"Oh, I think of them every day. When I look at their pictures on my shrine wall, when I fondle the keepsakes I took from their dressers, or handle the panties I try on each night. Oh yes, they're near and dear to me. Some day, I might even let Lisa and Sally out of the cages, but I'm not sure I can bear to do that.…

I agree.

Totally agree here. The complete meltdown on election night HAD to have been a wakeup call for even the staunchest Fox Newsian. I was flipping back and forth between MSNBC and Fox News just for contrast, and when I saw the Fox anchors laugh - actually laugh - at Karl Rove's crazy... It almost broke my brain.

Totally. For example, a guy I know was posting lovey-kissy updates about his wonderful, loving, perfect girlfriend who made him so happy - and still trying to booty call me. I just assume that's how they all are.

haha, I had the same thought. I was like, "Man, those pants look really great to wear."

That's how I imagine their first meeting.

The sloth thing made me think he must be an amazing husband. Any man who can make you ugly cry out of sheer happiness and be so thrilled about it that you show it to the entire nation is officially Worth It.

Ha, okay, that was pretty adorable.

Ha! Awesome! See? I'm only asking for canon! ;)

You know, I just realized what a truly cool story I read in Clarkesworld was about. It's written from the male anglerfish's point of view.

I want to see The Phantom of the Opera updated for this Paris.

This is an injustice that must be righted. Maybe he could just fight shirtless with a star painted on this chest? Because I would accept that. You know, in the spirit of compromise.

I had a little jumping spider who lived in my Christmas cactus for several months. One time, when I was watering too close to him, he decided he had to kill me. He went up on his hind legs, put up his little spidery fists and prepared for battle. I backed off. He advanced. He made a big hop for me and landed on my…

Endless bicycling. ENDLESS.

I love both the Packers AND cheese. Perhaps I should relocate.

Snerk. "Post-symbolic communication." I love it.

Man, I miss EverQuest. I remember asking on in East Commonlands for help with a shell script one night and got like 50 replies. Try that on General in WoW and it's a lot of confused looks and "lolwut?"

All those people who talk about how the Internet was some utopia back in the 90s are full of shit.

I don't love his writing but millions of people do and millions more love his world and story and concepts. That's success as an author, by any reasonable measurement. I figure that unless you're as successful - both commercially and critically - as GRRM is, you might want to take some of his advice and listen to how…

Same. I saw it recently in a pretty dark and violent zombie/noir book and was ridiculously happy. It fit the book even if you didn't know what it was, but if you DID, it was a great moment. Ahh, joy.