Things here have been all quiet on the western front, mainly because I’ve been out and about a whole lot. I knew there had been some sort of odd turn when I realized that I hadn’t read my LJ list in several days and didn’t particularly miss it. I finally understood that what keeps me […]
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One of my fav social experiments: Asch conformity experiments Demonstrating the power of one person speaking up and making a fuss. Groups need the impulsive individuals to keep them honest. This is why I speak up and talk back. If you don’t, it’s very possible that no one else will. If you do speak, it’s
Um, I mean… REALLY??? WTF? One of the toughest things to find when you’re going to an SF/F art show looking for art that features tough female heroines is finding tough female heroines who are actually wearing clothes and looking like physcially tough female heroines. You know, the sorts of heroines whose outfits don’t make
The good news about getting a writing job is that 1) it’s a writing job! 2) it pays me more than 20K a year! The bad news is, all that extra moolah needs to start getting funneled back into stuff that I couldn’t afford to do back in March. This month I’ll go back to
More here. But, predictably, this is as butch as they get…
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First impressions and assumptions (from here): The family picture is on his deskAh, a solid, responsible manThe family picture is on her deskUm, her family will come before her career His desk is clutteredHe’s obviously a hard worker and a busy manHer desk is clutteredShe’s obviously a disorganised scatterbrain He is talking with his co-workersHe