-
In which I rant about fandom
So yesterday, dementedsiren forwarded me this link to an entry over at the journal of a writer called iibnf. It discussed the potential motivations of rape fic in fandom. It was a well written, well reasoned piece one the subject, and I espically liked it's not something that gets discussed about in fandom very frequently. Rape fic is coyly referred to as "non-con ( Read more... ) -
My thoughts for the day
It's V-Day. Everyone and their mother seems to be pointing it out, posting on it, or pointedly ignoring it. I mean, I guess it makes sense, since the holiday's ubiquitous and all. If you're in America today, there's no way to escape it. Fortunately, I have managed to break free of the social brainwashing coming at me from all corners (buy a ( Read more... ) -
And the memes kept rolling in...
daisybalance
If you're on my friends list, I want to know 36 things about you. I don't care if we never talk, or if we already know everything about each other. Short and sweet is fine ... You're on my list, so I want to know you better!
BE HONEST! COPY FROM HERE THEN SEND DIRECTLY TO ME IN A COMMENT THEN, REPOST THE EMPTY QUESTIONS.
( Clicky Clicky ) -
Who says Hillary Clinton doesn't have a sense of humor?
The next time a talking head tries to say to that Hillary Clinton has no sense of humor, can't take a joke, or takes herself too seriously, just remember this:
Full transcript of the entire speech below the ( cut ) -
The Soundtrack of my Life ~ The Multimedia Version!
I love me a good silly meme, and this is one I hadn't had the good fortune to run across before. Here's how this works ( Read more... ) -
Boycott Sherman and Tingle
I was on my way home, listening to my preferred drive time DJs, when suddenly, they took a turn beyond their usual offensive crassness and stupidity (and it's drive time in Chicago- you either have that or the soft spoken 'relaxing drive' gurus- yuck) and into the realm of disgusting, demeaning, and potentially unforgivable in my book ( Read more... ) -
Highly recommended viewing
One of the things I love about Netflix is their "Watch Instantly" feature, which allows you to watch streaming movies off of their website as part of your monthly package.
I just finished watching a documentary called The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief. It explores the host cafes of Osaka, particularly Stylish Cafe Rakkyo, ( Read more... ) -
Movie Review: Juno
Movie: Juno
Date: 26 December 2007
Time: 6:20pm
Location: Century 18 Theatres, Evanston IL
Companions: Me, myself, and I
( No, it's not a food baby! ) -
A moment of silence, please
I was prepping a review of the movie Juno, but I felt that this post took precedence ( Read more... )
Click to view