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I've a cold.
I stuck it out at work long enough to get the absolute bare minimum done, then stopped by the video store on the way home so I could curl up with All Star Superman and a bottle of DayQuil.
I like comic books. I like comic books far more than I like most comic book movies. Comic books is one of the last bastions of the uncomplicated heroic narrative: a diegetic universe where men and women wage a courageous fight against great odds, where the issues are always black and white, where it is easy to tell good from evil, and where might is always subject to right - truth, justice and, yes, the American way.
Attempts to bring the comic book genre (as distinct from the graphic medium) into the "real world" have ever only been semi-successful. Marvel Comics set its stories on the street of New York instead of Metropolis; Frank Miller rewrote Batman to expose the hero's tale as a sadistic, fascist revenge fantasy rooted in the class-jumping aspirations of the lower-middle class; better technology allows contemporary comic artists a wider and subtler palette than the original four-colour tales newsprint tales - none of it more than a gloss of shadows, narrative vanishing points to simulate depth in a two-dimensional universe.
Comic book heroes, superheroes if you will, have always fared poorly in live-action films for this reason. It's not that we don't believe a man can fly, it's that we don't believe a man who can fly would dedicate himself selflessly to the betterment and protection of strangers. Superheroes look strange on our movie screens not because their costumes or appearance are out of place in a realistic world but because their mores are.
2011 and 2012 may be the high-water mark for superhero movies. Over the next two years we have been promised films about Captain America, Green Lantern, Thor, X-Men, a new Spider-Man, another Batman, a new Superman, an Avengers movie, more Wolverine and a third Iron Man.
And those are only the heroes with above-the-title billing.
These movies come at a time when democracy, civil society and people's economic rights are under threat in a way they have not been since the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. Our public discourse is fractured and polarized to an extent that it is difficult not merely to find areas of agreement between political foes but to agree on what issues are being contested. The question is not black and white but whether black is black and white is white.
I watch my Prime Minister defend the "courageous" actions of his cabinet minister, a minister who lied to Parliament, not once but thrice. I listen as he asserts the right of government ministers to make funding decisions when the question he was asked was why did your minister lie about the decision she made. I see our democracy brutalized by the cheap populism of petty ideogogues, deveoid of compassion, scruples and any guiding principles save the narrow scope of their own self-interest. I see them abetted by an electorate too lazy, too self-involved and too self-interested to fulfill their solitary civil obligation of voting, let alone take care to do so responsibly.
Is it any wonder that comic book heroes are more popular than ever before?
O to live in a world with no problems that can't be solved with your fists.
I stuck it out at work long enough to get the absolute bare minimum done, then stopped by the video store on the way home so I could curl up with All Star Superman and a bottle of DayQuil.
I like comic books. I like comic books far more than I like most comic book movies. Comic books is one of the last bastions of the uncomplicated heroic narrative: a diegetic universe where men and women wage a courageous fight against great odds, where the issues are always black and white, where it is easy to tell good from evil, and where might is always subject to right - truth, justice and, yes, the American way.
Attempts to bring the comic book genre (as distinct from the graphic medium) into the "real world" have ever only been semi-successful. Marvel Comics set its stories on the street of New York instead of Metropolis; Frank Miller rewrote Batman to expose the hero's tale as a sadistic, fascist revenge fantasy rooted in the class-jumping aspirations of the lower-middle class; better technology allows contemporary comic artists a wider and subtler palette than the original four-colour tales newsprint tales - none of it more than a gloss of shadows, narrative vanishing points to simulate depth in a two-dimensional universe.
Comic book heroes, superheroes if you will, have always fared poorly in live-action films for this reason. It's not that we don't believe a man can fly, it's that we don't believe a man who can fly would dedicate himself selflessly to the betterment and protection of strangers. Superheroes look strange on our movie screens not because their costumes or appearance are out of place in a realistic world but because their mores are.
2011 and 2012 may be the high-water mark for superhero movies. Over the next two years we have been promised films about Captain America, Green Lantern, Thor, X-Men, a new Spider-Man, another Batman, a new Superman, an Avengers movie, more Wolverine and a third Iron Man.
