( and I find ourselves discussing the weird puppet cat on Sabrina the Teenage Witch for some reason) Me: I think the cat was supposed to be an enchanted human, wasn't he? That's why he could talk and stuff? Paul: Was he supposed to be enchanted into a puppet catContinue Reading
I know, I know, but sometimes when I pass the USA Today paper box I scan the headlines for what’s up in the moderately right-leaning mainstream zeitgeist. Those guys fluffed McCain something fierce in 2008 — they seem a little less enthused about Romney, at least, so far. But theContinue Reading
What is this I see? Yet more lit snobbery to wrestle with? Some Books Are More Equal Than Others by By Clare Needell Hollander. I read this courtesy and knew I had many objections, but I felt like taking the time to break them down somewhat carefully. The snobbery inContinue Reading
Oh boy! A juicy lit snob essay I can sink my teeth into! My Stephen King Problem: A Snob’s Notes by Dwight Allen. The essay begins: IN THE MID-EIGHTIES, when I was living in New York, a friend, an editor at a major publishing house, told me that I shouldContinue Reading
I have read up through A Storm of Swords (book 3) and almost finished the first season of the HBO series (it did pick up the pace) and I have thoughts — especially as related to the frequent accusations of sexism/racism/isms of all kindsContinue Reading
I signed up for the Clarion West Write-a-thon this year, mostly to help them reach 200 people, and also because I can’t help myself. My page is here: http://clarionwest.org/writeathon/juliemcgalliard Of course, I already changed my mind about what I want to do, but IT'S TOO LATE NOW. Oh, well. Say,Continue Reading
Paul: I like the reference to Happy Days. I mean the Beckett play. Me: Really? Paul: The Barbie torso in the ant hill? Me: That seems a little obscure… (Rango opens a parasol, which promptly catches on fire.) Okay, you're right. It's totally a Beckett reference. (Note: I recently madeContinue Reading
Finally saw the first two episodes of the first season of Game of Thrones last night. I was kinda disappointed. I was really looking forward to Peter Dinklage as Tyrion, and he did not let me down. I was riveted whenever he was on the screen. When he wasn't… notContinue Reading
Me: Oh, KEXP is playing Queen because it's Bike to Work day. Paul: I'm not biking to work. Me: No, biking all the way to West Seattle would be pretty hardcore. And with the broken elbow you're not even up to softcore right now. (long pause) You know, "hardcore" canContinue Reading
This is a politically-related thought that has been bugging me for a while, so I thought I would share it: all other disagreements aside, I oppose the Republican agenda because I find it difficult to imagine a country run according to modern right wing orthodoxy ever becoming the great countryContinue Reading
I find it fairly plausible that liberals are more open to new experiences, while conservatives are more conscientious and have a greater need for cognitive closure (ie, certainty). If you look at liberalism and conservatism purely in terms of species instinct, they form a balanced yin-yang of survival values. TooContinue Reading
Thursday April 5 8:00pm – 9:00pm Anthropology in World Building – Cascade 3&4 Fri Apr 6 3:00pm – 4:00pm Escaping the Little White Room – Cascade 11 4:00pm – 5:00pm Alternative Medicine – Cascade 6 8:00pm – 9:00pm Deconstructing theContinue Reading
I first listened closely to this staple of classic rock radio when, as a teenager, I was informed that it had BACKWARD MASKING EVIL MESSAGES TALKING ABOUT SATAN. (Listen here!) I was pretty sure it wasn’t about Satan, but I thought it might be about Lord of the Rings (“allContinue Reading