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Gaylaxicon 2010 has been canceled.

An article on comment policies on news websites completely misses the value and middle-ground offered by ongoing pseudononymous identities, while also grasping that yes, comments on news sites are waaaaaaay out of control.

feyandstrange offers us a guide to traveling while living with a disability in the wake of one person's completely fucked up treatment by United Airlines.

I am, at the moment, listening to UK political announcements. Their politics are more grim and more like US politics than I would have suspected. On the other hand, seeing that even your conservative party is willing to praise art and literature (and then not denigrate it later) as the opening of a speech is bewildering to me. These things are seen as terrible to at least 50 percent of the US electorate.

My friend Kristin is in Italy right now, studying art history. This is her blog. If you like the idea of private pilgrimages, you should read it.

Awesomecakes Torchwood set pic I've never seen before.

My mobile is back amongst the living.

And, yes, I know the "blip in time" line is actually from the most recent of the radio plays and not the death scene. I was flustered. But hey, look, I really was in Cardiff

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United is my least favorite airline. Hey I'm not disabled and I've been treated to the grand run around, rude service, snippy flight attendants, no information or help from customer service on numerous occasions. I fly them only when I have to.

And knowning how exhausting dealing with their screw ups are, (your luggage really is in terminal 3 - really...did they tell you 3? Oh they meant two, or was it one... luggage? we know nothing about our stinkin' luggage little missy...oh your luggage is in luggage jail and my keys don't work...)I can just imagine the additional fatigue and misery this would create for someone with a disability.

Not to defend the employees, but United management treats their employees like shit. And some of the 'tude is probably due to the trickle down effect. When are they going to learn that at least to most destinations, their prices are the same as everyone else and yes, we do have a choice of which airline to fly.