Moving farther along - 28 June 2007
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silveradeptMethinks there’s laundry in my future - maybe tomorrow. I got more detergent when I refilled my cupboards today. Memo to self - attend wedding on Saturday. Do not get wrapped up in other things. Do have a flash of inspiration allowing you to write things well. If I can do that, I’ll be good. Much of tomorrow will probably be spent looking for that inspiration. While it might be tempting to go somewhere public and engage in the sport of enjoying the people as they walk by, that may not be in vogue at the moment.
Anyway, you all came for the links, so here they are. Enjoy.
June 28 marked the 38th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York, a singluarly flaming event that helped to bring to the forefront that there were, indeed, homsexuals, and no, they were not deviants, sinners, mentally ill, or criminals (well, okay, that last one took a while here in this country). American Samidzat wants the world to realize these things, to stop stoning their homosexuals and discriminating against them or forcing them to be fearful of accepting themselves as they are. That, at very worst, they might be vices, which would only do harm to themselves, and not crimes, which do harm to others (the original is actually mostly about how spirits and liquor are not criminal things, nor do they make criminals, so long as the people enjoying the liquors don’t go and do crimes. I think that the general premise probably extends past liquor to a lot of things). For a crash course primer on why that’s somewhat difficult in nations that pride themselves on their Christianity, we present, in PDF form, a short comic about what the Christian Right believes. (Although, between you and me, if they really do believe all that, we’re in trouble every time we let someone like that into power. They’ll probably do something like try to hasten the Apocalypse of John, or something.)
A complaint about the noise of the church bells get them shut down, because, well, they were too loud for the noise ordinance. Shows that one complaint really can do things. Even if it does seem a bit more like the complainer didn’t really pay that much attention when moving in that there was, y’know, a church there.
Something on the side of law and order, a 72-year old ex-Marine who was also an accomplished boxer beat the stuffing out of a would-be-pickpocket. One of those problems with being a pickpocket, thief, or burglar - on occasion, you’re wrong, and it usually hurts. It’s safer to stick to those exercises that will make the rich richer and the poor poorer, like capitalism, business, and political lobbying. Speaking of mud-tossing, it turns out that presidential candidate Mitt Romney once strapped a dog carrier to the roof of the family station wagon and left it there for a twelve-hour drive. (Or would that be more like poo-flinging?) I’m not doubting that’s cruel to the animal, and hopefully there haven’t been any such incidents since, but this somehow seems to be more inclined as a rather pedestrian attack rather than something worth devoting an entire article to in Time. Maybe it’s me.
Iowa Sate University’s football coach, denied permission to hire a chaplain, has instead renamed the position to "life skills assistant" and got it approved, much to the annoyance of those who started the petition that got the chaplaincy shut down. It goes to the President’s office for final approval or disapproval. I like how it’s pointed out that there are plenty of on-campus services and clubs for those seeking spiritual wisdom or life skills assistance. But having one that travels with the team must be better for all around. If they’re in college by now, I’d say those who have strong faith will be more than willing to help out everyone else or lead unofficial events. Unless that chaplain is fluent in the daily required prayers for Muslims, the proper procedure for casting a circle, and several other religious rituals, I’d say that the position’s catering to a certain denomination.
Phil Rockstroh exhorts progressives to dismantle the Democrats, sooner rather than later, believing that all the political elite believe themselves better than the average voting populace and lying to us to spare us the gory details. Where Rockstroh cites Strauss, I’d rather he cite Plato, whose Republic also utilizes such fictions in the favor of harmony, or Buddha, who talked about convenient fictions, although for a much nobler goal, that of enlightenment, than Strauss. He’s not thinking far enough back. Anyway, at whatever point the two major political parties crumble into dust and real progressives arise, Rockstroh says, is the point where we can start to rebuild.
One can take the following in two ways, either that furry as a fandom/alternative thing has reached sufficient levels of mainstreamness that the writers thought this would be possible and a good idea, or that someone’s looking to push furry into the mainstream and possibly inundate it with hordes of noobs, much like other alternative cultures. Either way, there's a furry musical coming out. Which, all told, might be worth seeing, just to see what goes into it and how it turns out. And possibly as a reference point for directing people who think it’s the greatest thing from seeing said musical. We’ll see if it’s a hit, and whether the community could take an influx of noobs and not try to tear them apart.