And those are only the heroes with above-the-title billing.
These movies come at a time when democracy, civil society and people's economic rights are under threat in a way they have not been since the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. Our public discourse is fractured and polarized to an extent that it is difficult not merely to find areas of agreement between political foes but to agree on what issues are being contested. The question is not black and white but whether black is black and white is white.
I watch my Prime Minister defend the "courageous" actions of his cabinet minister, a minister who lied to Parliament, not once but thrice. I listen as he asserts the right of government ministers to make funding decisions when the question he was asked was why did your minister lie about the decision she made. I see our democracy brutalized by the cheap populism of petty ideogogues, deveoid of compassion, scruples and any guiding principles save the narrow scope of their own self-interest. I see them abetted by an electorate too lazy, too self-involved and too self-interested to fulfill their solitary civil obligation of voting, let alone take care to do so responsibly.
Is it any wonder that comic book heroes are more popular than ever before?
O to live in a world with no problems that can't be solved with your fists.
Saw Splice.
Liked.
Wished that I could have watched that in first year university rather than reading Freud. These things are so much easier to grasp with the appropriate visual aids.
Longer & more serious contemplation of sex & the Canadian movie to follow.
Liked.
Wished that I could have watched that in first year university rather than reading Freud. These things are so much easier to grasp with the appropriate visual aids.
Longer & more serious contemplation of sex & the Canadian movie to follow.
"The first two rationales for the freedom of expression guarantee in s. 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms — the proper functioning of democratic governance and getting at the truth — squarely apply to communications on matters of public interest, even those which contain false imputations. Freewheeling debate on matters of public interest is to be encouraged and the vital role of the communications media in providing a vehicle for such debate is explicitly recognized in the text of s. 2(b) itself."
Grant v. Torstar Corp
In the past week, I've been (at various times):
( Don't talk to me about healthcare. No, seriously. )
( Welcome to Canada: Consular services now available in 'Whites Only' and 'Fuck You'. )
· On a related note, I finally found my boxing handle last night: Hellfire H______, pleased to meet you.
· One an unrelated note (except possibly my passion for justice), DC's Batgirl reboot hits the stands next Wednesday. DC's house blog, The Source posted a preview that is frustratingly vague on the identity of the new Batgirl. About the only thing that is clear is that it's not the last holder of the title, Cassie Cain. Fanboy speculation is split between Stephanie "Spoiler" Brown and Barbara Gordon's protege, Misfit. No one seems to consider Barbara Gordon, the Silver Age Batgirl as a realistic candidate... except me.
True, Babs is supposedly stil paralyzed, although the last two pages of the leadingly-titled Oracle: The Cure potentially offer a fix to that problem*, and the first five pages don't seem particularly Barbara Gordon-esque (except for the weight-gag: "thank you" strikes me as an older woman's response rather than a teens). While the Phil Noto cover-art certainly matches his earlier illustrations of Batgirl and Barbara (he always paints her with blue eyes), that really doens't mean anything. At the same time, the five-page preview really doesn't sound like Spoiler or Misfit, either. Batgirl in those pages also strikes me as too capable to be either Spoiler (the Batarang move and where would she get the outfit?) or Misfit (any of it) and not good enough to be Cass (who's supposed to be one of the top two martial artists in the DCU) - I could just buy it as a just-getting-back-into-the-game Barbara Gordon, out for kicks.
My personal hunch is that we will see Barbara Gordon kicking ass in the book at some point - why the false suspense about who the new Batgirl is otherwise? At the same time, I wouldn't be surprised if we find that there's more than one Batgirl out there, either. I'm not thrilled with the idea of Spoiler taking over as BG - I think she's more interesting as a foil for Tim Drake (although Red Robin is a terrible book) and I'd like to see new characters grow into their own rather than cycling throw the Batcharacters like a revolving door.
At any rate, we'll see in another week.
