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Conference Doldrums

Well it’s been nice here. Toronto’s a lovely city, what little I’ve seen of it anyway. The subway/streetcar system is neat though I’ve avoided using it. The city itself reminds me a little of Minneapolis, San Francisco, and New York all jumbled together. Maybe a little Chicago, too, though I say that only from pictures. [...]

Searching For The Strange, Part 2

I meant to include in that previous post on science fiction that “the strange” extends beyond Amazing Tales, Lovecraft and Asimov. I liked that Wilson said The Strange was hiding for much of the 20th century; I’d say it was hiding a bit even in places like Stephen King, David Bowie, “alternate rock,” etc. *glares [...]

Searching For The Strange

As I sit at home with my damaged knee up on a pillow, sipping a little rum, eating some chili, waiting for the time to leave for a couple hours evening after-work work, listening to a child’s playful yells outside that unfortunately sound eerily like a cat in heat (or is it the other way [...]

How To Deal With Assholes

Great quote in a comment at the polyamory livejournal:
“If someone appears like an asshole to you, it’s likely they appear that way to others as well. You don’t need to be the John Madden of the Asshole Bowl, pointing out the maneuvers of the Assholes on the telestrator.”
It’s true. It’s also true that assholes don’t [...]

Sweetness

I always liked this track, but never saw the video. Well, here it is! Awesome.