Quote of the Day
“Destroying intellectual freedom is always evil, but only religion makes doing evil feel quite so good.”– Phillip Pullman
September 2008
Man, Why Do I Feel Like a Crazy Bitch?
Hum do hum do ho dee hum I think I’ll check my blood sugar… Boo bop wooo 56. Yup, that would be why I feel like an angry, snarling bitch. And that would be why I don’t act on feelings that feel totally rational anymore (at least until after I check my blood sugar). Welcome
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And yet…
The sugar cookies need work. I subbed half the flour with almond flour, the other half is whole wheat, and of course, I used Splenda. I’m thinking they need some kind of additional topping, though the texture came out really nice – very chewy and good. It’s the almond meal, I think, that gives it
Thoughts on Impending Economic Collapse
I have survived two death threats, a chronic illness (which, let’s face it, threatens to kill me every day), South Africa, depression, chronic-illness-induced Crazy, the mental breakdowns of loved ones, a job layoff, my parents’ concurrent layoffs when I was still financially dependent on them, several big city and land mass moves, and much more.
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The Cult of Loving Kindness
The third book in Paul Park’s Starbridge Chronicles arrived today. I am continally in awe of writers who write so well that they make this shit look easy.What stunned me even more is when I discovered this was actually his first series. Dammit, man.
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Heroes and Monsters
A TED talk by Philip Zimbardo, most famously known for the 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, about power and corruption. And power and redemption. Includes an overview of the Millgram experiment, for those unfamiliar with it. That one still terrifies the crap out of me. This is about the power of institutions and how they affect
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Babylon
I started writing the opening to Babylon today in first person. I don’t think that’s going to work. But I did finally find the right soundtrack for the novel, which is a big accomplishment in itself. Writing begins in earnest on October 7th, when my month-of-WoW reward for finishing book 2 runs out. Here we
Tonight’s Adventures in Cookery
Chicken Spaghetti, courtesy of The Pioneer Woman cooks. No, this is not my photo – I’ve totally stolen hers. But mine actually almost looked like this! Only in a wok! (I really need to get a proper digital camera). I swapped out the spaghetti with spaghetti squash to make it diabetic friendly and added about
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Wild at Heart
I think I may have actually liked this Lynch movie. In the way you find it interesting to, say, examine some particularly strange yet somehow appealing malformation. Laura Dern still annoys me, and I still have no idea what Lynch sees in Isabella Rossillini. As ever, the main female character is brutalized and overly sexualized.