Thoughts Upon Hearing of Falwell's Death

1) "Boy, he sure will be surprised when he doesn't end up in heaven!"

2) "Wait, that was kind of mean. Mean = bad." :(

3) reads in memoriam Jerry Falwell

4) "O, phew. Mean = normal person reaction." :)


Possible least convincing argument against atheism ever: "Atheists will go to hell (where hell = the place that [name of prominent Christian conservative leader] is not.)"

Georgette Heyer

I was turned on to Georgette Heyer, iirc, by a comment thread over on Making Light. I love romance novels, both modern and ancient (took a class on the topic once, so part of my degree is given for reading a Harlequin Presents novel), so I immediately went to the library and read every book of hers I could find.

She is so awesome.

My favorites:

1) The Grand Sophy

2) Devil's Cub (and it's prequel, These Old Shades)

3) Venetia

4) Sylvester, or, the Wicked Uncle

5) All the rest of them.

There's a good review of Devil's Cub at the Smart Bitches that makes a compelling argument for more heroines shooting people in romance novels.