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miss_s_b — That's Mah Girl! [+20]miss_s_b — Make it Sew? [+3]miss_s_b — A Break From Conference Posts [+5]miss_s_b — Being Human Finale - a Nonsensical Reaction Post [+11]miss_s_b — A TV Programme and Two Comic Strips [+27]miss_s_b — Three Questions and a poll. [+44]miss_s_b — A Meme [+40]miss_s_b — Things You Should Take Notice Of. [+16]miss_s_b — Imbolc. Also, I Wants an ArethaHat! [+36]miss_s_b — Sometimes I think Memes are trying to tell me something [+11]miss_s_b — Woman's Hour is Annoying Me [+16]miss_s_b — Give Me Liberty or Give Me (Judge) Death! [+2]miss_s_b — John Mortimer (again) [+0]miss_s_b — What Do You Do When You're an Insomniac... [+4]miss_s_b — RIP Majel Barrett [+6]miss_s_b — A Week of Happy - Day One [+7]miss_s_b — My Problem with Tennant-Era Who - a Polemic [+51]miss_s_b — Procrastination is the Theif of Time [+10]miss_s_b — Two Cool Things [+3]miss_s_b — Cartoon Network are EVIL [+2]
So, Mat and I have been re-watching Andromeda Season 1 on Virgin Central (Hurrah for free TV on demand!), partly because it's basically an updated Trek, and therefore cool by definition; and partly because I lust after Tyr Anasazi.Ooooh! I like him!
amusedThe savage irony of being a character from the one show in the Trek franchise I didn't like is not lost on me....
Your result for the Which Starship Captain Are You? test...
46% Benjamin_Sisko, 21% Kathryn_Janeway, 4% Jean-Luc_Picard, 13% Johnathan_Archer, 14% William_Adama and 27% James_T_Kirk!
As far as this test is concerned, you got the best result. This man was my favorite captain, and by far. There is no one else out there capable of as much. The man was a great father, a noble religious icon (and one worth his salt, which is rare in that field of expertise), an expert battlefield commander, the most respected human figure in Klingon culture, and a damned good captain. Oh, and he was a god. That's pretty significant by itself. It helps that he was also one of the best actors for the job. His character arc was easily the best in the entire smorgasboard of different Star Trek spinoffs for many reasons.
Take the Which Starship Captain Are You? test at HelloQuizzy
rushedThose of you waiting with bated breath for my report of the Ros Scott interview will have to wait a little longer, as I'm not going to get it finished before I go to work. But what I AM going to do is clear down some of the tabs I have open as "interesting stuff to link to":
busySo the Being Human Finale is online now, if you can't wait until this evening.
intriguedFirstly, I urge you all to watch Being Human, and add ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif){kind=small}
beinghumanblog to your f-lists. The show certainly puts all my problems about being a bit of a weirdo into perspective, and if you use the iPlayer to catch up on previous episodes today, you'll only have a few hours to wait until the final episode of the series - it's on at 9 o'clock tomorrow night - and the horrible cliffhanger at the end of episode five won't be torturing you the way it has me.Grumpy McSnugglebutt thinks George is a bit annoying, which I can kind of see, but I have grown to love him, and Mitchell is gorgeous, which always helps. But the best character? The best character is Annie, whose slightly stereotyped writing is overcome by the fantastic performance of the actress. I can't WAIT for tomorrow to see her ( SPOILER! ) and I will be cheering her on with gusto. Good on BBC3 for already commissioning the next series!
daily_nemicabalamat2), a cartoon about the impending doom of the entertainment industry:
Do you listen to Radio Four?
Yes!
37 (88.1%)
No, because I am not able to - I am a furriner, or I don't have a radio 3 (7.1%)
No, because it sucks. 2 (4.8%)
If you answered yes, above, what age bracket do you fall into?
