Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Time	Event
12:40a	Thanks to a link I found on Neatorama and some effort put into printscreening some pics, I am now a "fucking awesome OP" on /x/. This makes me more satisfied than it should. For one night, I am good OP. (1 Comment | Comment on this)
10:00a	The Canadian Islamic Congress tries for a ceasefire — but they've already lost the war Apparently, the Canadian Islamic Congress is going to announce that it's seeking some kind of plea bargain with Maclean's magazine in regard to the human-rights complaint against Mark Steyn's famous 2006 article. [I]t's fair to say that the Maclean's imbroglio has been one of the biggest shots in the arm to Canadian conservatives in general. It's turned red-meat right-winger Ezra Levant into a star blogger and a free-speech hero with brand-name recognition in the United States, turned Steyn's name into a household word, created a debate within the Jewish community over its traditionally doctrinaire support for blanket hate-speech laws (Ezra for CJC president, anyone?), shone a light on the amateurish shenanigans of Canada's human rights commissions, driven a powerful movement for reform of said commissions, and generally served to marginalize the pro-censorship lobby to the point that its main defender is now a disgruntled former journalist who fills his blog with unhinged conspiracy theories about how everyone who favours free speech is a racist. All of which to say: Thank you, CIC. You've done a good deed — albeit unintentionally. (1 Comment | Comment on this)
5:35p	Babies seized by Robert Mugabe's forces as Zimbabwe hounds voters Scores of children and babies have been locked up in filthy prison cells in Harare as Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s president, sinks to new depths in his campaign to force the opposition into exile before an expected run-off in presidential elections. Twenty-four babies and 40 children under the age of six were among the 250 people rounded up in a raid on Friday, according to Nelson Chamisa, spokesman for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). Yesterday they were crammed into cells in Southerton police station in central Harare. “What we’re seeing is an undeclared civil war,” said Chamisa. “It’s genocide. This situation is out of control, it’s now beyond the capacity of the MDC alone. It requires the region, the continent, the international community to act.” (1 Comment | Comment on this)
6:11p	gancked from valarltd Bold the ones you’ve read, underline the ones you read for school, italicize the ones you started but didn’t finish. Add (*) beside the ones you liked and would (or did) read again or recommend. Even if you read them for school in the first place, and a dash next to books you own but have not read. ( Amazon's Top 100 Sci-Fi Fantasy books ) My scifi reading is clearly lacking in the classical sense, but knowing some of these books, I don't feel much inclination to rectify that. For some reason, older scifis rarely engage me. Dystopias really turn me off. And besides, the Belisarus series isn't on there, so it isn't be a perfect list. ^_- (8 Comments | Comment on this)
8:22p	Central Washington offers the ultimate act of sportsmanship While she was doubling back to tag first base, Tucholsky's right knee gave out. The two runners who had been on base already had crossed home plate, leaving her the only offensive player on the field of play, even as she lay crumpled in the dirt a few feet from first base and a long way from home plate. First-base coach Shannon Prochaska -- Tucholsky's teammate for three seasons and the only voice she later remembered hearing in the ensuing conversation -- checked to see whether she could crawl back to the base under her own power. As Knox explained, "It went through my mind, I thought, 'If I touch her, she's going to kill me.' It's her only home run in four years. I didn't want to take that from her, but at the same time, I was worried about her." "And right then," Knox said, "I heard, 'Excuse me, would it be OK if we carried her around and she touched each bag?'" The voice belonged to Holtman, a four-year starter who owns just about every major offensive record there is to claim in Central Washington's record book. She also is staring down a pair of knee surgeries as soon as the season ends. Now, with her own opportunity for a first postseason appearance very much hinging on the outcome of the game -- her final game at home -- she stepped up to help a player she knew only as an opponent for four years. Holtman and shortstop Liz Wallace lifted Tucholsky off the ground and supported her weight between them as they began a slow trip around the bases, stopping at each one so Tucholsky's left foot could secure her passage onward. Accompanied by a standing ovation from the fans, they finally reached home plate and passed the home run hitter into the arms of her own teammates. (3 Comments | Comment on this)
8:35p	Okay, I tried uploading a song up to box.net. I dunno if I'll keep using it before I finally get high speed. It uploaded relatively fast but I couldn't surf while it was uploading. In any case, lemme know if it's better/worse than megaupload. Young Bloods -- Maddy Prior http://www.box.net/shared/r2mnx72o0w (2 Comments | Comment on this)
8:50p	creepypasta You wake up one morning to find a note taped to your mirror: "Don't worry, I took care of everything." Your clothes have been freshly laundered, the bathroom is spotless, and your garage has been organized. Even your faithful old toolbox has been replaced. Later that week, there's another note on your mirror: "GET OUT OF TOWN." Paper-clipped to this message are several grainy photos of police in a taped-off section of a field. One of them is carrying your old toolbox in his latex-gloved hand. (5 Comments | Comment on this)
11:03p	(fic) TMNT -- Big Brother is Watching You Title: Big Brother Is Watching You Author: spacefille, doomcrab, kc_anathema, crabapplered Summary: Short fic that we wrote one night in chat to the titular prompt, as suggested by spacefille. Warnings: voyeurism, potential dark sexual themes, potential non-con Rated R ( Leonardo liked to watch. ) (5 Comments | Comment on this)

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