Those of you who read my journal regularly will have heard me mention my friend, Brian the Art Guy.

Well, he has finally gotten off his butt and set up a blog for his art.  So if you're curious about what sort of Art Guy Brian is, check it out...

http://brianrwilliams.blogspot.com/

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Gleaned from the old friendsfriends list.

First, courtesy of the fabulous divalion, a fantastic essay about the myth of the Nice Guy. DivaLion explores the fact that there are two kinds of nice guys. Genuine nice guys, who value women as individuals and pursue friendships with them for their merits, and Nice Guys, who cloak themselves in the "but I'm a ( Read more... )

So you're sitting there thinking "Gosh, I miss iharthdarth. [don't we all.] I sure wish someone would combine its tiny toon cuteness with the tragic romance of 'Brokeback Mountain.'"

Well, wish no more.


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For the public good, I'm posting this link to an excellent article about Misunderstanding Brokeback Mountain, in which the author neatly articulates what I've been so far incapable of articulating ( Read more... )

If you'd like to let your congressional reps know that you'd like them to oppose Alito, the ACLU has a nifty way to do so:

http://action.aclu.org/alito

This is only the third time in history that the ACLU has come out against a candidate for the Supreme Court. Just sayin'.

Every year my dad goes to his sister's house and makes lefse with her, her husband and her mother-in-law. (Lefse is a Norwegian thing, trust me, it's good). This year, Dad (who's become quite the photo-blogger, I must say) has posted an adorable little photo essay about this year's lefse-making experience.

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Okay, I've gotten over that initial flash of despair I had over my new discovery about my book's concept. I'll just have to alter my thinking a little bit and massage a few things and it'll be fine. FINE, I TELL YOU!

So, which of the Stages of the Novel Writing does this put me at? I think I've been through all of them and am now hitting the ( Read more... )

A tribute image by Jim Leftwich, courtesy of boingboing_atom, one of my favorite feeds.


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Share the great and t00by love for "Flight of the Navigator."

There's a great discussion right now on the journal of longtimegone about Things No One Ever Taught You. People are telling stories about fax machines, ordering pizza, and Yours Truly left a woeful tale of not knowing how to pump gas ( Read more... )

Just for your edification.

Links Dominatrix fyrdrakken (who's a great person to friend, btw, because she posts every day with interesting links-of-the-moment) has posted a collection of NOLA links, including that transcript of Anderson Cooper going semi-ballistic on Senator Mary Landrieau.

An excellent essay on the whole "the victims are to blame for ( Read more... )