Why did I sign up for NaNoWriMo again?

*rolls Will save vs. panic*

(p.s. not dead, just very, very distractable.)

Edit: Ping me if you want in on (or out of) my NaNo11 filter.

I am not a Christian, but there are a number of things I admire in the theology of most Christian religions. One of these goes back to the titular Christ himself: his affection for all peoples. Heretics, sinners, those judged impure and those despised, all these were the people he chose to spend his time with, the people he was loyal to. Fred ' ( Read more... )

SCENE: Robin (i.e. packbat) and David are playing chess in the ASME lounge. Ben enters.

Ben: Who's winning?

Robin: (mumbling)

Ben: Well, he's moved twice, so clearly he's winning.

Robin: I'll just tie it up then. [moves piece]

Ben: Tie goes to Black.

[beat. Robin looks up at Ben.]

Robin: This isn't affirmative action, man!

This is a place to post random messages to me, or hold conversations on topics you don't see looking at my posts.

One Chance.

Short game. No replay. No undo. Controls are the arrow keys and a spacebar.

Okay - so you know how the new health care bill is supposed to charge people who voluntarily refuse health insurance (so as to encourage people to sign up)? And you know how emergency rooms have to provide care, even to the uninsured ( Read more... )

Post edited ~5:20p EDT - thanks, zwol!Well, I'm coming back into blogging with a fury, aren't I? First politics, and now religion ( Read more... )

Happy Petrov Day!

What is wrong with book-burning is not that a book has been set on fire - it is that the book is no longer available to be read ( Read more... )

Fred "slacktivist" Clark tells a story of an urban legend, a debunking, and two reactions. Short and (bitter)sweet.