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sam_gamgee) wrote2005-12-07 12:40 am
sam_gamgee) wrote2005-12-07 12:40 am
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Things have been good, if a little quiet here in my little corner of the world. Work's starting to get crazy with the end of the semester and a lot of people doing Christmas shopping. Plus, I'm still looking for a new job.
I've also been diligently working on revising the sequel to "Galileo" that I wrote before NaNo so that I can hand it over to my lovely and *very* talented beta to mock, ridicule, and make better (or something like that).
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And since the holiday season is upon us (as well as the new "Queer Eye" season), I thought I'd share this tip from Ted Allen to help with any questions for silverware.
"Flatware know-how: The small fork is for salad. The small knife is for butter. The spoon above your plate at twelve o'clock is for dessert. And the funny-looking knife is for fish. If someone corrects you, the appropriate response is to examine your salad fork, and then discreetly stab the person in the thigh."
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I found this in "Time" magazine from a few weeks ago and it made me laugh.
He's Not Saving Himself For Owen? by Rebecca Winters Keegan
In the season of Tom and Katie's pregnancy and Ashton and Demi's vows, only true A-listers can stir a fuss by sharing the paper and a peck. Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn, who made The Break Up together this summer, have denied they're an item, but their public snuggling, lunch with Vaughn's parents and trip to Target confirmed either a romance or a shared sense of thrift. Aniston recently split from Brad Pitt, who may or may not be dating his former co-star, Angelina Jolie. Vaughn and Pitt were co-stars too. No word yet on whether they will not be dating next.
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"Just as some used Christian Scripture to support African slavery, so today some use Scripture to support homophobia. It is not extraordinary that we as Christians are opposing the rights of persons who desire to marry while others historically privileged to do so seemingly desecrate the sacrament with countless divorces, remarriages, and annulments. Should we not rejoice that there are those who want to uphold the sanctity of marriage regardless of their gender or sexual orientation?"
- Diane Hayes, "National Catholic Reporter", 10/7
"The ability to laugh at oneself and recognize one's own human weakness is a desirable quality of leadership." - Paul Petzoldt
"Where the needs of the world and your talents cross, th4ere lies your vocation." - Aristotle
"We talk about honoring our troops. Why don't we honor them by giving a damn when they're killed?" - James Spader, "Boston Legal"
"Writing is...like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way." - E. L. Doctorow
"I"ve tried to dabble in that (gay) world and it's just not me," [David Navarro] admits with a shrug. "I've never been sexually aroused by a man. But I have yet to kiss Johnny Depp, so you never know."
"Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt
"All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke
"You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm." - Colette
"Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and then pretty soon you have a dozen." - John Steinback
I've also been diligently working on revising the sequel to "Galileo" that I wrote before NaNo so that I can hand it over to my lovely and *very* talented beta to mock, ridicule, and make better (or something like that).
***
And since the holiday season is upon us (as well as the new "Queer Eye" season), I thought I'd share this tip from Ted Allen to help with any questions for silverware.
"Flatware know-how: The small fork is for salad. The small knife is for butter. The spoon above your plate at twelve o'clock is for dessert. And the funny-looking knife is for fish. If someone corrects you, the appropriate response is to examine your salad fork, and then discreetly stab the person in the thigh."
***
I found this in "Time" magazine from a few weeks ago and it made me laugh.
He's Not Saving Himself For Owen? by Rebecca Winters Keegan
In the season of Tom and Katie's pregnancy and Ashton and Demi's vows, only true A-listers can stir a fuss by sharing the paper and a peck. Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn, who made The Break Up together this summer, have denied they're an item, but their public snuggling, lunch with Vaughn's parents and trip to Target confirmed either a romance or a shared sense of thrift. Aniston recently split from Brad Pitt, who may or may not be dating his former co-star, Angelina Jolie. Vaughn and Pitt were co-stars too. No word yet on whether they will not be dating next.
***
"Just as some used Christian Scripture to support African slavery, so today some use Scripture to support homophobia. It is not extraordinary that we as Christians are opposing the rights of persons who desire to marry while others historically privileged to do so seemingly desecrate the sacrament with countless divorces, remarriages, and annulments. Should we not rejoice that there are those who want to uphold the sanctity of marriage regardless of their gender or sexual orientation?"
- Diane Hayes, "National Catholic Reporter", 10/7
"The ability to laugh at oneself and recognize one's own human weakness is a desirable quality of leadership." - Paul Petzoldt
"Where the needs of the world and your talents cross, th4ere lies your vocation." - Aristotle
"We talk about honoring our troops. Why don't we honor them by giving a damn when they're killed?" - James Spader, "Boston Legal"
"Writing is...like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way." - E. L. Doctorow
"I"ve tried to dabble in that (gay) world and it's just not me," [David Navarro] admits with a shrug. "I've never been sexually aroused by a man. But I have yet to kiss Johnny Depp, so you never know."
"Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt
"All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke
"You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm." - Colette
"Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and then pretty soon you have a dozen." - John Steinback