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Parade's End read along: discussion post no. 1
Hi all! As promised, this post is the place to discuss Parade's End if you're following along on LJ or DW.
I'm a little more than 50 pages in thus far, and I'm still getting used to Ford's syntactical style. Tietjens has been cracking me up, even while I feel bad for him. (And I can already see why they cast Benedict Cumberbatch ( Read more... ) -
oh hi again!
I realize I've not been around in a long, long time, and my last post said I was only keeping this journal in order to participate at ontd_startrek. But! I had an awesome idea for a fandom read-along, and I'm trying to spread the word about it! Please signal boost if you can, and come join me in the joy of reading and/or dreaming about Benedict Cumberbatch's ( Read more... ) -
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where we're at now
So, yeah. I've been lurking around my own nearly-abandoned stuff (dw and lj), and I thought maybe it was time to do a life update of sorts.
+ Grad school is slowly murdering me, but in such a way that I love it. I'm incredibly happy I took this step, but it means so much less time for fun and internet bffs.
+ I also spend a lot of time doing this ( Read more... ) -
Sexual assault at Dragon*Con and what we can do
You may or may not have heard about the spate of sexual assaults now coming to light from this year's Dragon*Con. As a regular congoer (and con-lover), I'm saddened and dismayed to hear that this is happening.
It's time for some action.
moonanstars has posted on the dragoncon lj comm suggesting safety volunteers wearing bright colored shirts, easily identifiable, who ( Read more... ) -
post-con post
Well, hello there. I just returned from a fantastic Dragon*Con, and like always, it makes me miss everyone. I'm going to work on catching up with people and posting more and just generally being around, because there are no geeks in Philly that I've met yet, and I miss my geeks a lot ( Read more... ) -
spring will be good to us
Happy Easter to those who celebrate, and happy gorgeous Sunday afternoon to those who don't!
At some point when I have more time, I will tell you about how amazing Easter service was at S.'s Episcopal church. I loved it. Then we ate brunch, and now it is time for my midday nap. After that, Doctor Who with the crew and chili. This is turning into ( Read more... )
