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Not quite satisfying . . .
Do you ever read fanfic that has a really good premise, but is really badly executed? And keep reading, through all the bad stuff, just because there's some redeemable quality there ( Read more... ) -
A new way to procrastinate
I've just discovered the funny that is Fandom Wank. I'm in love. Mocking fandom? 24/7? I am SO there. -
Star Wars Geek-ery
I just watched "Empire strikes back" and "Return of the Jedi" on TV. I had forgotten how good they were. They're actually worth re-watching. Or maybe I'm just nostalgic ( Read more... ) -
I want HP spoilers.
Harry Potter #7 comes out in three days (um, or something like that). And I really could care less. You see, I grew out of Harry Potter before/around book 5 and I just keep up on what's going on through SparkNotes so I can have half-way decent conversations with friends.
( thoughts, but nothing remotely spoiler-y ) -
Goats
Apparently, you can rent a goat. You know, instead of buying a lawnmower ( Read more... ) -
Thinking outside the binary. . . .
I'm tickled that Tropicana orange juice comes in "Pulp", "Some Pulp", and "No Pulp". -
Procrastination strategies, pt. 1
Why is it that every quarter I come up with a new fandom obsession right around finals week? This quarter, it's Supernatural. I saw, like, the first two episodes of the show and never watched it again. And now I'm reading everything Wincest I can get my hands on (It's so great, it's like a more lighthearted version of Boondock Saints brother! ( Read more... ) -
Word of the Day
Risible (adj)
1. Relating to laughter or used in eliciting laughter.
2. Eliciting laughter; ludicrous.
3. Capable of laughing or inclined to laugh. -
A linguist is NOT . . .
A Linguist is emphatically NOT:
-A language specialist. . .
-Someone who can speak a language
-Or two languages
-Or a foreign lanaguage
-Or someone who can speak Arabic, Japanese, Pashto, Hindi, or I've been perusing job ads the last couple days, and it seems like half of them take the word 'linguist' to mean someone who is fluent in a foreign ( Read more... )