· I'm both looking forward to District 9 and intrigued to see the different responses. One of the things that frustrates me about the anti-racist dialogue on LJ is the overwhelming USian perspective. Representative of the English-language population of lj, I know, but frustrating for me as a Canadian. I'm interested to see how the North American interwebz respond to a movie set in Johannesburg made by a white South African who now lives in Vancouver but grew up during the last days of Apartheid rule in SA and produced by a New Zealander. It seems to me that there are many perspectives on history and racism at work in District 9 and none of them (other than Sony's marketing department) are USian. Also, as a Canadian, do I enjoy the idea of a story where aliens arrive somewhere other than the United States? Hell. Yes. Squared.
*If the Anti-Life Equation somehow fixed Barbara's injuries by transferring the damage to the Calculator's daughter, that would give an angsty-guilt-ridden edge to Babara's character of the sort that the Batbooks seem to love. I'd imagine trying to find out if she could restore the girl's mobility while loving her own restored freedom would form a large part of Barbara's arc. There would also be an interesting debate in Babs' own mind about whether or not the good she could do out of her wheelchair outweighed the harm to the girl.
( Don't talk to me about healthcare. No, seriously. )
( Welcome to Canada: Consular services now available in 'Whites Only' and 'Fuck You'. )
· On a related note, I finally found my boxing handle last night: Hellfire H______, pleased to meet you.
· One an unrelated note (except possibly my passion for justice), DC's Batgirl reboot hits the stands next Wednesday. DC's house blog, The Source posted a preview that is frustratingly vague on the identity of the new Batgirl. About the only thing that is clear is that it's not the last holder of the title, Cassie Cain. Fanboy speculation is split between Stephanie "Spoiler" Brown and Barbara Gordon's protege, Misfit. No one seems to consider Barbara Gordon, the Silver Age Batgirl as a realistic candidate... except me.
True, Babs is supposedly stil paralyzed, although the last two pages of the leadingly-titled Oracle: The Cure potentially offer a fix to that problem*, and the first five pages don't seem particularly Barbara Gordon-esque (except for the weight-gag: "thank you" strikes me as an older woman's response rather than a teens). While the Phil Noto cover-art certainly matches his earlier illustrations of Batgirl and Barbara (he always paints her with blue eyes), that really doens't mean anything. At the same time, the five-page preview really doesn't sound like Spoiler or Misfit, either. Batgirl in those pages also strikes me as too capable to be either Spoiler (the Batarang move and where would she get the outfit?) or Misfit (any of it) and not good enough to be Cass (who's supposed to be one of the top two martial artists in the DCU) - I could just buy it as a just-getting-back-into-the-game Barbara Gordon, out for kicks.
My personal hunch is that we will see Barbara Gordon kicking ass in the book at some point - why the false suspense about who the new Batgirl is otherwise? At the same time, I wouldn't be surprised if we find that there's more than one Batgirl out there, either. I'm not thrilled with the idea of Spoiler taking over as BG - I think she's more interesting as a foil for Tim Drake (although Red Robin is a terrible book) and I'd like to see new characters grow into their own rather than cycling throw the Batcharacters like a revolving door.
At any rate, we'll see in another week.
· I'm both looking forward to District 9 and intrigued to see the different responses. One of the things that frustrates me about the anti-racist dialogue on LJ is the overwhelming USian perspective. Representative of the English-language population of lj, I know, but frustrating for me as a Canadian. I'm interested to see how the North American interwebz respond to a movie set in Johannesburg made by a white South African who now lives in Vancouver but grew up during the last days of Apartheid rule in SA and produced by a New Zealander. It seems to me that there are many perspectives on history and racism at work in District 9 and none of them (other than Sony's marketing department) are USian. Also, as a Canadian, do I enjoy the idea of a story where aliens arrive somewhere other than the United States? Hell. Yes. Squared.
