eep. evil fan-fic idea

Since Serenity makes it clear that everything takes place in a single huge solar system, various crossovers become *much* simpler to write.

Thus... a Firefly/Bujold crossover

A newly discovered (re-discovered) jump track (or whatever they call them in the Vorkosiverse) leads to the system containing the Aliiance and company.

One Miles Vorkosigan (or possibly his brother Mark) gets involved and winds up hiring the Serenity for a little job.

Miles and Mal in the same ship for a week or two. Or Mark and Jayne. Or Mark and Inara.

And let's not even consider the possibilities inherent on Miles/River or Mark/River.

Oh the possibilities.

Rosa Parks

Found a link to a collection of editorial cartoons about her:

http://cagle.com/news/RosaParks/main.asp

They did tend to be mostly on the same theme. But for some reason one of them brought tears to my eyes. It's about halfway down the third page. The one with the rose.

BTW, one reason I've got some extra interest in her is because I was born earlier in the years she refused to give up her seat on the bus.

British military and pagans

(from a mailing list)

The British military has recently recognized Paganism as an official religion (I'm not making this up!) and therefore adherents must be allowed the paraphernalia related to their choice, just like all the other "official" religions (again, I'm not making this up). Somehow the Paganites (is this a real word?) have decided that the fermented fluid known as absinthe needs to included in their goings on, probably because legend tells of it being slightly hallucinogenic. The military did put their collective foot down on the idea of their rites being done while "skyclad," also known as buck naked, and that they would have to at least wear their briefs, sort of the British version of the fig leaf
(again, I'm not making this up). So, according to the British Army, drinking in your underwear is OK, but drinking while naked will get you arrested.

The charge, I assume, will be ...

wait for it ...

absinthe without leaf.

God I love the English language.

memeage

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current or former NC area residents...

... got someone asking for info about trans acceptance in the Triangle area.
http://www.livejournal.com/community/genderqueer/568999.html