I just found some original footage from Star Wars. It’s in black and white, and the sound quality is cruddy, but it’s worth it to see Han’s girlfriend (or whomever she is) and to hear Greedo chatting with Han in an English accent. And yes, Han did shoot first.
Posted by Deana in Alien Invasions, Cosmetically Enhanced Vertebrates, Crime, Culture, Film, Fun, Oddly Enough, Science fiction, Sexuality, Space on June 29th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
I was just listening to A Way With Words, and I heard something that caught me completely off guard. I’ve been complaining about gender-neutral singular pronouns for years, hoping that something like ‘ve’ would replace the awkward ‘he or she’ or the patently evil ’s/he’. Greg Egan aside, nothing ever took off. It turns out [...]
Posted by Chris in Feminism, Fun, Language on June 28th, 2006 | 7 Comments »
It’s my first time linking to Newsvine, but this opinion piece is really well done: America Was Not Founded on the Ten Commandments. The comments are worth a scan, too, though they devolve into the usual Newsvine shouting match.
Posted by Chris in Government, History, Religion on June 26th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
My ordination sister, Kila, just founded The Foundation for the Advancement of Women in Religion. This foundation will offer scholarships, sponsorships and project funding for women who are working on religious issues (hint, hint Deana!). They are currently looking for members to join the organization to help get it off the ground. [...]
Posted by Deb in Community & Activism, Feminism, Politics, Religion on June 24th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
I just had to share this little mashup of George Says… and DubyaSpeak.com:
I have to laugh so I won’t cry.
Posted by Chris in Government, Humor, Iraq on June 22nd, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Our own Stephen Frost graduated from UCSD today. Yay! He looked rather dapper in a cap and tassels. Congratulations, Steve!
Posted by Karen in Academia, Uncategorized on June 18th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
From small things:
Two small bits of stuff meet, greet, and make something bigger (perhaps better?) than their own small individual selves. Turn a corner, new perspective, trim off the unnecessary, take on new partners, become something larger or sleeker or more useful or stronger or more likely to survive. A 3″x3″ scrap of fabric may [...]
Posted by Karen in Crafts, Literature, Uncategorized on June 18th, 2006 | No Comments »
Ted reminded me that today is Bloomsday:
Bloomsday is a holiday observed annually on 16 June to celebrate the life of Irish writer James Joyce and commemorate the events in his novel Ulysses, all of which took place on the same day in Dublin in 1904. The day is also a secular holiday in Ireland. The [...]
Posted by Chris in Holiday! Celebrate! on June 16th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
In San Diego?
Like Jon Stewart?
Want to see Jon Stewart in San Diego?
You know you want to
Posted by Chris in Fun, Politics on June 15th, 2006 | No Comments »
Happy birthday, Karen!
Let’s all put on birthday cake hats! And eat some of this fine birthday cake quilt!
Posted by Deana in Crafts, Fun, Holiday! Celebrate! on June 14th, 2006 | 4 Comments »