*If the Anti-Life Equation somehow fixed Barbara's injuries by transferring the damage to the Calculator's daughter, that would give an angsty-guilt-ridden edge to Babara's character of the sort that the Batbooks seem to love. I'd imagine trying to find out if she could restore the girl's mobility while loving her own restored freedom would form a large part of Barbara's arc. There would also be an interesting debate in Babs' own mind about whether or not the good she could do out of her wheelchair outweighed the harm to the girl.
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Trooper Karine Blais, 21, Les Méchins, Quebec. Killed when an IED expoded under her armoured vehicle, April 13, 2009. Trooper Blais, who worked in the local depanneur as a teen, entered the Canadian Forces out of high school to become a mechanic. She planned to open her own garage when she left the CF.
Major Michelle Mendes, 30, Wicklow, Ontario. Found dead in her quarters, April 23, 2009. Major Mendes had previously served in Afghanistan in 2006. The investigation into her death is ongoing.
Major Michelle Mendes, 30, Wicklow, Ontario. Found dead in her quarters, April 23, 2009. Major Mendes had previously served in Afghanistan in 2006. The investigation into her death is ongoing.
Kate Beaton, who I predict will one day rule Canada, on Comic Book Resources:
We can only hope that she will be a benign and munificent dictator.
And the Dark Horse Presents strip itself.
We can only hope that she will be a benign and munificent dictator.
And the Dark Horse Presents strip itself.
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Did Hubert LaCroix just say "fart" on Radio One?
LOL.
800 jobs cut at the CBC today - way to stimulate the economy, Mr. Prime Minister. If you ever seen me choking, please don't help me, I want to live.
LOL.
800 jobs cut at the CBC today - way to stimulate the economy, Mr. Prime Minister. If you ever seen me choking, please don't help me, I want to live.
There are things that are not worth dignifying with public commentary. The verbal effusions of an offensive, ignorant and fourth-rate US late, late, late night talk show host fall among them.
Instead tonight I remember:
Master Corporal Scott Francis Vernelli, November Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group; MCpl. Vernelli leaves a wife and six-month-old daughter, Olivia, behind.
Corporal Tyler Crooks, November Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group; a statement from Cpl. Crooks' parents reads in part, "our beloved son Tyler was killed on his birthday. He was 24 years young.
His only brother Tage thought of him as a hero long before he set foot in Afghanistan.
Tyler was going to return home to us on April 19th. He intended to marry his high school sweetheart of six years, his fiancee, Kelly Maxwell. They were going to build a life together."
Trooper Jack Bouthillier, Reconnaissance Squadron, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group. Known as "Boots", Trooper Bouthillier enlisted in August 2006, one month before his 18th birthday.
Trooper Corey Joseph Hayes, Reconnaissance Squadron, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group; Trooper Hayes was the third generation of his family to serve in the Canadian Forces.
Since the Canadian Forces deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in February 2002, 116 Canadian soldiers have been killed serving the Afghan mission along with two aid workers and one diplomat.
According to the Department of National Defence, MCpl. Vernelli and Cpl. Crooks, and Troopers Bouthillier and Hayes were killed and eight Canadian soldiers injured in two separate IED attacks, approximately two hours apart, early on the morning of Friday, 20 March 2009, in the province of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Their remains returned to Canada this afternoon.
I remember them. I honour their sacrifice.
Instead tonight I remember:
Master Corporal Scott Francis Vernelli, November Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group; MCpl. Vernelli leaves a wife and six-month-old daughter, Olivia, behind.
Corporal Tyler Crooks, November Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group; a statement from Cpl. Crooks' parents reads in part, "our beloved son Tyler was killed on his birthday. He was 24 years young.
His only brother Tage thought of him as a hero long before he set foot in Afghanistan.
Tyler was going to return home to us on April 19th. He intended to marry his high school sweetheart of six years, his fiancee, Kelly Maxwell. They were going to build a life together."
Trooper Jack Bouthillier, Reconnaissance Squadron, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group. Known as "Boots", Trooper Bouthillier enlisted in August 2006, one month before his 18th birthday.
Trooper Corey Joseph Hayes, Reconnaissance Squadron, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group; Trooper Hayes was the third generation of his family to serve in the Canadian Forces.
