I was in conversation with some folks about the recent spate of Merlin Fandom-related posts that went up behind many a friends-lock. This is not an attempt to do my own version of those posts, but since the posts were locked, so was any discussion of a very real issue in fandom and life ( Read more... )

Ok, so remember what I said about dealing with the fact that people will disagree with me on things, but I should post anyway ( Read more... )

Tiger Beatdown › The Girl With The Lots of Creepy Disturbing Torture That Pissed Me Off: On Stieg Larsson:But the bottom line is not so much that of a Reviewer, but that of a Lady: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo creeps me the fuck out. In my gut, right there, the place that is like GET ME OUT OF HERE AND FIX ME A DRINK AND START TELLING ME ABOUT ( Read more... )

So yesterday something wonderful occurred: a family dinner, just the four of us: me, my parents, and my brother. We met up after the Scion got off work and had a great dinner at a local restaurant. It's been a long time since we had such an occasion, so I was very happy ( Read more... )

Well, this is happy-making. Not.

The Wild Hunt » Is The First Amendment for Monotheists Only?:A case coming before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals could end up having major legal ramifications for all religious minorities in the United States. Wiccan chaplain Patrick McCollum has been fighting for years to overturn the State of California’s “ ( Read more... )

On this Day of Remembrance, two songs by Eric Bogle about the First World War, lest we forget...

And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda (YouTube)

The Green Fields of France (YouTube) (performed by the Dropkick Murphys; video is historic photos ( Read more... )

As some folks already know, I spent today being sick. Ugh.  I still have a low-grade fever, and the persistance of that will determine whether or not I go to work tomorrow ( Read more... )

-- Jaye and I are going to hell ( Read more... )

Now that I'm watching the show, I can get behind this with even more emotion!
The casting for the Avatar: The Last Airbender is an example of ridiculous white-washing the likes of which I haven't seen since the farce that was SCIFI's Earthsea. Fans are protesting in many ways, one of which is the website and petition below.
I signed the petition ( Read more... )

My power continues to fluctuate at the new place. Fun fun ( Read more... )