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Books 62-73
62-67. Scott Pilgrim (all six volumes) by Bryan Lee O'Malley
68. Star Trek: The Manga by various authors and artists
69-71. Serenity: Those Left Behind, Better Days, and The Shepherd's Tale by Joss Whedon et al
72. The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling
73. The User's Guide to the UniverseNovember doesn't usually leave me with a ( Read more... ) -
Musings and books
The silver lining to the shit-filled cloud
Now that the Republicans have half of Congress, they have to start delivering, or the same wave of populist anger that swept them into the House of Representatives will sweep them right back out again. And I think they're completely incapable of actually getting anything fixed, because the greedy ( Read more... ) -
And an addendum...
The preceding rant was mostly about national politics, though most of it applies at the state level as well. I have a few words about some of the specific Washington initiatives, though.
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I hate politics.
I used to be a political junkie, and I was convinced that with the Democrats in full control of the White House and Congress, we'd actually get some stuff done. And we have - health care reform is going to be pretty big once all the provisions come into effect, even though it's going to take another four years for that to happen. Other stuff's ( Read more... ) -
Books 49-56
49. Belle de Jour: The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
50-52. The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks
53. The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
54-55. Turn Coat and Changes (Dresden Files 11 and 12) by Jim Butcher
56. The Selfish Gene
And now, some discussion and a little bit of soapboxing!
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Two years now.
My mom died early in the morning of October 1st, 2008 ( Read more... ) -
Facebook integration??
Apparently LJ's new Facebook integration allows comments to friends-locked posts to be automatically reposted without any permission from the original poster.
Insert unsurprised rage here.
Long story short: Please tell me if you've linked your FB account to your LJ account so I can adjust my important-stuff filters appropriately. -
Books!
42. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
43. White Cat by Holly Black
44. QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter by Richard Feynman
45. The Cat who Walks through Walls by Robert Heinlein
46. The World According to Twitter by David Pogue and a bunch of twits
47. The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene
48. Elric: the Stealer of Souls by Michael Moorcock
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And more books
40. Hobby Games: The 100 Best, edited by James Lowder
41. Adverbs by Daniel Handler
Hobby Games was a fascinating read, as an aspiring game designer. One hundred game designers, each writing about the game they think is the best, most well-designed, on occasion most-influential... It felt a little heavy on the historical-simulation wargames, ( Read more... )