Since the Canadian Forces deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in February 2002, 116 Canadian soldiers have been killed serving the Afghan mission along with two aid workers and one diplomat.
According to the Department of National Defence, MCpl. Vernelli and Cpl. Crooks, and Troopers Bouthillier and Hayes were killed and eight Canadian soldiers injured in two separate IED attacks, approximately two hours apart, early on the morning of Friday, 20 March 2009, in the province of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Their remains returned to Canada this afternoon.
I remember them. I honour their sacrifice.
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1)) The difference 15 months can make.
2) Jack Layton has finally stopped pretending that the NDP is anything other than a vehicle for his colossal ego - Jack, honey, you couldn't stand up to Mel Lastman. Go away.
3) Apparently, I am a cool nerd. Although I can totally live with that, as the test seems to correlate ignorance of science and computer programming with being less nerdy, it may not actually be a compliment.
4) Texas - still having a zombie problem. Who knew?
5) - Time suck de jour: Obamiconme (see above - hehehehe).
2) Jack Layton has finally stopped pretending that the NDP is anything other than a vehicle for his colossal ego - Jack, honey, you couldn't stand up to Mel Lastman. Go away.
3) Apparently, I am a cool nerd. Although I can totally live with that, as the test seems to correlate ignorance of science and computer programming with being less nerdy, it may not actually be a compliment.
4) Texas - still having a zombie problem. Who knew?
5) - Time suck de jour: Obamiconme (see above - hehehehe).
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Once you add federal and provincial income tax, Canada Pension Plan and Employment Insurance (which I get if I'm laid off), I pay 44 per cent of my salary in taxes. Ouch...
If I lived in New York State, I'd pay 42.5 per cent of my salary in taxes.
If I lived in California, I'd pay 44.95 per cent of my salary in taxes.
Interesting...
(figures from here and here)
If I lived in New York State, I'd pay 42.5 per cent of my salary in taxes.
If I lived in California, I'd pay 44.95 per cent of my salary in taxes.
Interesting...
(figures from here and here)
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Is JJ Abrams the new Joss Whedon? That would explain why I lost interest in FRINGE 30 seconds after I finished watching the pilot (also my kneejerk instinct to slap people telling me how good it is and shout “Get over it!” See all: LOST, the new STAR TREK...).
Release date for The Road pushed back: how about never? Would that be a good release date? *shudder*
Review of new MacBook and MacBook Pro - I wants it, Precious, I waaaaaaaaaaants.
Ooooooh, and this, too, Precious.
Hey, I’m going to see Let the Right One In tomorrow night. Maybe I should bring spare underpants.
There’s gonna be a new GI Joe comic and I am… reasonably excited (shut up, I was 12 in 1985. What’s your excuse?).
There’s gonna be new V series and I am… afraid it’s going to suck (shut up, I was 12 in 1985.).
Q&A with Paul Gross. PASSCHENDAELE opens tomorrow. And I need a poppy.
Filed under “self-evident propositions”: Gerard Butler is hot. Rain is wet. The new Star Trek movie will be a piece of shit.
Also a piece of shit: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull but it was nice to see Karen Allen again.
New Doctor Who set for Easter 2009 (wait, isn’t there going to be a Christmas special this year – ‘hold the roast a sec, Ma, I’ve got to set the download’). Doctor Who and I are officially broken up but I can be talked intopity sex viewing if there’s enough beer.
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fairoriana but it is literally too funny not to re-post: Staying Alive by the BeeGees could save your life (don’t nobody tell Dennis Leary. On second thought…).
We only had to wait 436 years but the Spanish Riding School admits its first female riders:
I did not see inside the Spanish Riding School when I visited Vienna in March. Maybe it’s time for a return trip…
Dear God, I’m such a fucking nerd (see also, "self-evident proposition" above, QED, etc.).
Finally, fic meme by way ofcofax7: Sometimes it's ok to pimp yourself out. Post a list of your top five fic - favorites you've written, regardless of fandom or the reason you love them. This isn't about the BEST things you've written, but what you LOVE most.
