Good article in yesterday's Washington Post about the non-sexual take on man-love/buddies in media, [here].

Changed to the new LJ default view, whatever it's called. Menu bar usefulness = good, better than before. Overall design = oh, why'd they have to do that?

My post on the mainstreaming-of-fandom fun turned out really not very sympathetic. It can be boiled down to: I'm not any happier than you are, but stop flailing and get out and affect the change that's happening, or learn to cope with whatever the world hands you. I'm not sure I should put it up. [eta: "not sure," because what I mean to say is, "Don't get stuck/lost in the flailing," and that went missing.]

I still owe some five things. They are coming, promise.

New toy for cat: magic DVD player screen saver. Yes, it works on cats, too.

Finally, I'm not bitching about anyone on my flist, but WTF, fandom? How do you not understand that employing a cut-tag is not the be all and end all of your responsibilities in not spilling information about unaired episodes? Posts that contain the equivalent of "OMG, two + two = [cut-tag]" are BAD. Post that go something like "Guess who's back in Episode Z! [cut-tag]" with an icon of a guest character are ALSO BAD. I'm responsible for not clicking on things that say "spoiler," yes, but I'm capable of wielding logic, too. How is this confusing?