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gwydion* Belgium is doing Anti-terror raids. We caught a loser planning to attack the Capitol yesterday. France is still hunting the wheel man from the kosher Deli attack and various associates of the dead terrorists from both attacks.
* An Uber rapist is going on trail in India.
* "Shooting exposes depth of police problems in Cleveland:"
* "NYPD Slowdown Turns Into:" http://gothamist.com/2015/01/12/slowdown_now_crackdown.php
* On Racism and the Academy Awards. "And the nominees are...:"
* "You can wear it, but I can’t!:" http://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/post/108018283480/thisiseverydayracism-ishanijasmin-the#notes
* "God Loves Little Girls Who Stand Up For Others:" http://notalwaysright.com/god-loves-little-girls-who-stand-up-for-others/40107
* "Oregon Medicaid Now Covers Transgender Medical Expenses:" http://jezebel.com/oregon-medicaid-now-covers-transgender-medical-expenses-1678817014?utm_campaign=socialfow_jezebel_twitter&utm_source=jezebel_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
* I am of the opinion that all the selfie hate in the media is all about the misogyny. When it was mostly male artists and photographers doing self portraits, it's high art. When teenage girls do it, it's proof of shallowness and vanity and therefore wrong. It's yet another way to shame girls for taking control of the image they present and expressing agency.
* I was mulling a theory that Slenderman is speaking to the zeitgeist of people who grew up on Nightmare Before Christmas, but am a generation too old to test it in my own head.
* Is it just me, or were last weeks two episodes of the Librarians actually watchable?
* I really appreciate the way last weeks Elementary talked about addiction. I've seen friends go through that point, where the grinding tedium of it and knowledge that this is the rest of your life gets discouraging. It's generally not considered dramatic enough for fictional representations, but it's important and hard and something it is good for people to see, I think. I like the way it's slow built all season. I really appreciate the way that they don't let the addiction drop or be magically cured, and that he can't just special snowflake his way out of it. Elementary's plots don't generally live up to what I would like in a mystery show, but they do things with the characters and relationships that are fresh and interesting. I think the theme of agency for Kitty is going interesting places. I have always liked the way Joan stands up to Sherlock. The way they handle addiction here... it speaks to so many of my incredibly clever often atheist friends struggling with the program. Being incredibly bright does not make staying sober easier. It's a good thing to see a show that routinely includes that.
* The Library sent me the start of Penny Dreadful, so I am finally getting to see what the fuss is about. I'm still mulling the first episode. It looks like they have house of cards and Orange is the new Black Season one in, so I'm on the wait list for those. Yes, I know about Netflix, but since Hector broke the speaker plug in it is a major PITA for me to try to watch things on the laptop.
* Glee Thought: So we have WMHS Underworld vs. Blaine's Dalton Fairyland. Will there be a tiend? Now I'm having thoughts about Tamlin and Janet.
* "Wounderland: Surreal World Of Imagination, Nightmares And Taxidermy:" http://www.boredpanda.com/wounderland-fairy-tales-weird-surrealistic-photography-mothmeister/
* Help my friends adopt two cats: http://djinni.livejournal.com/516743.html
* I came back from spending all I had on meds to realize that nearly all the goosh cans left are flavours Hector has decided are inedible recently. (For months Poultry platter was his favorite flavour, now he insists it is poooooison! Mixed Grill is slightly cheaper and he was willing to eat it up until last week). After three months of mostly being off fish, which used to be his favorite, he wants fish based pates again. I've been trying to fob off LM with the flavours he's rejecting, but he's also having a bad dementia week, which means more food waste. We have enough kibble for LM, but Hector can't chew it, only having fangs left.
We likely have two days of Hector food left. I should have checked before splurging on an second course of antibiotics. I know that. The coughing has been wearing me out and I didn't think.
* Our Financial Situation continues Scary: http://www.gofundme.com/cuovws or Lethran@gmail.com
* An Uber rapist is going on trail in India.
* "Shooting exposes depth of police problems in Cleveland:"
* "NYPD Slowdown Turns Into:" http://gothamist.com/2015/01/12/slowdown_now_crackdown.php
* On Racism and the Academy Awards. "And the nominees are...:"
* "You can wear it, but I can’t!:" http://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/post/108018283480/thisiseverydayracism-ishanijasmin-the#notes
* "God Loves Little Girls Who Stand Up For Others:" http://notalwaysright.com/god-loves-little-girls-who-stand-up-for-others/40107
* "Oregon Medicaid Now Covers Transgender Medical Expenses:" http://jezebel.com/oregon-medicaid-now-covers-transgender-medical-expenses-1678817014?utm_campaign=socialfow_jezebel_twitter&utm_source=jezebel_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
* I am of the opinion that all the selfie hate in the media is all about the misogyny. When it was mostly male artists and photographers doing self portraits, it's high art. When teenage girls do it, it's proof of shallowness and vanity and therefore wrong. It's yet another way to shame girls for taking control of the image they present and expressing agency.
* I was mulling a theory that Slenderman is speaking to the zeitgeist of people who grew up on Nightmare Before Christmas, but am a generation too old to test it in my own head.
* Is it just me, or were last weeks two episodes of the Librarians actually watchable?
* I really appreciate the way last weeks Elementary talked about addiction. I've seen friends go through that point, where the grinding tedium of it and knowledge that this is the rest of your life gets discouraging. It's generally not considered dramatic enough for fictional representations, but it's important and hard and something it is good for people to see, I think. I like the way it's slow built all season. I really appreciate the way that they don't let the addiction drop or be magically cured, and that he can't just special snowflake his way out of it. Elementary's plots don't generally live up to what I would like in a mystery show, but they do things with the characters and relationships that are fresh and interesting. I think the theme of agency for Kitty is going interesting places. I have always liked the way Joan stands up to Sherlock. The way they handle addiction here... it speaks to so many of my incredibly clever often atheist friends struggling with the program. Being incredibly bright does not make staying sober easier. It's a good thing to see a show that routinely includes that.
* The Library sent me the start of Penny Dreadful, so I am finally getting to see what the fuss is about. I'm still mulling the first episode. It looks like they have house of cards and Orange is the new Black Season one in, so I'm on the wait list for those. Yes, I know about Netflix, but since Hector broke the speaker plug in it is a major PITA for me to try to watch things on the laptop.
* Glee Thought: So we have WMHS Underworld vs. Blaine's Dalton Fairyland. Will there be a tiend? Now I'm having thoughts about Tamlin and Janet.
* "Wounderland: Surreal World Of Imagination, Nightmares And Taxidermy:" http://www.boredpanda.com/wounderland-fairy-tales-weird-surrealistic-photography-mothmeister/
* Help my friends adopt two cats: http://djinni.livejournal.com/516743.html
* I came back from spending all I had on meds to realize that nearly all the goosh cans left are flavours Hector has decided are inedible recently. (For months Poultry platter was his favorite flavour, now he insists it is poooooison! Mixed Grill is slightly cheaper and he was willing to eat it up until last week). After three months of mostly being off fish, which used to be his favorite, he wants fish based pates again. I've been trying to fob off LM with the flavours he's rejecting, but he's also having a bad dementia week, which means more food waste. We have enough kibble for LM, but Hector can't chew it, only having fangs left.
We likely have two days of Hector food left. I should have checked before splurging on an second course of antibiotics. I know that. The coughing has been wearing me out and I didn't think.
* Our Financial Situation continues Scary: http://www.gofundme.com/cuovws or Lethran@gmail.com