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gwydion* It looks like the only reason more people didn't die yesterday is that the weapon jammed. He had multiple magazines and intended to kill more. My thoughts are with the family of the teenaged grl in the hospital and with the families of the dead.
* Anderson Cooper Interviews Shin Dong-hyuk, the only person born in a North Korean prison camp to escape. Life in Camp 14: http://www.allthingsandersoncooper.com/2012/12/anderson-cooper-interviews-shin-dong.html
* They've rushed through that Union stripping bill in Michigan:
* On Justice Scalia's homophobia:
* On Justice Scalia's Homophobia:
* Republicans, furious that the recent elections were too fair are now moving to dramatically increase the corruption in our electoral system:
* "Yesterday people died in my neighborhood for your guns:" http://jaylake.livejournal.com/3028284.html
* "'Like lesser Americans': Atheists face discrimination, persecution, report says:" http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/10/15814394-like-lesser-americans-atheists-face-discrimination-persecution-report-says?lite
* "When is a religion not a religion?:" http://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2012/12/10/when-is-a-religion-not-a-religion/
* "New global report on discrimination against the nonreligious:" http://www.iheu.org/new-global-report-discrimination-against-nonreligious
* "Black swans and blue tarantulas: ‘Without’ and ‘despite’ are not the same:" http://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2012/12/10/black-swans-and-blue-tarantulas-without-and-despite-are-not-the-same/
* "Yale scientists name Obamadon, a slender-jawed lizard, after the President:" http://www.boston.com/news/science/blogs/science-in-mind/2012/12/10/yale-scientists-name-obamadon-slender-jawed-lizard-after-the-president/8VELtuwNDxWjbOciIsYphM/blog.html
* Marriage Equality (State of play in the UK): http://www.sparkindarkness.com/2012/12/marriage-equality.html
* Sage Smith is still missing on her 20th Birthday: http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2012/12/happy-20th-birthday-sage.html
* "Dominican Republic Trans Org COTRAVEDT Demands End To Anti-Trans Discrimination:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2012/12/dominican-republic-trans-org-cotravedt.html
* John Stewart's take on the Union stripping in Michigan:
* Stephen Colbert on North Korea's Unicorn technology and our Foreman Barbie:
* Stephen Colbert on Reparative "Therapy:"
* Today really fucking sucked. I spent all morning dealing with yet more insurance crap with multiple insurance companies to the point where there was no getting back to sleep after. I gave up and got dressed for my noon appointment with the damage assessor. Then there were some necessary errands (other car damage assessor, foraging, and I was out of tissues and orange juice and some cleaning supplies.) I got home to discover they'd changed my rent yet again this month only this time without telling me, meaning we were $25.00 delinquent and collecting fees since the beginning of the month. There were also more insurance calls. Oh, and someone stole at least one of my checks out of the mailbox last month and cashed it of course, so that's delinquent and gathering fees. It took two hours on hold o confirm it was stolen and another half hour starting a claim with my bank. I'm betting it's the same with the power bill as I generally pay them at once. All this together literally took all day. Did I mention that the cats all have the vomits? And I'm still quite sick and should probably be in bed and I still hurt from the accident?
* I'm still sick. It's not quite as bad as yesterday, but just sitting up is still exhausting.
* I was unreasonably pleased when the young man helping me at the grocery store started speaking. He was tall and skinny. I'd guess college age. He'd started to fill out, but wasn't there yet. I'd say twentish. He had one of those surprise bass voices, always a startle on someone that gangling. The bit that made me smile though was that he had one of those Bronx accents that's as thick and strong as turkish coffee. I didn't ask if he transplanted himself or if his family moved here, but I transplanted myself out here at his age, and I have sympathy for that if he came out here for college or to make a better life, and for all the weird little culture shock moments one gets the first few years, from having trouble ordering at restaurants to body language differences to dating. As trapped as I sometimes feel in Bellingham, I still have that sense of wonder at the beauty of the land and the way the culture here lets you spread out and be yourself. Even if his adventure was involuntary, it's still and adventure and I can still taste the excitement of that even though my adventures are mostly over. Good luck, grocery store clerk, may your road be as exciting and intense, an wonderful as mine was.
* 1876 notes on that medieval women thing. People who haven't read properly have started to turn up. Also people who think I had room to write a whole book with references in one Tumblr post. Sigh.
