tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206500522012-01-04T08:35:35.093-08:00books, feminism, books, musings, books, media, books.....and more booksMicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.comBlogger4181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-11659026073430158622009-03-03T00:22:00.000-08:002009-03-03T00:27:39.536-08:00

- David Letterman"Now everyone with an opinion has a forum, and it's really kind of scary."-Katie CouricIn the same conversation. Not seconds apart."Television is dead."Gee, I wonder why.(Also I'm fairly certain that they started out the conversation with Couric defending the fact that she believed some abusive and famous asshole when he claimed he wasn't an abusive asshole. Since I wasn't

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-88546923337760320652009-02-27T17:44:00.000-08:002009-02-27T17:46:06.211-08:00

So, I am sitting on the couch with my father. The TV is on. He is reading the news. And I am too.On my laptop.

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I have a confession to make. I don't actually like cats that much. So I've always been wary of the strange hold they have over the internet. LOLcats are one thing, but catblogging? Blech.But I have finally realized that resistance is futile. That there is no problem to large or too rant-inducing that cannot be solved by cats.Even this one.That particular question seems to be on everyone's

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-31316324801065081532009-02-27T15:02:00.000-08:002009-02-27T16:39:43.004-08:00

with this sentence is not just the obviousWishing for more female superhero movies is kind of like longing for more Sex and the City knockoffs with all-male casts.It's also that I think that sounds like kinda of a fun idea. (Even ignoring the slash that was unintentionally implied.)Because I am now picturing Reid and Morgan having gab fests and heart to hearts with Charlie and Don. And then

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-81667034344200059932009-02-27T13:57:00.001-08:002009-02-27T14:07:57.505-08:00

(I am attempting to be more concise with my writing.)Last week's The Dollhouse: huh?This week's Criminal Minds: yay!

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That one might decide that constant cheesecake doesn't make a whole lot of sense in a story that is trying to deconstruct gender roles.

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So, my uncle has written a fantasy novel. And has asked me to critique it.Three chapters in and the phrase that keeps circling round my head is a quote from Emma:Mrs. Goddard was the mistress of a school -- not a seminary, or an establishment, ...-- but a real, honest, old-fashioned boarding school, where a reasonable quantity of accomplishments were sold at a reasonable price, and where girls

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So.Now that the first ep is out, I've decided that the thing that is going to bug me most about Dollhouse is people talking about Dollhouse. (irony is my middle name) Well, ok, so I should really know better than to venture into the TwoP forums, but still - who the fuck says this:[Echo was c]oerced by circumstances, no doubt horribly lied to about what would happen afterwords (as discussed

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To understand the popularity of Twilight, you need to understand 4 things:1. - Adolescence is depressing and confusing2- Teen girls are discouraged from being so unfeminine as to be depressed - ever, but when they are upset they tend towards mopey since being angry and violent and actually making people pay attention to them is even more discouraged3 - YA books are mostly for girls not just

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Bite Me(ps - why the article thinks that the girls that went to go see Hannah Montana are the same ones that made Twilight popular, I don't know. Either the fact that tweens like to pretend they are teens is confusing them or they are as stupid as the guy that thought that they added the action into the movie that wasn't in the book. wev. I never said they would get a clue about everything,

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-22842714509163990322008-12-09T23:23:00.000-08:002008-12-09T23:48:26.010-08:00

Someone at a party was giving me shit for not wanting to read Twilight just last night. When I pointed out how completely bass-ackwards it was to have Vampires SPARKLE in the sunlight, and why does Edward have to fly, anyway, why can’t he just summon a My Little Pony and they can go riding down a friggin’ rainbow together, it pretty well ended that discussion.Because the point is to turn

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-49302126688768649482008-11-19T16:16:00.000-08:002008-11-21T13:06:47.159-08:00

First, Monday night was awesome.Secondly, I drove, like, all over SoCal that day - including going out for drinks all the way out at Shoreline Village in Long Beach after the seminar. Which means I'm still recovering. Which means this recap is much later than I'd meant for it to be. Which means my memory may be fading already. Which means that in order to avoid misquoting people: *this* means

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STAY OUT OF MY FREAKIN SHOWS!!!!!!!or at least, if you are going to insist on "happy" endings, give the kick-ass writers you hired enough time to come up with something less.....hollywood ending-ish.

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(or it may be that language confuses you, it's a tossup)From the comments at Zuska's:If the power wielded is via the fear of sexual assault, then it is useless without the assumption that every man is a potential rapist.Now look what happens when we apply logic to this sentence:"If the power wielded is via the fear of sexual assault, then it is useless without the assumption that potential

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Charlie is explaining stuff to Don and LAPD guy by talking about groups of high school students coming into a cafeteria at lunch time. Cheerleaders. Then Jocks. Then "mathematicians." ie - nerds. I get the cheerleaders and jocks being girls and boys respectively, but why the hell are all the "mathematicians" boys?

