This was inspired by a question in a forum where I participate regularly. A poster asked, "What would you tell your 20-year-old self if you had the opportunity to speak to them or write them a letter?" Here is my response ( Read more... )

...freezing my butt off, waiting for winter to end, and writing. A few friends who hang out here on LJ have asked to read the fanfic story I'm working on, and rather than play around with e-mail and such to all of them, I'm just going to put a link here to my website. So if you're one of those who have asked, or if you're just curious, feel free to ( Read more... )

Your results:
You are Daniel Jackson
Daniel Jackson
78%
Samantha Carter
69%
Thor
65%
Jack O'Neill
61%
Dr. Frasier
45%
General Hammond
30%
A Goa'uld
20%
Teal'c
12%

You are sensitive to the needs of
others and are a good communicator.
You always stand up for the little guy.


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John Scalzi hits it out of the park: Things I Don't Have To Think About Today

Go. Read. Share with others.

Okay. Many of you know that I'm a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, and so is my husband. However, what you may not know is that he's also a pretty decent sports blogger (when he finds the time). He has posted an opinion piece on Art Modell's moving the Browns to Baltimore in 1995, and would love to get feedback from Browns fans (and anyone else who has an ( Read more... )

You. Have. Got. To. Be. Kidding.

Galileo Was Wrong, Church Was Right: First Annual Catholic Conference on GeocentrismHead, you remember Mr. Desk, don't you? Given that you've been hanging around together a lot, lately ( Read more... )

Portland, ME newspaper apologizes for portraying Muslims as human

I only wish that were an Onion headline. Sadly, it isn't.

Quote:

"Noting that thousands of local Muslims marked a holy day peacefully near the anniversary of a day when a few Muslims committed a mass murder (whose victims included other Muslims) was apparently beyond the pale. ( Read more... )

zoethe  explains, quite eloquently, why it's time to actually DO something with the WTC site in Manhattan: Nine Years On

"Stop worrying about the mosque three blocks away being some kind of victory for the jihadists; the gaping hole of Ground Zero is the best victory monument we could possibly build for them. And it will continue to be so when it's ( Read more... )

Okay, raise your hand if you think some of these are just begging to be LJ userpics!

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Apparently, pump-priming works after all. Now that I have partially scratched the fanfic itch, my Muse has graciously granted me several new ideas for two of my WIPs.

So, yay for that. :-)