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Bullet points
Apr. 7th, 2011 09:09 pm-- Have decided to get nose stud. Not sure where or when, but hopefully soon. My mother is going to have a heart attack.
-- Cursed at wire today. Got the pieces done, but it was far more complicated than necessary.
-- The James McAvoy / Christina Ricci kiss at the end of 'Penelope' is the best screen kiss ever. Truefax.
-- The more I read about the circumstances around the probable gov't shutdown, the more I hate the GOP. A big sticking point is Planned Parenthood. Republicans want to defund it totally, and are perpetuating the myth that PP is using gov't funds for abortions. FALSE. Patently. Basically, the GOP is trying to restrict womens' healthcare (pap smears aren't all that important, right?) and family planning because they're assholes who think 'uterus' is a dirty word*. Once again, women are getting the short end of the stick. Once again, the GOP is pushing an anti-woman agenda. Flames, flames on the sides of my face.
*yes, yes, I know the "uterus" debacle didn't happen in the national Congress. Still, my point stands.
-- To sum up various queries: YES, I know about the DDOS attacks. YES, I know that the recent downtime is not LJ's fault. NO, I'm not going anywhere right yet. YES, I am backing up to Dreamwidth and adding people there soon in case of exodus. NO, I am not going to get all high-horsey about people who are leaving because they can't or won't pay money to a site that is not reliable.... and frankly hasn't been reliable since well before the DDOS stuff started. I hope LJ stays working and continues to give a platform to Russian political bloggers, but if this is a thing that is going to keep on happening, I don't think anyone should feel obligated to keep paying for a service that's spotty at best.
-- Hunger Games... some of the casting and the script rumors. Dude, I can't even...
-- I am considering a vow of silence. Not really, but I need to start choosing my words more consciously. I have a tendency towards intentional hyperbole in my speech patterns, and sometimes it lands my foot squarely in my own mouth. I had a tongue slip earlier today that made me want to shrink under a rock. Nothing malicious or intentionally harmful-- a hyperbolic turn of phrase-- but still ridiculously bad timing, hurtful, and not really a worthwhile thing to say at all, when I think of it. I felt so scummy. Like the world's biggest asshole. I still do. Anybody have any suggestions about reference materials on learning to use one's tongue mindfully? I wish I could have an edit system installed in my brain. "Preview comment," ---> "are you sure you really want to say that?" That sort of thing.
-- I just started reading a well-written YA novel (The Vespertine) that takes place in 1800's Baltimore. I am fascinated and hope it does not let me down. I'm also reading a speculative fiction book that is greatly frustrating me. The ideas are good, but the writing is... well, the author's best friend is Michael Buble and she writes Josh Groban songs. The dialogue is all schmaltzy, and the characters' voices kind of all run together, no matter who in the ensemble cast is speaking. I keep putting the book down, but I know I'll have to finish it, because I paid for it goddamnit.
-- Cursed at wire today. Got the pieces done, but it was far more complicated than necessary.
-- The James McAvoy / Christina Ricci kiss at the end of 'Penelope' is the best screen kiss ever. Truefax.
-- The more I read about the circumstances around the probable gov't shutdown, the more I hate the GOP. A big sticking point is Planned Parenthood. Republicans want to defund it totally, and are perpetuating the myth that PP is using gov't funds for abortions. FALSE. Patently. Basically, the GOP is trying to restrict womens' healthcare (pap smears aren't all that important, right?) and family planning because they're assholes who think 'uterus' is a dirty word*. Once again, women are getting the short end of the stick. Once again, the GOP is pushing an anti-woman agenda. Flames, flames on the sides of my face.
*yes, yes, I know the "uterus" debacle didn't happen in the national Congress. Still, my point stands.
-- To sum up various queries: YES, I know about the DDOS attacks. YES, I know that the recent downtime is not LJ's fault. NO, I'm not going anywhere right yet. YES, I am backing up to Dreamwidth and adding people there soon in case of exodus. NO, I am not going to get all high-horsey about people who are leaving because they can't or won't pay money to a site that is not reliable.... and frankly hasn't been reliable since well before the DDOS stuff started. I hope LJ stays working and continues to give a platform to Russian political bloggers, but if this is a thing that is going to keep on happening, I don't think anyone should feel obligated to keep paying for a service that's spotty at best.
-- Hunger Games... some of the casting and the script rumors. Dude, I can't even...
-- I am considering a vow of silence. Not really, but I need to start choosing my words more consciously. I have a tendency towards intentional hyperbole in my speech patterns, and sometimes it lands my foot squarely in my own mouth. I had a tongue slip earlier today that made me want to shrink under a rock. Nothing malicious or intentionally harmful-- a hyperbolic turn of phrase-- but still ridiculously bad timing, hurtful, and not really a worthwhile thing to say at all, when I think of it. I felt so scummy. Like the world's biggest asshole. I still do. Anybody have any suggestions about reference materials on learning to use one's tongue mindfully? I wish I could have an edit system installed in my brain. "Preview comment," ---> "are you sure you really want to say that?" That sort of thing.
-- I just started reading a well-written YA novel (The Vespertine) that takes place in 1800's Baltimore. I am fascinated and hope it does not let me down. I'm also reading a speculative fiction book that is greatly frustrating me. The ideas are good, but the writing is... well, the author's best friend is Michael Buble and she writes Josh Groban songs. The dialogue is all schmaltzy, and the characters' voices kind of all run together, no matter who in the ensemble cast is speaking. I keep putting the book down, but I know I'll have to finish it, because I paid for it goddamnit.