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and SQUEE!I may be talking about politics this election cycle after all.

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The early demise of MINX has been done to death by everyone else already, but that's never stopped me from putting my two cents in before, so I don't see why it should now.Needless to say, I agree with everyone saying "uh, golly gee, I didn't see that coming" and all the reasons given why: no fantasy, no series, overall just not the kind of stuff teen girls actually read, few female creators, low

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I've been watching various Daily Show clips in which they make fun of Republicans and talking heads for asking people to respect Palin's family's decision to have Bristol keep the baby, but then on the other hand, saying that other people shouldn't be trusted to be able to make the same decision themselves.What I find really interesting is that they are having such a hard time defending

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-88273482354036403222008-08-30T14:49:00.000-07:002008-08-30T17:20:14.937-07:00

...then I'm not sure that I can explain, but I'll try.I'm not going to waste your time trying to convince you that comments about Palin such as:Okay, she's a whore who defeats all espectations.orThere is nothing remotely attractive about Barracuda Girl.orNOT hot. ... Plastic. Barbie doll.are sexist, unnacceptable, and hurt the cause - both yours and mine.This isn't a feminism 101 post. I'm not

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-44829206633982901982008-08-29T21:55:00.000-07:002008-08-29T23:42:28.416-07:00

I'm re-watching the first dvd I ever owned - Pleasantville - which I haven't seen in years.and it's freakin' cracking me up.not because it's so funny, but bc1) the logo swish at the beginning of the dvd is for "New Line Home Video"2) there is no sound on this dvd until the movie starts3) I'd totally forgetten about Reese Witherspoon and Don Knotts4) didn't that syrup just spill onto the table?5)

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-75294849524112495302008-08-25T21:22:00.000-07:002008-08-25T21:59:26.390-07:00

But what exactly is so bad about erring on the side of being overcautious about possibly fostering harassment - even if it means kicking out a few clueless but otherwise nice con-goers?(Especially over the course of a single convention, in an attempt to set a new tone for the following years.)We are talking about getting kicked out of a con, not being fired from a job. The con people can make up

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-86702585440327616442008-08-24T17:54:00.000-07:002008-08-24T18:34:18.398-07:00

The first comment on my previous post was this lovely bit of troll droppings:It isn't obvious to you but to me, after getting involved with and then getting kicked out of girl-wonder I can tell you that feminists and those who pander to them are fucked-up! Wish it were different but it's not. I'd rather put up with all the stupidity and rudeness that "normal" people throw at me than deal with

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-63537300064313219672008-08-23T23:06:00.000-07:002008-08-24T00:07:27.213-07:00

(Those of you that do not intend to be trolls, anyway...)A few guidelines for posting on feminist blogs:1) If you ever think you may find yourself writing anything along these lines later in the conversation:All right. We disagree, and that's fine. I probably picked the wrong...thread in which to make my wider point, as this one is about something we all agree was unacceptable, for which I

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-58137999339164089782008-08-23T14:57:00.000-07:002008-08-23T15:17:09.283-07:00

Do you know what part tends to trip me up in debates? When people ask the kinds of questions for which the answer is so obvious you've never really thought about why it is, you just want to bang your head against the wall repeatedly that someone felt they had to ask it.But never fear!Here to save the day is Girl-Wonder!No, seriously.Yes, we all know that TPTB thought that Girl-Wonder was going

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-32002529409141986062008-08-16T19:03:00.000-07:002008-08-16T19:15:40.752-07:00

Apologies for the light posting. I've been moving all my crap and trying to get all set for school. Both are taking far too long.In related news, it turns out that I own a lot of books. Who would have guessed that?While I've been organizing my books (hmmmm....should my favorite kids books go between the winnie the pooh bookends, or my autographed kids books?) and otherwise unpacking, I've

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-38591991405259973042008-07-25T12:49:00.000-07:002008-07-26T16:54:47.761-07:00

So I'm watching HGTV. (I'm doing that a lot lately.) And the designer is showing and explaining his design for a kid's Star Wars/space themed room.And it looks really cool. The bed is a spaceship* and the walls will all be painted to make it look like it just docked inside another large spaceship. It even looks quite a bit like Star Wars. The style of the docking bay is pretty good and the

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-16330592700208691822008-07-20T18:10:00.001-07:002008-07-20T18:11:55.492-07:00

I finally have an apartment.Which means I will also soon* have a Wii and space to do my crafts.Woohoo!*I have the keys, but I need to actually move all my crap. Official move-in date is set for a few weeks from now.