I said no. 1 (2.6%)
under 18 0 (0.0%)
18 - 25 7 (17.9%)
26 - 35 20 (51.3%)
36 - 45 8 (20.5%)
46 - 55 3 (7.7%)
56 - 65 0 (0.0%)
65 + 0 (0.0%)
geekyBecause I am all blogged out after the Carnival, and I still have this stinking cold, and my brain says NOOOOOOOOOOO to seriousness, I am doing a meme. I think this is fairly likely to end up long and rambling, and may end up having shocking revelations in it.Association Meme: Comment to this post and I will give you 5 subjects/things I associate you with. Then post this in your LJ and elaborate on the subjects given.
puddingcat gave me: puddingcat) they appeared to have lost their lady singer, which is a shame.
nostalgicLay Scientist has done some interesting research into that nurse who got "suspended" for offering to pray for a patient. I'll just mention a couple of the things he has uncovered: she wasn't suspended, and her lawyers have links with Nadine Dorries.moviegrrl):
cold busyI took an "ideal career" test once, and it told me motorcycle mechanic, followed by race car mechanic, followed by lots of other vehicle-mending-type jobs. Of the top ten jobs it said were ideal for me, nine of them were some kind of mechanic - the other was motoring journalist.'Do you have a good relationship with authority figures?' Well it rather depends on the authority figure, doesn't it?to which my reply was
You mean 'if it's Ros, yes; if it's any other authority figure, no', don't you?
amusedSo they are having a discussion on Woman's Hour about feminism, and whether it is still relevant in the 21st century. And who are they asking? MEN! FFS. Still, one of them is the very sexy Richard Reeves, so I'll forgive them a bit. Especially given the points he is making, which I agree with completely so far. busyIt's CARNIVAL TIME! YAY! Husky-Voiced Lust Object James Graham is ringmastering (no sniggering at the back there, you filthy perverts!) The Carnival on Modern Liberty.* Girl With A One Track MindI reckon GNeil is a bit of a cheat, given how much he's been blogging about the CBLDF recently, but... Anyway, I'll probably be doing something actionny at some point, but for right now? I can tag people in a meme, fur shizzle.
* London Underground
* Neil Gaiman
* Bad Science
* New Humanist
lonemagpie, Mitch Benn, caseytalk, j_rentoul, rhodri. busyI am watching John Mortimer night on BBC4. We have had Rumpole, and are currently enjoying Larry's masterful performance in A Voyage Around My Father. I'd encourage all of you to watch as much of it as you possibly can. However, if all you can spare is an hour, and if you have the tiniest Liberal bone in your body, please, please, PLEASE watch John Mortimer: A Life in Words.... and you've already discussed Belgian politics with your also-insomniac other half? Why, you look up on the internet the actor who was in the thing you watched on telly, to see why he looked so familiar...
awakeHappy Posting is suspended for this post. Actress, producer and feminist SF icon Majel Barrett has passed away. She put a hell of a lot of herself into science fiction, and was rewarded by being forever overshadowed by her husband. They'd bloody well better dedicate the new Trek film to her, since it will be her epitaph.
sadVarious people are committing themselves to doing happy posts for various lengths of time and various reasons at the moment.ginasketch, this news item in The Australian, about cool new creatures being discovered</li>
cheerfulOver the last week or so I have been having a conversation over email with the very lovely alex_wilcock. It's ranged over many topics, but as you would possibly expect between he and I, a lot of it has been about Doctor Who (Alex is, of course, the author of the much-vaunted "How Doctor Who Made Me a Liberal"). A lot of the discussion has ranged around liberalism and sex and money, as well, but mainly, it's been Who.fostered a free spirit, encouraged me to start reading, instilled a passionate internationalism, made me think about ecology, and give me a lasting hatred of prejudice; green scaly rubber people are people too. And, of course, it made me want to change the world, and believe that an individual can make a difference, and I couldn't agree with that more. It's always been a show with a moral message, and that message is an essentially Liberal one - even if the world IS a horrible scary place full of fascistic monsters, one person can change that by doggedly doing the right thing, and this is what the right thing is.
