Recent activism

You know how things every once in awhile just strike you? I can't believe that Arnold Schwarzenegger is our governor. Schwarzenegger! Sheesh! I just saw a picture of him while I was reading the East Bay Express article on the high-speed rail line proposed from San Francisco to San Diego, and it's like, What the hell?

Anyway, I recommend you check out that article; it's a good in-depth view of the bullet train that names political forces at work. More than that, though, I recommend you vote early and often for the train... It's clearly a good idea, it's certainly the kind of thing government should be doing, now is the time (decades ago was also the time, but now is the time we have, and hopefully now we can have Pelosi doing something useful for us nationally).

I've also been putting up some bits on the new LJ community for focusing attention on works of SF/F done by women: femsfaward. If you read stuff published 2007, why not pop over and post a blurb? The Hugo nomination ballot for stuff published in 2007 is live now, and closes March 1st... Keep in mind that to be eligible to nominate, you must be a Worldcon member by January 31st. Lovers of Avatar: the Last Airbender! I think The Day of Black Sun Part 2: The Eclipse is way deserving of a Hugo. Need to mention it on hugo_recommend.

For the presidential election, I guess I'm for Obama. ( Edwards muffed it )

( How California delegates are dispersed )

( Fun with voting in Michigan )

( The Writer's Guild strike and Michael Pollan )