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I am le tired. I possibly need to start taking something, anything, even a placebo, to make me sleep. I got three hours, maximum last night, which is great when compared to the two hours I managed last Saturday. It takes me at least an hour, normally between two and three, to get to sleep and apparently this is Not Normal. *grump ( Read more... ) -
Why am I not surprised?!
Speaking of the largest democracy in the world... WTF?!! I thought we had put all the illegalities behind us, at least on a grand scale.
*shakes head in horror*
Y'know, sometimes I am so disgusted with the US electoral system it's unreal.
That article was from the Washington Post. I've looked at the BBC, CNN, Le Monde, The Times and the New ( Read more... ) -
It's that time of week again...
My boss has just issued a crackdown on non-work related internet time. Answer? Lj, of course! :D
On the plus side, there's one less fascist in the world. The down side? Apparently thousands attended the funeral of Austria's Joerg Haider. Scary.
I'm not sure whether this is a good or bad thing. On the one hand, it's an attractive proposal ( Read more... ) -
In other news...
...This is a really good summary of the current situation with George Bush; the things he has & hasn't done and the things he still has to resolve before he leaves office.
Also, a crazy, crazy Christian seems to think that it's McCain & Christianity vs. Obama & other (inferior) world religions:
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Because, of course, this won't piss the French off in the slightest...
Sometimes I wonder if the country's being run by people with no grasp of basic European history or cultural differences.
In other news, McCain seems to be on the verge of crashing and burning, which normally I'd say would be all to the good (and don't even get me started on ( Read more... ) -
A Small Part of the Pantomime (Prompt 029, 100OriginalFic Challenge)
Title: A Small Part of the Pantomime
Author: ravanasnape
Prompt: 029 (Birth)
Rating: R for subject matter and a little gore.
Length: 396 words
A/N: The title is taken from a line in Wallace Stevens' poem 'Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird'.
Summary: There's a reason her parents indulged her.
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Corridor of Dreams (Prompt 078, 100OriginalFics Challenge)
Title: Corridor of Dreams
Author: ravanasnape
Prompt: 078 (Where?)
Rating: PG
Length: 486 words
Summary: There is an endless corridor with infinite rooms. It's the myth that will begin her journey.
( In a place beyond the recall of most beings, there rests a dark and dusty corridor, lined with equally dark and dusty doors. ) -
Sugar is Sweet (Prompt 064, 100OriginalFics Challenge)
Title: Sugar is Sweet
Author: ravanasnape
Prompt: 064 (Fall/Autumn)
Rating: PG
Length: 340 words
Summary: Some of the oldest fears are hidden by the wildest fripperies.
( She watches them from her window, as they weave the petty patterns of humanity. )