( spoilers! and not like multiple stephanie browns )

I'm writing a paper about Terry Pratchett and, um race/ethnicity and policing. I was wondering if anyone knew of any read good posts or thoughts about what he does with regards to any of those topics ( Read more... )

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. *flail* *flail*

I love you, Germany team.

I love that Germany is playing creatively and with a beautiful smoothness. Please continue to be one linked football playing AI.

gah, I'm a wreck over here. Aaaand now I am embarrassed.

Also, I love that Germany is the team of inter-house cooperation with Neuer swapping out his previous ( Read more... )

World Cup Link Roundup:

Apparently not everyone has seen this. there's more to life than being really, really ridiculously good looking. Picspam. Football teams through the lens of unbelievable attractiveness. Naturally, Landon Donovan is not in there. I am willing to accept that he is a good player. After the Slovakia game, however, he swapped his ( Read more... )

Here follows some very brief commentary on some of the matches.

Go New Zealand! Congrats on your tie with Slovakia. You can do it!

( Brazil-North Korea )

OMG GERMANY I LOVE YOU WHAT WAS THAT WHERE DID IT COME FROM NEVER CHANGE AND ALSO SERIOUSLY ARE YOU ROBOTS?*

I was...not expecting that. Even though Germany was heavily favoured to win against Australia, I don't know where that playing came from. The smoothness of their passing alone was a joy. That was true and pure teamwork on display, guys, I can ( Read more... )

So due to a router malfunction, I did not have internet at home for 5 days. Because of this, I got really into watching Deadliest Warrior and Say Yes to the Dress, a combination I like to call Deadliest Dress. (As in: 'Could you put in on the tv listing channel? I want to see if Deadliest Dress is on) I could have predicted Deadliest Warrior, but ( Read more... )

I never thought a day would come when I would not want to read about madcap queer victorian shenanigans, but that day has come. ( icon expression meme )

Thanks for the Snowflakes, sapote and anonymous! They are full of good nondenominational cheer.

I have now handed in all of my term papers and anticipate exams. ...sadly.  The less said the better.

However, when I was researching for this one paper on WWII and radio and cryptography (aka I love Alan Turing and therefore gravitate when it comes to ( Read more... )

1) Chibimuse made me this icon and then told me I had to post to show it off.  I don't even remember what torturous conversational gambit led to this comment on Uther's self-satisfaction with his campaign of intolerance (magic lives!) but yes.  It captures his essence, oui?

2) suddenly I am really liking this song.  I don't know if it's the weirdly ( Read more... )