I’ve been terrible about commenting or replying lately, and I apologize.
In short:
Thanksgiving, good.
Finally replacing slowly dying television, good.
Cleaning and de-cluttering living room in preparation for delivery of replacement TV, good.
Planting the white irises I got from Mom in exchange for thinning and re-planting her iris bed, good.
Cold front, YAY!
Overheard at the grocery store:
Kid: […]
Archive for November, 2006
Well, that’s irritating. I’ve laboring under the impression that Buffy’s aunt was named Caroline for ages now, and I finally check the script for “Pangs” and find it’s actually Darlene.
I suppose I could say she has two aunts.
Or I could go back and do a search and replace on her […]
Looks like it’s time for Nice vs. Mean, Round 2,435,556,667,788, over in SGA fandom this time. (Waves vaguely at ) The interesting part is that the kerfuffle got fandom_wank’d, and in the f_w comments was a link to the thecuttingboard post that apparently started the whole thing, and THAT is a very cool […]
Various ramblings
Posted in General on Nov 18th, 2006
I was reading one of the multifarous metafandom posts on the dearth of fan writers who are willing to write minority characters the other day, and wondering if there really were writers out there who refuse to write minority characters out of fear they won’t get them right–I mean, I suppose there are, since people […]
Thank you!
Posted in General on Nov 17th, 2006
romanyg!!
I wrote this while I was feeling sorry for myself. Not beta’d, so it’s all my fault.
In the Forests Of The Night
Barb C
Disclaimers: The usual. All belongs to Joss and Mutant Enemy, and naught to me.
Rating: PG-13
Setting: Post-Gift AU
Pairing: B/S
Distribution: Ask and you shall receive, I’d just like to know where it ends up.
Synopsis: […]
I love chutney. Kathy, not so much. But I made one the other day she didn’t hate:
Cranberry/Mango Chutney
1 cup chopped onion (about ½ large onion)
1/4 cup grated or chopped fresh ginger (I used pickled ginger)
1 16-oz bag cranberries
1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar
1tbsp honey
1 or 2 mangoes, peeled and chopped
Cinnamon, nutmeg, cumin, curry […]
The most significant SF/F novels from 1953-2006 according to Time.
Bold the ones you’ve read, strike-out the ones you hated, italicize those you started but never finished and put an asterisk beside the ones you loved.
I’m asterisking the ones I loved when I read them–my tastes have changed over the years, and I now find […]
JUNK MAIL: 0% APR until January 2008! You are already qualified!
Me: I don’t want another credit card. (shreds)
JUNK MAIL: Consolidate your debt now!
Me: My debts are as insignificant as my income. Go away. (shreds)
JUNK MAIL: We can save on your insurance!
Me: Will you just shut up? (shreds)
JUNK MAIL: If you […]
Watching Dexter
S/B, PG-13
“So, this bloke…he’s the hero of the piece?”
“Well…kind of. He’s the main character, anyway.”
“Hacks people into cutlets with a chainsaw and has a bloody good time doing it?”
“Yeah… but only really, really bad people who…um…”
“Don’t happen to be the main character.”
“It’s a TV show! Fiction! As in ‘opposite of real […]