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There is just too much stupid in this world.In case anyone needs further proof of this, I suggest you go read naamen and Willow's posts about a would be scifi writer who submitted a story that featured an Islamic villian that does not suffer from "the typical error of trying to make this evil bastard sympathetic, or give him human qualities," (cuz, you know, that's alway been my beef with genre

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-61761103674941157862008-07-11T00:42:00.000-07:002008-07-11T10:58:21.627-07:00

I made the profound mistake of listening to KROQ's Love Lines as I was out picking up dinner tonight, just to see if it was as bad as I remember.Dear god, it's worse. Much, much worse.Right before I turned it off, Dr. Drew was answering the question "I'm 27 weeks pregnant. Is it ok if I use a vibrator?"(Do these people not have access to Web MD? It's a lot faster and doesn't moralize quite so

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-12508418106911978942008-07-01T02:36:00.000-07:002008-07-01T02:46:50.383-07:00

So, in all my gushing over how cool Twilight looks, I've failed to note that Kit's movie is coming out very soon.I'm not quite as sure that it will do well in theaters, but it should be noted (but won't be by newspapers) that it will be a smashing success on dvd. After all, it was the huge success of the two previous made for TV/straight to dvd American Girl movies that prompted the idea of a

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-63949277636236756032008-06-30T22:00:00.000-07:002008-06-30T22:23:03.731-07:00

I had to do an online sexual harassment training today for work (bc I'm now a supervisor) and it was just as aggravating as you'd expect it to be.I desperately wanted to smash my computer screen when the training told me that a pat on the back was not considered inappropriate, even though the person being patted has one of those fake smiles and the lesson directly before had featured a guy

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-81088738291258600242008-06-30T11:02:00.000-07:002008-06-30T11:09:42.340-07:00

Reading (storytelling/information gathering) is at it's heart a social activity.If you want to get more people (kids/teens) reading, give them opportunities to share books with other people. Let them join (listen) to books group discussions/activities/etc. even if they haven't read the book. Chances are at least a few of them will find it interesting enough to readKeep reading to your kids.

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-39128758294394139402008-06-29T23:28:00.000-07:002008-06-29T23:54:00.098-07:00

Despite the fact that ALA wasn't any more useful professionally than CLA (possibly less), it was vastly more entertaining.Largely because1) Holly Black is completely awesome and I am so very cool bc I (and several dozen other librarians) own signed ARCs of her new book - which isn't out until October.2) Cory Doctorow is even more awesome in person than in cyberspace. I did not think such a

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-1928023113594932962008-06-24T01:22:00.000-07:002008-06-24T01:40:15.318-07:00

* sneaking into mgg's house and dyeing all of his socks the same color* setting your comments to "moderate before publishing" and then completely forgetting that you have done so, and wondering why no one is commenting anymore* getting a hold of the first season of Supernatural and deciding that the best time to start watching it is at midnight, in the dark, alone* saying bloody mary three times

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-14928289226722900122008-06-13T17:29:00.000-07:002008-06-13T18:03:55.204-07:00

So, this crap annoys me. Obviously.******Also, regarding the idiocy found in this article (linked to in the comments of the post above) about how they just don't make kids like they used to -Who cares if kids nowadays don't yet know what an old-fashioned trolley is. Do you think I knew what one was when I was 5? Do you want to know how I learned what one was? By going to Disneyland every

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-8273844370900260502008-06-06T18:19:00.000-07:002008-06-06T18:30:22.273-07:00

Now, I'm not going to argue that the plethora of remakes and sequels is a good thing.But I do have to point out the idiocy of complaining about people destroying your childhood memories by remaking/doing a sequel to an R rated movie that came out when you were nine, and then using a quote from the director about how 12 year-olds today are a fresh audience for the remake/sequel/reboot to claim

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-68328996568002268802008-06-06T12:12:00.001-07:002008-06-06T13:17:33.067-07:00

I'm not yet done watching all of the Christy episodes, but it's already pretty clear where the shows version of feminism fails.The best example is in A Man's Reach, the episode where Christy helps Rob Allen prepare for a test that could win him a scholarship to Fordham University. The subplot of the episode revolves around Zadey Spencer, the daughter of Fairlight Spencer and a fellow student in

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-83527678278313850612008-06-01T21:45:00.002-07:002008-06-01T22:08:39.655-07:00

I've never felt it necessary to have any kind of comment policy. Mostly because hardly anyone reads this and even fewer people bother to comment.But this is the second time in as many months that a newbie (in the case of #2, a drive-by, most likely) has left a comment that discusses a woman's looks in a way that is absolutely irrelevant to the point of either my post, their comment, or both.So,

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-88472966102740819442008-05-31T23:57:00.001-07:002008-06-02T10:49:45.280-07:00

Was I really already in high school when I first watched this? I didn't think I was so old.Wait, high school? God, I was so young back in '94.Speaking of being young, it's really weird watching it now and getting what the doctor is saying from the start, rather than agreeing with Christy all the time. I mean, I get where she's coming from too, but he seems like less of a cynic/stick in the mud

