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1) It opens with something like: “The Heroes took wing from a dark, raw field the color of blood.” And you know exactly what you’re in for. This isn’t going to be a “happy” story. 2) Somebody loses something – an eye, a finger, a limb, a head, a womb – at some point 3)

Five weird habits: 1) I talk to myself. I picked up this habit while living by myself in Alaska, and South Africa. It’s a pretty constant streaming narrative of what’s going on in my head (“I need to do this, then this. Fuck. I forgot that thing. That’s lame.”). So when I’m alone in the

I’ll be taking a blogging break for some time. There’s a lot of personal stuff exploding right now that needs to be taken care of, and it might be a month or so before it’s worked out. Everything in my life feels broken. I’ll be back in a while.

I only put in one earring this morning. I had a dream last night that I had an affair with Bill Clinton. I also had a dream that I was playing a high-stakes game of Cossaks a la Ender’s Game. In other news, I’ve signed up me and B for Wiscon, and I’m going out

Is Battlestar Galactica “not really” being science fiction something like saying, “I believe in equal rights for women, but I’m not a feminist”? heh. In any case, an interview with Sackhoff about the “flak” she’s gotten for playing Starbuck. And what’s with actresses playing “strong” female characters wanting to get in the whole “I wanted

It’s just been that kind of a month.

Despite just giving birth and getting only two hours sleep, Kent got 104 out of 110 on the test and expects to return from maternity leave in March as a captain. Because that’s just what you do, people. (thanks, B)

Discuss.

A SURVEY today suggested that most women would rather be thick and thin than brainy and fat. There’s already a bias in your surveyor’s assumptions if they’re only asking women this question. That says a lot about what they’re looking for. (via BFB)