There are so many people who let themselves be penned and caged. Why are we settling for a level of treatment –by employers and society and our governmental systems — that we would call abusive in other contexts? Continue reading »
America the Conveyor Belt: Sterilizing the Human Condition
If our whole society is a relentless conveyor belt/factory line toward Self As Product… Shit. That may be genuinely frightening. Continue reading »
The Thing I Can’t Figure Out – or How Not To Make Friends In Fandom
I continue to have violently conflicting feelings and ideas about fandom. Continue reading »
With Loving Apologies to St. Hicks.
So why exactly are we special again? Continue reading »
On The “Megaman model” versus the “Robocop model” of arming robot characters…
So here’s a debate I’m having with myself right now regarding arming one of my mechanical characters in my private universe. What do you think, internet? Continue reading »
How a Self Dies, or, The Snake in the Stripper Cake
More thoughts about upcoming birthdays, whether our personas are calling from inside the house, and a bit about suicide. Continue reading »
“Our America” (2008)
This might be one of the only true and honest things I’ve ever composed. So I like it, even though it isn’t pretty. A snapshot from 2008 that still resonates in 2012. Continue reading »
Merchandickery, Volume One.
Wherein Cassie bitches about the stupidest TV-show tie-in products she’s ever seen. Volume 1 of hopefully never again. Continue reading »
The Impending Doom of Being 39, and a Nerd Online
So, I’ve got about two weeks to my 39th birthday. This is, for some reason, a big deal. Continue reading »
Why I Fail at Working At Home
I like the idea of working at home. It turns out in practice, I am not so crazy about it. Continue reading »
