never seen anything like this winter. It is, I think, starting to ping some strange post-apocalyptic childhood fear in me. I keep thinking about nuclear war and Twelve Monkeys.
Am overwhelmed with news lately. Such a busy couple of news weeks, and I' ( Read more... )

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rm Jan 25, 2011 11:57

Spoke to Patty! She has a day off tomorrow, but they are visiting another archaeological site, but at least it's a change of pace. Sadly, while my text messages are still getting to her; hers are not getting to me.

LfT: Steve Case and the cool party, again -- Read more... )

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rm Jan 19, 2011 10:35

Real LfT post later; housekeeping post now: http://lettersfromtitan.com/2011/01/19/housekeeping-on-titan/

Gay parenting more common in the south.

There are many important news blurbs on Advocate.com today, but I'm finding it exhausting: pervasive anti- ( Read more... )

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rm Jan 18, 2011 11:36

Just spoke to Patty on the phone! She has electricity and wild dogs and good food. India likes her and she likes India.

There is severe flooding in Brazil. Here, a dog waits by the grave of his owner. There's an fandom community auction at helpbrazil2011.

Excited for White Collar, but expect to continue to be annoyed at the wink-wink nod-nod to ( Read more... )

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rm Jan 13, 2011 11:21

Waiting for it to be a good time a day to try paying Patty on her India mobile to see if I can actually get through to her.

Writing meeting with Kali tonight.

What we learned from yesterday's non-scientific poll- If you're Jewish, you probably know what blood libel is ( Read more... )

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rm Jan 12, 2011 12:28

LfT: The Country of Yes. (Please, if you wish to comment on that, please do it there if you can (open ID works!); other comments here).

I have such a great collection of stuff coming for this Friday's trash day.

My SJA DVDs arrived!

I have actually reached, for only the second point in my life, the point where I have to turn off the news ( ( Read more... )

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news you can't really use, but I'm telling you anyway

rm Jan 11, 2011 10:42

Have heard more from Patty. She heads to the site tomorrow, so not sure what contact will be like. She does have a mobile there now. I just have to wait to call until she can get in touch to give me a sense of her schedule there (since archaeology can often involve working 6 days a week and getting up at 5am and going to bed at 7pm). There ( Read more... )

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rm Jan 10, 2011 11:48

So many things I want to write about on LfT right now, but I've a done of work to do. Hopefully soon however:

- this wacky universal Internet ID plan (which is horrible) and pseundonymous vs. anonymous identity
- "fuck you and your untouchable face" -- why mentors will break your heart
- Miss New York and her LGBT-rights platform

Hey, just ( Read more... )

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rm Jan 09, 2011 11:27

More Patty! Yay!

Words matter.

Worst possible timing considering I have my Doctor Who chapter due the same day, but CFP for Sherlock and I have an idea about queerness and reception Aaaaargh.

I've been a bit off sushi since the food poisoning incident, but Do Want: sushi and opera.

Hispanic Muslims in the US.

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rm Jan 06, 2011 10:46

I just want to say that relieving myself of the pressure of having to do sundries every day with the mix of articles and descriptions that makes everyone happy has been really good for me. That said, I'll still do some sometimes (see!) and I'm thinking of doing a "trash day" of links once a week on Letters from Titan. Win/win?

Also on LfT: ( Read more... )

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