You know, of all the not-funny things I've read about the BP oil fuckup in the Gulf, this is the least funny thing I've read to date. Because, y'know, MY PARENTS LIVE IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE, FUCKERS ( Read more... )

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You can now read my Big Finish story submission at either Teaspoon or at An Archive Of Our OwnI'm pleased with it, overall. It may not be the best thing I've ever written, and I think it might have been better if I'd had about 250-500 more words to play with (it's amazing how short 2500 words can actually feel). And it's also the first time I've ( Read more... )

Big Finish Short Trips winners announced.

Alas, I am not among them. Still, I think I gave it a good shot, and I'm looking forward to reading/hearing the winning stories.

And I thought there was some very good advice here.

Can't win 'em all. But I'll give it another shot, definitely.

So our kitty Muji made it to the finals of Modernica's Pets on Furniture contest! The final voting round is today, so let your voice be heard. :)

And, um, yeah, there's a ton of other stuff that I really should post about. Maybe I'll take an evening and try to get it all sorted.

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This is one of the most delightful things I’ve seen. I love the Saarinen tulip chair in the second ad, and the third ad … well, it’ll make the Romana II/Four shippers really really happy. Actually, all of these ads probably will.

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I have Thoughts on Anthony Bourdain's 4/1 thing at the Paramount (beyond, "oh my god that was awesome and did he really make a Two Girls One Cup joke?"), and I have more thoughts on the new Doctor Who (beyond "PURE JOY OMFG and by the way Murray Gold has used up the last bit of slack I was willing to cut him ever") and I'll post those later this ( Read more... )

When I was five, my parents bought the original cast recording of Evita on cassette. I'm not entirely sure why I got so obsessed with it, but I literally played it until the tape broke, and to this day I think I have about 90% of the libretto memorised. Go on, quiz me -- I could probably quote an entire song without having to look it up.

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 Bands seen:

• In the Nursery - You know how some band showcases run forty minutes and feel like they're actually two hours? In the Nursery's forty-minute set felt about ten minutes long. An amazing, dynamic performance, full of rich electronic orchestrations and incredible percussion work; definitely a highlight of the festival by a long shot. 
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