Link to race-bent Lady Loki: http://ninzz-minigoth.deviantart.com/#/art/Duplicitous-Creature-406620208?hf=1Read more... )

I SAW THOR: THE DARK WORLD TODAY. THIS DEFINITELY MERITS CAPSLOCK. I NEED TO RECOVER.

[Major spoilers immediately]THEY KILLED FRIGGA. NO THAT'S NOT OKAY. WHAT ( Read more... )

My brain is frazzled by economics. I have spent seven or so hours today studying, plus some five hours yesterday, and more in the last preceding weeks. INSTEAD LET'S TALK ABOUT BOOKS.

I am experiencing intense withdrawal from the Naamah trilogy.

Finished reading the Naamah Trilogy (Naamah's Kiss, Naamah's Curse, Naamah's Blessing: Jacqueline ( Read more... )

Invariably, the WWF Conservation emails advertise products (which is fine, I don't mind) and occasionally urge political activism. You know, by "writing your congressman." They are also invariably US-centric, never mind their name (World Wildlife Fund?) is supposed to be global. *grumble*

This diversity statement on dreamwidth makes me feel so hopeful. That maybe some people get it.

My favorite statement: we believe it's possible for people of all viewpoints and persuasions to come together and learn from each other. We believe in the broad spectrum of human experience.

And also this: You're not demographic groups. You're people.

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Bold: read fully

Italics: partially read/heavily abridged

Underline: required reading

1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2 The Lord of the Rings-JRR Tolkien
3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4 Harry Potter Series- J.K. Rowling
5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
6 The Bible
7 Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
8 Nineteen Eighty-Four - George ( Read more... )

Bill C-232 is now up for debate in the Senate. This bill, which can be searched for by Google would make it mandatory for Supreme Court justices to be bilingual.

In case you don't know, Quebec is one of the provinces, and they speak French (technically, Quebecois, since their version of French is not quite the same as Parisian French anymore). ( Read more... )

I have just assimilated a thwack of information (if you want to know stuff about cellular respiration, photosynthesis, biochemistry--at an intermediate level, of course) you can ask me. But other than that, the only thing I really remember about today was that it was nice outside. So much that I regretted carrying my coat, and decided to sit at the ( Read more... )

May I suggest a way to avoid being attacked, put-upon unjustly, etc. etc. is to avoid making sweeping generalizations?

The thing about having the internet is not only does everyone (who has access to the Internet, obviously) has a more or less equal voice.  You can decide how to phrase your opinion: deliberate for days over wording, put it ( Read more... )

The street outside my house is like a non-zamboni-ed ice rink ( Read more... )