winter pics

I just uploaded some winter pics, to this page here, taken yesterday. Snow is pretty :>

And from a few weeks back, one of the 12th night/Yule prezzies from my sick and twisted Lovely Housemates: Go, Unicorn! (if only they had political figures...)

[EDIT: several people have already asked where they can get the Unicorn. You are all sick. Yes, that's a compliment, sort of. It's called the "Avenging Unicorn Playset," and aside from coming over to my house to play, you can find it here.]

activists beware

This is scary stuff: New Patriot Act Provision Creates Tighter Barrier to Officials at Public Events

Bye bye, 1st Amendment.

WASHINGTON — A new provision tucked into the Patriot Act bill now before Congress would allow authorities to haul demonstrators at any "special event of national significance" away to jail on felony charges if they are caught breaching a security perimeter.