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ToriToriTori, pleeeeze go read this and let me know what you think!


Molly Ivins is apparently throwing in with Dean's camp, from what her December 4th column says. Considering the annoyingly strong resemblance he has to a certain fictional President, I've been tempted to do the same (like anyone would notice), but didn't want to just because I'm hoping he'll be Jed for us.

In that vein of camping out, though, let me share with you a letter I received with Janet Reno's name on it.

I'm not going to retype the whole thing, but here's a few select paragraphs:

"I have known Betty for over twenty years and I know she is the right person for the job. She has experience in the Florida Senate, in the Cabinet and as President of a major university. Betty is independent and tough. She has an oustanding record of public service and a clear vision of government's positive role in the lives of Floridians.

"Betty understands Florida - all of Florida. As our Commissioner of Education for two terms, she traveled to every county. She is tested as a leader and consensus builder. She is not driven by ideology, but a passion and vision for Florida and America.

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"As a United States Senator, Betty will fight for individual rights, real education reform, sanity in the budget and for the services for our veterans and seniors. Betty advocates raising the minimum wage and economic policies that create jobs. All across Florida, Betty is talking about the folly of current economic policies that are creating record deficits for our children and grandchildren....

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"...I urge you go to her web site - www.bettycastorforsenate.com - and sign up to volunteer and receive her regular e-mail updates.

Hey... if Janet and her people (actually, probably the Florida DP) think it's worth spending the postage on, I'm willing to take Betty at face value.

Unsurprisingly, Betty Castor is also endorsed by EMILY's List.


I went to see a ramp-up re-issue of Fellowship of the Ring yesterday, and aside from getting disgustingly fandoggy over Billy Boyd's accent and bone structure, something grew in irritation inside me that I want to address here:

Enough with the Arwen hate.

OK, you might not think much of the actress, I can understand that. She hasn't, as far as I known, done anything terribly substantial. But she did look entirely as pretty as an Elvish princess should; and she had a nice Sindarin (or whichever) accent -- it couldn't have been the easiest thing to learn those lines with nothing really to reference; and considering that Arwen, along with just about every other female in Middle Earth were bluidy near absent in the canon, gets to display a spine and such....

In other words, the snark was funny-once, and maybe even funny-three-times. But it's stopped being funny, and just started to get nasty, snipey, and vicious towards even Liv Tyler herself. I'd like to point out that none of the Fellowship have said anything that could be even twisted into negative about the actress, so those who haven't worked with her really don't have grounds.


sit_good_dog says I'm a classic exemplar of my personal astrology. *blink* I've always identified with the Libra thing, but....


luminaraunduli has been immortalised by one of her Firefly fan-forum posts being displayed in the supplements on the just-issued DVD set. Excellent!


Art Recs:
Sirius: Escaped Prisoner - by waccawheels

Gaudy Night, 321-22 (text by Dorothy Sayers) - by friede

WOW.


themorningstarr thinks the Green Lantern John Stewart is the hottest animated guy ever. I keep being surprised at how attractively Samurai Jack keeps being portrayed, for someone drawn so abstractly (maybe it's when his hair gets pulled loose...), although Ein draws my attention immediately anytime he's on-screen. So -- what're your opinions? Which pen-and-ink person do you think is exceptionally eye-catching... and why, if you'd like to explain.


Gacked from seviet, because it's too funny not to share: Remus/Tonks as you've never seen them before.


Evil LotR joke here.


The fortune cookies that I got with my pork fried rice:

Every truly great accomplishment is at first impossible.

He who expects no gratitude shall never be disappointed.

And just to round things out, a quiz:
What Clow Card are you?
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The Watery!