Something a bit funnier - political candidate names are rather tough to translate into Chinese, often resulting in rather nonsensical combinations of words and phrases. It sounds just right, but that’s kind of the problem - going by the sounds is kind of like speaking heavily accented Engrish.
Cool Stuff rings in with creative uses for old CDs, 101 things to do with old CDs, and 101 uses for an AOL CD (do they even send those things any more?). Although, that last list is short about 24 items, so you may have to fill in the blanks.
The Last Thing before Memery is Essentialist Explanations of langauge - things that take the form “X language is essentially Y in these conditions.” - which could very well describe a lot of things, kindly or unkindly, and with language that may or may not be safe for work. Read at your own risk, and such.
Shunted all the way to the bottom, I took a Greek Mythological personalities test, and came up with none other than...
Orpheus (33% Extroversion, 66% Intuition, 72% Emotiveness, 80% Perceptiveness)
You are an artist, an aesthete, a sensitive, and someone who has never really let go of that childlike innocence. To you, all of life has a sense of wonder in it, and the story of Orpheus was written about someone just like you. When the Argo passed the island of the Sirens, Orpheus played a song more beautiful than the Sirens to prevent the crew from becoming enticed. When his wife died, he ventured into the underworld to charm Hades but, in his naivete, he looked back becoming trapped there. You can capture your unique world view and relate it to others with the skill of a master storyteller. Your sensitivity and creativity make you a treasure to the human race, but your thin-skinned nature and innocence can cause you a lot of disenchantment and pain. What’s doubly unfortunate is that, if you try to lose those traits, you never will, and everyone will be able to tell that you’re putting up an artificial shell to prevent yourself from being hurt.
Famous people like you: Hemingway, Shakespeare, Mr. Rogers, Melville, Nick Tosches
Stay clear of: Icarus, Hermes, Atlas
The Greek Mythology Personality Test written by Aleph_Nine.
Also, in that strange XX/XY thought pattern test, I do what I do best and scored 2x as much stereotypical female as stereotypical male. Which probably makes me a wimp and an embarrassment to the male species in the eyes of all the uber-macho people who are out to prove that their penis really is the biggest thing in the world. (As Zappa said, Let go of your pickle!)
So, all told, going to bed. Hoping inspiration strikes tomorrow before too long.
Anyway, you all came for the links, so here they are. Enjoy.
June 28 marked the 38th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York, a singluarly flaming event that helped to bring to the forefront that there were, indeed, homsexuals, and no, they were not deviants, sinners, mentally ill, or criminals (well, okay, that last one took a while here in this country). American Samidzat wants the world to realize these things, to stop stoning their homosexuals and discriminating against them or forcing them to be fearful of accepting themselves as they are. That, at very worst, they might be vices, which would only do harm to themselves, and not crimes, which do harm to others (the original is actually mostly about how spirits and liquor are not criminal things, nor do they make criminals, so long as the people enjoying the liquors don’t go and do crimes. I think that the general premise probably extends past liquor to a lot of things). For a crash course primer on why that’s somewhat difficult in nations that pride themselves on their Christianity, we present, in PDF form, a short comic about what the Christian Right believes. (Although, between you and me, if they really do believe all that, we’re in trouble every time we let someone like that into power. They’ll probably do something like try to hasten the Apocalypse of John, or something.)
A complaint about the noise of the church bells get them shut down, because, well, they were too loud for the noise ordinance. Shows that one complaint really can do things. Even if it does seem a bit more like the complainer didn’t really pay that much attention when moving in that there was, y’know, a church there.
Something on the side of law and order, a 72-year old ex-Marine who was also an accomplished boxer beat the stuffing out of a would-be-pickpocket. One of those problems with being a pickpocket, thief, or burglar - on occasion, you’re wrong, and it usually hurts. It’s safer to stick to those exercises that will make the rich richer and the poor poorer, like capitalism, business, and political lobbying. Speaking of mud-tossing, it turns out that presidential candidate Mitt Romney once strapped a dog carrier to the roof of the family station wagon and left it there for a twelve-hour drive. (Or would that be more like poo-flinging?) I’m not doubting that’s cruel to the animal, and hopefully there haven’t been any such incidents since, but this somehow seems to be more inclined as a rather pedestrian attack rather than something worth devoting an entire article to in Time. Maybe it’s me.
