One For the Road
“You’re going to get this treatment your whole life. What are you going to do, stand up every time?” Well… YEAH.
Good Reads
J. was out and about today, so I asked him to pick up a copy of Norse Code on the way home: I’m already clipping through this one pretty quickly. I get the sense that it’ll be inevitably (and favorably) compared to Neil Gaiman’s American Gods. Don’t let the cover fool you. It’s real urban
Norming Disordered Living
Last night, I was telling J. about the leftovers in the fridge: “There’s chicken rollups and spicy coleslaw,” I said, and opened my mouth to add, “Watch out for the cabbage, tho. There’s more carbs in that than you think. Calculate at least 30 carbs for that.” I closed my mouth, amused at my own
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Podcast Previews
These will have proper homes on my web page, but here’s what we’re looking at now:The Women of Our Occupation (with sound effects)
This is a Fine Cup of Coffee
Must be Sunday. Also, sugar is wonky, but that’s what I get for going to Denny’s. Mmmm caffeinated coffeeeeee!
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The Last King of Scotland
“We are not a game, Nicholas.” I am sad we had to have a white male protag to follow around in order to tell a black guy’s story. The Ugandan doctor who saves his ass would have made a much better protagonist. Forest Whitaker is amazing in this movie. It’s worth every blessed penny to
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Three Extra Years
Yesterday marked the anniversary of my arrival in the ER in Chicago for what we’d later find out was severe DKA. My blood sugar was riding at about 860 (normal is 80). I don’t remember must of this, as I was unconscious for the first 12 hours or so. A few things bleed through (someone
Waitress
I think this movie was supposed to be funny. I found it absolutely terrifying. I felt uncomfortably nauseous the whole way through. I don’t know that I’ve seen a movie that so… effectively portrays women as a slave class. No, I’m serious. This one hit me personally hard. As somebody from a small town who
Star Trek
Oh Star Trek, I will forgive you these things, because you move so damn fast and your characters are so damn good. This is a Star Trek remix, and it’s wonderful. That said, here’s what actively annnoyed me (noet these aren’t plot points. I could give a crap about handwavey Star Trek plots. This is