I just came from a panel on boundaries in YA literature, which had some really interesting views on where to draw the line on topics like sex and violence in YA lit, as well as censorship and self-censorship. The panelists were Mary Anne Mohanraj, Sharyn November, Tamora Pierce, Sarah Beth Durst, and Alma Alexander. Now I'm attending a panel on ( Read more... )

The first full-on night of WisCon is over for me, ad I've been having a blast. I have finally stopped smelling like curry, but I still really, really want samosas. Maybe I will get the sis to accompany to the buffet for lunch sometime this next week...if I can afford it ( Read more... )

It's an odd choice of panels, tis true. However, I wanted to hear a couple of the panelists *and* considering my own erratic approach to punctuation, as panel entitled "Punctuation, Grammar, Usage: Who Needs 'Em?"seemed like it might be a good idea ( Read more... )

One pocket of my coat smells strongly of curry and the other pocket smells strongly of BPAL, both obtained at the Gathering at WisCon. The curry is in a double set of plastic baggies, and comes from the mix-your-own curry table. It smells divine and I am looking forward to making something with it ( Read more... )

Last night I went down to the Madison Concourse Hotel to help get things ready for WisCon, mostly putting stickers on things and separating tangled badge holders. I figured that it would be a good way to start meeting people, but also the discount for volunteer hours would be handy in my current unemployed state. It was pretty fun and only took ( Read more... )

I seem to have added another webcomic to my daily reading list: Girls With Slingshots.

I was reading the article Ten Reasons Gen Xers Are Unhappy at Work and was reminded how much a do *not* feel like a part of Generation X ( Read more... )

I just noticed that there is a recap to the entirety of Doctor Who season 3. Like, there has been since October. I R SMRT.

But thanks, mostlikely2, it is excellent, as usual.

We can has season 4?

One teeny nitpick:

When the Doctor appears in the hospital, sparks flying, weird time loops abounding, he's only got one working heart. Which one do you think it ( Read more... )

Vampire Slayer Buffy Saves Iraq Reporter's Soul

I love NPR.

The fabric content tag of a velvet jacket I picked up at yesterday's clothing swap: "100% Velvet ( Read more... )