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Books I picked up this weekend: Jonathan Strange and Dr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke Iron Council by China Mieville The Shape Changer’s Wife by Sharon Shinn Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture, and the Body by Susan Bordo These all will be, I expect, fucking brilliant. Unfortunately, I’m still backlogged. Currently working on finishing Nick Mamatas’s […]

As is wont to happen this time of year, the birthdays are coming fast and furious here at the office. On birthday days, two dozen donuts and a coffee cake appear in our breakroom, without fail. Today, I stared at the donuts. I stare at the donuts every time they bring them in. As I’ve

So my buddy Jenn says to me on Saturday night, “There’s this show on the SciFi channel that the reviewers are comparing to Buffy. Apparently, it’s about this woman named Lilith who’s half demon who goes around fighting demons. They’ll probably play with the biblical imagery. Might suck. Could be cool. Wanna watch it?” There’s

Does anyone else, like, seriously believe that Ann Coulter is insane? I mean, not insane in a rah-rah Bush is great way, which is fine, because there are certainly things about Republicans that half the country likes, and that’s cool, cause it’s a free country, but… um… why is it that the press loves this

The adventures of a Barnes & Noble employee: This is the most fucked up thing to ever happen to me at work: Basically, I am calling a customer because the book she ordered has come in. A three year old picks up the phone and gargles into my ear before handing the phone to her

What time of year, you may ask? Why, the 19th is Talk Like a Pirate Day! What, you don’t get a paid day off that day? Oh, hell, it’s a Sunday! Who cares?? Which Pirates of the Caribbean character are you? Check out this Pirate Ninja Adventure How Pirate Are You? And, for more workday

8:15 am – Arrive at work after walking in from the train station. Put lunch in the fridge. Open up my e-mail, update the sitetracker. 8:18 am – Download a copy of games from worldoffreegames.com. Play Antz and 3D Morris. The Antz usually win. 9:00 am – read random blogs. 9:30 am – open chapter

“Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” – Isaac Asimov “Come to the edge,” He said. They said, “We are afraid.” “Come to the edge,” He said. They came. He pushed them… and they flew. – Guillaume Apollinaire “Women have no rights, Don, except what men allow us. Men are more aggressive and powerful,

Gmail is having hiccups, so while I wait for it to come back, here’s some Onionized “news” for your entertainment: Female Atheletes Making Great Strides in Attractiveness LOS ANGELES—In the wake of the Summer Olympics, during which many American women achieved a level of media attention often reserved for men, sports fans are pleased to

Fucking chapter 27, fucking piece of crap!! fucking GRRRRR… !! dammit, $#()*&) bitch @#&$*#%&)(#$ crappy GRRRRRR!! OK. Back to work.