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Bad day in Cupertino
You've probably heard by now of the expected but untimely death of Steve Jobs. But if you don't live in northern California, you may not have heard about the gunman who shot ten people in Cupertino early this morning, killing three of them. Area schools and businesses (including several of Apple's buildings) were closed or locked down. An entire ( Read more... ) -
Ficlets! Fresh ficlets!
Via edenfalling, from whom I requested Harry/Hermione ( Read more... ) -
Happy birthday, boychild
Today is my son's 15th birthday. One of his many wonderful qualities is that he's a massive Brony.
Thanks to the timely work of the lovely and amazing rahirah, today I've been able to merge my son's interests with mine in this view of the BuffyPonyVerse (or would that be the PonyBuffyVerse)? Anyway:
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That SF/F book meme
Finally, the list we've all been waiting for is out: NPR's top 100 adult fantasy and science fiction books. (They're doing children's and YA SF/F next year.) And, somewhat to my surprise, it's a pretty good list. Of course it contains a few writers I can't stand and others I've never heard of. Also, I think it's a crime that Joanna Russ and Samuel ( Read more... ) -
Norway
Has anyone else been thinking that the horrific island shooting in Norway sounds like it could have been inspired by "Harper's Island"?
My family watched that whole series on Netflix streaming recently, and I got through it by telling myself how ridiculous the whole plot was.
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That zombie apocalypse meme
Gakked from everyone:
Go look at your blog. Find the last Fandom-related thing you posted. The characters in that post are now your team-mates in the Zombie Apocalypse. How fucked are you?The last fandom-related thing I posted was fic featuring Molly Weasley and a bunch of cats, along with brief mentions of Charlie and Percy and a couple of ( Read more... ) -
Why I'm an awesome mom
Because tonight at dinner, after watching "Top Gun" with my son, I explained to both children what the term "slashtastic" means. Always looking out for their education, I am ( Read more... ) -
Matrithon Fic: Waifs and Strays
It's my posting day over at matrithon! I chose a Molly Weasley prompt, and I've written a fluffy little cat story. You can read it there or here:
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Goodnight, Sarah Jane
If you're anything like as shocked and sad as I am about Elisabeth Sladen's too-early death, you'll want to listen to this:
http://taliskimberley.bandcamp.com/track/goodnight-sarah-jane
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Well, hello there!
“If you’re enthusiastic enough about stuff - even if you’re not good at it - your enthusiasm will get you to the point where people allow you to do it enough so that you become good at it."
- Daniel Radcliffe in today's New York TimesTake that, Amy Chua ( Read more... )