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gwydion* Around dawn in Boston, the bombing suspects robbed a 7/11 then got in a shoot out with police involving them flinging an explosive devise. One of the suspects was killed and the other escaped. An officer is dead and another wounded. They pretty much locked down Watertown and the Greater Boston transit system. This evening the police ran the suspect to ground in a boat in someone's back yard. The managed to capture him just moments ago. He was shot, but wedon't know how badly. The suspects appear to be brothers.
* The survivors of the explosion in West need help. The Red Cross is taking donations: http://www.redcross.org/tx/austin
* "U.S. House of Representatives Shamefully Passes CISPA; Internet Freedom Advocates Prepare for a Battle in the Senate:" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/04/us-house-representatives-shamefully-passes-cispa-internet-freedom-advocates
* Greenwick found, "Peter Hansen, New Hampshire Lawmaker, Calls Women 'Vaginas' In Email To Colleagues." I bet you already guessed which political party is his. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/16/peter-hansen-new-hampshire-vaginas_n_3095135.html
* The Daily Show and Stephen Colbert on background checks failing due to Republican filibuster despite them getting eight more votes than the Republicans:
* Last night the Butt not only came out for goosh, but had a nap on the litter box by the front door, then hung out with the role playing group. He got pettins, including from the player who is allergic on whose nap he sprawled for a nap. After Squirrel went to work he crashed on my lap instead of hiding, and after the senior beasties and I retired to bed, he came in and hung out off and on. He and Hector did some mutual head grooming, but the Butt was to nervous to cuddle with him as of yet, do he picked a spot near, but not touching. As I typed this, he was napping on the litter box by the front door instead of hiding with Squirrel. This is the most himself he's been since he got back from the vet.
* Last night we did chargen. All but one player is done. We should be ready to go next week. People voted for pot luck. I've got an introductory vignette set up to help acclimate them and hopefully gel the group.
* On Greewick's recommendation, I watched the fascinating "Saint Lucifer/Santo Luzbel." It is about a group of Nahua who want to put on a sacred dance/play about Saint Michael fighting Saint Lucifer. On their side is Father Julio who has made an effort to learn Nahuatl and understand the culture of the population he serves. The villains are a politician who steals from them and abuses them and an old priest called Father Santos who hates everything about indigenous Mexicans. It was made in the area it takes place by Nahuatl speakers. I have a natural interest in syncretism and I really liked seeing a story with native heroes from their perspective. The movie itself is beautiful to watch. It does capture the way that indigenous people are being oppressed from many sides and their resilience in the face of constant oppression. The story is small scale, being about a group of people in two particular villages trying to do a sacred dance against all these forces arrayed against them, but it has larger implications. Several of the characters are fascinating in themselves, and the movie is quietly heartbreaking.
* The survivors of the explosion in West need help. The Red Cross is taking donations: http://www.redcross.org/tx/austin
* "U.S. House of Representatives Shamefully Passes CISPA; Internet Freedom Advocates Prepare for a Battle in the Senate:" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/04/us-house-representatives-shamefully-passes-cispa-internet-freedom-advocates
* Greenwick found, "Peter Hansen, New Hampshire Lawmaker, Calls Women 'Vaginas' In Email To Colleagues." I bet you already guessed which political party is his. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/16/peter-hansen-new-hampshire-vaginas_n_3095135.html
* The Daily Show and Stephen Colbert on background checks failing due to Republican filibuster despite them getting eight more votes than the Republicans:
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* Last night the Butt not only came out for goosh, but had a nap on the litter box by the front door, then hung out with the role playing group. He got pettins, including from the player who is allergic on whose nap he sprawled for a nap. After Squirrel went to work he crashed on my lap instead of hiding, and after the senior beasties and I retired to bed, he came in and hung out off and on. He and Hector did some mutual head grooming, but the Butt was to nervous to cuddle with him as of yet, do he picked a spot near, but not touching. As I typed this, he was napping on the litter box by the front door instead of hiding with Squirrel. This is the most himself he's been since he got back from the vet.
* Last night we did chargen. All but one player is done. We should be ready to go next week. People voted for pot luck. I've got an introductory vignette set up to help acclimate them and hopefully gel the group.
* On Greewick's recommendation, I watched the fascinating "Saint Lucifer/Santo Luzbel." It is about a group of Nahua who want to put on a sacred dance/play about Saint Michael fighting Saint Lucifer. On their side is Father Julio who has made an effort to learn Nahuatl and understand the culture of the population he serves. The villains are a politician who steals from them and abuses them and an old priest called Father Santos who hates everything about indigenous Mexicans. It was made in the area it takes place by Nahuatl speakers. I have a natural interest in syncretism and I really liked seeing a story with native heroes from their perspective. The movie itself is beautiful to watch. It does capture the way that indigenous people are being oppressed from many sides and their resilience in the face of constant oppression. The story is small scale, being about a group of people in two particular villages trying to do a sacred dance against all these forces arrayed against them, but it has larger implications. Several of the characters are fascinating in themselves, and the movie is quietly heartbreaking.
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Date: 2013-04-20 02:52 am (UTC)Not so happy about CISPA. I thought it wasn't going to pass.
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Date: 2013-04-20 08:49 am (UTC)