You can tell how much something means to me, good or bad, based on how many people I need to talk to about it. I've already updated my tumblr and facebook and texted a few people, and now I'm updating my livejournal for the first time in a *year*, so you should know: this means a hell of a lot to me ( Read more... )

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I just watched Sophie Scholl: The Final Days, which is a good movie about a student activist in Nazi Germany. This entry will probably not make a lot of sense if you haven't seen it, but it's on Netflix, so go enjoy. I suspected that a fair number of bits were dramatized, so I did a Google search: "sophie scholl the final days fact or fiction." ( Read more... )

Comment with "Come at me," and:

- I'll respond by asking you five questions so I can get to know you better.
- Update your journal with the answers to the questions.
- Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions.

Questions from owlmoose.

1. Do you have any pets?Yes! Six cats, oy vey. I should do a self-indulgent cat post ( Read more... )

The Girl who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

http://nisababepraised.wordpress.com/2011/04/30/free-ebook-from-cat-valente/

 I realized why all of the Leah photos were so blue and off-color... I had the white balance set to tungsten lighting! Doh!

"Sometimes I think that when I die, or perhaps as I am dying, I shall be confronted with my characters ( Read more... )

http://feministing.com/2011/02/25/death-taxes-heartbreak-2/

That was nice, un-apologetically optimistic.

I'm giving away a book on my blog!

http://nisababepraised.wordpress.com/2011/02/06/a-girl-named-disaster-nancy-farmer/

(Book clubbers - it's A Girl Named Disaster, so unless you want an extra copy... :P)

Mossbawn: I. Sunlight ( Read more... )