Okay, here goes:
Watershed – Sarah Connor reflects on the way her world has changed. Set between the last two scenes of THE TERMINATOR. I wrote it all in the second person while trying out some new stuff stylistically and it mostly works. Someday, I’ll write the second half, including the scene that got me started on the story in the first place. And, y'know, Sarah Connor.
Pinocchio Does Outer Space - ALIEN RESURRECTION - it’s all from Call’s point of view so I got to make Ripley the badassest badass in every scene she’s in (‘cause Call’s the only one who knows just how bad Xeno-Ripley can be). The story’s really about friendship and responsibility and how those things bring together and jar apart people who care for each other.
Undercover Blues - Farscape - Wrote it for a ficathon and I hated the character and I found the very idea the prompt represented revolting so I tried to cheat but the story came together like a piece of clockwork anyway.
Mother Wolf and Cub, vol. 1: Devil’s Bargain - Farscape - pastiche a-go-go. Take one cup FARSCAPE, add one cup Ogami Itto, one cup the Bride, combine with gratuitous child-death and stir until thoroughly blended: Aeryn Sun Iron Samurai style. Maybe the fanfic I’ve written that I love the most. Try as I might (and I’ve been trying for four years), I’ve never been able to write a sequel.
Out of Their Clothes - Farscape - my first attempt at writing sex (at least where other people could see) done on a dare. The writing horrifies me now but the sex holds up pretty well, I think.
For more of my fic, click here.
tricksy HTML, how I hates you
Release date for The Road pushed back: how about never? Would that be a good release date? *shudder*
Review of new MacBook and MacBook Pro - I wants it, Precious, I waaaaaaaaaaants.
Ooooooh, and this, too, Precious.
Hey, I’m going to see Let the Right One In tomorrow night. Maybe I should bring spare underpants.
There’s gonna be a new GI Joe comic and I am… reasonably excited (shut up, I was 12 in 1985. What’s your excuse?).
There’s gonna be new V series and I am… afraid it’s going to suck (shut up, I was 12 in 1985.).
Q&A with Paul Gross. PASSCHENDAELE opens tomorrow. And I need a poppy.
Filed under “self-evident propositions”: Gerard Butler is hot. Rain is wet. The new Star Trek movie will be a piece of shit.
Also a piece of shit: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull but it was nice to see Karen Allen again.
New Doctor Who set for Easter 2009 (wait, isn’t there going to be a Christmas special this year – ‘hold the roast a sec, Ma, I’ve got to set the download’). Doctor Who and I are officially broken up but I can be talked into
This link fell into my browser from the
fairoriana but it is literally too funny not to re-post: Staying Alive by the BeeGees could save your life (don’t nobody tell Dennis Leary. On second thought…).We only had to wait 436 years but the Spanish Riding School admits its first female riders:
The country's prestigious Spanish Riding School, for centuries a bastion of masculinity, is modernizing: On Wednesday, the 436-year-old institution officially presented its first female riders-in-training… .
Allowing women to sit in the saddles marks a distinct break with tradition. But for Elisabeth Guertler, the director, opening up the exclusive club reflects the realities of modern life.
“What speaks against it?” she asked reporters. “Today, ladies and gentlemen both have to earn their keep and prove themselves.”
I did not see inside the Spanish Riding School when I visited Vienna in March. Maybe it’s time for a return trip…
Dear God, I’m such a fucking nerd (see also, "self-evident proposition" above, QED, etc.).
Finally, fic meme by way of
cofax7: Sometimes it's ok to pimp yourself out. Post a list of your top five fic - favorites you've written, regardless of fandom or the reason you love them. This isn't about the BEST things you've written, but what you LOVE most.Okay, here goes:
Watershed – Sarah Connor reflects on the way her world has changed. Set between the last two scenes of THE TERMINATOR. I wrote it all in the second person while trying out some new stuff stylistically and it mostly works. Someday, I’ll write the second half, including the scene that got me started on the story in the first place. And, y'know, Sarah Connor.
