Obama and the Defence of Marriage Act

... today. It's hard to argue with his logic, he makes the case so much better than I could. Let's see.... Obama's Department of Justice went into court, and defended the Defense of Marriage Act. In fact, not only did he defend it, but equated gay marriage with those between incestuous relatives. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/opinion/16tue1.html?_r=2 For all of you gay people who gave money...

Conspiracy Theory (5/6)

Title: Conspiracy Theory Author: ubiquirk Fandom: HP Rating: PG13 (no warnings) Genre: action-adventure, humor, drama, romance Disclaimer: Not mine; no money. AN: Full notes on Chapter 1. Much thanks to my beta firefly_124 and my Brit-picker saracen77 . Summary: Working as the Ministry’s new Keeper of Records turns out to be not quite what Hermione Granger had in...

School Violence Prevention Act Passes in NC

NC House Passes School Violence Prevention Act About the bill (summary) From the summary of the bill (provided by Equality NC [emphasis mine]): Senate Bill 526, would require public schools to adopt strong policies against bullying and harassment, specifically including bullying and harassment based on race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, gender identity or ...

A balancing act

I'm sorry I haven't been around too much commenting or posting lately.  I wish I could say I've had exciting plans keeping me busy.  But mainly, it's been lots of indecision and laziness. I didn't go to the Lisa Hannigan show.  It was going to cost $200.  For Damien Rice or The Frames (if I wasn't going to Europe, I would so go to this ), I would have done it in a heartbeat.  But Lisa's ...

[Goodbye Chains] Act 2, Page 29

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Mosaic of Elusive Dreams

... (looooong ago) that I revisit the season finale of Season 2 on Grey's. Derek still follows Meredith into the exam room and still cheats, but when all is said and done, he feels differently. Instead of Derek seeing that act as the final nail in the coffin of his long suffering marriage, he sees it as a wake up call, realizing all that he has to lose. Mosaic of Elusive Dreams: Chapter 1

Stuff that's rattling around in my head...

... down. You can pull out the power source, which is powerful and compact enough to power a small point singularity cannon. You can wire a magic mirror into a traditional computer network and have it act as the majordomo. And what items can't be broken down, are still useful by themselves. The PrinsTech Royal Planner, for example, is best described as a Rolodex, Facebook, Wikipedia, Page Six, ...

linky in spirit

... off or not end up on [Obama's] plate" because he is dealing with so many other issues. since that seems to be exactly what's happening. I appreciate that they're pledging to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell and the Defense of Marriage Act, but talk is cheap. For you non-Austinites: it hit 107 degrees yesterday at the airport, and it's supposed to get up to 106 today. It is very very hot. Pity us!

...Royal Academy of Arts (J.M. Waterhouse exhibition!) ● The National Gallery + National Portrait Gallery (cause it's been a while) ● catch a musical and/or play (anyone know anything about Sister Act? Looks fun) ● Camden (cause apparently I really should go there) ● British Library ● Forbidden Planet (need a Donna action figure!) I like art (for some strange reason I always love modern art while in...

I really wanted to stay out of this

...a basic, human function-- and forms the basis for the attractions on which we act and on which our characters act, regardless of the subgenre. Even in my young adult novels, it holds a very important place, in its ... not have been the same. And you know, it's not simply the act itself, but the physical reactions and the emotions they prompt-- I've read ...