Mallory Ortberg, The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror: ( Disturbingly good )

Still grading, also sick; send help or anaesthetic.

At least I'm participating in this:
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Had I known just how many angry white people would be sharing the Metro with me on Saturday for Glenn Beck’s rally, I probably would have taken a cab to the airport.

( Buffy fandom, Sime/Gen, Jim Hines )

Independent of one another, thankfully.

I signed up for kamikazeremix. This ought to be interesting.

Usage/typographic conventions question: Italics for non-personal name proper nouns like band names and restaurants in RPF--is this some convention borrowed from entertainment reporting? I’m seeing it in RPF a lot. Did it come from bandom maybe? I can’t lie, it ( Read more... )

Unlikely but true: Jensen Ackles is prettier in HD. Still getting used to the color differences from my old TV, but really glad to see the full screen.

Interesting video from Kink for all, where participants talk fanfic.

I also wrote a little something:
Five More Deaths That Didn’t Matter, PG/gore
Prompt:
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Well, my colleagues voted in my favor on tenure, though the university still has to weigh in, which may take until June. Still, modified rapture!

Some review backlog, of the sf variety:

Joss Whedon et al., Firefly: The Official Companion vol. 1: Interviews with cast and crew, art, photos of props and stuff, and scripts from Serenity (the pilot) to ( Read more... )