It's been very sad -- the first memorial for Greg was yesterday and I was unable to make it to Virginia for it.
In filk especially, Greg was very well liked as one of the nicest all-around guys you could hope to meet, and his loss really cut deeply into the community.
It's an encouraging sign, but I don't have any great confidence that things will change at any time soon. Granted, Gonzo is gone, but the authoritarians who are currently running things will likely find some other apologists.
It's probably almost worth watching Fox or listening to wingnut radio to hear what they have to say about this, though.
Surely lawsuits trump actual science? Isn't that how modern America works?
It's one of the best laughs I've had in ages. Score another one for the party of family values!
I'm a bit surprised that none of the Slytherins were in the rebellion as well. It's not like Slytherins were pre-Sorted to be evil SOB's.
I'm thinking that the Battle of Hogwarts could have been shorter if some of the Ministry types, the ones who dealt with Muggles, showed up with a 12-gauge or two.
There was a lot of death. Some of it offstage, and you only see the bodies. But in a war, that's as it should be. The power of Love as a redeemer was constant, though, and that was nice. Why did Ron come back, even if he was being a prat? Why did Snape protect Harry? That nice little bit with Narcissa, "Is Draco alive?" Servant of the Dark though she is, she's still a mother.
Snape's dry tone at "Would you like me to kill you now, or would you like me to wait until we've had lunch."
I'd really rather they didn't have the epilogue, though. Bleh.
Nancy @ 23, I personally figure that his approval ratings should be in negative numbers long before then.
Every time the Shrub's administration convinces me that they can't get any lower into the moral cesspool, they surprise me and sink deeper still.
Fragano @ 51
I noted on a business trip to Toronto a store called "Color Your World." It took me a while to figure out why it looked wrong.
Keith @ 6:
Took the words right out of my mouth! Or...errr...fingers, I guess.
I shall now go make tea.
Tea, meet nose.
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