ReaderconComm Speaks, and An Essay on Chick-Fil-A

Public Statement by the Readercon Convention Committee

The Chick Fellatio: stuck in the craw "When you see a bully beating up a smaller kid and you don’t take a side, then you ARE taking a side. You’re siding with the bully. " (Really, though, the essay warrants reading as a whole.)

Curiosity's Landing On Mars

I seem to be having a smidge of insomnia; maybe I can stay up to watch Curiosity's descent to Mars in about an hour. I hope it makes it; currently, Mars is ahead of us. Still, I love that we little blobs of wet carbon are up to exploration on this scale.

"Colors in a kind of song."

It's being a Monday. Here's a lovely poem from exceptindreams.

( Origin, by Sarah Lindsay )