Why are Americans so completely ridiculous?!? Apparently, there is a big run on potassium iodide. I'd be willing to bet a large proportion of these people are also the ones who are happy to see the Republicans gut things like the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act. Because why worry about the chemical plant up the river when you can flip out ( Read more... )

So, I know that it's frequently preaching to the choir when I talk about this kind of stuff in fandom, but this is too important to assume that you all know this and are doing something ( Read more... )

I think the Wisconsin Democratic legislators rock for what they are doing. But, um, everyone keeps talking like no one has ever done such a thing before, even Rachel Maddow. And yet, Democratic legislators in Texas did it not that many years ago to try and stop the Republican's redistricting scheme. They all hid out in NM and OK ( Read more... )

So, how about that WIP meme going around? I'm too lazy to go find the wording, but it's basically just listing the titles in our WIP folder, yes? These are from my google docs and two other places that I have my more recent fic bits squirreled away. There are a lot more old WIPS than this, but they are dead like very dead things. In no ( Read more... )

*Pete Wentz! I am very sad for him. I wish I felt more surprised, though ( Read more... )

She will forward any kind of cute, "funny", or "inspirational" e-mails to me and my sister whether we like it not. I use quotation marks because most of the time, they are neither funny nor inspirational, but occasionally they are cute. Anyway, today she sent me one I loved, thus I share it with you!

As a retired law enforcement officer I have ( Read more... )

( Southland spoilers )

Things that made me hate people today ( Read more... )

I spent the weekend marathoning Southland, just in time for new season tonight. And I am well and truly hooked. Wow, this show fills a hole that I haven't found since Homicide ( Read more... )

Wow, I have been seriously m.i.a. around here lately. Sorry about that! Christmas was nice though, and I came home with a Kindle, an awesome new coat, Season 1&2 of Torchwood on DVD, and completely awesome boots. So, let's do a quick review of 2010, before we move on, eh ( Read more... )