Ran across something hi-larious today while doing my grading. 

(What? I was doing grading. Online. Honest. Stop looking at me like that!)

Anyway...

X-Wing Succumbs to the Force (Of Gravity)

Video available here

Enjoy!

Every so often, I go in to clean out various spam folders, and double check for things that might have gotten picked up by accident.

Has anyone else noticed that spammers are now taking subject lines from works of fiction? Twice within the past three days I've noticed spam subject lines that are direct quotes from Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time books. 

So good to be back! 

We've been without electricity for much of the afternoon, thanks to some moron who took out one of the poles at the end of our street, so it's nice to be connected with the world again.

Then again, after reading through some of the stuff that's come down with the LJ flap, maybe not.

It does not appear that anyone I know has been "purged" (and I use the verb "purged" in the Stalinist sense of the word), which is good. 

I understand that LJ is just covering their corperate rear ends, but surely there should have been a better way to do this other than summary execution.

For shame, LJ, for shame.

ETA: If anyone's interested in standing up to be counted, go ahead and join 

fandom_counts

 and be part of sending a message to LJ.

To begin, a little background. 

Some of you may be aware that New Hampshire is one of those states where the State is the only entity allowed to sell liquor. Beer and wine you can get at any supermarket, but hard liquor must be purchased from the State. This is a revenue measure.

Now, in order to squeeze a few drops more revenue out of liquor sales, NH has made it convenient for out of staters and vacationers to find and by liquor.

By putting State Liquor stores in Interstate Highway Rest Areas. No joke people, you can pull off the highway, use a payphone, use the bathroom, get candy from a vending machine, and buy a fifth of Jack. (Or any other beverage of choice.)

Now, the funny story. I'm on my way home from work today, and sitting at a red light in front of a strip mall in Laconia. I'm browsing at the mall while I wait, looking to see what stores are there, when I notice a state liquor store in one of the store fronts. Nothing out of the ordinary, right? That is up until I read the sign on the storefront next to the liquor store.

"New Hampshire Department of Motor Vehicles: Licensing Division."

Yes, folks, you can get your license, celebrate,  and lose it in one easy, convenient stop. 

I love New Hampshire.