Which is funny, because I never really throw up ever, even when sick. But that's how I'm feeling about the return of Legend of Korra on Friday.

"The Legend of Korra - Book 2 Trailer" (Watch on YouTube)

I have such strong feelings about book 1....as do many other people. Happiness, excitement, anger, disappointment. I'm nervous about whether book 2 will fix some of the problems from book 1, or if it will just make more. I'm nervous about fandom's reaction too. I haven't been a proper part of a proper fandom since my early years in college; it's actually really scary, being around that much intense emotion, even if it's just words on a screen.

(And, yeah, I've developed a lot of headcanon about Korra during this past year that is going to get so very, very jossed.)

But. BUT. As scary as it is, I'm excited too. Because that trailer is gorgeous and spirits and Korra and Jinora and hope. There is always hope.


Now if only I had cable!!!! Come on, Amazon and/or iTunes! Let me preorder my season pass!



(Tangentially, am I the only one concerned about Korra being moved to Friday nights? My understanding is that's not a very good timeslot. Hopefully I'm wrong about that. I'd hate for the network to be trying to tank the series.)

Senator Wendy Davis is fucking awesome. One rarely ever gets to say that about a senator. Texas should be proud.

Completely unrelated, but I finally found a quote by Margaret Cho that has been on my mind for awhile but I never remembered to Google it when in front of a computer.

I grew up hard and am still hard and I don't care. I did not choose this face or this body and I have learned to live with it and love it and celebrate it and adorn it with tremendous drawings from the greatest artists in the world and I feel good and powerful like a nation that has never been free and now after many hard won victories is finally fucking free. I am beautiful and I am finally fucking free.

I fly my flag of self-esteem for all those who have been told they were ugly and fat and hurt and shamed and violated and abused for the way they look and told time and time again that they were "different" and therefore unlovable. Come to me and I will tell you and show you how beautiful and loved you are and you will see it and feel it and know it and then look in the mirror and truly believe it. If you are offended by my anger and my might at defending my borders and my people you do not deserve entry into my beloved and magnificent country.

That right there is why I will always love Margaret Cho, even though our sense of humor don't always mesh.


You know what? Who cares whether it's official or not. Happy Rocking Ladies Day, everybody.

Shhhhhh I know it's late

Chapter 17

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not_as_it_is and I went to see Star Trek: Into Darkness again yesterday, and I decided that John Harrison just lied about being Khan because he's a poser superman. When I mentioned this to a friend of mine, she linked me this fic:

Sure, My Name is Khan by phosfate and Rosencrantz

This is my new canon

Chapter 12 and Chapter 13

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