I have the Doctor Who Easter special. A warm drink in a year-long geek drought.

If anyone needs me, I'll be in the Zero Room.

Star Trek: The Western

"Pon farr? Them's fightin' words!"

From CNN, regarding user fees for unemployment benefits debit cards ( Read more... )

I got the following from Intersex News, via a forum post. In the interests of spreading the word as far as possible, and my vague distrust of Blogger, here's the letter in its entirety:

( Alert from Dr. Lynn Conway )

http://beatonna.livejournal.com/83621.html?nc=121

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Izet8zN1vmE

My name is Amarissa. I cannot remember if that was the name I wore Before, but its flow appeals to me and therefore I wear it Now. I remember little of my life Before, and only some little more of my time Between, but I will fill some of this Now with the songs that bring those memories to life ( Read more... )

...as Sarah Palin supporters co-opting Rosie the Riveter and changing the slogan to 'She Can Do It'.

Fortunately, Rosie herself has something to say on the subject:


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Death reaches into Its cloak and pulls out a small object-- not a life timer, one of those too-small hourglasses with too-few grains within, but a sphere filled with multicolored dust and particles, with a handle thrice its diameter attached. "THIS IS YOURS. I SUPPOSE IT IS MEANT TO BE FUNNY. NOT HAVING HAD ONE OF THESE IN YOUR INFANCY." Death ( Read more... )

I've been looking for employment, posting my resume on sites like Workopolis or Monster.com, for about a month now. Most of what turns up is less than compatible (a would-be technical writer or 'puter tech, being offered positions as a welder? What?), but an e-mail that I received the other day is truly the most bizarre of the bunch ( Read more... )