* Anderson Cooper Interviews Shin Dong-hyuk, the only person born in a North Korean prison camp to escape. Life in Camp 14: http://www.allthingsandersoncooper.com/2012/12/anderson-cooper-interviews-shin-dong.html
* They've rushed through that Union stripping bill in Michigan:
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
* On Justice Scalia's homophobia:
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
* On Justice Scalia's Homophobia:
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
* Republicans, furious that the recent elections were too fair are now moving to dramatically increase the corruption in our electoral system:
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
v* "Yesterday people died in my neighborhood for your guns:" http://jaylake.livejournal.com/3028284.html
* "'Like lesser Americans': Atheists face discrimination, persecution, report says:" http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/10/15814394-like-lesser-americans-atheists-face-discrimination-persecution-report-says?lite
* "When is a religion not a religion?:" http://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2012/12/10/when-is-a-religion-not-a-religion/
* "New global report on discrimination against the nonreligious:" http://www.iheu.org/new-global-report-discrimination-against-nonreligious
* "Black swans and blue tarantulas: ‘Without’ and ‘despite’ are not the same:" http://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2012/12/10/black-swans-and-blue-tarantulas-without-and-despite-are-not-the-same/
* "Yale scientists name Obamadon, a slender-jawed lizard, after the President:" http://www.boston.com/news/science/blogs/science-in-mind/2012/12/10/yale-scientists-name-obamadon-slender-jawed-lizard-after-the-president/8VELtuwNDxWjbOciIsYphM/blog.html
* Marriage Equality (State of play in the UK): http://www.sparkindarkness.com/2012/12/marriage-equality.html
* Sage Smith is still missing on her 20th Birthday: http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2012/12/happy-20th-birthday-sage.html
* "Dominican Republic Trans Org COTRAVEDT Demands End To Anti-Trans Discrimination:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2012/12/dominican-republic-trans-org-cotravedt.html
* John Stewart's take on the Union stripping in Michigan:
* Stephen Colbert on North Korea's Unicorn technology and our Foreman Barbie:
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* Stephen Colbert on Reparative "Therapy:"
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* Today really fucking sucked. I spent all morning dealing with yet more insurance crap with multiple insurance companies to the point where there was no getting back to sleep after. I gave up and got dressed for my noon appointment with the damage assessor. Then there were some necessary errands (other car damage assessor, foraging, and I was out of tissues and orange juice and some cleaning supplies.) I got home to discover they'd changed my rent yet again this month only this time without telling me, meaning we were $25.00 delinquent and collecting fees since the beginning of the month. There were also more insurance calls. Oh, and someone stole at least one of my checks out of the mailbox last month and cashed it of course, so that's delinquent and gathering fees. It took two hours on hold o confirm it was stolen and another half hour starting a claim with my bank. I'm betting it's the same with the power bill as I generally pay them at once. All this together literally took all day. Did I mention that the cats all have the vomits? And I'm still quite sick and should probably be in bed and I still hurt from the accident?
* I'm still sick. It's not quite as bad as yesterday, but just sitting up is still exhausting.
* I was unreasonably pleased when the young man helping me at the grocery store started speaking. He was tall and skinny. I'd guess college age. He'd started to fill out, but wasn't there yet. I'd say twentish. He had one of those surprise bass voices, always a startle on someone that gangling. The bit that made me smile though was that he had one of those Bronx accents that's as thick and strong as turkish coffee. I didn't ask if he transplanted himself or if his family moved here, but I transplanted myself out here at his age, and I have sympathy for that if he came out here for college or to make a better life, and for all the weird little culture shock moments one gets the first few years, from having trouble ordering at restaurants to body language differences to dating. As trapped as I sometimes feel in Bellingham, I still have that sense of wonder at the beauty of the land and the way the culture here lets you spread out and be yourself. Even if his adventure was involuntary, it's still and adventure and I can still taste the excitement of that even though my adventures are mostly over. Good luck, grocery store clerk, may your road be as exciting and intense, an wonderful as mine was.
* 1876 notes on that medieval women thing. People who haven't read properly have started to turn up. Also people who think I had room to write a whole book with references in one Tumblr post. Sigh.
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Date: 2012-12-15 02:47 am (UTC)They are putting in locked mail boxes soon, but it's taking ages.