Revolvo Inritus

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94719592009-11-17T11:20:27.852-05:00Revolvo InritusCurrier? Really?Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.comBlogger365125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-6784261981541301912009-11-17T11:13:00.003-05:002009-11-17T11:20:27.861-05:00A Small Quibble

This NY Times article is mostly solid. It doesn't go into very deep detail on some of the author's assertions, but I know where he's coming from with most of what he says. But I do have a small quibble.This statement is at best misleading:For atheists, it is not a particularly welcome thought that religion evolved because it conferred essential benefits on early human societies and their

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-77632014231343174182009-11-08T00:02:00.000-05:002009-11-08T00:03:11.193-05:00Methinks....

.... someone's been watching Eddie Izzard.

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-90564008871639074052009-11-07T23:17:00.002-05:002009-11-07T23:38:26.029-05:00Tinlging Feelings

You know that tingling feeling you get when you're reading a Discworld novel and it all starts to fall in place? I love that feeling. I got it last night. Several times, in fact. I was reading Unseen Academicals, and once again, Pratchett is his usual amazing self. It makes me mourn his illness even more. Not to mention everyone else who suffers from Alzheimer's.That's the curse of being a

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-80773370727957073792009-11-03T10:43:00.002-05:002009-11-03T10:48:44.128-05:00Casual Atheism

I love it when I see casual atheism. By casual atheism, I mean someone just mentions it in the course of a discussion, not making a big deal out of it, and goes on to make their point.Here's a fantastic case in point.Like other atheists, I can see some of the rookie mistakes in the "world building" God has done, by which I mean Jehovah, with his cryptozoological fascinations, underutilized

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-55378858951470677962009-11-02T22:16:00.002-05:002009-11-02T22:17:13.060-05:00Question Of The Moment

Don't you hate it when people you're close to get all snarky for some reason, and you can't figure out why?I know I do.

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-19440073197417558002009-09-05T09:00:00.002-05:002009-09-05T09:03:27.925-05:00Finally, Something To Aspire To

I present without commentary, these links:Neil Gaiman's BookshelvesShelfari Neil Gaiman Article

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-83737893039943213662009-08-29T06:53:00.000-05:002009-08-29T06:55:07.152-05:00Haybale Awesome

Now THIS is what I call country. And in the best possible way.

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-91089172428720308762009-08-26T23:52:00.004-05:002009-08-27T00:29:06.384-05:00Old Whine In A New Bottle

Wanna know what the worst part of having a mood disorder is, for me?If not, read no further, because I'm about to whine a bit. If so, read on.*****It's the paranoia. The big P is a cast-iron bitch. Because, while you can beat it into submission with the proper meds and a decent "Happy Place", you never know what's going to trigger it.Take this fer'instance:Your wife buys a new watch. For

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-64505203786710537282009-08-25T23:48:00.002-05:002009-08-25T23:49:50.838-05:00Good Writing Advice

Proof that you just get cooler as you get older:Fred's Distilled Writing Wisdom, Part 1

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-37978041173410635492009-07-03T13:59:00.002-05:002009-07-03T14:03:50.067-05:00A Poem

Apropos of nothing, Aradia just found this little poem, and I just had to share it with everyone.The Turkey Shot Out Of The OvenThe turkey shot out of the ovenAnd rocketed into the air.It knocked every plate off the tableAnd partly demolished a chair.It ricocheted into a cornerAnd burst with a deafening boom!Then splattered all over the kitchen,Completely obscuring the room.It stuck to the walls

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-40387625683797789962009-06-22T15:48:00.003-05:002009-06-22T15:52:23.664-05:00Cyborg Name

Get Your Cyborg NameAnd the (split up) blog name:Get Your Cyborg NameGet Your Cyborg NameI especially like my pseudoynm's cyborgization. It fits quite well, I think.Hat tip to Ranson for this one.

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-82763559758440280452009-06-13T05:17:00.003-05:002009-06-13T05:19:08.044-05:00Bring On The Awesome!

The folks over at Penny Arcade are doing up three comics that are outside their usual style for the site, and leaving it up to us, the readers, to decide which of the three they continue to pursue. They haven't put out number three yet, but I already know which one I want them to develop.

