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I think the time has come...
It's been a good, long ride, but I think the time has come for me to stop checking LJ. I don't plan on deleting anything, but I probably won't be around.
I will still be on Dreamwidth (at least for now), and I am on Facebook, so if you really want to keep in touch, PM me. -
"Baby It's Cold Outside," Uncreeped
Inspired by the article I linked last time (again, TW for rapey stuff), I attempted my own de-creepified lyrics for the holiday song that's been annoying me the most. I also identified the voices as just "guest" and "host" to make it more gender-neutral. Feel free to give feedback or spread it around if you like it!
EDIT TO ADD: Now on Ao3 with ( Read more... ) -
Why are the Christmas songs stuck in my head ---
--- the ones that annoy me the most?
Glad to find I have backup in thinking "Baby It's Cold Outside" is creepy as hell. TL;DR quote: "Until the question of whether no means no has been cleared up permanently, we just don't need our Christmas songs adding to the confusion." (Trigger warnings for rapey stuff, especially the "Funny or Die" video ( Read more... ) -
Random Servals
I've randomly found myself looking at pictures of servals, and it's like somebody photoshopped the head of a housecat onto the body of a cheetah and didn't size-correct anything but the ears ( Read more... ) -
Sexism and my Kindle
Odd thought train started when I opened my Kindle app today and I noticed that the kid reading under the tree in the splash image looks like a boy (at least they read that way to me), and I thought, why is that ( Read more... ) -
Digital Manga Magazines
I found that something I have long wished for has come to pass, and my favorite manga magazines are now available in digital editions from Honto.jp. Now I can get Hana to Yume (home of Yona of the Dawn) and LaLa (home of Natsume's Book of Friends and Snow White with the Red Hair), roughly as they come out in the original Japanese, without shelling ( Read more... ) -
Medical Leave
I've been away from DW etc for awhile after having an emergency appendectomy about a week ago. Feeling much better, but per my doctor's note I still have this week before going back to work. I think I should be back on the ball by then, but in the meantime, glad to have the extra time to rest.
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Leave Hell on their Machine
I discovered a life-hack for calling your congress critters while socially anxious ( Read more... ) -
(AkaYona Fanning) The Nontraditional Pirate
Last year, I remember saying on Tumblr that I'd like to see someone say they're dressing as a sexy pirate for Halloween and then have it turn out they're just cosplaying Jae-ha.
This week, though, I realize that I'm not even ready to apply the same principle to Talk Like a Pirate Day.*
*(Engage in suave, shameless flirting with everyone you meet ( Read more... )