Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

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Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 11:36 am
Steampunk Palin
Steampunk Palin hopes to capitalize on the popularity of two things: First, former Vice Presidential Candidate and ex-Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin, whose life story of beauty queen to elected official to media celebrity has captivated a nation, both for those who find her to be an inspiring voice to the Tea Party movement of libertarian-influenced conservatives, and those who derive perverse entertainment from many of her public statements and behavior.

The second thing is steampunk, a literary genre that borrows the notions of cyberpunk and transplants them into an alternate history past or fantasy world


Wordplay Masters Invitational, in which words are coined and redefined:
  • Esplanade , v.. To attempt an explanation while drunk.

  • Decafalon (n.): The gruelling event of getting through the day
    consuming only things that are good for you.

  • Glibido : All talk and no action.


"At a time when the NHS is struggling for cash we should be focusing on treatments that have proven benefit. If people wish to pay for homoeopathy that's their choice but it shouldn't be paid for on the NHS until there is evidence that it works."
"Jane, 40, has been known to stay in bed most of the day — sometimes not even changing out of her pyjamas."

"[Jonathan Ross] spends hours online — as do the rest of his family"

"gadget-addict Jonathan has installed wireless music and internet connections in every room in the house" (er, what?)

"After 21 years together — Jane and Jonathan met when she was 16 — the pair still go to bed together."

Read more about how Jonathan Ross and his family are NOT NORMAL*: The Truth About a Very Peculiar Family

*I paraphrase. Actually they sound pretty normal to me, except with more money than most of my friends.
The Deadly Space Between -- Patricia Duncker

... the parameters of my world had become fluid and unstable. I had always been solitary, self-contained and independent. But I had been held in place by Isobel. We were like mercury in the porch thermometer; one rose and fell in balance with the other. (p. 150)

non-spoilery review )

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