Miss Manners, but way hotter.

I have been reminded that I have not yet pimped out Jess Hartley's One Geek to Another column, on her website at www.jesshartley.com
It's like Savage Love for the Geek contingent, a thoughtful and considerate analysis of those things that really only come up among Our Sort of People. Like "How do I tell somebody that I don't want them in my game any more?" Or "I have a girlfriend on WoW and she wants to take it Real Life but I don't--what do I do?" (Do not ask me how the latter would work; I assure you that I don't know.)
Stop by. Read. Write her questions of your own. I've been taking her advice for almost twenty years now, and haven't regretted it yet.

Gay News Is Good News

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Gay Marriage Ban Lawsuit. From SeaChanges and SignOnSanDiego, an old client of mine.

Judge Walker repeatedly pressed the defendants to explain exactly *how* heterosexual marriage was harmed by the existence of homosexual marriage.
Unfortunately, defending counsel didn't know. And said so. As in "I don't know." (A direct quote.)

Helper, kill Hitler!

I don't think I'm spoiling anything when I say that last night's season premiere of Venture Brothers made about as much sense as Eraserhead. And it didn't help that the second half was just the first half repeated again.

Cinematic Lit Shortcomings

I know they're arty and deep and stuff but I don't have much patience for films about rich kids who act outrageously, fill their world with extravagance and hedonism, and then sigh privately because their lives feel empty and without meaning.