Iowa Sate University’s football coach, denied permission to hire a chaplain, has instead renamed the position to "life skills assistant" and got it approved, much to the annoyance of those who started the petition that got the chaplaincy shut down. It goes to the President’s office for final approval or disapproval. I like how it’s pointed out that there are plenty of on-campus services and clubs for those seeking spiritual wisdom or life skills assistance. But having one that travels with the team must be better for all around. If they’re in college by now, I’d say those who have strong faith will be more than willing to help out everyone else or lead unofficial events. Unless that chaplain is fluent in the daily required prayers for Muslims, the proper procedure for casting a circle, and several other religious rituals, I’d say that the position’s catering to a certain denomination.
Phil Rockstroh exhorts progressives to dismantle the Democrats, sooner rather than later, believing that all the political elite believe themselves better than the average voting populace and lying to us to spare us the gory details. Where Rockstroh cites Strauss, I’d rather he cite Plato, whose Republic also utilizes such fictions in the favor of harmony, or Buddha, who talked about convenient fictions, although for a much nobler goal, that of enlightenment, than Strauss. He’s not thinking far enough back. Anyway, at whatever point the two major political parties crumble into dust and real progressives arise, Rockstroh says, is the point where we can start to rebuild.
One can take the following in two ways, either that furry as a fandom/alternative thing has reached sufficient levels of mainstreamness that the writers thought this would be possible and a good idea, or that someone’s looking to push furry into the mainstream and possibly inundate it with hordes of noobs, much like other alternative cultures. Either way, there's a furry musical coming out. Which, all told, might be worth seeing, just to see what goes into it and how it turns out. And possibly as a reference point for directing people who think it’s the greatest thing from seeing said musical. We’ll see if it’s a hit, and whether the community could take an influx of noobs and not try to tear them apart.
Something a bit funnier - political candidate names are rather tough to translate into Chinese, often resulting in rather nonsensical combinations of words and phrases. It sounds just right, but that’s kind of the problem - going by the sounds is kind of like speaking heavily accented Engrish.
Cool Stuff rings in with creative uses for old CDs, 101 things to do with old CDs, and 101 uses for an AOL CD (do they even send those things any more?). Although, that last list is short about 24 items, so you may have to fill in the blanks.
The Last Thing before Memery is Essentialist Explanations of langauge - things that take the form “X language is essentially Y in these conditions.” - which could very well describe a lot of things, kindly or unkindly, and with language that may or may not be safe for work. Read at your own risk, and such.
Shunted all the way to the bottom, I took a Greek Mythological personalities test, and came up with none other than...
Orpheus (33% Extroversion, 66% Intuition, 72% Emotiveness, 80% Perceptiveness)
You are an artist, an aesthete, a sensitive, and someone who has never really let go of that childlike innocence. To you, all of life has a sense of wonder in it, and the story of Orpheus was written about someone just like you. When the Argo passed the island of the Sirens, Orpheus played a song more beautiful than the Sirens to prevent the crew from becoming enticed. When his wife died, he ventured into the underworld to charm Hades but, in his naivete, he looked back becoming trapped there. You can capture your unique world view and relate it to others with the skill of a master storyteller. Your sensitivity and creativity make you a treasure to the human race, but your thin-skinned nature and innocence can cause you a lot of disenchantment and pain. What’s doubly unfortunate is that, if you try to lose those traits, you never will, and everyone will be able to tell that you’re putting up an artificial shell to prevent yourself from being hurt.
Famous people like you: Hemingway, Shakespeare, Mr. Rogers, Melville, Nick Tosches
Stay clear of: Icarus, Hermes, Atlas
The Greek Mythology Personality Test written by Aleph_Nine.
Also, in that strange XX/XY thought pattern test, I do what I do best and scored 2x as much stereotypical female as stereotypical male. Which probably makes me a wimp and an embarrassment to the male species in the eyes of all the uber-macho people who are out to prove that their penis really is the biggest thing in the world. (As Zappa said, Let go of your pickle!)
So, all told, going to bed. Hoping inspiration strikes tomorrow before too long.
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Date: 2007-06-29 04:12 pm (UTC)Isn't that a Coronet and not a Cornucopia?
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Date: 2007-06-29 05:43 pm (UTC)(And what are you talking about, Coronet v. Cornucopia?)
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Date: 2007-06-29 06:19 pm (UTC)You're right. Not to say that I don't think bachelor's should be required for jobs, and that I don't think everyone ought to go to college, but a lot of people choose not to, and they have a really hard time getting a job. Heck, people with Bachelors and Masters have problems getting jobs, too. You and I are proof of that.