http://www.impy.org/blog Gazing at the stars. Sat, 19 Jun 2010 21:36:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I spent much of today reading about, and following along with most of, the most excellent Marble Hornets interactive fiction. It not only manages to be exquisitely creepy, it's creepy in the ways that push all my buttons the hardest. As I caught up with the end of the first "season", ... http://www.impy.org/blog/?p=1665 Yesterday, a friend updated her Facebook status expressing displeasure with Gov. Pawlenty's referring to college students as consumers. All of the respondents seemed to share her displeasure, so I decided to keep my contrarian mouth shut over there. Over here, though , I can be as contrary as I wanna be. ... http://www.impy.org/blog/?p=1662 You go away for a little while, come back and find 500 messages in the spam trap. Urgh. So, yeah, Facebook. But the bigger problem, well, problems. There are the twin problems of writing: 1) having something to say; and 2) finding a way to say it. The problems inform, shape, define ... http://www.impy.org/blog/?p=1661 Said with mild irony, perhaps casual disdain: How foolish to want what I want and still think it can work. http://www.impy.org/blog/?p=1660 ... http://www.impy.org/blog/?p=1659 From an article on class differences in child-rearing: "Hunting for balls is a routine part of Harold's leisure time." Quite. http://www.impy.org/blog/?p=1657 Whinge, whinge, bitch, moan, whine. Self-pitying rhetorical question? Grumble. http://www.impy.org/blog/?p=1656 I just got an unsolicited email from an escort. Judging by his photo, I'm sure he'd be well worth the money, but no. Still, aren't they supposed to at least pretend to be clandestine? http://www.impy.org/blog/?p=1655 Get ready to be giddy: (Stolen from Videogum.) http://www.impy.org/blog/?p=1653 The state of Wisconsin has, it seems, mandated a new sex education program that includes instruction about the efficacy and use of contraceptives. A Republican DA says this is criminal, contributing to the delinquency of minors: "Forcing our schools to instruct children on how to utilize contraceptives encourages our children to ... http://www.impy.org/blog/?p=1652