Pinocchio Does Outer Space - ALIEN RESURRECTION - it’s all from Call’s point of view so I got to make Ripley the badassest badass in every scene she’s in (‘cause Call’s the only one who knows just how bad Xeno-Ripley can be). The story’s really about friendship and responsibility and how those things bring together and jar apart people who care for each other.
Undercover Blues - Farscape - Wrote it for a ficathon and I hated the character and I found the very idea the prompt represented revolting so I tried to cheat but the story came together like a piece of clockwork anyway.
Mother Wolf and Cub, vol. 1: Devil’s Bargain - Farscape - pastiche a-go-go. Take one cup FARSCAPE, add one cup Ogami Itto, one cup the Bride, combine with gratuitous child-death and stir until thoroughly blended: Aeryn Sun Iron Samurai style. Maybe the fanfic I’ve written that I love the most. Try as I might (and I’ve been trying for four years), I’ve never been able to write a sequel.
Out of Their Clothes - Farscape - my first attempt at writing sex (at least where other people could see) done on a dare. The writing horrifies me now but the sex holds up pretty well, I think.
For more of my fic, click here.
tricksy HTML, how I hates you
Remember that old saw about no stupid questions? There really is an exception that proves every rule: "Why Don't Canadian Conservatives Support Quebec Secession?"
Gee, you tell me...
Gee, you tell me...
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GO TO YOUR ROOM THIS MINUTE!!!
Are you retarted? YOU'RE A MANUFACTURING TOWN? WHAT DO YOU THINK FLAHERTY'S GOING TO DO FOR YOU? TELL MORE BUSINESSES NOT TO INVEST IN ONTARIO?!
Oh, my GOD - yes, I can SEE the voter returns. STOP TELLING ME WHAT THE GRAPHIC SAYS!!@$*(&^!
Gah!
But Chantal Herbert makes me happy.
Gah!
But Chantal Herbert makes me happy.
This New Doctor Who might actually bring me and the show back together again.
Proving what I’ve always said – that sugar and spice stuff is plain bullshit. Further proof: nothing like standing on a Saudi's throat to get his attention.
I was struck by the large article in the front section of today’s paper on your Election Day rights, including how to register to vote at the polls if you are a Canadian citizen who is not a registered voter. ( cut for Liberal/liberal rage )
Further nota bene - to the trogledytes in the Toronto Star's online forum - your voter registration card is your proof of citizenship, moron. Too bad they don't require proof of intelligence before voting.
Meanwhile, Red Green had this one covered years ago.
And I want to get all nerd-slutty with the the new MacBooks.
Things for later – John Cleese on Sarah Palin
Finallly, I'm what?!
Proving what I’ve always said – that sugar and spice stuff is plain bullshit. Further proof: nothing like standing on a Saudi's throat to get his attention.
I was struck by the large article in the front section of today’s paper on your Election Day rights, including how to register to vote at the polls if you are a Canadian citizen who is not a registered voter. ( cut for Liberal/liberal rage )
Further nota bene - to the trogledytes in the Toronto Star's online forum - your voter registration card is your proof of citizenship, moron. Too bad they don't require proof of intelligence before voting.
Meanwhile, Red Green had this one covered years ago.
And I want to get all nerd-slutty with the the new MacBooks.
Things for later – John Cleese on Sarah Palin
Finallly, I'm what?!
Your result for The Sorting Hat Test...
Huffledor
Morality with an orderly/chaotic split. You've got a fixed idea of morality, you know that for sure, but your view on regulations waffles. Rules are rules, but you're also able to see when it's really more of a guideline. Your strengths arise from your balanced view of order that allows you to carefully choose strategies for furthering your causes; your weakness is the fact that, given the success your strengths are likely to give you, you may not be receptive to the idea that you are not absolutely in the right.
The 4-grid I used to determine this is as follows:
The 4-grid I used to determine this is as follows:
| Chaotic | Orderly | |
| Moral | Gryffindor | Hufflepuff |
| Rational | Slytherin | Ravenclaw |
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Democracy isn't a destination. It's a process. Exercise your rights, participate and vote.
