Please tell me someone has written a meaningful editorial or essay explaining why it's important to refer to the holiday as Independence Day rather than the Fourth of July. (Honesty not required ( Read more... )

Have any of you ever had a music box randomly start playing? That's what got me up this morning; it was creepy as fuck and I feel like I'd be a happier person right now had I taken it as a sign to hide under the covers with fic today ( Read more... )

A few minutes ago I found myself on the NC governor's official website, because apparently the only way to find a list of the 25 counties preemptively declared disaster areas because of the tropical weather system heading here is to read the press release. (Not too surprisingly, my county is indeed one of them ( Read more... )

For all that my feelings toward La Femme Nikita are complicated, as happens with problematic media, I unreservedly appreciate the following line from early in the run: You have a right to feel any way you want ( Read more... )

I tried this thing today, where I read a book. It was enjoyable, if a bit odd, reading something with neither hockey nor superheroes. I think I'll try it again tomorrow ( Read more... )

Today I had a brainramble about how much I like the words adult and errand as verbs. Running errands sounds like a chore, but erranding? That's a thing that can be accomplished successfully. Being an adult? It's heavy and oppressive and unending. Adulting, though, is just a set of tasks that can be completed and set aside to get to the fun parts of ( Read more... )

I went to bed last night rooting for the Blackhawks and woke up rooting for the Wild, and am considering forming an attachment with them (the Wild, I mean; I already have one with the Hawks). I also woke up wanting the Ducks to win the West ( Read more... )

Today was my grandparents' 67th wedding anniversary, and their children, 2/3 of their grandchildren, and most of their great-grandchildren got together to mark the occasion in my grandmother's hospice room ( Read more... )

As I cut down substantially on the amount of TV I watch, one of the determining factors in even contemplating checking out a new show is whether it features prominent female characters in good roles. It's also a factor in what sticks around.

One of the shows that's sticking around is Arrow, on which I mostly caught up today. I want to like it more ( Read more... )

I failed to make my needed doctor's appointment, but not for lack of current effort (just interference by past!me). I am struggling in day 2 of my 5K training, but unlike all efforts in recent years, I haven't injured myself, which is really brilliant. I am really fucking glad it's the weekend, because I am ( Read more... )