Apparently, the web is full of wonderful people, they just don't show up very often.
A first grade girl was getting bullied at school. The reason? She had a Star Wars water bottle and she was being teased because it was a "boys'" thing.
Well, this little girl had one thing a lot of bullying victims don't have: A mother who is a professional blogger. Here's the situation as it is NOW.
This young lady has had HUGE support from "girl Geeks" and just general geeks across the webs.
She's also apparently been invited by the folks who make Clone Wars episodes to a premiere event, done on the phone by the guy who currently does Yoda.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''

-- James Nicoll

An interesting read of a ghost writer relating what it is like being paid to do other students writing assignments.

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http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/125329/

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The replies and discussion that were generated by the article are as interesting as the article itself.

H Melton

Song: Earth That Was
Artist: Star One
Album: Victims of the Modern Age
Lyrics: Arjen A. Lucassen
Length: 6:09

~*~

Mother Earth couldn't take no more
sucked dry by humanity
in the end she lost a fight
she was never going to win

we set out for distant shores
far across our galaxy
we're taking flight into the night
to the planets on the rim

a fire in the darkness
far away from the Earth that Was
a quest for freedom in the "Verse
seeking refuge from the earth

a fire in the darkness
a bright light on the edge of space
a desperate need to find our place
in the emptiness of space

Out here on the fringe of space
the outskirts of society
we're suffering the aftermath
of a cataclysmic war

cast out by the human race
nine outlaw pioneers
making life in the outer worlds
running from the law

a fire in the darkness
far away from the Earth that Was
a quest for freedom in the 'Verse
seeking refuge from the earth

a fire in the darkness
a bright light on the edge of space
a desperate need to find our place
in the emptiness of space

I see a fire in the darkness
a ray of hope in a black forbidding night
I see a fire in the darkness
a spark of life in a cold and empty sky

A fire in the darkness
far away from the Earth that Was
a quest for freedom in the "Verse
seeking refuge from the earth

A fire in the darkness
a bright light on the edge of space
a desperate need to find our place
in the emptiness of space

A fire in the darkness
far away from the Earth that Was
a quest for freedom in the "Verse
seeking refuge from the earth

A fire in the darkness
a bright light on the edge of space
a desperate need to find our place
in the emptiness of space

~*~

Should Doug ever run through the universe of Firefly/Serenity, this would be a simulacrum song for that would summon the crew of the Serenity. Or possibly them and the Serenity. Word of God confirms that this song is directly based on the show. (Both Star One albums have songs based on various sci-fi shows and movies.) Available for your listening pleasure http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX5t8iy9FfY.

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/11/2 ... e-trailer/]Here.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

This thread is for links/recommendations/what-have-you to references and resources that might be of use to writers.  I'm going to start it by repeating a couple of my recent posts on the subject, but it's open for everyone to add their own favorites and discoveries.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/23/buffy_movie/]According to The Register, there's a new Buffy movie in production. Early production - no director or cast has been announced.

It's a "re-imagining".

Also, "Joss Whedon, who created Buffy for the original 1992 film and subsequently guided her to TV success, will play no part in the project."

And the writer is currently "'fighting through' the script".

I'm not holding out a lot of hope for the quality of this movie, but I could be wrong...
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

A wind storm!

Then an ice storm!

Followed by another snow storm!

Followed by another wind storm!

Gorrammit, Western Washington is supposed to get one three inch snow fall a year than the rest of the winter is fourty two and rainy. That was the deal!
---
Jon
"And that must have caused my dad's brain to break in half, replaced by a purely mechanical engine of revenge!"

http://thebrowser.com/topics/how-write]A big page of helpful articles on writing.  I haven't actually read these myself, but my source for the link seems to think highly of them.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

Spotted on the SJGames forums: http://nottinghamcavessurvey.org.uk/]The Nottingham Caves Survey

Why I'm mentioning this here should be obvious...
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

Does anyone know what happened to the grum?
http://thegrum.com/ no longer resolves to a working webserver, but the domain is still valid.
E: "Did they... did they just endorse the combination of the JSDF and US Army by showing them as two lesbian lolicons moving in together and holding hands and talking about how 'intimate' they were?"
B: "Have you forgotten so soon? They're phasing out Don't Ask, Don't Tell."