"I want to believe."

Mulder: "Scully, I need you on this one."

Scully: "And that's what scares me."

Ok, so who else is as excited about this as I am. Finally, I get to see Mulder and Scully again, and not just in re-runs. I feel like weeping.

I might start watching the series again from the start. One episode a night till it opens... Oh Scully, I've missed you my one true analytic love.

Sometimes you need some color, but sometimes you REALLY don't

As someone who has a dog in their household... I am not sure if I am outraged by this or just find it fucking funny. But take a look at this website. Dogs with Dye Jobs.

Dear lord.

200 pages...

I was going to scribe this post in a homage to the 18th century letter writing tradition, but when I sat down to do so, I realized I am too fucking tired. So instead you'll get my ramblings.

I have officially started the Comps reading - and am 260 pages into the first novel, Frances Burney's Evelina, a epistolary novel. Surprisingly I am finding myself really enjoying it. I managed to do more than 200 pages in the last two days - with yesterday being broken up with a meeting of my comps group. I am not doing too bad - if I can keep this up, I should be able to do my plan of 1 book every 2-3 days. And the poems make it even easier...

Evelina is a good start to it I think. All about a young (stupid) girl coming into society and the troubles she finds herself in. Really, she just keeps getting involved in the most ridiculous situations! Plus it is all about English Nationalism, but manages to paint the Brits as being total fools. But most of all, it is making me thing about how much I miss writing letters! Not just emails, but actual letters. I remember as a kid I had a pen pal in Greece for ages, and we'd write back and forth to each other weekly... sometimes I'd get 2 or 3 letters a week from him. But I remember how excited I was to write a multi page letter talking about my day or week or whatever. Reading this book almost makes me want to start writing letters again... course I'd need to have the time to do so.

The rest of the week is going to be taken up by the remainder of Evelina, some Chaucer poems, and Sir Gawain and The Green Knight... which I am "presenting" on for my group. Then I get to read Nightwood (which I am really excited about!)

Ok, off to dream about letters... while making a pizza perhaps.

I remain, my dear readers, your most honest and humble blogger...

Public Protection Fail

I wanted to make some comment on the ineffectual nature of using military force in policing the public... but instead I'd just like to say that this is how I feel every time I see a clown. I also want to hide.





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Log Driver Love

This post is inspired by a conversation with Jes that I am having right now.

For all you Canadians out there - remember this?

Somewhat Irritated

Ok, we all know I love me some grey's anatomy... but last week's episode (yes I am a week behind) kinda irritated me. We finally get a gay story line - there have been very few - and what do we see? Gay boy rejects his gay lover because of his military dad, gay boy dies after surgery. I was super impressed that Grey's did show two kisses between the guys - mind you one was AFTER the gay boy was dead... which was kinda creepy.

I was glad that ABC let male on male affection fly on network television and that they did indirectly address the US military policy of don't ask don't tell... but could a show, that has had the rather tumultuous history of queer politics that grey's has, not approach this idea with something more than the stereotypical "Dad rejects son's homosexuality, but kinda embraces his son's lover after the son dies"?

Yeah the kiss was hot and all... but I was hoping for more.

Congrats Ellen and Portia!

Ellen made this announcement on her talk show right after California over-turned a decision to ban gay marriage. Congrats Ellen! I can't wait to see the wedding pictures!!!