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-89977506238740211692008-05-31T20:10:00.000-07:002008-05-31T22:33:00.454-07:00

I was in the middle of a Buffy marathon (quite literally; I was about halfway through the fourth season) when what do I spy at Target?Christy!OMG!I loved this show back in the day.I was so pissed when they started making the preacher guy not the love interest, but by the end I was as love with the doctor as Christy was.God, I loved this show.(I just hope I still do.)So...the Buffy marathon has

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-38331882515626250962008-05-30T09:58:00.000-07:002008-05-30T10:11:05.636-07:00

The LA Times has an article today about Susan Kare, designer of the icons for Mac Classic and more, and it not only mentions that she graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1975, which is normal enough, it also points out that MHC is an all-women's college - without that fact being referenced anywhere else in the article.Which, I just find kinda funny for some reason.It's like, "so and so went

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-19538305481684001992008-05-30T09:30:00.000-07:002008-05-30T09:46:35.732-07:00

One, I hate disciplining my employees.Unless they've pissed me off. Which isn't really the best way to handle things.And oh, completely unrelated (NOT), coming up to a coworker and rubbing their shoulders, aside from being inappropriate* to begin with, is sexual harassment, even if the person getting the shoulder rub never complains. At least, it's sexual harassment if person doing the rubbing

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-12351693809129050562008-05-29T00:34:00.000-07:002008-05-29T00:44:37.368-07:00

If I hear read one more animal rights activist argue that yes! animal rights are just like children's rights! I am going to fucking scream.The point of the title? I'm guessing a strong overlap between these kinds of people and those that are shocked that some crazy libraries/schools think that they are there to serve children themselves, and not just their parents.

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-28077336363739217212008-05-22T17:04:00.000-07:002008-05-24T13:30:18.356-07:00

(A question from this thread, via the Hathor Legacy)The thing about "girls don't like [X]" is that they are always redefining what [X] is until that statement becomes partly true.The Care Bears, My Little Pony, and Strawberry Shortcake are all very much fantasy stories, and, aside from a few fangeeks that are very into one and not the other, most people see SciFi and Fantasy and so analogous to

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-78555679603946445522008-05-21T23:24:00.001-07:002008-05-21T23:29:40.218-07:00

So, I was chatting with a teen that comes into the library a lot.Her friend is a volunteer and the three of us squeed over Dramacon a couple weeks ago, so we talk about what manga she's reading when she comes in now.Anyway, she was showing me her artwork and mentioned that she had drawn some yaoi*, but that it was hidden underneath another drawing (in the clear plastic sleeve on the cover of her

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-18523813949194822772008-05-12T23:00:00.000-07:002008-05-12T23:03:06.420-07:00

I got home from work about an hour ago, I'm tired, I'm frustrated, and I'm in an all around pissy mood. Someone needs to be wrong somewhere on the internet - so that I can go yell at them.Pretty please?

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-76350200212465139042008-05-02T18:58:00.000-07:002008-05-02T19:05:38.808-07:00

Lifetime Makeover - now Dress-up Challenge - includes Princess Leia buns as a hairstyle option.(and they say girls don't like Star Wars)Leia, ready for a night out on the town.I seriously cannot stop giggling.

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-80885799114176291792008-04-30T00:05:00.000-07:002008-05-01T00:41:37.370-07:00

After reading through the thread on feministing, I've figured how to articulate why the violence against prostitutes in GTA bothers me so much. (by stealing from everyone else, of course)Robos A Go Go arguesShooting at police, stealing cars, and running down pedestrians are widely discouraged in other areas of life. Sexism and violence against prostitutes is not. In fact, many people feel that

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-83241977887643556802008-04-29T08:34:00.001-07:002008-04-29T08:58:14.158-07:00

People that normally make a lot of sense to me have tried to defend GTA to me before.The advances in game play are mentioned. I am reminded that it is a game, it's not real. It is explained to me that no, there isn't anything anymore disturbing about controlling such action than there is watching it in a movie. And that, of course, the game actually discourages such behavior - really!But I

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-59687175580146104862008-04-27T20:51:00.000-07:002008-04-29T02:26:54.673-07:00

You have no idea how much I wish I had a copy of the recording they did of the panel on Superhero Comics at the Festival.Its not that I want to listen to it over and over again (it was funny, but not that funny) its that there were tons of hilarious quotes that I can't really quote 'cuz I'm not going to get them quite right. So as you read all the stuff below? Remember that it's being filtered

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-29905393314624711982008-04-26T22:46:00.000-07:002008-04-27T00:02:51.958-07:00

