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Today is World Mental Health Day. In the past few years I have tried to be open and honest regarding my anxiety problems. As a general rule my friends have been understanding and supportive. On this day I want to let you know that I'm here for you as well. If you ever need to talk you can of course contact me here on livejournal. Those of you ( Read more... ) -
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I honestly never thought I could be pissed off by a commentary. Although I do get deeply involved in shows, I don't usually let them affect me at a deep level, it's all surface. But the dismissal of the rape elements in the Stargate Atlantis episode "Irresistible" commentary has me angry nearly beyond words. The fact that they didn't think of it ( Read more... ) -
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I can't believe they canceled Firefly After one gorram season. -
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Call me a Luddite, but I like being able to call someone and have a real human voice on the phone. As many of you may or may not know, e-mail is not the best way to get a hold of me. If you want to speak with me get me on the phone. It irritates me endlessly that websites like netflix and napster do not post contact numbers so you can talk to ( Read more... ) -
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Episodes like ST:TNG's "Frame of Mind" and SGA's "Real World" depend on the primary character's conviction in the reality of who they are and refusal to succumb to the imposed "reality." Like Granny Weatherwax in Witches Abroad, the sense of self is tantamount to being able to recover normalcy. Those characters, in literature who are the most ( Read more... ) -
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In a burst of insane vanity Joann had bleached all three feet of her bright red hair to a coppery peroxide blonde. Every day she applied a thickening cream and twisted it into sweeping waves. But the roots growing in were as red as before, and fine and straight. So for a while she walked around two tone, a helmet of burning red and a thick curly ( Read more... ) -
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One of my most distinct memories from elementary school is my class trying to bargain with our teacher down from a one page, hand written homework assignment to a half page, hand written ( Read more... ) -
"You need to watch this episode so we can talk about what explodes"
So I finally watched "Sunday." JUST WHAT THE FUCK DID THEY THINK THEY WERE DOING?! Normally I've got a lot of forgiveness for television shows. But this was unforgivable. I don't think I'll be okay with this anytime soon. Blood must be spilled. Heads will roll.
