Don't you hate it when you not only write one of your bi-annual LJ entries -- a kickass entry about internet porn, no less! -- but also write the latest comment in an on-going discussion with a friend...and your computer's hard drive crashes for a week ( Read more... )

Oh, and Happy Birthday to, hmmm, who have I missed while staying (mostly) offline? Jeanie? Happy Birthday! And...Jane? Happy Birthday to you too!

Dear JKR,

Someday, when they outlaw the deus ex machina plot twist, you'll be first up against the wall. More to the point, when they start bowdlerizing dei ex machina (no, I will not pluralize the object of the preposition) from older books, the entire HP series will become available only in pamphlet form.

Sincerely,

Random

Classic Twilight Zone marathon on the Sci-Fi channel all day long.

Holidays be damned. Do not disturb.

Thank you.

Happy birthday, HonorH! Remember, there ain't no mountain tall enough that something something yadda yadda hypothermia and it will all end well. Or something.

Since everyone else seemed to be doing it, I did the MIT survey thing. Got a banner...


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I've been watching the whole French EU constitution vote with some interest. Passions are definitely running high, and now that defeat appears imminent, I have some vague thoughts on what this means.

(I know I have a couple French citizens on my f-list, so y'all take what I say with a grain of "he's just an American" *g*)

( Politics. Very general. Longish. Don't click unless you really care or something. And even then, you probably shouldn't click )

Off to bed. But first ( Read more... )

Hmmmm....

Just...wrong. I mean, I get the need to protect recipients, but I'm pretty damned sure this isn't the best way to go about it.

Hey, all. I've been all but incommunicado lately, and will be so for a while longer. Just thought I'd check on my f-list and...ooh, religion quiz!

*does quiz*

Yeah, I know, I never post quizzes or memes. But gotta have space-filler, y'know?

I'll be seeing y'all. Wait for me.


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