So....I went to the Festival of Books today, and it turned out that two of the three panels that I was able (and most wanted) to attend were on graphic novels. (Owing to the frustrating scheduling mentioned earlier.)*********The first was panel titled Comics: Superheroes of the Page & Screen and featured Jeph Loeb, Mike Mignola, and Steve Niles. Geoff Boucher moderated.Loeb was hilarious,

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-90711093813999535822008-04-26T20:31:00.000-07:002008-04-27T00:01:43.158-07:00

I'm sure I'm not the only privileged white girl who has been watching the most recent chasm between certain feminist bloggers with the sinking feeling that I really ought to be much less confused by all this than I am.If that describes you as well, I suggest you go read this. Also this. I'm still feeling confused, but much less so, and a little more ashamed. Which is almost certainly a good

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-79570280165085167472008-04-25T22:25:00.000-07:002008-04-25T22:36:34.757-07:00

Power was awesome enough by itself, but the casual stuff - like smart teen girls who survive (and lust after sports stars!) and having Charlie use strategy in basketball as an analogy, and the hypothetical players being female - all that?Is absolute WIN.

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-86974580019662870752008-04-25T15:10:00.000-07:002008-04-25T17:47:57.840-07:00

Why, year after year, do you insist on having the panel on Tween fic and the panel on YA fic at the exact same time?

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-12251388172164778892008-04-25T10:17:00.000-07:002008-04-25T10:18:35.956-07:00

It would also lessen the intimacy of straight marriages if gay folks were allowed to get together. That would be sad. Because you know, your definition of what “intimacy” is should be the same as mine, and if mine differs then yours should override me. Because you’re not wrong, of course.The argument above assumes that LGBT rights have only one leg to stand on: the right to absence of

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-53911707787679230912008-04-24T23:37:00.001-07:002008-04-25T13:31:00.800-07:00

It would also lessen the intimacy of straight marriages if gay folks were allowed to get together. That would be sad. Because you know, your definition of what “intimacy” is should be the same as mine, and if mine differs then yours should override me. Because you’re not wrong, of course.I hear this kind of argument a lot. And while sometimes it's simply the best can expect from certain people,

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-73380927523431709232008-04-23T22:36:00.001-07:002008-04-23T23:37:12.097-07:00

No, see. The problem is that I do. Far too well.And so you have to look at the development of female geeks, who not only have the same not-conventionally attractive, socially confused, and isolated early conditioning as male geeks....So, a story.I was visiting colleges. Which was a painful experience to begin with, because the school I really wanted to attend was not only the most expensive -

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-50339034420334656012008-04-23T00:09:00.000-07:002008-04-23T02:12:13.124-07:00

It's all so very snark-worthy"This should be a better world," a friend of mine said. "A more honest one, where sex isn't shameful or degrading. I wish this was the kind of world where say, 'Wow, I'd like to touch your breasts,' and people would understand that it's not a way of reducing you to a set of nipples and ignoring the rest of you, but rather a way of saying that I may not yet know your

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-60175010468289861312008-04-22T23:41:00.000-07:002008-04-23T00:01:32.797-07:00

Every time I get all set to buy my tix for ComiCon, the idiots of the world make me rethink that decision.I mean, do I really want be in a packed convention hall full of guys like this guy?Is even ComiCon really worth that price?Oh, but! How silly of me, I forgot.......a brief plug: If you're totally put off by the con you read about and worried that bad things could happen to you at cons

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-79780646790864031962008-04-22T07:44:00.001-07:002008-04-22T07:46:37.037-07:00

Yesterdays' circ?3,500+That's over 3 times as much as anyone else in the system.And about a quarter of the total circ for the whole system.I am now, finally, one of the cool kids. (Just kidding.)

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-25811780612717373872008-04-21T17:53:00.000-07:002008-04-21T17:57:03.026-07:00

So I don't know how this compares to other large libraries, but between Saturday and Sunday, we gave out 2,500 new library cards and patrons checked out a total of about 7,000 items.That's 7,000 items that we have to reshelve in three weeks.Why yes, I love being in charge of circulation. :)

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-58434470567688335532008-04-20T06:57:00.000-07:002008-04-20T07:01:59.082-07:00

What? you ask....the Grand Opening, of course!8:00 am to 6:00 pm(last day off was last Friday)(next day off is Tuesday)Doors open from 11:00 am to 5:00pmAbout 60 staff. (maybe 70)At least 8,000 patronsMore likely 12,000 patrons.Or more.:)And no major injuries, lost kids that stayed lost, or people trying to make a scene.Yay!

