Whose marraiges need saving, again?

I know several of you have already posted it, but just in case anyone else hasn't seen it, here's a blatant but well-done emotional argument against Ken Starr's Prop 8 lawsuit:

The "Don't Divorce Us" video.

It was the high-school-aged girl that got me to tear up.

Whose marraiges need saving, again?

I know several of you have already posted it, but just in case anyone else hasn't seen it, here's a blatant but well-done emotional argument against Ken Starr's Prop 8 lawsuit:

The "Don't Divorce Us" video.

It was the high-school-aged girl that got me to tear up.

Owlcon Quicktakes

Con attendance: unofficial estimate, around 550 people - less than last year, but not by a huge number.

Games I played in: 3 (two by tfbretz, his "Heroes of the New Age" setting for Feng Shui and a light-but-fun smash-'em-up romp using the Marvel Super Heroes FASERIP system; one by b3zsgirl in Shadowrun)

Games I helped run: 1 (the Call of Cthulhu LARP)

Games I skipped: 1 (An unspecified World of Darkness game this morning - no way was I going to make a 10 am Sunday game after the LARP)

Games that didn't make: 1 (TC's Shab Al-Hiri Roach game - the only people who showed were me, him, and his girlfriend)

Lots of new faces, and a conspicuous absence of some old ones, at the Cthulhu LARP. Played members of a band in two different games. Almost nothing in the dealer's room I really wanted to buy; I bought one shirt from the Instant Attitudes table and that was it. Enjoyed the con immensely, even with some serious hiccups.

Owlcon Quicktakes

Con attendance: unofficial estimate, around 550 people - less than last year, but not by a huge number.

Games I played in: 3 (two by tfbretz, his "Heroes of the New Age" setting for Feng Shui and a light-but-fun smash-'em-up romp using the Marvel Super Heroes FASERIP system; one by b3zsgirl in Shadowrun)

Games I helped run: 1 (the Call of Cthulhu LARP)

Games I skipped: 1 (An unspecified World of Darkness game this morning - no way was I going to make a 10 am Sunday game after the LARP)

Games that didn't make: 1 (TC's Shab Al-Hiri Roach game - the only people who showed were me, him, and his girlfriend)

Lots of new faces, and a conspicuous absence of some old ones, at the Cthulhu LARP. Played members of a band in two different games. Almost nothing in the dealer's room I really wanted to buy; I bought one shirt from the Instant Attitudes table and that was it. Enjoyed the con immensely, even with some serious hiccups.

Oh, yeah, Movie Night happened

We ended up watching Eagle Eye, which was a disposable popcorn action flick, on Thursday. I enjoyed it, in a superficial sort of way, largely because I like Rosario Dawson as an actress and Billy Bob Thornton did a good job with the bully-on-our-side character. (And I have an odd fascination with Shia LaBeouf. I keep thinking someone cloned John Cusack and replaced his clever wordplay and comic timing with better physical reflexes. (Poor trade, IMHO.) Their voices are even pretty close.)

As a plot, it was entirely recycled - three parts WarGames, two parts Portal, and one part 2001. Nothing wrong with it, but nothing original in it, either. I did have two questions, though:

( Cut for potential spoilers )

Oh, yeah, Movie Night happened

We ended up watching Eagle Eye, which was a disposable popcorn action flick, on Thursday. I enjoyed it, in a superficial sort of way, largely because I like Rosario Dawson as an actress and Billy Bob Thornton did a good job with the bully-on-our-side character. (And I have an odd fascination with Shia LaBeouf. I keep thinking someone cloned John Cusack and replaced his clever wordplay and comic timing with better physical reflexes. (Poor trade, IMHO.) Their voices are even pretty close.)

As a plot, it was entirely recycled - three parts WarGames, two parts Portal, and one part 2001. Nothing wrong with it, but nothing original in it, either. I did have two questions, though:

( Cut for potential spoilers )