Everybody who is going to the HLWW in Los Angeles next weekend, have a great time, okay? I wish I could be there, but it's the same weekend as the Great Dane Club of America National Specialty that has been on my calendar for two years (and I'm on the committee, so I kind of have to go ( Read more... )

I knitted three hats to send to the Pussy Hat Project for the Women's March in DC. They had forms you could put in the hats with your contact information (if you wanted) to thank people for wearing them.

I heard back from one of my hat wearers, and she sent me a picture of the march!


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I saw this mentioned on my Twitter feed, and it sure seems like a good idea. I can't go to DC to the march, but I'd sure like to support those who will be there at the Women's march on January 21, 2017!

The Pussy Hat Project

I'm going to see if I can get at least a few of these knitted and sent off for the marchers to wear...

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So, we've all heard about the half dozen or so naked Donald Trump statues that showed up in cities around the country, right? The one in New York City has been taken down already, but they issued this statement ( Read more... )

Robert Reich posted a link to this really interesting article about how authoritarian candidates can rise, and so quickly (like Trump). It's long, but worth the read:

http://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11127424/trump-authoritarianism

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In case anybody in the US of A is looking for an alternative to politics on tv this week, SyFy is showing cheesy CGI monsters (snakes, sharks, octopus, piranha, etc, etc) all week, ending the week with the premiere of Sharknado 4!

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Amazon pimped this book to me yesterday which claims to be some kind of groundbreaking study of fanfiction... Wonder if anybody knows anything about it:

Why Fanfiction is Taking Over The World by Anne Jamison (from University of Utah)

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It's not a big deal compared to what others are going through, but a couple of weeks ago I jammed the middle finger of my left hand, and damaged something so I couldn't straighten the end joint. I wasn't too worried on account of no real pain, no bleeding, clearly not life threatening. I made a Dr. appt which was this morning. They took x-rays ( Read more... )

My Canon printer has finally worn out, by which I mean I can hear nothing but the gears skipping as it tries to initialize. It's been coming for a while, so it's not a surprise, but it is annoying ( Read more... )

So, there's RPS of the Oregon Militia occupying the bird sanctuary --

Bundy Militia Slash

Really. You have to go read it.

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