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You Know You Live in Hooterville When...
...A business advertising on the radio describes their location as, "Across from Walmart, where the cows used to be." -
Old Man Winter
This winter has been completely insane, and it's not even over yet. We've already had about three or four significant snowfalls--and by significant, I mean at least four inches, because that's a significant amount here. And one of those is in progress as we speak ( Read more... ) -
Hit and Run
So, just the other day, I was the victim of a Hit and Run ( Read more... ) -
Thoughts on Current Criminal Justice-Type Stuff
Part One: George Zimmerman won't be charged after alleged domestic incidentIf I had just been acquitted of murdering a teenager, I would be doing everything in my power to stay under the radar and draw as little attention to myself as possible. Some people, however, apparently feel differently ( Read more... ) -
KIA: Remember that girl you didn't notice in high school?
*waves*
I was that girl you didn't notice in high school. -
The Long Night is Over
And by "long night," I mean the roughly two months I spent without access to a real computer.
Last week, my new PC arrived, and let me tell you, this thing is a beast. It's got at least twice the amount of RAM of any other computer I've ever owned, a top-rate dedicated video card (which I've never had), and it's about ten times faster than my ( Read more... ) -
Yet More Misogynist Crap to Piss Me Off
But He Didn't Know He Was Hijacking Your Ship: On Conference CreepsA SFF writer talks about sexual harrassment she has experienced at conventions. This post is even more disturbing than the one I linked to some time ago by Ann Aguirre ( Read more... ) -
Summer Goals
So, there are a few things I'd like to get done by the end of the summer, and I figured I might as well write them down here as a reminder to myself, and so that I can look back at it come August and smack myself in the head for not succeeding.
1. Finish my book. I'm writing a fantasy novel, and I've been working on it for years. My New Year's ( Read more... ) -
Some Good News and Some Weird News
So, the good news is not all lettuce makes me sick. The weird news is that the lettuce at Subway does. I don't know if it's because it's been sitting out for too long, or if they put some kind of preservative in it to keep it fresh, but something about it literally makes me sick ( Read more... )
