A bit of background - I stayed well clear of TGWKotY (The Great Wiscon Kerfluffle of the Year) because it was obvious that there would be excessive projectile endocrine secretion. Pretty obviously, too, however it was finally handled, good people would be very unhappy with the result ( Read more... )

"Hi all! I am doing a paper about fat chicks (which includes anyone who identifies as female in any way) with tattoos and I was wondering if anyone here would be interested in answering a few questions via email about their ink. I know lots of you have some pretty amazing tatts and I would love to hear about them. So whether you have one tatt or a ( Read more... )

It so happens I'm vanilla het. It's not a situation I have any responsibility for, since I was simply born that way. Nor is it a condition which has been problematic. It's not really like anybody much cares. ([I'm male.] The occasional advances I've made toward women who weren't interested in men are outnumbered by the advances I've made toward ( Read more... )

I was chided by a friend for posting so little here. How can she have any idea what's going on in my life ( Read more... )

I just had the pleasure of seeing Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon again at the Film CenterAnd it got me to thinking. While this one is head and shoulders above most of them, it is in a sizable and well-known category/genre of movie, which uses exaggerations of genuine folkloric/mythic material ( Read more... )

I have a form cover letter I insert the address and date into whenever I write a donation check. It says, emphatically, do not send me any junk mail or solicitations. This is a donation, not a membership, so do not send me any "membership renewal" notices, either. Real news is all I want to hear ( Read more... )

I just ran into a reference to a con-like event at the end of June in the northern suburbs. I was a little concerned because I'm not comfortable with something so close (in several ways) not hitting my radar until it's almost here. So I went to the web site . . .

$260.00 Package Includes ( Read more... )

I undoubtedly know people who want to know about this, if they don't yet, but I'm not sure exactly who. (whom?)
So I offer this for circulation to Anglophiles and collectors of real-life curiosities, perhaps for recycling the tales.
For Kitty Jay(Incidentally, this is from one the very best blog I've found for interesting news about understanding ( Read more... )

Olivia is my niece, my brother's daughter.  She just had a birthday.
I was thinking about what to give her for her birthday, and the Chicago Nerd Social Club announced a Robot City Workshop.  I called my brother, and asked what Olivia is into lately, because who can keep up. The very first thinkg he said was, "electronics ( Read more... )

It's a good thing I was warned about how awful the move is, or I wouldn't have been able to sit through as much of it as I was.
Most of my real-time critical reactions were comparisons with other inexcusable works. Silent Running and Rendezvous with Rama had terrific settings in which to put a story; I wish someone had. Starship Troopers is ( Read more... )