Comments | greygirlbeast: "Your love is gonna drown."

greygirlbeast

"Your love is gonna drown."

Oct 11, 2011 13:40

0. Comments would be very welcome today.

1. Chilly and sunny today. Our little Indian Summer has come and gone. All three days of it. I left the house only once, briefly, the entire time. I expect no more days in the eighties until June.

2. On this day, eighteen years ago, I began writing Silk. Weather-wise, it was a day much like today, though ( Read more... )

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I'm rarely on LJ anymore.... lastwordy_mcgee October 11 2011, 17:49:08 UTC

...but one of things that keeps me coming back is your journal. You're one of my favorite authors, for so many reasons, and I like these tiny glimpses into your life and your brain and your bones and your heart. So thank you for writing them. You never fail to ring bells in my imagination.

Re: I'm rarely on LJ anymore.... greygirlbeast October 11 2011, 17:55:41 UTC

And I thank you.

ext_828754 October 11 2011, 17:51:46 UTC

FWIW, the only reason I've left the house for the past 4 days is because I have to go to work, and to rent movies so I don't have to leave the house otherwise. My boys are out of town for the better part of a week and I am Not Doing Well (TM) with their absence. So, you're not alone in your self-imposed isolation.

greygirlbeast October 11 2011, 17:56:38 UTC

So, you're not alone in your self-imposed isolation.

Thing is, I could have left. I wanted to leave. I just didn't.

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greygirlbeast October 11 2011, 18:17:56 UTC

Generally whenever an object, building, etc. is referred to as "ceremonial," it usually means that no one has figured out what its use was, ergo, it must not have had a practical use and was therefore ceremonial.

Yep. But, for what it's worth, this was not a comment about science in general. Most science (including archaeology) carried out is Good Science. The ichthyosaur "study" is a fluke (no pun intended).

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greygirlbeast October 11 2011, 18:55:56 UTC

Most archaeology is good science, but occasionally fails during the interpretation.

Especially when conducted by Mormons.

joshrupp October 11 2011, 18:19:25 UTC

Aliens didn't kill the dinosaurs, obviously. It was a cult movement. When they saw the asteroid it set off a Rapturist response, where only atheistic dinosaurs (identified by proto-feathers) were not allowed to drink the Kool-Aid.

greygirlbeast October 11 2011, 18:22:49 UTC

Um...okay.

joshrupp October 11 2011, 22:03:13 UTC

Look, it was brilliant social commentary. Work with me.

seph_ski October 11 2011, 18:49:45 UTC

Regarding #4, I'm sorry if I added to an onslaught of annoyance. "In short, it's silly." For what it's worth, that's why I shared. The io9 write-up didn't seem to be taking itself too seriously, and I found it a delightful fantasy. I didn't really think anyone was supposed to take it as good science.

And as far as the Netflix thing, utterly ridiculous. The histrionics over the fee increase and company changes were pathetic. I love my Netflix account, it's worth the price increase, and if they wind up going under now because of a bunch of entitled first world whiners had a hissy, I'm going to be really put out.

Happy Silk Anniversary. Definitely one of my favorite books. I love where you've taken your words and stories lately, but I love where you've been too.

greygirlbeast October 11 2011, 18:55:08 UTC

The io9 write-up didn't seem to be taking itself too seriously, and I found it a delightful fantasy. I didn't really think anyone was supposed to take it as good science.

Well, McMenamin is presenting his paper before the prestigious the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America. But, already, he's being dismissed by many paleontologists.

And as far as the Netflix thing, utterly ridiculous. The histrionics over the fee increase and company changes were pathetic. I love my Netflix account, it's worth the price increase, and if they wind up going under now because of a bunch of entitled first world whiners had a hissy, I'm going to be really put out.

Agreed. And they have almost (and might yet) kill the company over this. And then what? Amazon?

Happy Silk Anniversary.

Thank you.

thimbleofrain October 12 2011, 16:20:30 UTC

There are a whole slew of pay-as-you go services, and Blockbuster has an all-you-can-view plan similar to Netflix.

Ultimately, I see Amazon and Apple owning this "space" in the next few years. (Netflix still is the clear leader in the US, but this "arrogance" fiasco has been a PR nightmare for them.) Amazon has been staffing up their "digital media" division like crazy. Expect new services and new devices this year. Apple TV seems to be gaining ground (and they're Apple).

I'm guessing the Blueray-by-mail model will be taken down by automats like Redbox. The capabilities of Blueray and HD TVs will be ahead of what streaming can provide for a time, so people still want the physical discs. Plus, some people don't have the Internet at home, or it isn't connected to their TVs.

greygirlbeast October 12 2011, 18:22:04 UTC

(Netflix still is the clear leader in the US, but this "arrogance" fiasco has been a PR nightmare for them.)

I entirely fail to see the arrogance.

Plus, some people don't have the Internet at home, or it isn't connected to their TVs.

We stream through laptops.

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