Our government is a reflection of our society. When we as a nation cede our right to participate in government, our lack of care for our commonwealth is reflected in the lack of care our government shows to the institutions and traditions that support that common good - our environment, our parks and wilderness, our cities and rural communities, our schools and hospitals, our artists and athletes, our soldiers and public servants.
So vote. Whatever you do on Tuesday, October 14th, if you are 18 and over and a Canadian citizen eligible to vote, then vote.
To find out if you are eligible and how to enroll in the voters list, visit Elections Canada.
Stand up for Canada and vote. That's the first step.
The second is vote smart.
It's no secret how much I loathe our present government - I find them regressive, small-minded and hateful. And that's the polite version.
Canada is facing an environmental and economic crisis.
Stephen Harper and the Conservatives' policy of business as usual, of mortgaging our future and our children's future to big oil companies, of allowing industry to despoil our natural places, of the the politics of division, of the pettiness and patronizing and pandering to people's worst fears... It needs to stop. It needs to stop now.
So I urge you to consider http://www.voteforenvironment.ca/. Choose your candidate wisely. Vote to stop Stephen Harper and the Conservatives.
Our government is a reflection of our society. When we as a nation cede our right to participate in government, our lack of care for our commonwealth is reflected in the lack of care our government shows to the institutions and traditions that support that common good - our environment, our parks and wilderness, our cities and rural communities, our schools and hospitals, our artists and athletes, our soldiers and public servants.
So vote. Whatever you do on Tuesday, October 14th, if you are 18 and over and a Canadian citizen eligible to vote, then vote.
To find out if you are eligible and how to enroll in the voters list, visit Elections Canada.
Stand up for Canada and vote. That's the first step.
The second is vote smart.
It's no secret how much I loathe our present government - I find them regressive, small-minded and hateful. And that's the polite version.
Canada is facing an environmental and economic crisis.
Stephen Harper and the Conservatives' policy of business as usual, of mortgaging our future and our children's future to big oil companies, of allowing industry to despoil our natural places, of the the politics of division, of the pettiness and patronizing and pandering to people's worst fears... It needs to stop. It needs to stop now.
So I urge you to consider http://www.voteforenvironment.ca/. Choose your candidate wisely. Vote to stop Stephen Harper and the Conservatives.
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I'm rusty here - I haven't spammed y'all with a political advocacy post in a while but if you're on LJ, you probably have a more than passing interest in how copyright law affects your ability to use and enjoy digital media and, if you're Canadian, you should be very concerned about the implications of Bill C-61, An Act to amend the Copyright Act. As Dr. Michael Geist, professor of law at the University of Ottawa and Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-commerce Law, writes in his blog, Bill C-61 is a betrayal both of Mr. Harper's government's promise to stand up for Canadians and Canada's tradition of fair copyright law and protecting Canadian consumer and privacy rights.
Regardless of how you feel about illegal downloading, I urge you to read Dr. Geist's posts on the provisions of Bill C-61 and write your MP and Industry Minister Jim Prentice to voice your opposition to this legislation.
Visit Copyright for Canadians for a sample letter that you can e-mail your MP but remember, in politics, snail mail still trumps e-mail, so don't forget to drop a signed copy into the mail - it's free. Just address the letter to your MP care of the House of Commons and pop it in a postbox. Canada Post will do the rest.
Say no to bad copyright law - write your government and demand a fair copyright law for Canada.
Regardless of how you feel about illegal downloading, I urge you to read Dr. Geist's posts on the provisions of Bill C-61 and write your MP and Industry Minister Jim Prentice to voice your opposition to this legislation.
Visit Copyright for Canadians for a sample letter that you can e-mail your MP but remember, in politics, snail mail still trumps e-mail, so don't forget to drop a signed copy into the mail - it's free. Just address the letter to your MP care of the House of Commons and pop it in a postbox. Canada Post will do the rest.
Say no to bad copyright law - write your government and demand a fair copyright law for Canada.
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