I promised myself I wasn't going to get involved in any more debates over in a certain LJ comm, because it only ever ends in irritation (and sometimes anger). But there is something I need to get off my chest so I'm just going to post this here.

( Why the advice 'just ignore it' isn't helpful, and can actually be hurtful. )

I went ahead and created the community I was thinking of, thanks for everyone's advice. May I introduce to you sansa_sandor, for your book!verse and tv!verse S/S needs :D

Sansa/Sandor peeps, please to be pimping :)

I'm thinking about setting up a new community, but I've never run or moderated a comm before so I would appreciate any advice anyone has to give me. [More info on what I have in mind here on my tumblr.I also have some questions I hope someone can help me with ( Read more... )

Ready, set, engage -- who gets your vote for the best Star Trek captain? What is it about them that puts them at the top of the list?

Captain Janeway. She was awesome (at least in the first couple of series), but more than that, she was a 'she' ♥

Meghalaya, India: where women rule, and men are suffragettes.

Excerpt:

"If you want to know how much the Khasis favour women just take a trip to the labour ward at the hospital," he says ( Read more... )

Amanda Knox is acquitted of murdering Meredith Kercher.

I am so happy about this I did a little air punch of victory just now in the bath. I'm just so, so glad that this appalling witch hunt is over. Go Italian justice!

Disclaimer: I'm going to make reference to the books, but I haven't read past the first couple of hundred pages of book 2, so please don't spoil me for future events. Also, I haven't bothered to confine myself to episode 4, so be warned :)

Random thoughts on...

( Cersei Lannister )

I'm back from holiday \o/ But I've lost my voice /o\ NEVERMIND! Here are some cool things...

1) FayJay made a podfic of Half-Way Gone and it is completely, completely awesome! I've never actually listened to podfic before. I think it's mainly because most of the fandoms I've been active in have been visual media, so when I read I try to hear the ( Read more... )

The Fail:

( My Fair Lady spoilers )

(Warning: link could be triggery)

This is absolutely sickening. I want to punch him in the face. This is the kind of rape that society makes acceptable, and you can just tell how confident he is of that. I don't usually like to judge without all the facts of the trial, but, well. He's just closed his own case imo ( Read more... )