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-59942723606076320622008-04-17T21:53:00.000-07:002008-04-20T07:03:14.127-07:00

So, obviously my brian hasn't working right lately.For why, see above.I can't remember if I mentioned it the first time this episode aired. If I did, consider it annoying enough to be worth mentioning twice.If a kid is on a go cart, driving about 60 mp/h, and he is behind a truck, also going 60 mp/h, and one of the truck's tires blows out and hits him, it will NOT hit him at a "combined speed of

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-71243063906124844322008-04-12T23:45:00.000-07:002008-04-13T00:24:31.120-07:00

(in order to annoyance)1) I had to work tonight even though Saturday is supposed to be my day off, because it was the Mayor's Gala (State of the City speech followed by dinner and dancing) which was held at the new library I work at. Which doesn't actually open for another week. A bunch of us were there to be docent/ambassadors. We were pretty much only asked "is the bar free?"2) The city was

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-11039553955662687482008-03-30T23:31:00.001-07:002008-03-31T00:14:23.983-07:00

The whole "boys don't read bc its' something girls do, and girls have cooties!" is making the rounds again.And once again, everyone's solution is to give them reading material (often comics) that screams "Boy! Boy! Boy! Boys only! No girls allowed!"Which means that once again, everyone is failing to note that:1) Comic stores may still be mainly for boys. Comics themselves? Not so much.

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-80323625378345114332008-03-29T13:34:00.000-07:002008-03-29T14:05:19.306-07:00

...as to how and why Holly Black kicks ass, that is.Holly's rules for other writers, etc. on how to not piss her off:Don't leave me hanging.If you set something up, it has to pay out.Don't set up a girl as a bad-ass and then spend the rest of the book/show/film punishing her for her badassery.dittoHolly also has a new book coming out.(dunno when, though)It's a mystery and a graphic novel. (and,

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-84058507865010224572008-03-24T21:28:00.001-07:002008-03-24T21:34:25.373-07:00

...everyone gets that Karen Healey and Terry D. Johnson got their numbers from stats published by Marvel, and not by trying to guesstimate according to any artwork, yes?So we can stop with the waving around of words such as "style" and "artistic" in defense of these numbers, yes?Good.

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-50775788832411940072008-03-23T14:04:00.000-07:002008-03-23T16:30:31.372-07:00

It's not unusual for the big holiday blockbusters to become blockbusters because they appeal to the 14-21 crowd. Or, rather, one half of the 14-21 crowd. Everyone knows, after all, that Hollywood is often desperate to capture the attention of teen boys because everyone knows that they are the ones who go to the movies all the time, and will go again and again to the over-hyped movies.So, watch

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-65360352702078728032008-03-22T16:21:00.000-07:002008-03-22T16:27:05.054-07:00

That's how many linear feet of (adult) non-fiction (non-reference) books are on the shelves at the (soon to be) old branch.And no, you don't want to know why I know that.......7 days until we close.8 days until the movers come.27 days until we open.......and I'm already stressed and exhausted.

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-80963880244713018972008-03-12T23:03:00.000-07:002008-03-12T23:30:38.062-07:00

and all kinds of other news shows as wellsome LA station is reporting on the "Spitzer sex scandal"'cuz the most important thing is that it's all about sex. It's not about a public official who was entrusted with enforcing laws now being charged with doing something that's illegal, the hypocrisy of him going after johns while being one, or that he endangered the lives of others - including his

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-5938294212756635802008-03-04T22:08:00.000-08:002008-03-04T22:15:10.371-08:00

Work? What's that?And no, that's not me. That's my big sis.PS Since I do actually have work to do, I won't be changing the typos anytime soon, so y'all will have to live with them for a while.

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-17890557641040925192008-03-02T19:25:00.000-08:002008-03-03T09:32:45.470-08:00

Male physiques, of course, all conform to the statistical norms of the United States.That's a comment made in response to this post: Marvel Women Unhealthily UnderweightI suspect sarcasm.Which seems a little, um, clueless? to me, since, well....For those of us that like numbers, here's the pretty graph that sums up the post's title:Note how the spikes for the men's BMI occur at roughly the same

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-43195201640079023952008-02-29T14:47:00.000-08:002008-02-29T15:18:46.721-08:00

Something is racist if it includes or promotes - however unintentionally - racism.It is perfectly valid to use an otherwise non-racist something to illustrate a trend that is racist.Calling something racist does not necessarily imply malicious intent on the part of the person responsible for that racist something. Ignorance and negligence is often all that is needed to keep racism going.That

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-77586020912869078872008-02-28T23:35:00.000-08:002008-02-28T23:53:14.835-08:00

50 days.In 50 days, the new library opens.The library that's so big that it gets "and Technology Center" tacked onto it's name, a second name just for the children's part of the library, and an auditorium that fits several hundred people.By the end of those 50 days, the 12 Pages that we just hired - who won't be starting for another two weeks- and 6 Library Assistants - who haven't even been