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-29392457756542177552009-06-13T04:57:00.002-05:002009-06-13T05:07:55.944-05:00Heaving a Huge Sigh of Relief

For years now, I've been afraid I was the only person who had weird dreams about chasing werewolves through starships with Elven space marines as backup. Yeah, I wish I was making that up, but I'm not. I've been having these really vivid, extremely strange dreams ever since I started taking my happy pills. And honestly, I don't mind. Someday, I WILL write that book, and you will all read it.

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-41948844717697438372009-06-04T23:58:00.003-05:002009-06-05T00:02:55.598-05:00Ironic Sadness

This Skepchick article makes me, in a quite ironic way, very sad. In my late teens/early twenties, my mother was diagnosed with a mood disorder, and I discovered years later that I suffered from one, as well. Over time, it's become clear that mom and I aren't the only ones in the family who could (or do, in my case) benefit from happy pills. But considering the (relatively) strong genetic

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-68535318534089294252009-06-04T09:19:00.002-05:002009-06-04T09:23:07.424-05:00One For The Record Books

My wife is what my friends and I call a One Percenter. If there's a one percent chance that some subgroup in the population has some rare thing, she's in it. But I think that not even SHE has this: Photic Sneezing.Hat tip to that photic sneezer, Frederick Pohl.

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-31780018622831515402009-05-30T09:58:00.001-05:002009-05-30T10:00:08.027-05:00I Keep Saying It

John Scalzi is an EVIL MAN!For the record my entries were:Serious: By Cathedral Bound Funny: I’m Tired Of These M*****-F****** Chains On This M*****-F****** Slave!

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-56364738479981721942009-05-29T22:50:00.002-05:002009-05-29T22:54:49.672-05:00New Doctor Who Companion

Her name's Karen Gillan. She looks a little young, but then, so does the new Doctor. I guess we'll just wait and see, I suppose. She's cute, though. And she's been on the show once already, as a Seer in "The Fires of Pompeii". Click the pic for the BBC article.

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-60988476202746444072009-05-19T19:27:00.001-05:002009-05-19T19:27:45.944-05:00I Wish I Thought Like This

Truly I do. This man may be a genius.

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-71055819110692369082009-05-14T09:59:00.000-05:002009-05-14T10:00:15.525-05:00Geology = Extreme Science

Kim Hannula is just awesome.

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-38782326315590087702009-05-09T07:05:00.003-05:002009-05-09T07:17:26.947-05:00Halloween Never Stops

At least, in my head it doesn't. You never know when you're going to run across something really awesome that will be useful for that next scare-the-bejeezus-out-of-the-neighbors project you've got cooking in the back of your head.Here's an awesome example:How To Make EntrailsMary Robinette Kowal is (unfortunately, apparently) not an author I've read much of, but anyone with a short story named

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-35360057390512932532009-05-09T07:15:00.002-05:002009-05-09T07:17:09.589-05:00Why You Should Listen To Your Elders

They have lived long enough to meet EVERYONE, and work with most of them. In reading that article, I'm struck by one thing. Isaac Asimov looked cooler the older he got. Weird.

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-14280274067291723012009-05-06T17:35:00.001-05:002009-05-06T17:36:34.049-05:00Oh, My Freakin' Onion!

Seriously, ROFL.Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As 'Fun, Watchable'Hat tip to Phil Plait (of course).

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-11063991122526050832009-05-01T10:13:00.001-05:002009-05-01T10:14:57.404-05:00Praise Be To Thor!

I thought I was the only person who had conversations like this with my friends.

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-68642830012264942452009-04-30T11:10:00.001-05:002009-04-30T11:11:15.600-05:00It's Official

Yup, folks. It's official. Bioware is evil.See? Evil.

Coraliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821654865085375013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9471959.post-46327764975276866352009-04-18T08:43:00.002-05:002009-04-18T08:49:28.730-05:00I Blame Obama

Okay, not really. In fact, this result has come about for the same reason Obama took North Carolina in the last election. A slim majority of sensible people is still a majority.My least favorite quote from the article? It has to be this one:"The abstinence-until-marriage program's objective is to reduce sexual activity in the adolescent population," said Rep. Mark Hilton, R-Catawba. "The

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