Author Archives: dichroic

signal boost

Posted on July 26, 2009 by dichroic

Over at spec_poetry there was a mention that a lot of blog-only poems don’t get much notice, that prompted me to do something. If the poems linked below have been in any way about speculative fiction I’d have posted links … Continue reading →

Posted in daily updates, poetry | Leave a comment

position statement

Posted on July 25, 2009 by dichroic

I typed this out elsewhere in reference to a specific argument, then realized it’s pretty much a global statement on my position in regard to, well, anything: I do not accept any argument that starts with “you weren’t here then”, … Continue reading →

Posted in daily updates | Leave a comment

apparently my opinion is different than everyone else’s

Posted on July 24, 2009 by dichroic

My Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie review: meh. If anyone really cares about spoilers anymore, there are some below. As with most of the other movies in this series, I am convinced that if I weren’t familiar with … Continue reading →

Posted in books | 2 Comments

Clarification on yesterday’s post

Posted on July 22, 2009 by dichroic

I should make it clear that I thought telling the “terrorist” joke was just stupidity, not a cultural difference. (The speaker spent a lot of his adolescence in the US, has worked all over the world, was telling us that … Continue reading →

Posted in daily updates | 2 Comments

a not-so-nice difference

Posted on July 22, 2009 by dichroic

Usually I write here about the cultural differences I find endearing or entertaining, but I encountered one yesterday that was, as the Dutch would say, not so nice. We have a new Toastmasters chapter here at work. Last night we … Continue reading →

Posted in daily updates | 2 Comments

forty years and a day

Posted on July 21, 2009 by dichroic

I always end up responding a day late to events and anniversaries, since I’m half a day ahead of much of my blog-reading-list. I’ve been thinking about the anniversary of the first Moon landing all week, but wasn’t going to … Continue reading →

Posted in daily updates | 2 Comments

The Woman in White

Posted on July 19, 2009 by dichroic

The party went well – we ended up with about 12 people (13, if you count a baby – but she brought her own food). They cruised in an unexpectedly locust-like fashion through the brisket, ate most of the tomato … Continue reading →

Posted in books, daily updates | Leave a comment

checking off prep

Posted on July 17, 2009 by dichroic

Done so far this evening: brownie pan bought; Outback dinner had (Ted had a dentist appointment – got his braces off!!! and we tend to combine those with Outback because it’s right down the street); some tidying done; brownies baked … Continue reading →

Posted in daily updates, knitting | 1 Comment

idioms are fun

Posted on July 16, 2009 by dichroic

Background: We’re having a party tomorrow and I’ve invited my whole group from work. The boss can’t make it because he’s out of the country. The boss is Malasian, more or less anative English speaker though his dialect is very … Continue reading →

Posted in daily updates | 1 Comment

reason #one billion and seven to study physics

Posted on July 16, 2009 by dichroic

So you don’t make a fool of yourself on world news (I’m looking at you, Kristie Lu Stout). When Deke Slayton hit a golf ball on the Moon, it went much farther than it would have on Earth. This was … Continue reading →

Posted in daily updates | Leave a comment