Lonely Godschtick. The Doctor isn't, shouldn't be, can't be a God. He's a hero because of his fallibility and weakness, not in spite of it. He's a hero because throughout time and space he tries to do the right thing; not always succeeding, but always trying. Think Tom Baker's
Have I the right?discussion with Sarah-Jane Smith in Genesis of the Daleks. Think Jon Pertwee patiently explaining to UNIT that actually, Silurians and Sea Devils have as much right to live on this planet as we do. Think Colin Baker's monologue in The Two Doctors about how Peri is too focussed on humanity, and that other species are important too. Think Christopher Eccleston trying to negotiate with the Nestene Consciousness. My Doctor would not have flushed the Racnoss down the plughole without a second glance. My Doctor would not have committed genocide against even the daleks, especially not when he had been shown a mere six episodes earlier that daleks can be redeemed (and yes, I am awake of Sylvester McCoy's actions with the Hand of Omega. I think that's an aberration too). You can't imagine Tennant asking if he has the right, can you? He is the no-second-chances Doctor. The Doctor who can't see shades of grey. The Doctor who doesn't allow for the possibility of rehabilitation - just look at his eternal punishment meted out at the end of Human Nature/Family of Blood. He has appointed himself judge, jury and executioner to the whole of the universe like The Inquisitor in Red Dwarf, even though he KNOWS that there are mechanisms in place to do this via the rule of law. He believes in his own Godhood, and takes on the mantle willingly. My Doctor might have been an arrogant son of a bitch, but he knew he was mortal.
nostalgicI have two srs bznss posts brewing in my head - one for here about Doctor Who and Liberalism, and one for LC about how it's vitally important for the liberal left NOT to present a united front at all costs. I also have to nag Mat to post his post about Brian Coleman. And I have to go to my mum's. So, obviously, I am participating in a fandom meme (via lizbee):The first five people to comment in this post get to request a sketch of a character/drabble/icon of a pairing or character(s) of their choosing from me. In return, they have to post this in their journal, regardless of their drawing/fic-writing ability level.Obviously I would prefer it if they are characters I am familiar with, especially if you're requesting a drabble. I think, however, that you're probably more likely to ask to see my meagre drawing skills, aren't you?
el_staplador, j_rentoul, and everyone's favourite gravelly-voiced Sexpot. Do add jennier_lc_feed to your f-lists; if you're on mine and you post publicly in interesting ways it's likely you'll be featured every so often.Work was up and down today. Started with a run-in with Mr Racist - least said about that the better, I think - but ended well, with a few people who haven't been in for ages, and some good times all round. Turns out that one of the guys who used to be a regular before he moved to Sheffield is big mates with one of our local Lib Dem councillors, so that was pretty cool.1. Universal rights and equal citizenship for all. We are opposed to cultural relativism and the tolerance of inhuman beliefs, discrimination and abuse in the name of respecting religion or culture.(hat-tip
2. Freedom to criticise religion. Prohibition of restrictions on unconditional freedom of criticism and expression using so-called religious 'sanctities'.
3. Freedom of religion and atheism.
4. Separation of religion from the state and legal and educational system.
5. Prohibition of religious customs, rules, ceremonies or activities that are incompatible with or infringe people's rights and freedoms.
6. Abolition of all restrictive and repressive cultural and religious customs which hinder and contradict woman's independence, free will and equality. Prohibition of segregation of sexes.
7. Prohibition of interference by any authority, family members or relatives, or official authorities in the private lives of women and men and their personal, emotional and sexual relationships and sexuality.
8. Protection of children from manipulation and abuse by religion and religious institutions.
9. Prohibition of any kind of financial, material or moral support by the state or state institutions to religion and religious activities and institutions.
10. Prohibition of all forms of religious intimidation and threats.
mle292)lonemagpie, I saw one that actually made me laugh aloud:
Why do they not release DVDs? The swines! One of the shows that Small Person loves is Robotboy. I approve of this - it's sci-fi; it is liberal-leaning without being po-faced; it's a British/French coproduction and therefore fosters international relations; it's very very silly; and it has a bad guy in it that reminds me of Karate from Batfink and gives me a warm nostalgic glow.
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