The Pegasus Final Ballot is live now!

( And the nominees are... )

Just a quick reminder that tomorrow (Saturday) is the last day to nominate for the Pegasus awards; we had to move the deadline due to unforeseen circumstances. So if you haven't nominated and plan to, it better be soon!

I have had profound itching for the past 2 months and dermatologists are scarce here; I had to make an appointment 5 weeks in advance, and I'm still 2 weeks away from it. It finally got unbearable tonight and I went to the ER where I was diagnosed as likely having scabies ( Read more... )

Happy birthday from me (and Steve too)! I can't wait to see you in a couple of days!

Just a reminder that Pegasus Awards pre-con voting closes Monday night (well, technically, very early Tuesday morning.) If you're a member of the filk community, wish to vote, and have not done so, you're running out of time to vote pre-con. After the electronic ballot closes, you'll have to vote at OVFF!

So someone on my Friends list (legoline?) posted a link to this Kickstarter. They still need about $20,000 in the next two days, so I don't know if it'll get made. But this is the coolest looking kids movie project I've seen go past in a long time. I wish I'd won the lottery and could fund it for them ( Read more... )

They acquitted Zimmerman. Fucking travesty.

Just got back from a weekend in Indianapolis to see the Ai Weiwei Exhibit at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. It was fascinating. I'm not usually a big fan of modern art, but I'd read a number of news stories about him and was curious; happily, S. was up for a trip. His work Straight is particularly moving in person.

Thank you so much for all your help on the last round! Here's one more round of making-sure-Erica-doesn't-get-it-wrong (or at least, upping the odds.) I know that the various foods in the Pesach Seder have symbolic meanings. I have read a few places online that the bitter herbs (maror) represent...something like the bitterness of being enslaved ( Read more... )

I'm writing a paper on food, and I want to discuss the ritual use of food in one portion of it. So I'm hoping I can get answers to a few questions so as not to screw things up ( Read more... )