I've actually been in another argument myself as a sock

( Korra finale )

Man, is this dialogue (quadrologue?) going to go down once a week on 18cLife?
Person A: Do you think they used to X?
Person B: My grandmother used to Y, so probably.
Person C: That's not quite what we're talking about. There's no evidence of X or Y in the 18th century.
Person D: I really don't think Person B was saying they must have done Y in the 18th century!
It's enough to make me unsubscribe. I wonder what the list would be like if 18cWomen hadn't deleted mysteriously. I keep going back and forth on RevList - on the con side, it's all about military reenactment; on the pro, it was interesting to read the recent discussion on historic site rules, plus I get a kick out of watching Kelsey be argumentative as I sometimes feel like the only one.

Here is part of a book review with some stuff to think on re: "new ideas" in genre fiction and writing in general.

I'm not sure how to word myself properly but I think that while this Racialicious article is great, a) it strikes me that it's somewhat pointless to describe why specific shouted "compliments" are sexist because the act of shouting "compliments" at someone in a parking lot is itself something that ought to be eradicated; b) there is kind of a sex negative vibe to it, "trading one set of handcuffs for another," you know.

Review: A Woman Worth Ten Coppers

I picked up this book at the library sale because I expected it would be really Idficcy - it's all about this seer who gets sold as a slave to a holy warrior, their fates are entwined, they're obviously going to fall in love and defeat the Evil Empire. But it doesn't work.

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So, yeah, it's on the level of something you pick up for free for the Kindle. Not recommending it.

Oh, damn

I just realized that a backstory for a main character in one of my things was completely taken from The Lion King. Or, I mean, I worked backwards to figure out how to get the guy to a certain place while fitting in certain things, and took some inspiration from Everard's Ride while I was at it, and by convergent evolution I ended up with The Lion King. It doesn't matter how, though, because I still ended up with The Lion King.

Is it better or worse that I realized it after seeing this?