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Local news, national news, international news...
So the jury is back in the Boston Marathon Bombing case. I empathize with the jury. I mean, these are people who have put their lives on hold for the last five months to serve and come to a unanimous decision on life or death. They sat day after day listening to the arguments of the defense and prosecution. They saw all the eveidence, and heard ( Read more... ) -
Mild Pet Peeves
When reading a story and the author throws in a detail that is SUPER WRONG - especially in regards to geography or travel or travel TIMES ( Read more... ) -
Grumblings
So a certain computer tool - browser based - at work, that I use all day every day has a brand new user interface ( Read more... ) -
SPRING!
It is fast approaching. Today was the first day since last fall it has been warm enough to open windows in the house. Lovely spring air flowing through for a few hours helped!
Also, using the laptop as a heating pad on my belly makes it difficult to type but eases the ache and cramps from That Thing That Happens.
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Life in the Theat-ah
My community group is putting on "My Fair Lady" an oldie but a goodie (with terrible premise and the tacked on ending of True Love Conquers All - Even the Most Mysoganistic and Assholish (But Not Really, Because Why Should He Change When He Gets Everything He Wants Being An Asshole ( Read more... ) -
Huh.
I (mostly lovingly) call my brother "the functional mute" because while the man is capable of speech, he doesn't use the capability often. He is terse in all his communications. He is a miser with his words and thoughts. A great communicator, he is not ( Read more... ) -
For once
I'd like a story where the hero's journey doesn't begin with the horrible early death of their parents. I'd like a hero with a support system that isn't whittled away to leave them standing alone in the face of terrible odds. Maybe the support system doesn't always agree or like the choices the hero makes, but supports their right to actually ( Read more... ) -
Blasts from the...
I don't really know what to do with this ( Read more... ) -
Unpopular Fandom Opinions
So I went to my first Arisia (Boston's local Sci-Fi/Fantasy con) last weekend. We had a room at the hotel so I could escape whenever I felt the need (which was helpful especially in the late afternoon and I got tired of ALL THE PEOPLE ( Read more... ) -
Things I've Learned About Flight Rising (game) (not really crossposted from tumblr)
(new registration window for the game coming up on December 15 (http://www1.flightrising.com/))
Get on the forums EARLY. I mean, you’ve chosen your flight, you have your “progen” dragons (the one YOU create, and the one of the opposite sex that comes and joins your lair), you want to grow your clan. Get thee to the forums and check your flight- ( Read more... )