Disclaimer: I possess neither familiarity nor comprehension of Reddit.  I came into contact with this through Tumblr (which I possessed neither familiarity nor comprehension of a year ago).

So apparently first, some righteously offended male posted this on...some feminist space or other, judging by the context.

Then a goodly number of people ( Read more... )

I don't really have many shows I watch, but this week has been a good one for me TV-wise.

Game of Thrones 03.02 'Dark Wings, Dark Words'
( minor spoilers )

Why does everyone have to put air conditioning on as soon as the sun comes out?  Can't anything ever be allowed to be warm for a while?

I get lethargic and violently angry when I'm cold.  Yes, both at once.

Grr.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2013/jan/25/mckellen-stewart-godot-broadway
"Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart to reprise Godot roles on Broadway"

Gaaah.  I would give limbs I haven't even grown yet to see this.  Waiting for Godot has just become my new obsession, and with that casting--!

and then later David Tennant's Hamlet used it as Yorick.  Such art.

Because I'm too lazy to put all the links together again on LJ, here's it on my tumblr.

bunn kindly apprised me of the existence of this Bombadil speculationThoughts ( Read more... )

Oh crap, you guys, I'll need some names for Akallabêth-era Númenoreans soonish, and don't exactly have time to become lost in linguistic research lately.  Does anyone already have a trusted source on the relevant naming conventions, who could throw a link my way?

Thanks to those of you who indulged me and concocted some questions for me for this silliness.
That was a bit of cracked out diversion I rather needed.  Some of my scenarios were very short, and others got more involved.

Gandalf loves booze and literature, Draugluin is screwed, Mairon would rather be canoeing, and other stupid adventures:

( Stop the madness )

I'm in a way better mood today.  I think it has more than a bit to do with the fact that I started my B2Me story last night.  Yes, singular, I'm just doing one story, which I anticipate might fall into the 10,000-20,000 word range if I do manage to finish what I start for once.  Among other things, I was feeling crappy that I wanted to start a new ( Read more... )

Swiped from curiouswombat1) Make a list of fifteen characters first, and keep it to yourself for the moment ( Read more... )