February 2012
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Weeeelll
Certainly wasn’t planning on reading nearly half of Forged in one night but I’ve definitely done that. 114/265 pages.
Big big big complaint: the footnotes are all at the end of the book so I have to keep a few fingers in the end of the book and flip back and forth to read all the goodies.
Other than that, it’s spectacular. Lots and lots of stuff you can see without even...
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My copy of Forged just arrived
And let me just say the eBook apparently cost more than the fucking hardback. I had no idea they were sending me the hardback when I made the decision to purchase in dead-trees since it was like 2 USD cheaper.
As a writer who has done more research on the publishing industry than many might imagine was even possible, let me just say how f’n pissed I am.
Prof. Ehrman wouldn’t have...
I love how in tumblr lang, "certain pages" means...
Why couldn’t “certain pages” get whiskey soup for free?
@Sid
If I comment too thoroughly, later rounds may be too obvious. Let’s just say I have intense feelings. XD
I have come into a supply of popular music I'm not...
The only solution is to have a music fight between the bands bracket style until one new-to-me band remains victorious.
Today’s bands are ACDC and Aerosmith. Speculate wildly and bet the outcome of this completely arbitrary battle!
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sinidentidades:
You can fuck right off if you think monogamy is morally superior to any other kind of relationship.
I never understand people who make the kind of...
tahlalaliaaa:
“LOL. SUFFERING”
@ceasesilence
Well, I feel better not to be alone and I’m sure you haven’t gotten hacked so my other fear is allayed. XD
I just got a submission purporting to be from me
And it was one of those obnoxious staff give-away spams but it claimed that it was a real give away in response to all the scams.
Bleh.
I hate sooooo many people right now.
Single-Payer Health Care Is Coming To America-Are... →
sarahlee310:
shihtzuman:
Speaking at a recent conference, Mark Bertolli, CEO and Chairman of Aetna Insurance, announced that the end is near for profit driven health insurance companies. “The system doesn’t work, it’s broke today. The end of insurance companies, the way we’ve run the business in the past, is here.”
In highlighting the reasons for his bold statement, Bertolli called out...
If you want to promote homosexuality and abortion,...
intense-intents-in-tents:
somepolitics:
republicanidiots:
GAY SEX/MARRIAGE AND ABORTION FOR EVERYONE.
kingcheddarxvii:
Everyone in Renaissance era paintings had such a knowing look on their face.
What do you know about me, naked lady
Why is your baby checking me out
Why does the dog have the face of a man
Daily Pagan News: 4 Herbal Supplements Your Doctor... →
pagannews:
More than half of Americans have taken a dietary supplement, and it’s easy to see why. Popping a pill is painless. Supplements don’t require a prescription from a doctor. And there’s always some hale bloke out there who will vouch for the miraculous health improvements he experienced while…
No anti-depressant is 100% effective for everyone. That said, St. John’s is 100%...
“Right now, $4 billion of your tax dollars subsidize the oil industry every year...”
– President Obama (via kileyrae)
onspacehardware:
tranqualizer:
thatangryblackgrrrl:
Deaf Aspie: Challenge to Vegans:
stfuconfederates:deaf-aspie:violetbelle:deaf-aspie:violetbelle:deaf-aspie:
Make me a vegan diet plan for 2 weeks. And if I like it, I’ll actually try it.
But it’s not so simple. See, I’m poor. And by poor, I mean, your meal plan can’t cost me more than $30 for 2 weeks (and I mean not a cent ...
sometimes I forget that people are usually...
onspacehardware:
gtfo those people are out there?
Oh, shit. I just lost all my cred for realism in writing. I hardly ever write straight characters.
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Greece Throws in the Towel, Bows to German... →
Greeks [agreed to] a deal with the Eurozone leaders [on] Monday that will cede much of their country’s independence. Greece will become an economic – and to a large extent a political – colony of Germany and its allies. Berlin will have a say in everything from the choice of prime minister to the types of medicines dispensed by pharmacies.
In return for €230bn, made up of €130bn in fresh...
We had a poll in physics today about who we...
chanticleer-hegemony:
I really dislike all of them, but I think I dislike Romney the least.
If any of the others even get the chance to be president I will just cry forever.
And a note to all the people who said they wanted Ron Paul to win, fuck you guys.
Pot should be legal and all, but I’d really prefer not to have a racist, sexist libertarian asshole running the country.
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Washing the day away with Nick Drake
I’m so glad my sister introduced me to his music.
[depression]
As awful as it may sound, it’s kind of nice hitting the zombie stage Thought process is slower but nothing hurts. Can’t feel anything at all though my tears are calling me a liar.
Internet on my phone
Sometimes you are the only thing keeping me going. You’re not doing such a great job today, but there’s only so much you can do with my POS situation so I forgive you.
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You can't run a national economy, or even a state...
abaldwin360:
So, the government cuts spending, then what?
For example. When I lost my job and had to take one making less, my household budget got smaller. I cut out unnecessary spending, one of the first things I stopped doing was going to the car wash.
I used to go to the car wash at least twice a month, then all at once I stopped. I bring this up because I’ve noticed as the economy was...
@Kim
In this case, I’m fairly sure it’s legal. This has been their modus operandi for at least seven years (not the first time I’ve worked with them).
Definitely unethical though.
@Kim
No benefits so far. Won’t be any until I’m hired on for real.
Saw a bizarrely non-descript non-profit position I may apply for. Pays about the same but gives benefits. Just completely clueless what the job actually entails.
Seriously, fuck 'right to work' laws
anticapitalist:
Can we call it the ‘right to suck corporate dick’ law instead, because that’s what it is.
Blah.
This job needs to finally hire me for real. It’s supposed to be 90 days to perm and I’ve been here nearly a year. They’re really taking advantage.
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“In order to understand why transphobia and cissexism persist and are continually...”
– Ida Hammer, in an interview with Bitch Magazine (via mikroblogolas)
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“I do have worlds enough and time
to spare an hour to find a rhyme
to take a...”
– Ode to Multiple Universes, Terry Pratchett (a poem)
Heading to bed
Late and so truly exhausted.
G’night.
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In 2004, the Bush Administration won re-election
Through a dirty trick known as Voter Caging. It’s a form of disenfranchisment where they send voter verification forms to addresses of likely Democrat voters who will be unlikely to respond to the verification forms. The Republican party has done this a number of times and was ordered to stop. However, the Bush folks brought it back to win the 2004 election.
It worked because it was a...
The last GIF in your folder with words are your...
sageoflogic:
nerdsarepeopletoo:
randomhumanrambling:
afrodemo:
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invisirape:
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rektar:
ah yes
Accurate
I can see this happening… my beard shall be epic.
Apparently I get long enough to rant.
And now I'm adding #glee tags to tumblr savior
[tw: depression, suicidal thoughts, etc.]
Fucking fuck!
I’m dealing with massive pervasive anti-trans* bigotry on one end and suddenly the annoyance that is Glee has to turn into massively suicidal-thought-inducing shit.
I don’t watch that show but from what y’all blog about it, it is some seriously fucked up shit. I don’t need it in my life. Even y’all just...