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-53008154528954084692008-02-05T20:12:00.000-08:002008-02-05T21:23:48.303-08:00

huh?Kitty Pryde throws herself at Peter Rasputin before the big battle. It’s well-written and doesn’t demean her as a character, but is it appropriate? Well, that depends upon its target audience, doesn’t it?Um...Kitty Pryde throws herself at Peter Rasputin before the big battle.wtf-ever.Seriously, who the hell describes the continuation of a previously established and emotionally fulfilling

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-49077363278660369452008-02-05T19:52:00.000-08:002008-02-05T19:55:56.040-08:00

I'm going to follow my mother's example this time around and not say who I voted for. (Mostly because I keep changing my mind....yes, still.....and don't feel like getting into any debates about it.)However.....I will be excited no matter who wins tonight.And that is a very cool feeling.:)

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-65818291821181339792008-01-30T19:35:00.000-08:002008-01-30T19:55:17.853-08:00

That's today's headline for my local paper, and it's completely cracking me up right now.It's actually referring to the local results of a statewide mock primary that students at my local HS (and one of the local middle schools) participated in. Obama won the local mock Democratic nominatiion and McCain won the local mock Republican nomination.(Now, keep in mind as you read this that I live in a

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-43033239203288919222008-01-26T20:06:00.000-08:002008-01-26T21:06:49.948-08:00

heh.For all the talk about how required fiction in schools is very girl centric, the truth is that while most well-read women have read a decent number of the classic "boy stories" there are very few well-read men who have read Little Women, Anne of Green Gables or the like. (The one exception being Little House on the Prairie which actually is sometimes read in school, owing in equal parts to

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-40901338762032122392008-01-23T19:46:00.000-08:002008-01-23T20:14:42.558-08:00

feministing and copyranter have both weighed in on the creepiness factor in this ad.What I find interesting though, is that this ad is from Tiger Beat. A magazine that (assuming it had the same purpose and demographics in 1972 as it does now) is for1) teen and pre-teen girls2) who are "obsessed" with boys.The model in the ad is not standing in for a grown woman - as a commenter at feministing

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-44080478334548523312008-01-21T21:50:00.000-08:002008-01-21T22:02:51.008-08:00

What strikes me most reading this, is how much it such "advice" mirrors the "advice" given to (young) women on how to not get raped.As inge points out in the comments:The question is how much is a person expected to give up to reduce how low a risk to their own or their children’s health? At some point it passes ridiculous and becomes political.Because that's the part they never talk about...the

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-33825082206550487412008-01-15T09:52:00.000-08:002008-01-15T10:13:51.540-08:00

I keep feeling like I should have some deep thoughts about the WW/Playboy thing - and all manner of shit from the past year - happening at the same time that the American Library Association gave two of their major annual awards to graphic novels/comic books (in addition to this, the 2008 Caldecott went to a graphic novel for elementary school kids). Hell, even this year's Newbery went to an

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-40813109942891647012008-01-14T20:31:00.001-08:002008-01-14T21:15:46.320-08:00

It's a little sad and scary how excited I am about this.(excited enough to do my first ever wikipedia edit, btw)But seriously, how cool is it that this year's Dr. Seuss award went to an early reader that was done in comic book format?And hey! Now that I get actual weekends maybe you'll get a review of it sometime soon!(don't count on it, though)

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-43852314309627677012008-01-13T19:17:00.000-08:002008-01-13T19:27:05.628-08:00

Number 1 Reason Why the Playboy/WW Thing Annoys the Crap Out Me(on the rare occasions that I think it's worth thinking about at all)....are we to expect a naked, body-painted Batman on Playgirl in the months leading up to this Summer’s Dark Knight?Pink RaygunGod, I hope so… I would totally buy that.Liz - in the comments at The Beat.As if.and I seriously cannot read the rest of the comments

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-33734227435629702572008-01-13T17:36:00.000-08:002008-01-13T18:43:19.934-08:00

(spoilers for Juno and Knocked Up)I saw Juno last night - and loved it. (Ellen Page is perpetually awesome.)However, I saw it with my mom and some of her friends - and they didn't like it quite so much. They didn't hate it, but....they thought it was too easy. How could this be a lesson about pregnancy and teen sex* when everything worked out so easily?Wha?"It wasn't about the pregnancy," I

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-63998227331940595182008-01-12T13:23:00.000-08:002008-01-12T17:18:01.595-08:00

(from the comments at pinkraygun - NSFW - re: the now infamous playboy/WW cover)But secondly, female sexuality is a power, and I would argue that sexuality has always been one of the things that makes Wonder Woman strong, in addition to her physical strength and other abilities/weapons.I'm going to set aside the whole issue of Wonder Woman for a moment - mostly owing to the fact that I'm hardly

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-79516938860247598092008-01-10T20:54:00.000-08:002008-01-10T21:09:20.075-08:00

