“This decision will give Americans the lived experience that ending exclusion from marriage helps families and harms no one”

–Evan Wolfson, executive director of Freedom to Marry, who noted that same-sex marriages were legal in Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, South Africa and Spain, quoted in the NYT.

Holy crap! A state government did something not horrible! I’m pessimistic about things (especially considering what happened in liberal Washington state) so I’m relieved and pleased. Of course, the forces of hysterical brainwashed evil never sleep–check out this post on the WSJ law blog and have a glance at the comments and try not to throw up. In anticipation of the ruling, pro-theocratic bigot “pro-family” groups have already collected upwards of one million signatures hoping to get an amendment on the ballot come November to override this refreshing ruling.

In case you’re wondering what kind of people are signing those petitions…it’s these people.

More: Full coverage of the ruling at HRC

Did you get a chance to see the multimillion dollar 1986 3D short film Captain EO, starring Michael Jackson and Anjelica Huston, during its run at Epcot Center? I remember seeing it as a child. I remember loving it so much I made my parents take me to see it a second time…immediately. In my mind it had grown vast and all-encompassingly cool, and I am surprised to look it up now and find it is just shy of twenty minutes long. This is one of humanity’s most charming survival tactics: our brains tend to compress unpleasant memories, sometimes suppressing them entirely, and elongate nice memories. I had thought this film was a full feature. If you didn’t see it then, in 3D, when you were young and untouched by irony, I weep for you. At least you can still see it on youtube.

Part One:

Part Two:

Sorry about all the garbage nonsense on this blog recently. I was fiddling with the delicious auto linkdump and think I’ve decided against it. Instead, I’ve shoved a sidebar that updates with my latest bookmarks as they come, rather than spam you with a post every day. Why doesn’t delicious offer a ‘ten most popular links this week or this month’ option? How many bloggers are entering their ‘interesting links’ posts by hand at an interval that is more comfortable for them than every day?

I really like the idea of giving some idea of what I’ve been reading and bookmarking lately. I’m always interested in that kind of minutia. It’s a far more accurate picture of the inside of another person’s head than just posts and photos. It seems to approximate the constant barrage of chatter going on and on between the ears. If only it didn’t look so damned inelegant.

Signal, noise, working on it. Oh sure, it only looks like I’ve wandered off and left this blog to seed this month

• Twitch - In 1945 The Nazis Went To The Moon … The IRON SKY Promo Arrives!
  We have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of some footage from upcoming Finnish sci-fi comedy Iron Sky from the day we first caught wind of it seemingly ages ago. We’ve hosted the very first concept art from the film, had a few chats with the director
  (tags: film finland nazis video)
• Lots of Animals Learn, but Smarter Isn’t Better - New York Times
  “If it’s so great to be smart,” Dr. Kawecki asks, “why have most animals remained dumb?”
  (tags: intelligence animals science brain evolution)

• making things: DIY: Circle Skirts
  In honor off the Waist Down: SKirtss by Miuccia Prada exhibit, I’m posting directions how how to make a circle skirt.
  (tags: sewing skirt clothing craft DIY pattern fashion clothes)

• Steampunk Moves Between Two Worlds - New York Times
  To some, “steampunk” is a catchall term, a concept in search of a visual identity. “To me, it’s essentially the intersection of technology and romance,” said Jake von Slatt
  (tags: culture fashion steampunk NYT)
• Dispatches From Flyover Country | The American Prospect
  Thanks to the primary, states like Indiana are finally getting some attention from national reporters and Democrats. Now if only they could learn that not every Midwesterner is an awestruck hillbilly.
  (tags: politics sociology midwest USA)
• College student sexually assaulted while crowd cheers - Feministing
  In today’s ‘Men are scum’ news, Melissa Bruen was sexually assaulted on the University of Connecticut campus while a group of men cheered.
  (tags: hate crime rape women men)
• www.dontclick.it
  An interesting approach to interface/navigation design.
  (tags: flash usability design interface navigation ui web webdesign)

• Firebug :: Firefox Add-ons
  Firebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page…
  (tags: software tools web webdesign Freeware INTERNET firefox extension design development webdev)

• The Man With Two Brains - Under The Bamboo Tree
  One of the greatest scenes in cinematic history.
  (tags: comedy film youtube stevemartin)
• Information Design Patterns
  Beautifully rendered catalog of the different forms of information design
  (tags: architecture book design graphics inspiration visualization Patterns Information reference charts data media)

• BOY OF BLUE INDUSTRIES: The Art of Wayne Martin Belger
  To put it simply, he makes cameras.
  (tags: art artists photography photo steampunk)
• Eightface // flickrRSS for WordPress
  flickrRSS for WordPress This plugin for WordPress allows you to display Flickr photos on your weblog. The plugin supports user, set, favorite, public and group photostreams. It’s easy to setup and configure via an options panel. It also has support for
  (tags: Blog photo blogging photography development photos plugins resources free gallery INTERNET flickr plugin rss wordpress)

Sometimes when I am going out of the apartment, I like to take a polaroid of something and leave before it develops so that when I come back there will be a surprise present waiting for me.