I pasted this article here for storage. I hate it when they disappear off der web.

You Are Being Lied to About Pirates

Johann Hari
Columnist, London Independent
Posted January 4, 2009 | 08:53 PM (EST)

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There are times the world revolves around me; what horror that creates. Today was hideous( grousing )

As part of my hermitting and getting myself sorted out to do school work, I have been going through all my stacks of papers (five boxes) and filing them. Sure, I planned to take two days to do it; it's now a full two weeks. I've been flipping through day-planners and seeing how much I used to do, how creative I was and how active and clear- ( Read more... )

Terminator 2 last night with Fi was good times. Go Linda Hamilton as the hottest awesomest woman alive (albeit fucked up. And fictitious). Woke up kind of depressed though, about the state of the world and its future--if only I too could do a bunch of pushups and find one tiny group of scientists to blame and to stop.


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At work I'm in and out of an area with tv and this scene caught my eye:

(some dude character, speaking of young women who appear to have mental disabilities) It's hard to believe they're white.

(John Wayne's character) They ain't white; not anymore.

Turns out to be The Searchers, "widely considered to be the greatest Western ever made and one ( Read more... )

I love Epiphany Sunday in the liturgical calendar. I was pissy to the point of dangerous this morning from ongoing sleep deprivation and I still loved it. Besides awesome readings and damn fine songs, our fabulous goddess-priest went up to speak holding a copy of Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine.

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I tried this out on Facebook(TM) and it actually worked, so here it be:


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Right. So my housemate says to me, "how come everyone's so sad these days?" And I say, "wait, I know the answer to that, I wrote it down!":

The emotional cost of living in such a world is enormous. Sadness, rage, fear, and a feeling of overwhelming powerlessness are the constant companions of thinking people ( Read more... )

I had something to say but I forgot.

Hello? Helloooo???

Tuesday I went to the Lieutenant Governor's house. It was awkward and amusing. I dressed well and behaved moderately well, and closed the place down (ie me and the archdeacon's wife got told to leave because they were trying to lock up). All things considered I enjoyed myself. And smugly criticized the interfaith awards ceremony for being so ( Read more... )