A little birdie told me that Clinton had two speeches written for Tuesday.One for if she lost - by a little.Another for if she lost - by a lot.The campaign staff were told to be thinking about looking for other jobs soon.hehThe same little birdie said that a computer program that makes it easy for volunteers from around the country to make get out the vote calls to other people throughout the

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-89380162392279765172008-01-09T22:35:00.000-08:002008-01-09T22:49:56.262-08:00

So...several months ago Anita Hill was in the news again, because Clarence Thomas wrote some stupid book.It occurred to me at the time, that the people who really didn't want Clinton to get elected would do well to remember the last time a bunch of powerful, old(er), white men - and quite a few people who are neither male nor white - sat around and said stupid things about a woman that most

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-63820870870034867402008-01-09T18:47:00.001-08:002008-01-09T19:05:59.295-08:00

So, what do I discover around the corner from the library on my second day at work?A comic book store! :)********I already have several projects to work on, which is good. :)(and while I fear this may jinx it....)One of the projects is coming up with possible events to advertise these free books - as required by the application to ask for them. Appropriately enough, the children's part of the

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-45466923720392437722008-01-06T21:08:00.000-08:002008-01-06T21:28:11.650-08:00

I really wish I had more intelligent things to write about with regards to the latest issue of Cerise, but that's pretty much all I can think about after reading this article.On a related and more depressing note, my father and I had the following (one-sided) conversation earlier today:(important background - my new job means I'll have enough $ for an apartment within the next 2-4 months; I

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-30056965716332437322008-01-06T21:07:00.000-08:002008-01-06T21:08:35.580-08:00

This blog needs a new name!Whoohoo!(but it won't likely get one for a while - inspiration has yet to strike)

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-69319073511975667612008-01-02T04:15:00.000-08:002008-01-02T05:42:03.183-08:00

I've been quite the insomniac over the past few days because my new job starts on Monday, and my last day at my old jobs is on Friday. So I've been reading through (among other things) all the carnivals that I missed over the last few months.This post from the 47th Carnival of Feminists caught my eye. It's about the classic listserv exchange "that starts out with someone being called out on

Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-21077990652898819452008-01-01T14:44:00.000-08:002008-01-01T17:56:42.347-08:00

I've been reading figleaf's Real Adult Sex (NSFW, but not quite what it sounds like either) and he's been talking a lot about what he's "calling *men's* dominant paradigm of women as the "no-sex" class."I find the posts interesting because, well, they are (this is one of my faves, for obvious reasons) but also because it's really nice to listen to someone trying to work out feminist arguments in

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I'm reposting this comment I made over at Echidne's because I think it's something that you, my (whole three) readers might find interesting, and because I might want to expand on later. For context, go here.Because men like to see women naked a lot more than women like to see men naked.I call bullshit.It may (or may not) be true that men are more visually stimulated than women are, but it's

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Since I started this blog in part to rant about working retail - because I quickly learned that one cannot actually rant to family or friends about working retail (at least when one is middle class) because it will inevitably lead to various iterations of "yeah, but..." - I thought I'd kick off my last week as a bookseller with some random observations/advice from working at a bookstore:1)

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So, in doing some research to rebut a comment over at Pandagon, I stumbled across the information that McGovern was the replacement for Bobby Kennedy.How did I not know that before?And, wow, as if I didn't hate all the people that point to McGovern's loss as proof that under 30's are useless on election day enough to begin with.Gee, you mean that the generation that watched the murder of their

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1) There are over 4,000 fan fiction stories based on the Animorphs series posted to fanfiction.net.That makes it #6 in books.What are numbers 1-5, you ask?Well, you don't really need to be told that Harry Potter is #1Lord of the Rings is #2Twilight is #3The Phantom of the Opera is #4Tamora Pierce is #52) There are 9 stories posted to fanfiction.net based on The Princess and the GoblinWhat the

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So, I get it when people complain about what's on TV. I complain about what's on TV. Quite a lot, actually.What I don't really get is when people complain about what's on TV nowadays as if TV was somehow better in the past. I want to ask them what decade they really think compares favorably to the one we are in now.* Because while there may be a hell of a lot of crap on TV, there's also huge

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Another preview pic of the Where the Wild Things Are movie. (via Shakesville)In case you missed it, here's the first.

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I will be a full-time Library Assistant come January. With benefits! And time to take the classes I need to in order to be a real Librarian! And I will be working at a brand spanking new huge library once it opens in the spring!Y'all have no idea how eager I have to give notice at the bookstore.

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I have a post stuck somewhere in draft hell about trust and experience and how people interpret the books they read, the movies they see, etc.Reading this comment over at Random Thoughts and watching Criminal Minds tonight made me think of it.The gist of the comment at Random Thoughts was this:You see, you say something like this and you get messages of support.I say something like this and get

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