The Stoned Look Is In
Jul. 27th, 2006 05:19 pmNational Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
Take Houseplants for a Walk
Walk on Stilts Day
Take Houseplants for a Walk
Walk on Stilts Day
Today the plan is to keep my room as dark and scary as possible, because this morning the eye doctor dilated my pupils for the sole purpose of shining bright lights into them. So now I squawk “Ow!” whenever I look out the window.
Usually the only thing I really hate about the eye doctor is that my eyes deteriorate enough every year that they have to do the prescription check, where they lower this great big contraption like some sort of Sherlock Holmes kachina mask, and flip lenses in and out of your vision until they work out which one corrects your vision the best. “Number one, or number two?” they ask. “Three, or four? Five, or six?” And the whole time they do that they’re flipping these lenses in front of your eyes, and if you’re me, your eyelashes are so bloody long that every time they do that the lens whacks your lashes and makes you twitch.
So now my eyelids are having spasms and I hiss like a goblin when I come into the light, and I am unfit for anything much. So I’m going to go play Banjo-Kazooie and swear at the anti-aircraft snowmen. That’ll really make my eyes feel better.
And now, allow me some links:
I finally convinced both siblings to start reading Dominic Deegan, with an assurance that the art gets better as it goes. Currently I’m trying to figure out if Orcish is a collection of random phrases or if it’s a bona fide conlang. I believe it’s the former, but you never know.
And if you’re interested in thought-provoking essays as well as the photo-documented adventures of two American Girl dolls, ![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
kittikattie is a very good source of both. She’s currently doing a series on the unspoken racism/classism/sexism/etc. of American Girl, and while I don’t always agree with her interpretations, she has many good points and a fascinating angle on the whole thing. I was especially interested in this post, because it illustrates something else that drives me nuts in science fiction: the Global Culture phenomenon, where for some reason each planet or species or whatever in a story has a single, unvaried culture. Because, you know, that’s how it is with humans on Earth. I may bitch more about that later, but right now you should just check out her LJ.
kittikattie is a very good source of both. She’s currently doing a series on the unspoken racism/classism/sexism/etc. of American Girl, and while I don’t always agree with her interpretations, she has many good points and a fascinating angle on the whole thing. I was especially interested in this post, because it illustrates something else that drives me nuts in science fiction: the Global Culture phenomenon, where for some reason each planet or species or whatever in a story has a single, unvaried culture. Because, you know, that’s how it is with humans on Earth. I may bitch more about that later, but right now you should just check out her LJ.
