Let's Discuss a Scene: Captain von Trapp Tears a Nazi Flag in Half

Everyone’s talking about Charlottesville, which makes sense. We have reached an arguable point of no return where we can no longer politely pretend things aren’t happening or escalating. Yet, plot twist: I’m not here to talk about Charlottesville. I don’t have anything new to say about it. Possibly I don’t even have anything intelligent to say about it. Rather than create verbal clutter, I’m instead going to talk about this:

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I have two best female friends. One got married and moved to Omaha, and I was there to help her prep for the wedding and pack for the move. The other just started a blog because her mother Strongly Encouraged her to do so. Granted, it’s not quite the same in terms of scale, but in reviving this blog, perhaps I can be a supportive friend for her as well. These things are easier done when you aren’t typing completely into the void. (Obligatory link to bestie’s blog right here.)

End of 2013: The Top Ten Songs of the Year

I was going to write something akin to what I did last year to reflect on the past fifty-two weeks, but honestly? This reflects my year on this blog better.

Stick Them With The Pointy End (Provided You Have A Pointy End)

So, whilst browsing TvTropes in the wake of finishing off A Dance with Dragons, I noticed an odd trend in Arya tropes: a lot of them suggest that she's going mad. Odd, I thought. I don't recall her really exhibiting any obvious signs. What did I miss?

Apparently, as a little more reading proved, I missed the fact that she's a girl. Okay, fandom, let's talk.

How to Succeed at Diversity Without Really Trying

Context: my college has a daily paper for which anyone can write articles, be they so inclined. I wrote a response to a letter written in yesterday. I wasn't sure how it would go over, so I put my mailbox number instead of my name. My response was the front-page feature today. At lunch, I was told by several people that the article was really good. They did this without any prompting. Better, when I went in search of a knife, I saw some guy read the front page, pass it to his neighbor, and specifically point at the thing I wrote. I'm feeling pretty great, basically. Here's the piece.

This Week's Top Ten - October 5, 2013

See? Guilt gets at me.

Frustrated

A post on why I haven't been posting. Because people love that.

This Week's Top Ten - August 17, 2013

I kept meaning to post last week, but a blinding rage kept overcoming my typing abilities. It might have something to do with the fact that, not only did "Blurred Lines" stay at the top spot for yet another week, but One Direction released a song that debuted at number 2. And virtually nothing else about the charts changed. Which is all kinds of wrong.

So you can imagine my delight when I checked this week's chart and discovered that "Best Song Ever" (UGH YOUR VANITY HURTS MY BRAIN) has sunk down into the 11-20 section of the charts, a zone I once referred to as the graveyard of hits. It might not be gone forever, but I will gladly take the consolation prize of what did reach the top this week. I'm excited.

This Week's Top Ten (Are Stagnant) - August 3, 2013

If you've ever followed this blog for any length of time, you are no doubt used to the lengthy delays between posts. They tend to occur on a monthly basis, and towards the end of the month at that. In that case, you are probably not surprised by my absence. If you began reading my things more recently, however, I do apologize. The frequency of posts for that one week in June must have made you think I was going to become a regular producer of content. Well, I cannot fault you, as that was certainly my plan. Sadly, I made the mistake of hinging my project on the Billboard charts. To be blunt, they could do with some oiling.

The Ke$ha Epiphany

Ke$ha's glittery and gross, ostentatiously trailer trash, and, surprise! I don't hate her.