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May. 21st, 2004 06:01 pmIt's been way too long since I last updated my journal... So on various topics:
Politics:
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bellatrys (aka Philosopher at Large) ' livejournal for a perspective on the war in Iraq that's at the same time deeper and much more detailed, informed, comprehensive and multi-aspected than mine has been. Just on the last few days she's included a comparison between real-life and fictional orcs (the latter are much nicer characters all around), conspiracy theories on what's been happening with Chalabi, and a view on Fallujah which has actually managed to make me just a tiny bit more hopeful of the situation on Iraq.
Speaking of politics, I partook in an exceptionally exhausting flamewar over at Rantburg, on Sunday. I think it's the first time in my life that I've ever been called a goatfucker. Or a communist for that matter. But even more annoying than that were the two-three times that people were asking me questions and were assuming in advance (and wrongly for that matter) that I wouldn't be able to answer.
I think my participation at Rantburg is swiftly approaching its end. It was useful as a source of hard information, but the fanatical idiocy there is way too rampant, and seems to be becoming worse with each passing week.
Fandom:
Check out www.jkrowling.com -- it used to be a boring thing about publishers, I believe, but last few days she's updated it to be this huge Flash experience, with delightful pieces of info, hidden items if you dig in deep enough, so forth.
I've already gotten three such items, and I'm sure there must be atleast one more, if I could figure out how to open the door that says "do not disturb". :-)
Trips:
I have seen the bellybutton of the world.
It is an outie.
And for those of you who don't know what the bellybutton of the world is -- shame, shame on you! ;-) You'll just have to wait for a more detailed post one of these days. Cheers.
Politics:
Head over to
bellatrys (aka Philosopher at Large) ' livejournal for a perspective on the war in Iraq that's at the same time deeper and much more detailed, informed, comprehensive and multi-aspected than mine has been. Just on the last few days she's included a comparison between real-life and fictional orcs (the latter are much nicer characters all around), conspiracy theories on what's been happening with Chalabi, and a view on Fallujah which has actually managed to make me just a tiny bit more hopeful of the situation on Iraq.Speaking of politics, I partook in an exceptionally exhausting flamewar over at Rantburg, on Sunday. I think it's the first time in my life that I've ever been called a goatfucker. Or a communist for that matter. But even more annoying than that were the two-three times that people were asking me questions and were assuming in advance (and wrongly for that matter) that I wouldn't be able to answer.
I think my participation at Rantburg is swiftly approaching its end. It was useful as a source of hard information, but the fanatical idiocy there is way too rampant, and seems to be becoming worse with each passing week.
Fandom:
Check out www.jkrowling.com -- it used to be a boring thing about publishers, I believe, but last few days she's updated it to be this huge Flash experience, with delightful pieces of info, hidden items if you dig in deep enough, so forth.
I've already gotten three such items, and I'm sure there must be atleast one more, if I could figure out how to open the door that says "do not disturb". :-)
Trips:
I have seen the bellybutton of the world.
It is an outie.
And for those of you who don't know what the bellybutton of the world is -- shame, shame on you! ;-) You'll just have to wait for a more detailed post one of these days. Cheers.