The most recent 20 comments posted to Electrolite by Mary Kay:

I only ever use that line as a joke (Jordin has cleaned out the garage. Be afraid; be very afraid.) I'd never say it about anything serious.

One of the really nice things about where we live now is that I don't have to worry about the neighbors being upset by the "Save the Bill of Rights/Impeach Bush" sign in the 2nd floor window of our house. Capitol Hill is a veritable hotbed of liberals. (Though according to that how your neigbors donate thing there are a few people who donated to Bush. But nobody on this street.)

MKK

I'm not only bowing down to the new Overlord, I'm wondering where I left my vegetarian cookbook... Because cooking is what I do best.

MKK

I merely note in passing that the title of said seminars merely promises results. It doesn't say what SORT of results.

MKK

Oh, and did anyone send Jon Carroll either of those URLs?

MKK

I still think Flaming Sword of Moderation (from Carroll's original article) beats all the ones either generator gave me and I hereby declare myself Sister Flaming Sword of Moderation. (though the reformed generator's Baseball Bat of Harmony came close)

MKK

Thanks for the article about Susan Sonntag. The best self-revelatory writing reveals us to ourselves as the author reveals herself. This is some of the very best.

MKK

Laura: Well, as I pointed out elsewhere, it covers bondage games, but still...

Then there's that whole ONE ring thing. Talk about unclear on the concept.

MKK

My tongue is stuck out in both your directions. Yes, it is.

MKK

Alison: Civilisation as we know it ended some time ago, nor is this a bad thing. More wine please; I've had really bad luck mixing wine and gin.

MKK

Patrick's distinction is a real one, but one which Glaser didn't make -- at least in my reading. I did enjoy the article and I think there's good stuff in it -- I said that. However he seems to want them to be universally applicable truths -- unless I'm gravely misreading and that's not impossible -- and I have my doubts about that.

MKK-- why yes, my brain is fuzzy today in conversation with Jordin this morning I said, "fewer and farer between." Recovering though.

Well, I don't know whether it does or not; I haven't the experience necessary to address most of them. It merely, as I said, makes me suspicous of them. What other assumptions is he using which are true for him but not for others which might tend to undermine his point? No way for me to know so I'll have some salt thanks.

MKK

Mr Harrison further comments that he'd prefer "systemizing" and "empathetic" to "male" and "female,"

But, but, but, wait. I do both. I do both really well -- not my opinion; I could provide testimony.

Or perhaps I should ask for a definition of systemizing...

MKK

Anyone old enough to remember the 3 day agony that was John F. Kennedy's funeral cannot believe we do not know how to do state funerals.

Or perhaps, we used to know. Somewhere between there and here things got lost or forgotten.

MKK

Well, I suspect the point is that if you have something absorbing that you enjoy doing you might not turn to drugs out of boredom. Which may or may not be true but probably most people aren't going to find Indian beading all that absorbing. (Completely discounting that, of course, boredom is the only, or even primary, reason for people to ingest illegal substances.)

MKK

The Milton Glaser thing is interesting. But. He's gotten something so wrong, through assuming everyone is the same, in one of them, I am suspicious of the others. The one I am talking about is the test for whether someone is toxic or nurturing in your relationship. It doesn't matter how much I love someone or they love me and how good our relationship is or whatever: I am an introvert; contact with people is exhausting. Solitude is refreshing and re-energizing. By his standards this would make everyone toxic to me and that's clearly nonsense. I feel I'm not being as clear about this as I'd like because I have a really bad cold. If people are confused I'll try again.

MKK

As with so many aspects of SF's subculture, one is left saying, on the one hand, hurray for our fine and broadminded tolerance; and on the other hand, eeuw.

This nice man sitting next to me in Starbucks is now edging away because the laughing fit provoked a coughing fit that sounded like the latter stages of TB. You is an evil man and I like it. Please don't stop.

As for the topic/s under discussion: I remain mum. Last time I ventured to have an opinion on a SFWA matter being discussed in a public forum a Certain Famous Candadian SF Writer tried to bitch slap me cause I wasn't a SFWA member. Tried.

MKK

I'll be ignoring it too. I mean, they didn't count my flying to Des Moines, renting a car, a hotel room, and eating out for a week as in-kind contributions, so why should this? Nuts to 'em says I.

MKK--first amendment fan

Mayakda: I've also read the McKillip -- I have such mixed feelings about her work. I really really liked some of the early writing but she seems to be turning more and more wispy and ethereal as time goes on. Less and less substance. The current entry does have some interesting and quite uncomplimentary things to say about love and its power though.

MKK

Sorry I shall be revelling in the flesh pots of Boston. That night, the SBOF specifically. Tell Lucy I said hi.

MKK

Well, the two books I nominated for the MFA are Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell and Paladin of Souls, but you've probably already thought of those. I've been trying to get my hands on a copy of Cloud Atlas but it hasn't happened yet. I should get the MFA long list in early March, if there's anything interesting, I'll pass it on to you.

MKK

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